Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-08
TO GOVERN ITSELF.
Hawaii Already Taking Steps to Form
Representative Government.
All Supporters Of Provisional Government
united-Platiorm Adopted.

SAN Francisco, March !. - Schooner
Transit arrived from Honolulu. this morn
ing bringing advices up to February 20.
The advices sent by the Oceanic, Feb. 15,
reported important action taken by the pro-
visional government in the matter of pre-
pairing for constitutional convention t)
organize a representative government.
This was followed Ton the l7th), after an
evening meeting of the Annexation Club,
by action on the part of leading members
of the club, as citizens. in organizing for
mally as political party in support Of the
government. Resolutions were passed de-
pr, eating the division of the annexationists
into leagues or clubs and advising the
whole body as loyal annexstionists to form
one broad party.
A preliminary committee of L. was ap-
pointed to take charge of the formation of
a new party. The committee met Feb. Is
and organized plans for the appointment of
national. district and island committees.
Their work was continued on Feb. 10. This
movement embraces all classes of divisions
hitherto arising among the supporters of
the provisional government. 1t is fully ex-
pected to supersede and displace all sepa-
rate political action in the American League
or German and Portuguese organizations.
A platform of principles was substanti-
silly agreed upon as follows: To support
the provisional government; resist the res
toration of the monarchy; establish prac-
ticable form of repre- sentative government;
the government to be united as soon as pos
sible with the United States; liberal pol
icy in disposing of public lands in small
tracts to actual settlers, and discouraging
large speculative holdings; revision of the
taxation system, large estates to bear their
proper share of the public burdens;
favoring the immigration of Portuguese
and other whites to replace Asiatics; no
class legislation discriminating against any
class of loyal citizens; liberal system
productive of public works; needed labor
and material for public service not to be
imported from abroad if procurable here;
no prison labor TO be employed in mechan-
ical work no persons to be employed by
the government unless loyal to it.
The organization of the new party is en-
inently satisfactory to the government and
its active supporters. Minister Willis con-
gratulated the government in most friend
ly manner on the appointment of MIR.
Hatch as minister of foreign affairs.
A mass meeting of Portuguese citizens
was held on the evening of Feb Is. Reso-
lutions were adopted strongly protesting
against further Asiatic immigration, and
pledging the support of the Portuguese to
the provisional government, not only for
the particular purpose for which it was ere
ated, but to follow it in any political trans
formation which circumstances may de-
mand.
The Monowai yesterday brought news of
the passage of the McCreary resolution in
the United States House. The second
paragraph is generally regarded final and
decisive that the United States will not in
terfere to restore the Queen. Native
Royalist dailies, however, loudly insist in
supporting the principle of non-interfer-
ence, that it means that Mr.. Stevens viola.
ton of that principle must be redressed and
the Queens immediate restorat on accord
ingly to be expected. This teaching will
doubtless be more or less believed for some
time by a majority of the natives.