The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-12-15

which carry with them the right OF
suffrage, but do not require the holder
TO abjure his allegiance to his native
country. He is required to take the
oath to support the Constitution and
the laws of the Republic BY this plan
OF deniZation a man who comes to the
Islands with the intention of taking I'D
lands may be admitted as a citizen.
In fact he is not granted land patent
until he has applied for and received
letters of denization. If he desires TO
return to his own country, he has not.
SO far as the Hawaiian Government Is
concerned, forfeited his citizenship, but
may resume his position exactly as if
he had never left his own country"
How is the President elected?"
The present Executive holds his Of
fiee through Constitutional provision,
for six years, from July 4, 1894. Sub
sequent Presidents of the Republic are
to be elected by the Legislature"
Does the President have the veto
power?"
Yes; the veto power is vested in the
President precisely as it is vested in
the President of the United States"
The declaration on the part of some,
| then, that the Hawaiian Government
is an oligarchy is not justified by the
fact?"
by no means. AS | have shown
you, the provisions of citizenship are
generous and the suffrage is regulated
with but few restrictions. The educa-
tional qualification no one can object
I'm Tho
of voters for members of the Upper
House is not severe, and is intended
merely to restrict the suffrage to men
of frugal and Industrious habits and
Qualified for share in the manage
ment of affairs. 1t is very rarely that
a man of such character fails to earn
$500 in year. Very many of the ma
tives are in receipt of incomes of that
amount. 1t is less than 81 day, you
see. This provision excludes, as it is
intended to exclude, only the idle, lazy
and incapable
''As to immigration?
Immigration is thoroughly con.
ltrolled by legislative enactment. I'm.
migrant ships do not arrive at Ho.
nolulu unheralded and with an in.
definite number of future Hawaiian
residents. Not an immigrant is al
lowed to land on the Islands without
a permit from the Foreign Office We
always know when they are comins
and just how many are coming WheI
the employers of labor find a certain
tamount of assistance necessary they
give notice to the Foreign Office, anC
the emigration offices in foreign coun
tries are notified, and the people art
sent along. No immigrant is allowed
to land unless he has the sum of So
in his pocket, or shows conclusively
that he is self-supporting.
| You are opening up Government
lands to settlement"
| Yes, land act was adopted by the
last Legislature by which about 1900,
GOD acres of Government and crown
lands have been opened up to settle
ment. The public lands were of these
two classes, but all are now known a.
public lands. Under the monarchy Ger
tain of the public lands might bt
leased, but were never sold. Under
the land act now in force, a fee simple
may be acquired, and this is more il
ing American settlers. Proceeds O.
sales of public lands form a sinking
fund for the payment of the public
ldebt"
as all of the public land arabic
land?"
THE greater portion of it is either
arabic or pastoral land Much of it i:
exceedingly rich and admirably adapt
ed 10 the culture of coffee. The Kont
coffee, raised on the uplands, especially
of the Islands of Hawaii and Maui, i:
superior to any other coffee raised.
think that l can safely say this. Tht
flavor is truly superb. One has never
tasted coffee who has not drunk KonS
coffee. For a long time a sufficient
amount of this coffee has been raised
for domestic consumption. The coffee
culture has begun to attract the at
tention of planters of late years, so thai
a limited quantity is now raised for ex.
port. In 1894 about 100000 pounds
we're exported, valued at about $39, 900
The greater portion of this coffee went
to the United States.'
rs the coffee land taken up rapidly? p
Hawaiian coffee culture is attract
ing a great deal of attention in the
United States, and great many are
coming to the Islands to take up lands
As rule these intending settlers, much
to our qualification, are native-born
Americans, of American parentage
This is the class of settlers which we
desire to encourage. Young men, with
small families and some money have
the best chance to succeed. The sol
is rich and many put portion of their
holdings into coffee plants at first, and
while they are growing, support them
selves and their families by raising
vegetables and fowls on the remaining
portion. The climate is so equable thai
a constant succession of crops is pos
sble. The vegetable raiser will pull a
row of cabbages, for example, and al
once put in the seed for another crop
All sorts of vegetables grow we'll and
find a ready market In four or five