The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-20
HAWAII TO Be A REPUBLIC.
A Constitution Ready to Be PTOmul-
sdted at the Proper Time.

1t Provides for a Government SINH
lar to That of the United States-An
Educational Qualification to Govern
the Suffrage-Its PRONUNCIATION Wiu
be withheld Until All Chance of Po-
litioa1 Union With the United States
Has Vanished.
Copyrighted 1894, by the United Press.)
Honolulu, Jan. II, via San Francisco,
Jan. 19.-Per steamer Monowai. No inn
portant change in public affairs on the
island has occurred since the advices car
ried by the Australia.
Strong Temonstrances have been ad-
dressed to Minister Willis by President
Dole in regard to his "menacing attitude
toward the provisional government"
1t is privately learned that new con
stitution is already to be promulgated at
the proper time.
Chinese laborers are to be imported un-
til Japan is ready to continue the supply
on satisfactory terms.
1t seems to be definitely ascertained
that for several weeks past and prior to
Minister Thurston's visit the provisional
government has been working out form
of constitution for the independent Ha-
waiian republic, which is now substan-
TALLY settled upon. Its form is like those
of the states of the union, with presi-
dent and vice president and upper and
lower houses of the legislature. For voters
for the lower house, the chief qualiica-
tion is the ability to read and write the
English language, which will exclude
more of the Japanese In this House the
native and half white vote will greatly
predominant.
THE UPPER HOUSE.
For the upper house will be required of
voters considerable education and prop
erty qualification sufficient to secure a
predominance of intelligent white citi-
zens, who will also control the choice of
the executive. Certain special powers
Will be conferred upon the executive and
upper house according in concert, which
will enable them, when well agreed, to
prevent the obstruction of necessary leg
islation by the lower house.
Under the constitution the native
element will possess all the share in leg
islation which il has ever done. while the
royal and executive power will practi-
cally be transferred to the control of the
more intelligent and capable white pop
ulation. The government will not pro-
claim this constitution until after learn
ing from Minister Thurston tha5 there is
no present prospect of any form of pollt-
ical upion with the United States.
SURE TO BE WELL RECEIVED.
There is no doubt whatever but that
such constitution will be heartily ap-
proved by the rank and file of the sup
porters of the provisional government g.,
who will gladly forego, if necessary, some
voting privileges in order to secure re-
suits of the revolution for which they
have for years faced SO muoh- danger
together.
To make the right of suffrage unlimited
would be simply to throw away all they
have worked for. No constitution in
Hawaii has ever been submitted to a vote
of the people, but simply proclaimed by
the executive authority, which prece-
dent is likely to be followed in the next
case.
THE COMPLAINT ABOUT WILLIS.
The correspondence still continues be-
tween President Dole and Minister Will
lis, about the latter's 'menacing atti-
tude," as the former has expressed it.
Minister Willis last letter made complaint
of the allegations as offensive and dispar-
aging to his government, and demanding
specifications and evidence. To this the
president responded this week by an
extended statement reciting all the
ways in which the community and gov
ernment were systematically caused to
bOAlCbCy CopCb4dllJ dlbCI buG arrival Ol bHG
Corwin, that the minister was about to
land the naval forces to restore the queen
His repeated refusals to say anything to
remove this belief are specified. President
Dole recounts the evils of this distressing
state of anxiety and alarm and the injury
to business and to credit, and to the au-
thority of the government. This cor
respondence will probably not soon be
given to the Honolulu public.
A ANATIoNAL HOLIDAY.
The coming Jan. II is the first an
niYersary of the abolition of the Hawaiian
monarchy, and the provisional govern
ment has ordered that the day be OBJ
served as a holiday.
Planters oppose this, however, as in
terfering with their labor in the busy
season. In any case, it will be generally
bserved by the friends Of the provis-
ional government and most of the stores
will be closed. The military quartered
in the judiciary building are preparing it
for illumination.