The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08

Light and Knows that He Can Now Be
as Friendly as He Pleases-The Latest
Intelligence from Hawaii.
San Francisco, March 7.-Schooner
Transit arrived from Honolulu this
morning bringing advices UP to Februa-
ry 20. The advices sent by the Oceanic
on the 10th ult reported important ac-
ton taken by the provisional govern
ment in the matter of preparing for a
constitutional convention to organize a
representative government. This was
followed on the 18th, after the evening
meeting Of the Annexation club, by ac-
tion on the part of the leading members
of the club, as citizens, in organizing
formally as poll teal party in support
of the government Resolutions were
passed deprecating the division of an
nexationists into leaugues or clubs and
advising the whole body, as loyal an
nexationists, to form one broad party. A
preliminary COMMITTEE of IS was appoint
ed to take charge of the formation of
the new party. The committee met on
the 18th and organized their plans for
the appointment of national, district and
island committees. Their work was
continued on the 10Th. The move
ment embraces all classes and divisions
hitherto arising among the supporters
of the provisional government. 1t is
fully expected to supersede and displace
all separate political action in the Amer
can league, German and Portuguese
1nff <f
principles is substantially agreed
upon as follows: To support the
provisional government, resist the, re-
storation of monarchy, and establish a
practicable form of representative gov
eminent, the government to be united as
soon as possible with that of the United
States; to favor a liberal policy in dis
posing of public lands in small tracts to
actual settlers, discouraging large spec
ulative holdings, and a revision of the tax
alton system SO that large estates shall
bear a proper share of public burdens;
to farm the immigration ofPortuguse and
other whites to replace Asiatics Ito oppose
class legislation, discriminating against
any class of loyal citizens; to favor. a
liberal system of productive public
works. the needed labor and material
for public service not to be imported
from abroad if procurable here, no prison
labor to be employed in mechanical
work and no persons to be employed by
the government unless loyal to it.
The organization of the new party is
eminently satisfactory to the government
and It's active supporters.
Minister Willis congratulated the gov
ernment in a most friendly manner on
the appointment of Mr.. Hatch as minis
ter of foreign affairs. A mass meeting
of Portuguese citizens was held on the
evening Of the 18th and resolutions adopt
ed strongly protesting against further
Asiatic immigration and pledging the sup
port of the Portuguese to the provisional
government, not only for the particular
purpose for which it was created, but
to follow it in any political transforma-
tion which circumstances may demand.
The Monowai yesterday brought news
of the passage of the McCreary resolu-
ton in the. United States House. The sec
ond paragraph is generally regarded as
final and decisive that the United States
will not interfere to restore the Queen.
The native RoyaEst dailies, however
loudly insist that, in supporting, the
principle of non interference. it means
that Mr.. Stevers's violation ef that prin-
ciple must be redeemed and the Queen S
immediate restoration is accordingly to
be expected. That teaching will doubt
less be more or less believed for some
time by majority of the natives