The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-05
OF THE REPUBLIC.

Passed.
OF THE REPUBLIC.
ARTICLE 4-FORM AND NAME OF
GOVERNMENT.
The character of the government
hereby instituted is Republic, under
the terms and conditions OF this Con-
stitution.
The name of such government is,
and shall be, the Republic of Hawaii.
Minister Hatch moved to str Ike out
the words 1.-The character of" in line
., and to substitute "this" for "such"
in line 5.
Delegate Robertson moved to strike
out the word "ofn in the title for the
sake of uniformity, as it did not ap-
pear in the caption "Rights of Pro
perty."
Both amendments were adopted,
and the article, as amended, passed.
ARTICLE 15-TERRIToRY.
The territory of the Republic of
Hawaii shall be that heretofore con-
shutting the kingdom of the Hawaiian
Islands, aud the territory ruled over
by the Provisional Government of
Hawaii, or which may hereafter be
added to the Republic.
Passed.
ARTICLE 16.-ENsIGN.
The ensign heretofore in use as the
Hawaiian National Ensign, shall con-
tinue to be the national ensign of the
Republic of Hawaii.
Passed.
There was quite burst of applause
when Article Is was read.
ARTICLE 17.-CITIZENs.
Section l. A citizen of the Repub-
lie of Hawaii shall be:
A person born in the Hawaiian ISL
ands; or,
A person who has been, or shall
hereafter become naturalized accord
ing to law.
Passed.
Councillor Emmeluth asked il this
made all persons citizens (meaning
particularly the Chinese) who had
ever been naturalized before He did
not see why We should date back in
this way and consider persons who
had otherwise no standing under the
law. He would move to amend by
striking out the words "has been" in
line 5.
President Dole said he understood
Councilman Emmeluth had in mind
number of Chinese who had natural
lied under the Constitution of 1887, in
order to be able to return here if they
liked. These men would not, under
this Constitution, be aole to vote, be-
cause they did not do so before. He
objected to Councilman EmmeIuth's
motion. 1t would look very badly
and would be deprIving men without
cause of solemGly granted right. 1t
would damage the reputation for hon
or and honesty of this Government
throughout the world, and would I'M
pair the value of its letters of natural
iZation, and give them the air Of a
temporary privilege. The Govern
ment was obliged to protect all Its cit
liens at home aud abroad. This prop
ositIon was an injustice from every
point of view.
Councillor Emmeluth asked what
the relation of the Government was to
the Hawaiian citizen of Chinese birth
who had gone back to China.
President Dole said they were the
same as to any other citizen abroad.
Councillor Emmeluth withdrew his
Delegate Carter moved to amend
the section so as to read, "All persons
born or naturaliZed in the Hawaiian
Islands and subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
President Dole said the trouble Of
that amendment was that the citizens
already nsturalized here We're so un-
der an oath which did not require for
eign allegiance TO be ahjured. This
would make complications end 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
IIres and have nobody citizen who |
was not altogether citizen. Citizen |
ship in tie past had nOihing TO do
with citizenship in the future. Let !
The law be as simple as possible. He