The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-27
White Men in Good Standing May
Become Members.
BRANCH LEAGUES TO BE FORMED.
Report of the Executive Committee
Resolutions CONCERNING the Action Of
the Committee Now Investigating
the Loyalty OF Government Employees.


met last night in the headquarters
of the American League. Although
quite a good deal of business was
attended to, an enormous amount
ofunnecessary talk was indulgedin.
Three amendments to the consti-
tuition were made. The first was
that the initiation fee be dispensed
with ; the second, that white men
in good standing be allowed to join
the league; the third, that those
who have omitted to pay the
monthly dues of fifty cents, be
asked to pay half that amount.
Jim Boyd read the report of the
executive committee, the main part
Of which advocated the sending of
letters to different islands, relating
to the formation of branch leagues.
The report was adopted and the
committee continued.
Letters were received from Wal
mea, Wailuku, Kula and other
places, in answer to the letters sent
out by the committee. Most of the
writer's wanted more information.
One writer reported the formation
of a branch league with member
ship Of eleven as a starter.
J. \. K. Keola, ]. n. Kawainui,
A. S. Mahaulu, F. K. Archer and
James Levi were appointed COM
mittee to consider the resolution
handed in by Archer regarding the
dismissal of Government employees
who had failed to carry a gun in
the recent uprising. The commit
tee retired and returned with the
following resolution slightly re-
vised from it's original form:
Whereas, All the members OF the
RepublicanClub have sworn
to support the Republic of Hawaii,
established on July 4, 1894; and
Whereas, The chief object Of this
club is to support the Republic OF Ha-
wall, and to resist all attempts to re-
store the monarchy in accordance
with a resolution passed by the club
on October o, 1894, as follows:
hResolved, That the members of
the Hawaiian Republican Club hereby
bind themselves to carry out the oath
they have taken to support the Gov
eminent, and to do all in their power
to prevent the return of Mrs. Dominis
to the throne, or her niece Kaiulani
from becoming queen, or the restora-
ton Of the monarchial form of gov
eminent in any way, shape or form.
Resolved, further, That in case of
war, the President OF the organization
shall meet President Dole and render
such assistance as may be required by
the said commander in chief" and
Whereas, On the 9TH of January,
club (actiDg in behalf of the Presi-
dent, who was on the field Of action
as a member Of Company A, n. G..
h. issued a proclamation ordering all
members OF this club to report imme-
diately to the Government, and the
members of this club have responded
to the call by presenting themselves
before the Attorney General and Mar
shall during those stormy days; and
Whereas, The National Guard of
Hawaii, in meeting assembled, have
passed resolutions to dismiss all Gov
eminent officials who were not mem.
bers of any Of the military organiza-
tions of the Government or Citizens
Guard, or members Of the police
force, prior to January 6, 1895; aud
Whereas, The said resolution is IN
fair to those Government officials who
supported the Government by should
erIDg guns, and to those who person
ally reported themselves to the Cabi-
net, heads Of bureaus, and Marshal of
the Republic, giving their personal
support, and who stood by the Gov
eminent until ordered to return to
their homes by the Marshal; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That it is the unanimous
wish OF the Hawaiian Republican
Club, which has q membership of
112, that they repose the greatest con
hdence in the ability of the Executive
and Advisory Councils to investigate
the matter of the said Government
officials carefully and impartiaIIy,
and decide as they deem wise.