Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-26
GATHERING CLOUDS
The Japan sse Begin To
Hove.

Ia. " ATh y. TIE Hawaiian
minister r,zie ut IL Jspsa has
be,i. iurEarlsI to the Eyaiasaer.
i have wFrned my Govern
meui that tie beet thing TO DO
viii be b. let lie Japanese vote.
snd hey have practically declar-
I'd T. do A. have recommended.
Why has the Government
taken such a ftandf
They have about concluded
that Japanese labor IS the only
labor that planters can use, be-
cause II the treaty which gives
tho japanese inspectors an IN
usual protection and medical
insl eciion You see the japan
csc have the string st favored
nat a. treaty | ever read. aud II
llsw,ii refuses To- grant tbe
riel = named IN this treaty al
the ghts given any alien-- the
Japsuese will withdraw their
subjects and denounce the treaty.
l go tn Japan on bus ness, among
other things 10 notify tue japan
csc Government that the Proyi-
slor II Government will recon-
mend living up TO the treaty. OF
course the contemplated condi-
tiors will exclude the coolies.
bus this Government must give
merchants and others who pos
se>s qualification 5 the franchise
TIE STIR has interviewed Min
iss,T Hatch and quotes him as
saying that the Government
morly informed Minister IRWIN
thst the question Of japanese
franchise wnuld be referred to
the constitutional convention.
WITH the view Of removing dis.
cr'minaton. except in cases of
those who have some peculiar
claim npoa the Government for
services roud ered."
The intelligent japanese here.
who are vide awake in regard to
their rights fully realize what
the expression e Minister Hatch
means. The constitutional con-
veuticn will he composed OF re
presentat res of the annexation
party IN Hawai-. The japanese.
Chinese and Hawaiians. besides
ali foreigners who are termed
" RayHlists. are barred from yut-
ing The two first named classes.
by q special c ause. the two last
named, by the absurd oath which
Is demanded and which on the
faos Il it IN kes all idea Of popu-
lar government impossible. Who
then are TO voted The members
Of he ann,xstion club and the
d,f rent leagues including all the
Po-teguvse A years resideaee
in the C nntry is nsce>ssry
which bars on; lalge namber Of
receus arrivals who form the ma
ior {, u toe white members Of the
angex ation party. The rortu
geesc registered vote in Hawaii
~, 1901 Accounting to the cen
sus rtaras Az the sane time
Was registered 63T Americans.
5o5 Br tishsrs. 3Ss Germans. %
Fnsneh. Is Norwegiaas and 1876
"o;her nAtlonalitses.' or total
Of 100 white voters" Dat Of
these 1760 voters the greater
number e tbs sos Britishers
vii net vote. aud the Provisional
Government Is indeed fertanAte
II il. ont Of the hSlanee. can
muster swo thlris. The govern
msut m ) then i the election is
oasrsed fairly be able 10 depead
on say 900 foreign voters sgsinss
shout SAY .Ssl0 Portuguese voters
lsoneoftArse having left aud soMe
belng RoyAlists = The Poria.
geese belong in syUpathies. aud
Affiliations 70 tue anti missionary
Anerican I.eagae. and the dele
gaSes = thai political oEganixa-
tian vail be Nominated all over
the country through such a CON
Toe American League
IS well IS the Portuguese are
strongly. and emphatieally oas.
sposea agaiass all Asialics, and
the main plank in their platform
is - prevent farther immigration
81 Aslatacs. aud ismit the rights
OF sAoss here As much as pos.
abby. The coaension viii be