The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.


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Councillor Brown said that he sus-
tanned the amendment TO make the
necessary residence three years.
Minister Smith said he thought one
year sufficient. The judge of the
court must understand that the pro-
posed citizen intends 10 become per-
mauent citizen. Ii seemed TO him
that after the person had performed
all the necessary requirements he was
qualified. 1t would be better TO have
a good class of citizens rather than q
number of aliens who would be under
the control of other countries. He
would have TO come to this Govern
ment for protection, not to Others.
He will have cast his lot in with this
country. Ii will be better for Us to
have a number of people join us who
will strengthen our Government and
make Us stable. The kind OF people
We desire are those who will become
good citizens, who will enter into our
industries. All these reasons wei he'd
with those who framed this COnStitu
ton. l believe we should pass it rs in
the bill.
Delegate Baldwin: "T am in favor
of three years residence. The next
paragraph says the proposed citizen
must become a permanent resident.
Ii does not seem that year is enough
TO make up his mind to comply with
all the requirements here.n
Councillor WaterhouSe thought a
cOmp-nmise TO two years would be a
gooG thing and so moved.
CouucIllor Young: 81 feel disposed
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such as five years, will stand in the
way Of people coming here. One year
is too short time.
Delegate Ables favored one year.
He thought that the Convention lost
sight of the fact that they wanted to
become a part of a greater republic.
There was little danger of renegades
and fugitives from justice becoming
Hawaiian citizens.
Delegate Iosepa favored five years
residence, on the ground that 1t would
take man at least that time to make
up his mind.
Delegate KunuiAkea favored the
section as * was.
Delegate Kahaulelio said that in the
United States the law had been
changed several times, but five years
had been settled on permanently. He
favored five years residence.
Delegate McCandless favored one
year. Several States in the Union
gave all men who had taken out their
first papers full rights of citizenship in
one year. He favored such a clause
here.
Delegate Carter thought the Council
had done well in recommending one
year. The right of citizenship was
one that should be literally recog-
niZed. All newcomers should have a
welcoming hand extended to them if
they come here intending to be good
citizens Of our country. We cannot
afford TO keep such new cOmers wait
ing more than one year. "For the
benefit of those who lay stress on the
fact that a five years residence in the
United States is necessary, would
like TO say that in many States those
who have declared their intention to
become citizens are given full rights
of citizenship after one year, and in
some cases after four and six months.
We cannot afford TO stand back of
five years barrier. We must extend
a helping hand to people, and we
cannot make the time too short before
We receive them into the full rights of
Hawaiian citizenship
The paragraph carried at two years.
Ii was necessary 10 call the ayes and
noes, resulting in the motion carrying
by Il to Is.
Paragraph passed as amended.
Paragraph passed as read.
Paragraph 3. Delegate Vivas moved
TO insert after the word English" +"
the words ''Or any other European
He said he had heard a great deal
about emigration. Amongst these
men there would be many who wOuli
be desirable citizens but might not
know English or be able to learn il in
a wear. 20 as to be able 10 explain the
constitution.
President Dole said the reason Of
this provision was that English was
TO be the national language. 1t is the
language OF the future Of this country,
and it i a reasonable requirement
that intending citizens should know
il. The reason for not extending it
to other European languages is, that
il would be a discrimination against
the japanese and Chinese, which
they have protested against. If such
a provision should be introduced
again it would bring on more trouble;
that the Government wishes TO avoid.
Delegate Kahaulelio was in favor
of the section as it stood. The Eng
lish language was the language of the
future, and it should be necessity of
Hawaiian citizenship.
Delegate Vivas-The argument is a
poor one, as all men who came here
are subject to our laws, whether they
can understand them or not. The
knowledge of E0glish does not make
q good citizen.
Delegate Hitchcock do not see
why We should discriminate against |
any one who wants to become a citi- |
yen, Just because he cannot speak |
English. He may be good man,
qualified in every otter respect, ami |
Just because he cannot understand |
English, We will not take him. | |
move the paragraph be stricken out. |
Delegate Carter-Ths short resi- /
dence required is not sufficient to give
= man OF ordinary European extrac-