The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05
DOLE OFFERS HAWAII
To the United States Govern
ment For War Purposes.
WILL BE GLAD TO SUPPLY
Anything :He Has in the
Way of War Munitions.

Honolulu, April q. via San Francisco,
May president Dole has sent a long
bulletin to President Mckinley. offering
to transfer the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States for the purpose Of its was
with Spain and to furnish the American
ships of war in American waters with
large quantities of coal, supplies and am
munition. This acton was taken by the
executive after a secret conference OF the
Hawaiian cabinet. called TO discuss the
position to be assumed by the government
toward the Two belligerents.
The news of the declaration OF war
by the United States against Spain was
received here by the Mariposa, which ar
rived from the Australian colonies with
advices from the United States to the
18th instant.
speaking Of the report from Honolulu.
said that he hoped the president would
accept the offer by President Dole.
Members of the senate committee on
foreign relations general interpret the re-
port from Honolulu regarding President
Dole's tender to the United States, to in
dictate willingness to form an alliance
with this country for the war with Spain.
They say that for the Hawaiian Islands
to have held aloof and insisted upon re-
naming neutral would have been eQuiva-
lent to refusing coal or granting any cour-
tesies to the United States during the war
and that the action now taken will put
the Islands in the way of doing this coun-
try any favor possible.
NOT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
Washington May 4-No official news
has come to confirm the report from Ha-
wall that the islands have been rendered
to the United States for war uses. It is
said that II the incoming mail brought the
proposition to San Francisco it would
scarcely be trusted to the telegraph there
on account of its Importance, but would
be forwarded by the railway mail, which
would bring 1t here in about five days.
Without exception the naval officers
would welcome the possession of Hawaii
just at this moment, as affording mag
nificent base for naval operations in the
Pacific, but, it is said, President Dole's
proposition must be submitted TO congress,
so that it will be for the legislative branch
in the end to pass upon this offer.
RESOLUTION TO ANNEX.
Washington, May 4.-Representative
Newland of Nevada has introduced a joint
resolution for the annexation of Hawaii.
It provides for the confirmation OF the
cession by the Hawaiian republic of all
rights to sovereignty over the islands and
their dependencies and of cession and
transfer to the United States of all public
property and all it's rights and appurte-
nances, assuming the Hawaiian public
debt TO not exceed 81, O0O, 900; prohibits fur
Their immigration of Chinese and appoints
i've commissioners at least two of whom
shall be residents of Hawaii, to recon-
mend necessary legislation.
The resolution declares the islands and
their dependencies thereby annexed as a
part of the territory of the United States
and subject to the sovereign dominion
thereof"
Special laws are to be enacted by con-
gress for the enactment and disposition
Of public lands, and all revenues or pro-
ceeds therefrom, except lands used or
occupied for civil, military or naval pur
poses Of the United States. or local gov
eminent use, are TO be used solely for the
benefit of Hawaiian inhabitants for edu
cational purposes. Pending congressional
provision for the government of the
islands, the present government officers
of Hawaii are to continue under the direc-
ton of the president of the United States,
subject to removal by him.
Existing Hawaiian treaties with other
countries are to Immediately cease, being
replaced by those between the United
States and other nations. Municipal legis-
lation of the island, unless enacted for
the fulfllment Of the treaties extngushed
or contrary to our constitution. remain
in force until otherwise determined. Pend
ing legislation extending our customs
laws, the existing customs relations of
the Islands remains unchanged.
The assumption of public debt lawfully
existing at the date Of the exchange of
the passage Of the resolution includes
amounts due 70 depositors in the Ha-
waiian postal savings bank, the Hawaiian
government, however, continuing to pay
the interest of the debt while the exist
ing government and its commercial reia-
tions are continued. The Chinese exclu-
sion paragraph prohibits the admission of
Chinese into the United States from
Hawaii. To carry out this provision $780,
010 &c concentrated