The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
TIDINGS FROM WILLIS
He Says a New Form of Govern
ment Is Proposed for Hawaii,
That the Chinese Are Taking A tive In
terest in Affairs and Threaten to
Ask for a Man-o.- Wa.

WASHINGTON. March THE President
to-day sent TO Congress the latest corre-
spondence in relation to Hawaii. being three
letters with Enclosures from Minister Willis,
covering period from Feb. 10 to Feb. Is,
inclusive The important feature OF the cor
respondence is a statement that steps have
been taken to provide for a new constiui-
ton and a new form of government for
Hawaii. The first letter is merely ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt OF dispatches.
The second, under date of Honolulu. Feb.
IA. describes the situation in Hawaii during
the month as having been unusually quiet.
Minister Willis mentions the changes in the
executive council. which have already been
noted; the report that Mr.. Dole Will pre-
pare new constitution, and says that a
spirited contest is now in progress looking
to the Introduction of the Representative
system into the councils OF the municipal
government. In this connection he men,
tions resolution passed at a mass meet
ing Feb. IL favoring the enactment of
law increasing the membership of the adj
visory council from fourteen TO twenty-four.
the new members to be selected by the suf.
frages of loyal citizens in a manner TO be
hereafter provided" The reasons for the
demand are that the council is not now
representative; that the legislative departs
ment is too compact and small; that IL has
been made Objectionable by the action of
retiring members In practically selecting
their own successors; that the personnel has
been changed. and that in these changes
the mass OF the supporters of the provisional
government has had no voice.
The third and last letter is dated Homo.
lulu, Feb. Is. 1t is as follows: AT the
regular meeting this afternoon OF the gov
eminent council, Hon. NJ. F. Hatch read
the report OF the judiciary committee on the
petition for the enlargement Of the adj
visory council, recommending, reported
in the newspapers, that there be chosen
delegates to sit with the council and to pre-
government. The report was adopted and
a committee appointed by the President to
prepare an act for the holding of the con-
stitutional convention. AT the same meet
ing Mr.. Hatch was elected and took his
seat as Minister of Foreign Affairs The
very largely attended. The newspapers re-
port the attendance of three thousand Vig-
orous resolutions against the proposed Leg
islation of the government were passed. I
send newspaper clippings IN regard 10 tna
The clippings referred TO show that ths
Cabinet proposes to make answer 10 the
resolution adopted at the Annexation Club
mass meeting looking TO the enlargement
of the council, believing as Mr. Smith said
that they contained an intimation that tht
pro1isronat g0Verme dc MAS moi tbe CSness
meeting the newspapers say Its tenor may
be judged by the fact that the use OF a nlan-
of-war was more than limited at. The state.
ment was also made that the Chinese paid
more taxes than any other class; that but
for them Honolulu's trade would die, and
that they had only TO unite and stand firm
to gain their ends. The first speaker rec
commended that If the councils would not
listen to the Chinese they should instruct
the Chinese minister at Washington To
write to the home government about their
troubles. The proposed act was denounced
as worse than the Geary act. The act COM
| planned Of Is one proposing TO require
Chinese to take out a special license as
| prerequisite TO conducting business in Ha-
wall.