Ben Harrison: “Only two courses are now open--one the establishment of a protectorate by the United States, and the other annexation…”

It was given in a generous spirit, and I think the result of it has been that our relations with that brave people, whose history is so full of martial achievements and prowess, as well as with the sister Republics of South America, are…

The provisional treaty, it will be observed, does not attempt to deal in detail with the questions that grow out of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States.

The influence and interest of the United States in the islands must be increased and not diminished.

The law should at least have contained a provision for the continued discharge of their duties by the incumbents until the new officers were appointed and qualified.