The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-12-15
KIND OF IMMIGRANTS WANTED
Possibilities for Men With
Capital.
He Tells a Reporter Just What tc
Expect in Hawaii and Gives
Good Descriptions.

gentleman not far from 40 years
of age, with a full brown beard, a com
plexion richly Drowned by the sun, and
a quiet, unassuming manner-this is
briefly a pen-picture of Hon. Henry
E. Cooper, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Hawaiian Republic. In his room
at the Parker House, where he has
been stopping for the past few days,
he talked yesterday in most interest
ing manner concerning some features
of the Government of the Island Re
public. Being informed that an inn
preston prevails to considerable ex-
tent in this country, that the revolu-
ton of few years ago resulted in the
exclusion of the native Hawaiians from
all participation in public affairs, Min
lister Cooper said:
Nothing can be farther from the
truth. There was no intention on the
part OF the whites who took part in
the revolution of 1898 to exclude the
natives from share in the Govern
ment of the Islands, and, in fact, they
have not been excluded This is seen
plainly in the fact that out of the IL
members of the Lower House of the
Legislature a majority are native Ha-
waiians of Polynesian blood. There
are also several natives in the Upper
House and in the Council of State
The qualifications for suffrage are
plainly stated in the Constitution
which became effective July 4, 1894
Article IL of this Constitution pro.
vides that all persons born or natur-
allied in the Hawaiian Islands, and
subject to the jurisdiction of the Re.
public are citizens thereof Specia
rights of citizenship are vested in any
person, not a Hawaiian citizen, who
took active part, or rendered substan.
tial service in the formation of the
Provisional Government, and who has
taken the oath of allegiance TO the
Republic"
How must citizen of the Republic
qualify himself to be a voter?"
THE qualifications for the suffrage
differ in the different elections. In or.
der to be eligible to vote for Represen
tative in the Legislature one must be-
a male citizen of the Republic, and, il
naturalized prior to January 18th, 1898
the date of the establishment of the
Provisional Government, must be q
native of country having treaty rela.
tons with Hawaii or he must have re-
ceived special letters of denization; he
must have resided in the representa-.
tive district in which he offers to reg
lister not less than one month; he mus
have attained the age of 20 years; mus
be able to read and write either Eng
! fish or Hawaiian. To vote for Sena-
tors the requirements are rather more
rigid. The intending voter must pos
sess all the qualifications required fol
voting for Representatives and in adj
dition, must be possessed of real prop
erty in the Islands valued at not less
than 81 500, or of personal property al
not less than $4,000, or shall have re.
ceived money income of not less
than $500 during the year next pre-
ceding."
What is the method of voting?"
I'VE vote by the Australian system
of ballots"
You speak of letters of denization
Mr.. Cooper May I ask what such let
tiers imply or include?"
Letters of denization may be issued
by the Executive Council to persons
who may have come to the Islands tc
reside for longer or shorter time
These confer all privileges OF citizen
ship, except the right to vote. Letters
of denization are also obtainable to per-
sons who have resided in the Islands
| for the term of seven years prior to the
PRONUNCIATION of the Constitution