The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-08
CONSTITUTION FOR HAWAII
Steps Taken to Call a Convention to
Draw Up One.

the Mo vement-A Party to Embrace
All the Annexationists on the
Islands to Bo Formed-A Platform Of
Principles Agreed Upon.
Copyright, 1894, by the United Press)
San Francisco, Cal, March Tho
schooner Transit arrived from Honulu at
II o'clock this morning, bringing advices
mp to Feb. 20. Advice sent by the Oceanic
on Feb Is reported important action hav-
ing been 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 nth, after
an evening meeting of the
annexation club, by action on the part of
the leading members of the club as citi-
zens in organizing formally as political
party in support of the government Reso-
lutions were passed depricating the di-
vision of annexationists into leagues or
clubs, and advising the whole body as
loyal annexatonists to form one broad
party
PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE.
A preliminary committee of thirteen
nation of the new party The committees
met on the 18th and organized plans for
the appointment of national district and
island committees. Their work was con-
tinued on the 10th. This movement em-
braces all classes and divisions hitherto
arising among the supporters of the pro-
visional government. 1t is fully eX-
pected to supercede and displace
all separate political action in the Amer
loan Loo ND
organizations. This party organization
Is independent of the annexation clubs.
While the aforesaid leagues have served
to stimulate political activity, the new
party organization is expected TO absorb
their political functions in the future
THE PLATFORM
A platform of principles has been SUBJ
stantially agreed upon, as follows
/. To support the provisional governs
ment.
2. Resist the restoration of the monarcy.
3. Establish practicable form of rep
resentative government
4. The government to be united as soon
as possible with that of the United States.
3. A liberal policy in disposing of the
public lands in small tracts to actual set
tiers, and discouraging large speculative
holdings.
6. Revision of the taxation system,
the public burdens
Z. Favor immigration of Portuguese and
other whites TO replace Asiatic.
s. No class legislation discriminating
against any class of loyal citizens.
g. A liberal system of productive public
works.
TO- Needed labor and material for pub
lie service not to beimported from abroad
If procurable here.
II. No prison labor TO be employed in
mechanical work
IL. 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 its active supporters.
MORE CORRESPONDENCE SENT IN.
Washington, March THE President
sent TO congress to-day a further INSTALL
ment Of Hawaiian correspondence accom-
panied by a brief message of transmittal,
The correspondence included three dis
patches from Minister Willis one dated
Feb. 10, acknowledging communications
from the State department, and
two others dated Feb. IA,
and Feb. Is, respectively. The dispatch
of Feb. IA gives a historyof events in the
islands as already covered by the press
dispatches via San Francisco, and states
that while the past month has been un-
usually quiet, the "action of congress is
awaited with great interest as indicating
the future policy of the United States
towards this country" The recently de-
termined upon increase In the number OF
members of the advisory council from
fourteen to twenty-four, the new men,
bers to be selected by the sufrages
of loyal citizens in O manner to
| be hereafter prouided, - Is referred to,
without comment, except sub as Is con-
tanned in numerous newspaper clippings
enclosed by Mr.. Willis. He refers to the
fact that a number of government soldiers
were 'affected in peculiar way, which
gave rise to rumor Of poisoning" but
adds that their seems to have been little
cause for such suspicion"
RUMoRs ABOUT THE CHINESE.
He also speaks Of rumored Chinese
uprising, which, in his opinion, was ''ut-
terly without foundation" being based
upon a public meeting called by the
( Chinese TO protest against certain legisla-
/ tive changes affecting their rights.
Mr.. Willis says there is a spirited con-
test in progress, looking to the introduce
/ tion of the representative system into the
! councils of the provisional government
! Under date Of Feb. Is, Mr.. Willis re-
cords the adoption of the judiciary COM
/ mittees reports, recommending that there
/ be chosen delegates to sit with the coun-
1 ellis and prepare constitution for per-
/ maneDt form Of government, and men,
tions the appointment Of a committee by
the president to prepare an act for the
/ holding Of constitutional convention,
4 and also the election of Mr.. Hatch as
minister Of foreign affairs, as stated in
the press dispatches.
THE ACTION OF THE oHINAMEN.
| He says the mass meeting
of the Chinese held the pre-
| viOus night was very largely at
tended, about $1,000 persons being pres
ont and vigorous resolutions were passed.
He eneloses press clippings of the pro
ceedinRs, which mention that the tenor
of the meeting was such that the use of a
man-of-war was more than limited
| at. Statements We're made that
| the Chinese paid more tases than
! auy other class, and that but
| for them the Honolulu trade would die.
| The resolutions adopted set forth that
| there is an act pending before the legisla-
| ture Of the provisional government oblig-
! ing Chinese residents to obtain special
| license as a prerequisite TO conducting
| business in this country. They protest
| against the threatened injustice,
! degradation and insult, and
respectfully assert their rights,
'under the principles Of enlightened JUS
tice and the provisions Of the Hawaiian