Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-15
DANISH treaty TEXT
UNITED STATES PAYS
$5,OOO,OOO FOR ISLANDS
Danish Citizens Fully Protected 10
Their RightS---DiferenCes
to be Referred to Hague
Court.

washington rep. Zine treaty De'
tween the United states ior the ces'
sion OF the DANISH west lnulan ISL
ands, st. THOMAS, st. John ana 81.
CroiX, winch was recently negotiated
between Secretary Hay, on the part
OF the United states, and Minister
Brun, Tor Denmark, provides:
Article /. His Majesty, the King of
Denmark, agrees to cede to the Unit.
ed States. Immediately upon the ex.
change of the notifications of this
convention, the Islands Of st. Thomas,
st. John and st. Croix, in the West
Indies, with the adjacent islands and
rocks, comprising in said cession all |
little claims Of title to the territories |
in and about said islands over which |
the crown OF Denmark now exercises, |
asserts or claims Jurisdiction. This |
cession conveys to the United States |
the said islands and appurtenances in |
full sovereignty, entire and unincom-
bered, except as stipulated in the pres.
ent convention, with all the dominion.
rights and powers which Denmark
now possesses, exercises, asserts and
claims thereon; 1t being, however un.
derstood and agreed that the consum
nation of said cession does not i'm.
port the transference to the United
| States of the financial claims now
| held by Denmark against the colonial
| treasures of the island, II being agreed
that these claims are altogether eX.
tinguished in consequence of the Ces.
sion. And 1t is moreover understood
and agreed that the United States will
assume and continue to discharge
from the time of the cession the obi.
cations heretofore incumbent upon the
Danish Government toward the st.
Thomas Floating Dock Company and
the West India and Panama Telegraph
Company.
Article .. The aforesaid title con.
veys to the United States the absolute
fee and ownership of all public. Gov.
eminent and crown lands. public lands
4 ports, harbors, Notifications. barracks.
and all other public property of every
kind and description belonging to the
Government of Denmark. together
with every right and appurtenanCe
thereto appertaining: Il being. how.
ever, agreed that the arms and mill.
= tary stores existing in the islands at
the time of the cession and belonging
to the Government of Denmark shall
remain the property of that Govern.
ment and shall, as soon as circum.
stances shall permit, be removed by
It, unless they, or parts thereof. may
before have been bought by the Gov.
eminent of the United States upon a
special agreement made with the Gov.
eminent oil Denmark: Il being. how,
ever understood that flags and colors,
uniforms and such arms or military
objects as are marked as being the
:. property of the Danish Government
r shall not be included in such purchase
II ia noreover ABROAD and undor
stood. First that the congropatinns
: bolonpinq To tho Danish NationoI
: Church shall ROMAN In nnsseeeion Of
| tho churches which are now usoJ l.
tbom togethor with tho norsonogo,
. annertaining therannto and secondIv
that sums duo IN tne Danish TREASURY
: NV individuaIs are reservad and nT
NOT noss hv tbie cession. ond u,bore
; the DANISH Government shall nj IN.
Z limo of tho cogsion boId nrororty t,l,
: on over nv tho Danisb traoeury r..
/. smrs due nv individnaIs sucb nror.,.
~ shall not nass nv this ceesinn Int
= tho Danisb coyornmont ohoII coll -,
! disnoeo of eucb nronertv and remov,
Co., ,,,.,,o,l,, Tel l., t,,,, -. g., 81