The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-05

the relation of the Government was to
the Hawaiian citizen of Chinese birth
who had gone back tn China.
President Dole said they were the
same as TO any other citizen abroad.
Councillor Emmeiuth withdrew his
amendment.
Delegate Carter moved To amend
the section SD as to- read, GAL persons
born or naturalized in the Hawaiian
Islands and subject to- the exclusive
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
Republicn
President Dole said the trouble of
that amendment Was that the citizens
already naturalized here We're 40 un-
der all oath which did not require for
eign allegiance 70 he atjured. This
would make complications and would
PROBABLY disturb the status of all such
persons.
Councillor Emmeluth said the only
way To- make this a civilized country
was to allure all such half way meas
ures and have nobody a citizen who
W AS not altogether "a citizen. Citizen
ship in tie past had nothing TO do
with citizenship i'm the future. Let
the law be as simple as possible. he
was willing himself to forswear his
American allegiance, and come in as
a Hawaiian citizen and work for all
nexation.
Delegate Hitchcock said that if Mr..
Carter's amendment carried he would
not know where he stood. He was
born here and had always regarded
himself as a Hawaiian citizen and
voted here. But when he went to the
United States in '32 he was claimed
as an American citizen and voted
there. Congress had passed special
Anf AZ a
have to naturaliZe if Mr.. Carriers
amendment carrier? That, he con-
tended, would not be just.
Delegate Carter said the rights of
the franchise and citizenship should
not be confused. The franchise might
be given tn non-citizens, and the fact
that the United States Congress be-
slowed upon him tue right to vote
minister Smith-No, not the right to
vote, but citizenship did not deprive
him of his Hawaiian citizenship. AS
to the Chinese citizens, he should be
very sorry to recede from the honora
BILE position taken by the President.
AS to others, however, he thought
time had come when they should
choose TO what citizenship they will
look.
Minister Smith hoped that no one
would go SO Tar as To repu late
national obligation. 1t would be a
lasting disgrace to do SO. There
seemed to be some confusion here.
These people did not have the fran
chise. Moreover, this proposition
would affect English, Germans and
other nationalIties besides Chinese.
He trusted the section would pass as
in the draft.
Delegate Carriers amendment was
lost and the section passed as in the
original draft.
SPECIAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.
Section 2. Any person not Ha-
waiian citizen, who took active part,
or otherwise rendered substantial SER
| vice in The formation of, and has since
supported the Provisional Government
of Hawaii, who shall within SIX
| months from the PRONUNCIATION of this
constitution procure from the Minister
| of the Interior q certificate of such
service, in manner and form herein
set forth; and who shall take an oath
| to support this constitution and the
law of the Republic so long as he
| shall remain dOmiciled iii the Repub-
| lie, shall he entitled to all the privi-
| Ieges of citizenship without thereby
| pre- JUDGING his native citizenship or
| allegiance.
| Delegate Hitchcock asked whether
| this provision would apply to persons
| in the outer districts who had no OPP
| portunity to assist in forming the Pro-
| visional Government, but who had
| registered and supported it since its
| formation.
President Dole thought it would.
| Councillor Emmeluuh moved the
| section be stricken out. 1t took three
lines to describe citizenship and
\ ~ IN af nf
! 1t was q specimen of the half hearted
| way of doing things.
| President Dole said the merits OF an
| article did not depend upon its length.
| He claimed that this section was
most important. These men had fully
| earned the rights of citizenship by
| their loyal support of the Govern
| ment, and it would be wrong to bar
them out. They might have the best
of reasons for not being willing to
| forego their foreign citizenship.
| Moreover, these men had the right to
| vote under the old Constitution, and
| this kind.
! Delegate Ables heartily agreed
| with the President on this subject.
| Without this provision many of the
| strongest supporters of the Govern
| ment would be disfranchised.
| A motion was male and carried to
| recommend the Convention to refer
the section to the Committee of the
Convention on Legislature.
On motion of Delegate Robertson
the following three sections were re-
! ferTed to the same committee.
AT 4:O7 the committee rose and re-
ported progress, and asked leave to
| sit again. The report was adopted,
| except that Article IL was referred 10
| the judiciary Committee instead OF TO
| q special committee.
| At 4:l5 the Convention adjourned
| until Tuesday at $50 d. m.