The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-12-01

I calling of the meeting. He said:
L do not think it is necessary t
] give excuses for calling the meeting
For long time past there has beer
no necessity for agitating the ques
Z tion, but the change of conditions il
the United States requires some de
cided action on our part. 1t has beer
long time, to us, since there has beer
Republican administration at Wash
/ ington, and as one will assume tht
reins in March, il is our duty to let the
people in Washington know we are still
anxious to be annexed. If there is q
weakness among the people here, il
must be strengthened" Col. rlshel
then put the motion that the meeting
be called and it carried unanimously
Col Fisher then moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed to draft a
preamble and bylaws and get the
work done as soon as possible, and
Immediately after this was done to
call general meeting. He would op-
pose any attempt to attach any condi-
tions to the membership Persons
should be admitted without regard to
oaths to support this Government.
This club is not political one, its mo-
tiyes are grander than anything in
politics. The motion carried.
Judge Hartwell then said that if
there was nothing further he would in
troduce a resolution. J. B. Atherton
occupied the chair temporarily and
Judge Hartwell then read the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE ANNEXA-
TI0N CLUB.
At meeting of the officers of the
Annexation Club of Honolulu, held on
the evening of the 9th day of No
vember, 1896, it was:
Resolved, This Club was formed in
the month of February, in 1898, un-
der the Provisional Government of
Hawaii, for the purpose of giving def
mite expression to the desire for the
annexation of Hawaii to the United
States, and of encouraging and pro-
noting such desirable object.
The Provisional Government having
accomplished the object for which it
was established, both in conserving the
tulonal Government, and in endeavor-
ing to establish political union with
the United States, has been merged in
the Constitutional Government of the
Republic of Hawaii, the end and aim
of which is to accomplish political
union with the United States, this Club
hereby declares that it is still the earn
est desire of its members that the Re-
public of Hawaii be annexed to the
United States, and become an integral
portion of that great Republic, subject
to the existing laws of the United
States, and to such further laws as
Congress shall enact, and that it is
the firm belief of the members of this
Club that such result will best promote
the interests of all classes and nation
alities of people within the Hawaiian
Islands.
This Club respectfully assures the
Government of the Republic of Hawaii
of the desire of its members that as
soon as shall be practicable annexa-
ton to the United States be aecomp-
lished, leaving to the United States to
enact such laws as Congress shall deem
to be proper.
The speaker finished reading amid
tremendous applause. When it had
ceased he said:
Il would like to make a few remarks
on the resolution have just read In
my opinion, its meat is in the last sec
tion. l believe there are a number of
people in the country who believe in
and want annexation, but they want
to haggle; they want to know about
contract labor, and they tremble when
they think of the public lands ques-
ton. These people don't know what
they want When we commence that
sort of thing, this haggling business,
we simply provide ammunition for our
enemies in the United States TO fire at
US. The details of a treaty, the ques-
tions of plantation labor and public
lands can wait. For myself, want an
neXation now, and the sooner we get
it the better. l don't care how simple
the treaty may be, l will be satisfied
Hawaii is hereby annexed to the Unit
ed States will suit me, for l am not
afraid of the United States Congress
or that our affairs will not be attend
ed to. Let us be annexed first and
look to the details afterward'
Messrs. McStocker, Fisher, Wood,
Ripley and others spoke of the country
being rapidly Orientalized and point
ed to the landing of SO Japanese from
the Toya Maru as an object lesson
Judge Hartwell then appointed
Messrs. Thurston, McStocker, Fisher
and Dillingham;, and, upon the urgent
wish of the members, himself, on the
committee of five called for in Col
Fishers resolution. A motion to ad-
jOurn was not carried, as there was
heavy rainfall, and those present pre-
ferred TO keep out of the wet and listen
to further remarks. ]. B. Atherton
was called upon for few words, which
he spoke, but his remarks were heard
with difficulty, owing to the patter of
the rain on the iron roof.
4 have" he said, been one of those
who thought there was nothing to be
done here regarding annexation The
command has been given, the Legis-
lature has pledged itself, and resolu-
tions have been passed l did not see
that anything else was to be done by
US, and there was but one thing left for
the Government to do-get annexation
as quickly as possible As to voters,
do not know that anything can be
done the registration hooks were omen