The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
THE LAST STAND
OF THE HAWAIIANS
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
MEMORIAL.
To the President, The Congress and the PEOPLE of the
United States of eAnerIca.
This memorial respectfully represents as follows:

United States of cAnerlca
This memorial respe ctuly represents as follows:
memorlasts residents Hawaiian Islands,
that the majority of them aboriginal Hawaans that all of them
the qualifications provided for in the
Hawaiian Legislature by the constitution and laws prevailing the
Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian
Constitutional Government, January II, 1893.
That supporters of the Hawaiian 1887 have
m b t ero @ 10 @ u, ps f h pnI p M year Ga r, he % +h IN H
Islands successor, the Republic of Hawaii and have
Welded and do acknowledge spontaneous willing allegiance
support
That the Government Republic has no warrant
the support of the islands;
was proclaimed and instituted and has hitherto existed and now exists
considering rights wishes majority
residents native and foreign born, of the Hawaiian Islands, and
especially that said Government exists solely v fore.
of against the rights and wishes of almost the entire aboriginal
population of these islands.
republic founded conducted
basis of popular republican principles; that its
constitution adopted by convention majority whose
appointed and the balance of whose elected
numerically insignificant minority of the white and aboriginal
persons
voting delegates Constitutional
aliens and that majority said aliens voting then
residence without financial interests social ties these islands
That constitution adopted by said
been submitted vote of the people of these islands, but promu
gated and established the said islands, and has been
taned only by force OF arms and with indifference to the Will OF pc
tcay the entire aboriginal population and vast majority of the whole
population of these Islands
That said Government, existing
public of Hawaii and the right exnguh the h
of sovereignty and the Hawaiian Islands and their dependencies
foreign power, the United States of
T. That riasts with
the President of the United States
the Republic of Hawaii whereby exingush
istence nation and to territory TO the United States
prior tine events herenabove eced had accustomed are
IN the constitutional forms of the election
the administration justice through regularly
courts and ues, and the representative administration
public aft s in which the principle of government by majoes
acknowledged and firmly established.
That mmoaiss humby but feventy against
political rights; and they
earnestly appeal President Congress the people of the
United refrain further participating wrong so pro-
posed; and they invoke support this memorial the spirit
mortal instrument Declaration American independence and pe
truth therein Governments just
from the consent the here that the
people government imposed bv
Republic Hawaii proposed treaty annexa
On has been asked by and not accorded either said Gov
said project of annexation.
project annexation dealt
would personal political
rights memoalss the Hawaiian people nation
the rights principles the
independence the United
the schemes all other repre-
your respectfully submit that they no
the citizens of American commonwealth
establish for themselves such government
likely effect their happiness; and
questions the Hawaiian people proposed
be settled by said treaty. questions which said people
the the forum of conscience to be heard; and that said
people thus far been denied the privilege being upon
questions.
your President Congress and
United States toward the
ratification of said treaty or toward the of the Hawaiian
nationality absorption of Hawaiian people and terri
body polite and territory of the United States America
the Hawaiian represented by citizens and
the Hawaiian Islands, provisions of the a
constitution promulgated July 1887 would qualified to vote
the Legislature shall opportunity to
the baotbox their wishes whether an
nexaton shall be accepted rejected.
u, your memoriasts, themselves behalf of the Ha
of the residents
shall accorded the privilege voting upon said
ons, and fair purpose and fair
that shall
joriy such annexation these memoas Hawaiian
people will yield ready and cheer ul acquiesence project
HONOLULU, H. l., Oct 8, 1897.
j. KALUA KAHOOKANo
SAMUEL K PUA,
F. j TESLA
c. B. MALE,
SAMUEL K. KAMAKAA
Citizens Committee
JAMES KEAUlLUNA KAULIA
President the Hawaiian Patriotic eaoue
DAVID KALAUOKALAN.
President of the Hawaiian Political Association