The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
Hawaiian Register Given
to the P. M. Steam
ship China.
Movement Among the Natives
to Oppose the Plan OF
Annexation.
Hawaii Replies to Japan Refusing
to AcCspt Specific Terms OF
Arbitration.

HONOLULU, HAWAII sept. 4-fresl-
dent Dole having called special session
OF the Senate for the 9th inst. for the pur-
pose of ratifying the annexation treaty, a
movement ha, been inaugurated by native
leaders which has for its object the calling
OF m meetings of natives IN all the principal
Districts of the islands for the purpose OF
joining in a petition TO President Dole,
asking that before the ratification OF TIE
treaty is submitted 10 the Senate pleb
cite be held, in which the exact feeling OF
the population of the islands on the an
nexation question may be ascertained be
fore the Senate is asked 10 pass on the
question. For this purpose arrangements
have been made for meetings 10 be held
on the other island to-day. at all OF which
the natives will be asked 10 adopt set OF
resolutions already prepared by tie lead
ers OF the movement and sign their names
TO the petition.
mass-meeting OF natives residing in
Honolulu and vicinity was called to meet
atPalace square this afternoon, but has been
posi- poned until Monday in order TO get
returns from the meetings on Maui and
Kauai first. Colonel w. II. Cornweli,
prominent Royalist, has charge of the
Maui meetings and he is expected TO re.
announced TOR Mondays meeting are +. J.
Tesla, owner and editor OF the lrdepen-
dent, the English Royals st organ, J. Nj.
Kaneakua and Kalanokalani, together
with some native mem berS of the legal
fraternity. 1t is expected that large
turnout of natives will be seen at the meet
ing.
A gentleman who is interested in the
movement consented to talk for The CALL
on its objects. He said:
This is the first gun of the campaign
We intend TO make. Whether 1t will de-
velop into an anti-annexat;on campaign
or not We cannot tell at this early stage,
but most likely it will. We natives have
been ignored throughout all the nekotia-
tlons for annexation and have had no
vo.Ce in the making of the treaty. We
don't expect 10 have any thing 10 do with
it-either, bur we want TO make it very
plain TO the people of the United States
that we have not been allowed anything
to do with il. For that reason we are
going to petition President Dole to order
a plebiscite taken. OF course, he will re-
fuse, but we intend to make the most of
his refusal by spreading the fact broad
cast through the United States. Person
ally | have no doubt that a plebiSci e
would show that the natives are opposed
to annexation, and, OF course, President
Dole and his advisers know this as we'll as
l DO, and for that reason steadily oppose
The proposition of submitting The ques-
lion 10 popular vote.
Our next move will probably be to get
up mas,-meeting of those opposed 10
annexation. This will be done during
the contemplated visit OF Senator Morgan,
and at least we can demonstrate by force
of mum bers how the natives feel on the
annexation question. The annexation
crowd need not think that they will
monopolize the Senator during his visit
here. We believe him TO be fair and
honest anu that he will listen to our side
of the case, which is already being pre-
pared by competent men, not only for the
use of visiting Senators bu; Tor use in
Washington next December. l cannot
give you any further information as to
our plans locally, because as yet they are
complete; but you can be sure that the
annexation crowu are not going 10 have
things all their own way III the coming
session of Congress.
The Portuguese are also moving and
propose to have someth n, to say on the
anne xation question, on which they, like
the natives, claim never 10 have been con-
suited. And it should not be forgotten
that there are 16. 600 Portuguese in Homo
lulu.
Judge Perry this morning decided that
the Pacific Mail steamship China was en-
titled to transfer fIom the British to the
Hawaiian flag, and ordered the Collector
General oil Customs at Honolulu to issue
a Hawaiian register 10 the vessel.
In order to effect this change nominal
sale of the China was made to Colonel
Macfarane for five shilllngs some time
ago and a provisional cerilhcate of regis
iratlon was issued to the new owner b;
the ConsuI-General of Hawaii in Loudon,
and upon her next arrival in the orl OF
Honolulu the certificate was ordered can
celed by the Government, on the ground
that Mac!arlane was not the real owner.
not Hawaiian citizen and as) that the
new registration was n breeCh OF faith
with the United Sta:es pending the pro-
posed annexation. Upon hearing, Judge
Cooper decided that tue Government had
not sustained its case and that the China
is clearly entitled to Hawaiian registra-
ton and entitled to hy the flag of The
island republic. The Government will ap-
peal TO the Supreme CoIrt.
BY the steamship Peru the Hawaiian
Government forwarded lis reply to Count
Okama's last note accepting afbtra-
tIon with the proviso that Japan shall
dictate what is to be arbitrated. The full
text of Count Okuma's letter and that OF
Minister Shimamuraa accom- panying it, to-
geiber with the answer of the Hawaiian
Government, have since been made public
by Minister Cooper in answer TO an inn
In his answer Minister Cooper says:
HONOLULU, II. l.. Aug. 80, 1897.
His Ercetiency II. Shimdmufd, H. T. j. n. g
Minister hesident, Hon0iuiu-SIR: AGYerting
10 the eiter oi lstruction addressed 10 you by
Count 0kuma Shigenobu under date of the
4th inst, wherein he conf ms his telegram
which was TO the eff .ct that the japanese Gov
ernment accepted al principe The suggest tion
OF the HAWAIIAN Government for arbitration
and also states the nature OF the terms and
conditions considered essential by the In
periHl Government To satisfactory issue OF
the ontemplated arbitration, a copy of which
accompanies your letter of the 18th inst.
hrve the honor TO say.
That this Government recognizes the de-
STABILITY tf expressly defining the scope Of
the reference, and for that reason regrets that
his Exceleney's lie tier does not more fui de-
fine the issues which he Imperial Cove rn-
ment would be willing 10 submit for decision
1t unders and his Exceliencv correctly The
I'm perial Government cannot consent To the
! su omission 10 arbitration of the que. ton of
the bona-fides OF the possession OF the $50 By
each OF The rel .cted immigrants or the APP
plea blity of the treaty of 1871 10 Japanese
subjects other tHan those belvnsing TO the mer-
chant class This being so, ii Is sugg asted that
tnIs Govern ment cannot be expected to give
its reply MS 10 whether or not this proposal is
acceptable until the poin.s which the Imperial
Government is willing to have submitted TO
arbitration are definitely made known to it !;
and in he absence OF an agreement as to the
scoI c of the reference il is likewise suggested
that no answer en- be expected in regard 10
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