The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-05
AGAINST ITS ENLARGEMENT,
The Annexation Club Does Not
Favor a Bigger Council.
BOTH SIDES DISCUSSED BY MEMBERS.
The Club Does Not Favor Mr.. Martins
Resolution-A Substitute Introduced
by Mr.. kennedy-Proposition to Di-
vide the Club into Separate Precincts.

The rooms of the Annexation Club
were crowded Saturday evening, by
one of the largest meetings held since
the club was formed. President
Hatch was in the chair, and called
the meeting to order at o'clock.
The principal matter to be dis
cussed was the matter of the advisa-
bility of increasing the number of
members of the Council. The idea
was introduced by J. A. Martin at a
recent meeting of the club, embodied
in resolution to the effect that it
was the sense of the board of officers
of the club that ten members be
added to the Advisory Council.
At Saturdays meeting, Mr.. j. A.
Kennedy introduced the following as
a substitute for the first resolution:
Resolved; That it is the opinion of
the officers and executive committee
that representative form of govern
ment be established as soon as prac-
ticable, after it is ascertained that
this present Congress will take no de-
finite action toward annexation.
Mr.. Kennedy in offering this reso
luton said that he did so as a substi-
tute for the enlargement issue on the
ground that the town and country
people both claimed that they We're
inadequately represented as the Coun
ellis now stand; that by steamer in
the near future definite news may be
received as to what the United States
intends to do. But it was not at all
certain that such news would come,
and he thought it advisable to obtain
the views of the club on the question.
Several OF those present held that
any action taken at such meeting
would not show the sentiment of the
club as a whole, as such II small pro-
portion of the 5000 members were
present.
Mr.. w. c.. Wilder was called upon
to express his views on the subject.
81 merely wish to State,n said he
"that as "a member of the Council |
am present only for the purpose OF
hearing this discussion, not for speak
ing, and will only say that / do not
see why the opinion of the Executive
Committee of the Annexation Club
should have any more weight than the
opinion of any equal number of mem
bers."
w. r. Castle said: "The position we
admit of any child's play. We can
express our opinion on this subject to-
night. Everyone should remember
that what we want, first and last, is
annexation. But the question now
is, will we get it during President
Cleveland's administration. Possibly
not, but we may. If any one had pro-
phesied = year ago that President of
the United States would attempt to
restore the qDeeD, lie would have
been laughed at.
Now. the question arises, what is
the best course to pursue? Until Con-
greSS decides on some definite action
in regard to Hawaiian affairs, We had
better let well alone. The Provis
iODai Government was established to
exist until annexation came. When
we know just what the United States
intends to do, it will be time enough
to change our form of government.
But / do not see how we are to better
our condition by the enlargeme of
the Council. Do not let us go too
fast. Don't hurry things. Let us
wait awhile before we change our
form of government
The discussion then became gen
eral.
B. F. Dillingham;, in a short speech
said: 81 feel that Mr. Castle has eX
pressed my views. He is perfectly
sincere, / believe, or / would approve
of his remarks. If / thought for an
instant, that he wanted only one
clique to be represented in the Coun-
ellis, | would bitterly oppose him. But
that, | know, is not his idea. / feel
that we are safe in the hands of the
American people. We have waited
for almost thirteen months, and we
can wait awhile longer. We have
declared ourselves sovereign people
and I do not think that any one is
very anxious for Government posi-
tion. Let us all stand by the Govern
ment that has done SO we'll for us and
by u.s."
J. a. Magoon-'Ever since this !
movement commenced,
our enemies have been full of advice |
for US, especially on the matter of the
of a representative govern
mcnt. 1t has been suggested that a
popular vote be taken. | do not |
want to give our enemies a chance to |
control our Councils. If we maintain |
the Provisional Government as it is,
nothing will be more bitter to the |
memb bers of the other side, and they |
will end by assisting us."
Prof c. J. Lyons-'Tt is a great
honor to me to he an anneXationist |
A chance has been given US that !
comes very seldom, and we have
it. We are in the sight of the