The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11
POSSIBLY A ROYALIST PLOT.
Treason Will Be Punished With
Banishment.
TROUBLE AMONG THE LABoRERS
The Chinese and Portuguese Striving
for the Control of Work on
the Plantations.

HONOLULU. March 3.-The much-talked-
of Constitutional Convention has not been
called yet. The Government has taken no
further action in the matter, and will not
do SO until definite news is received from
the United States. When such news
comes, the intention is to call conven-
tion. to be composed of several members of
tbs present Council. and a number of men
chosen to represent the other islands.
new form of Government will then be for
mulated. proba bly, republic. and con-
stitution will be framed. In the meantime
the radical element Of the annexation
party led by the American League has
abandoned its contention for the enlarge
ment of the Advisory Council,
During the last two months every steam
er has brought a large number of SIeerage
passengers. who seem to have no means of
support and no good reason for coming to
the islands. The number of these arrivals
have now reached at least go, and of late
suspicion has been aroused on the part of
the Government and active steps are being
taken to nip in the bud anything that
looks like royalist plot to restore the
Queen by force. With this in view two
bills were passed by the Councils -one
present good evidence that they have no
hostile intentions toward the Government
and that they are able to support them
selves while they stay; the other provides
for the deportation of persons who may
be guilty of having unlawful intentions
contrary to the established system of Gov
eminent.
The Annexation Club has been super
seded by a new organization, known as
the Union party, the members of which
are pledged to oppose any form of mon
archial government in the islands. The
party platform tavors the annexation
cause and supports the Provisional Govern
ment. but is opposed 10 the ASiatic imm-
grafton bill now under consideration. and
which provides for the admission of 5000
more Chinese plantation aborers.
F. nj. Hatch, who was formerly Vice
President OF the Provisional Government
and a member of the Advisory Council,
has been appointed Minister of f reign
Affairs, in place of President Dole, who
found that the duties of both offices re-
quired too much OF his time. The ap-
pointment of Mr.. Hatch left vacancy to
be filled in the Advisory Council. For this
there were three nominations one made
by the American League and two by the
Council itself. The latter two withdrew
from the contest, leaving the candidate of
the league, D. b. Smith, alone in the race.
1t being generally understood that Smith
was bound by an oath to the league that
would conflict with his oath as Councillor
he was rejected by the Council by vote
of to 4, and the place is at present un-
filed.
The labor question is assuming alarming
proportions. The Chinese recently held
an immense mass-meeting, at which
speeches were made and resolutions passed
that protested strongly against the restric-
tions to be placed on their countrymen
who will come to the islands if the bill
now under consideration should become a
law. They have already declared a boy
cOtt against a prominent local merchant
member of the Advisory Council, claim
ing that he Is working against their inter-
ests. They threaten other boycotts against
all the white merchants, and as many of
the firms are largely dependent on Chinese
custom, this would entail considera BILE loss.
The Portuguese, of whom there are large
numbers here, have also held mass-meet-
ing, and protested vigorously against the
introduction of any more Asiatic labor
Some time ago the Provisional Govern
ment ordered new stamps to be engraved
from designs made here. These stamps
have arrived and have been placed on
sale, and another relic of monarchy has
been put aside. There ara five stamps in
the new issue, 2. 8, 10 and % cents. The
designs include a portrait of President
Dole, likeness of the statue of Kameha-
meha /, that stands in the yard of the
Government building. and the Hawaiian
coat of arms.
Admiral Irwin will leave here about the
middle of this month. but before he goes
he wilt perform an important duty for his
Government. Accompanied by bis staff
he will make final inspection and survey
of Pearl Harbor. which has SO often been
spoken of as a coaling station for United
States ships. The Philadelphia has orders
TO be ready to sail in April