| Show HAWAII the resolutions passed by both houses of congress by which hawaii becam united states territory are as follows whereas the government of the republic of hawaii having in due form signified its consent in the manner provided i pd by its constitution to cede ab sol and without reserve to the UDErt ted states of america all rights of of whatsoever kind in and olver the hawaiian islands and their and to cede and transfer to the united states the absolute efte pe and ownership of all public govern intent or crown lands public buildings or edifices ports harbors military and all other public proper ty of every kind and description be loosing to the government of the ha wahan ran islands together with every 1 right and appurtenance thereunto ap therefore resolved by the senate and house of of the united states of at Ainer america tea in congress assembled that tat said cession is accepted ratified adad confirmed and that the sald ha wailan islands and their dependencies tie be and they are hereby annexed as a boft ac the territory of the united Alo motes siles and are subject to the sovereign dominion thereof and that all and sin 1 guler the property and rights herein before mentioned are vested in the states of america the resolutions provide further that the land jand laws of the united states shall acy to the islands and that until con frees makes further provisions the civil judicial and military government own be in the hands of persons aa appointed by president mckinley who i U empowered to select five commission W a tw two of whom shall be residents of naw hawaii to recommend to congress legislation egi for the islands it is furl fur tiber r provided that chinese Inual gration ft the As a shall cease and that no do ese shall all be permitted to enter the united states from the annexed territory hawaiian trea treatie er are replaced 1 the tre treaties atles that the united states aa wadi foreign governments but birt ther 30 customs laws are to be ob floyd rd 1 until t 11 ouch euch time as congress de cr awo cilc changes changes anges similar lar provision to Is madi made in regard recard to municipal ordinances that do not mot conflict with treaty or con obligations obliga tiona the publio public fahe f the islands Is i assumed by the ed MOM fit atea but not to exceed H 4 Z this includes Include ir amounts due de tors in the hawaiian postal savings bank one hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to carry the an vexation nex atlon resolutions Into effect by the annexation of at the hawaiian islands the united states Stai tas has added fifteen islands to her teril territory tory of these eight are inhabited and contain square miles an area about equal to the two states of delaware and connecticut compared to the immense western states the figure 11 gure is not large but the situation of at the island group is such that to this country its importance cannot be measured by its size according Aeo to the census of 1897 the total population is souls of these were classed as Hawa liams and as part hawaiians Hawaii ans the remaining are composed of df japanese ane ge chinese portuguese americans british and other nationalities the japanese axe are most numerous being the americans America jis number A striking feature of the statistics for haw hawaii is the evidence furnished by the figures figu reis of the gradual disappearance pe arance of the Hawaii hawaiians Ha ans in 1878 the native population was estimated at about in 1890 it was put ait pure nellies and half castes and in 1897 the census showed a further decline in the pure native race to while the half castets castes had increased from to fo there theire must be something radically wrong in a system of government that permits foreign elements to crowd the natives to the wall exterminating altinia them in their own country and it would seem necessary for this having assumed the ot affairs to inquire into the causes cause of this gradual decline and if possible remedy the evil A commission of five members two of whom must be residents resl demits of hawaii Is to be named and their duty will be to devise a system of government sul suitable bable for the islands it Is to be hoped they will give this phase of the question sufficient attention and endeavor to advance toe the people in industry and civilization originally each ot of the hawaiian islands had its own chief but shorey before the arrival ot of the amer amerlean american lean missionaries sion aries they were consolidated into one kingdom by kamehameha 1 I constitutions were granted in 1840 1940 1852 and 1887 each succeeding being in more inore ore liberal than its pre decea sots sore queen who became be camie sovereign in 1891 tt ft is charged sought boug hf to overt overthrow brow the khz constitutional gov ernnie nt and aia not granted by the people and she waa WA deposed die posed in 1883 1993 by a prams lonal ional government formed under the presidency of Sax sanford uford W dole abo sab subsequently offered to treat with the states for but dent alt Clevel cleveland aad held that the re lution had been brought brodig bt about by the improper use of U S marines mar lines inthe in abe harbor of honolulu and further negotiations tiati ons were ere on the ath of july 1894 a republic was proclaimed wath mr dole as vL it has been understood all along chait this republic finally would come in under the protecting wings of the american eagle the war with spain hastened the issue and amid it ft la is now to be sincerely hoped ahalt the annexation may prove a blessing alike bo the Ha and 1 bo the united states |
