The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-10


part with it. The Of these islands themselves
effected suddenly at that particular owing largely
very extraordinary circumstances that suddenly The pur-
poses which territory may bc acquired manifold ami
among them many which may admit Of delay the part
of the acquiring nation say nothing OF the possibility 81
change plans the part of the ccing nation. Hence the
power acquire territory by con, like that acquire
tory by conquest, all necessary and proper
cdenta powers. Indeed in the of con there may be-
for the rule in question that may exist in Of
conquest. For OF the ccdng nation BE-
consulted and may be willing cede except condition,
with the understanding, that changes he made in
the laws of the coded territory with undue haste and the
time the people of the coded territory the the time
being concerned and if they willing remain for
they have themselves made and
there he objection permitting this far
is concerned
argued further Congress has already acted
this 1t alleged in the complaint that in the Joint Rc
Congress did positive legislation concerning the
laws of the Hawaiian Islands, which legislation it
also alleged unconstitutional and void Reference Is here
the clause in the Joint Resolution which provides that
Until legislation extending United
laws and regulations the Hawaiian Islands the existing
relations of the Hawaiian Islands with the United States
and other countries shall remain unchanged"
Now in the first place, the fact that Congress has taken
regard newly acquired territory
Indicate that opinion such territory has become ought
be considered fully incorporated into the Empire
If annexation is accomplished by joint resolution, itself
action by Congress with reference the territory acquired
That sufficient There he legislation of
such character opinion Congress
the territory has become essentially part of the United
The legislation be something than Of tempo
rary provisional character.
luton referred to indicates anything indicates especially when
taken with other Congress
opinion that then position make permanent pro
vision for these islands and that needed light
Their time enable do In the second place, this lea-
he
constitutional and void positive Independent legislation
travention of the clause of the Constitution question The
Joint Resolution be treated whole 1t is attempt
annex islands certain extent or for certain purposes
for the time being full completed
period Not but that the sovereignty of these islands in
tended pass wholly the United States. But attempt
made relation between the United States and these
islands in respects similar that between the United
and conquered territory under military occupaon which
the territory regarded United States territory by foreign
nations but still regarded purposes foreign
territory by the United States although the of the Pr
dents act in the be different Territory
be annexed by whether by treaty peace
time of peace Is this power limited by the Constitution
the which, the character in which, the purposes for
which the territory may be acquired! May be acquired
full limited the purposes for which it
desired require! 1t be annexed organized
territory, unoranized territory, for the purpose" Of
naval station cable landing, for any of thousand
other purposes proectorae might bc assumed
without annexation that is generally understood al
though it would in certain practically amount
ton Il for certain purposes. Where i the
line be drawn May territory be permanently acquired
by treaty Il certain certain purposes and for
other purposes for the sake of argument.
Still is the in which the territory be acquired by
treaty limited. the United needs territory for
certain purposes Immediately and may contuonallv acquire
and hold all purposes permanently but Immediately
the legislation requisite in the Constitution should Ice
extended and the ccdng will not consent to an
Immediate continue that life, liberty