The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09

I ing Hawaii cannot pass the Senate 1or lack OF ne
requisite two-thirds majority
In this emergency the spectators in outside real estate
propose by joint resolution quoting the absorption
of Texas precedent 1t happens, however, that the
Texas lacks anaIogy-it is all fours with the
present proposition.
Texas became independent Government by the victory
of San Janto in 1886 Santa Anna was compelled sign the
treaty eecng that change The Lone Star Republic entered
the family of nations In 1880 the United States entered into
treaty with Texas define the boundary between the two
countries. Nine years after Texan independence achieved
March 1885, Congress passed resolution not to annex
Texas but in the following terms
That Congress doth that the territory properly
included within and ghuy belonging to the republic of
eXas may be erected into new STATE to be called the State
of Texas with republican form of government to be
adopted By the people of said republic, by deputies assembled
in convention with the consent of the existing Government
in order that the may be admitted of the States
of this Union
The foregoing of Congress given upon the fol-
lowing guarantees to wit: First said State to be formed sub
ect to the adjustment by this Government of all questions of
boundary that may arise with other governments; and the
constitution thereof with the proper evidence of its adop
ton by the people of said republic of Texas shall be trans
med the President of the United States to be laid before
Congress for its final action, before the st day of Janu
ary, 1896"
The resolution then rees that the public land in Texas
shall remain the property of that State not becoming part of
the public domain of the United States, and that Sin no
event shall the debts and liabilities of the republic of Texas
become a charge upon the United Sates.'
In the December following Texas became a State under
this action The adjustment the boundary brought on the
Mexican Texas ceded part of her United
States and received ten millions therefor Out of the land
purchased have been formed parts of Kansas Colorado and
New Mexico.
Togo back to the conditions under which Texas came
into the Union; it at admitted as States its State
constitution definitely adjusting the manner and form of its
government and adopted by the people, submitted
subjected to that provision of the Federal constitution which
requires the United States guarantee each State re-
publican form of government.
Now, the Texas be followed in Hawaii that coun
change of sovereignty to the people The people must adopt
State constitution that only they but the people of
the United States know that the government of the State
Of Hawaii is republican in form.
This raises at the question, Who the people of
Hawaii? Will government ratified by per cent of the peo
pie be accepted by the United States republican in form?
Being admitted State by the Texas precedent under
what declaration of the Federal constitution can we exclude
portion of the people in Hawaii from entry into any
other State of the Unon2
1t will be that driven by public opinion to abandon
the treaty for lack of pass it. all the pretended proh
billions OF the treaty prevent the Hawaiian Asiacs becom
ing free in the United States fall with it. We have
shown that these professed prohibitions were the merst pre-
tense untenabe in law Yet the the treaty have
relied mainly them and they have boasted them as the
sugar inside the annexation pill.
BY what form of bill resolution can Congress set up
inequality of government for Hawaii and suspend the equal
operation of the Federal constitution
These questions cannot be waived aside by pratng of
manifest destiny strategy and appeals pseudo patriotism
hey are practical and must be answered.
proceed the line of the Texas precedent only brings
the gang features of the scheme into more repuIsve prom