The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-25
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one country with another, each
blending into and becoming part
of tho other. If we are now to
annex the Hawaiian Islands they
are to become part of us; not only
the land there to become a part of
the public domain, but the people are
to become united to and be q part,
Of us. As to the land I have but
little information. We all under
stand there some sugar plantations
there, some banana trees and some
coooanuts, l believe, and some vol
canoes and outlying coral islands.
We have already variety Of soils in
this country; I suppose we could
stand few volcanoes thrown in as
a make weight.
Second AS TO citizenship.
/ have given very brief outline
OF the general policy Of our Govern
ment upon acquisition; also the
kind of people at the islands. The
question, then, is, Do we want thems
1t is republicanism to have one sys-
tenn of laws, as to citizenship, in one
part, and another system in another2
For instance, we are now excluding
Chinese. Shall we permit the 81, 500
Chinese now there to come in at the
back doori Or shall we say to
them, 1--WE know you are lawfully
there, under Hawaiian rule, but you
can't go to any other placei" Is
there power to make such legisla-
ton?
In case Of annexation the matter
of suffrage would be important. To
whom shall the right be given7
Shall the American residents there
do all he voting, hold all the Offices,
make the laws? or, shall the fran
chise be given to all residents7 Will
you desire that such persons, re-
here, be citizens here2 Can
you prevent their coming7 Can you
deny them citizenship here if they
do comet Shall we deny to the
the rights of citizenship,
and thus take from them what they
have hadi Shall we, in annexing
them, cut them off, Is that annex
alton? Annexation, with a ven
Taking them in, indeed
If, as under the treaty of Guadalupe
we give them a year to
elect to go, where could they elect
to go7 Where would be their
mother country to go to2 Shall we
take their country and not let them
have anything, nor anywhere to go7
Then, if they should in justice be
allowed to vote ia their local affairs,
is there such thing as an American
being a citizen in one part of the
country and not allowed to acquire
tina right in another part2 Gould
man be a citizen of a Territory, say
OF Hawaii or New Mexico, and, upon
removal, say to California, not there
by become a citizen here2 You are
aware that under the fourteenth
to the Federal constitu-
ton any person born in the United
States is a citizen the country over.
Do you wish that every Hawaiian
child hereafter born shall be a citi-
zen of the United States, and, upon
coming here, exercise all the rights
and have all the privileges, as if
coming from Virginia or New York;
For, bear in mind that in case of
whatever provision be
made in the treaty as to the present
every child born there
after the treaty would be a full,
Hedged American citizen. Not only
would citizenship include the future
births of Hawaiians, but also OF
Chinese, Japanese and all else.
We have somewhat OF mixture
here now; we have various plants
growing alongside of our Mayfower;
We are trying to digest them all and
get the best there is in each and
make it assimilate, and just now we
are having spell of Indigestion
wintess the coal strikers, Shall wa