Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-09
FAVORS ANNEXATION
The Sentiment of Those Elected to
the Hawaiian Legislature.
TEE CHINESE QUESTION PERPLEXING
The Cable Concession That is
Asked for by England.
CONSENT OF THIS COUNTRY
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HONOLULU, October IS, 1894.
The first nominating convention under the
| republic on this island assembled In this
| city on the 18th instant, to nominate tickets
| for six senators and six representatives for
| the coming legislature, to be elected on the
| Goth. Thirty delegates were present from
| eight districts. The nominees are secure OF
election, as few voters Of any opposing
party registered, and are unlikely to nomi-
nate candidates.
The senators now to be elected are to
| hold their seats for six years. provided
constitutional change Is not previously ere
ated by annexation to the United States
| They will control the question OF annexa-
ton, so far as the action Of this government
is concerned. The six nominees from Oahu
are all well known and trusted men, three
Of them members of the present advisory
council. The nine senators nominated from
| the other islands are likewise Of the most
trusted of their men.
On the other islands the planting interest
was much more fully represented. 1t Is well
understood, however. that the leading nomi-
nees are thoroughly in favor Of annexation,
a question upon which some of the planters
are believed to be shaky. The Oahu con-
vention and its nominees are most thorough
ly committed to annexation, as may be seen
| from the following planks In the platform
which was adopted:
1--WE declare unequivocally that the fore
most mission Of the American union party
| shall continue to be unreserved effort to
secure the political union OF Hawaii with
the United States Of America.
1--WE cordially commend the efficient,
courageous and honorable conduct Of public
affairs by the officers Of the provisional gov
eminent and republic Of Hawaii.
I'VE are. opposed to the employment OF
| Asiastics upon any public work.
I'VE pledge all the power and influence
this party may possess to aggressive en-
deavor to bring about at once the restriction
of ASiatic immigration. In this connection
We again point to the menace of Asatic
encroachment, and demand legislative pro-
lection from these people for Hawaiian.
American and European mechanics and
tradesmen.
1--WE urge tho enactment at once Of law
! that will cause the Asiatics brought to
| these islands for plantation labor to con-
tinue in that service or return to their
homes.
I'VE demand such revision Of the tariff as
will prohibit competition with American
| products and manufactures: protection to
which America is justly entitled by virtue
| of the treaty Of reciprocity, and which we
| deem necessary to insure the existence Of
| seeded by an element having nothing in
| cCmmon with the principles lying at the
foundation Of our institutions
I'VE urge the government to secure for
the islands cable communication; that no
exclusive franchise be granted and that no
agreement or contract be made which does
not meet with the unqualified approval Of
the United States.
I'VE ask that there be continued effort in
the direction Of extending and improving
the system Of free schools
Independent Government Party.
1t will be noted that the first article Of
the platform declares annexation to be "the
foremost mission of the American union
| party" which Is the party represented by
the government. This was especially en-
p!aszed, because indications have appeared
among a few of the supporters Of the re-
public OF a preference for continued indie
pendence. 1t has long been an ideal Of
patriotic whites here to maintain an indie
pendent state Of high character out here in
the Pacific. trusting to Divine Providence
and the good will Of the great powers for
our political security. There are still some
persons who cling, more or less, to that
Ideal, and think that 1t may have been
fortunate that Mr. Cleveland repealed our
overtures for annexation. There are also
some sugar planters otherwise inclined to-
ward annexation, who see little hope for
being able to secure the labor necessary to
work their plantations after United States
law interdicts further Importation of
Asiatic laborers. DIS 1t will do when annexa-
ton has been contaminated. 1t Is, Of
course very formidable danger to a mil
lion-dollar plantation to have it's labor sup
ply cut off and its 10 or 10 per cent divi-
dends come to an end.
There is, however little doubt that an ad-
equate supply Of laborers can be procured
from Portuguese sources. That class of
our population has proved a very indus
trious and thrifty one. and without any dis
orderly or anarchical tendencies. Methods
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cessful on a few plantations, and are likely
to attract many cultivators. who would not
work In the gang system of labor prevail
ing in the cune fields. There can be no
doubt that American farmers immigrating
here could arrange with the planters to
cultivate cane on shares upon terms mu-
tualy advantageous. The climate Is ex-
ceptionally mild. White men can labor in
the field without difficulty through the
whole day. We know nothing Of your Sc
we're summer heats.
Importance of Annexation.
To the minds Of the great bulk Of our
more intelligent people the only reliable
security Of government here and guaranty
OF Its stability must be obtained by politi-
cal union with either Great Britain or the
United States. To the latter power alone
do we incline Our social and civil insti-
tutions are American and the United States
Is our nearest neighbor. To II we naturally
gravitate 1t Is not secure and reliable
prospect for us to continue our present
| little more than nominal independence.
| Everything La just now very quiet and
seems likely to continue so. Yet there are
| corrupt and dangerous elements in our pop
| ulation. We never feel certain that
| some evil combination may not arise and
| endeavor to overturn the republic. We have
| in common prudence to maintain an armed
| force, costing more than we can well af-
ford. Besides this, our citizens are COM
PEELED to maintain their volunteer military
companies We do not care always to be
sleeping thus upon our guns. Annexation
looks to us like a haven Of rest and secu-
| rity, to gain which we would gladly sacri-
| fee many advantages. There Is no doubt
| that our coming senate will be practically
| a unit upon this question.
The fifth, eleventh and twelfth sections of
| the platform voice the prevailing sentiment
of opposition to Asatic immigra ton, and to
| the increasing occupation Of the various
kinds Of employment by Asiatics. The term
comprises both Chinese and Japanese.
There are over 10000 Of the former class
and nearly 10000 Of the latter. Most Of
these people have been imported here as
contract laborers for plantations. AS soon
as their three-year contracts expire a ma
jority Of these laborers, instead Of return
ing to their Asiatic homes, remain In Ha-
wall and engage in whatever occupations