The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-14
The Territory
OF Hawaii. ii ;: ;:
The Cardinal Principles Of
This Country's System
Fully Recognized by
the Annexation
Commission.

COMMISSION.
San Francisco, Sept. 9-The
steamer Coptic from Yokohama and
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, brings
the following advices to the Associ-
ated Press from the latter place un-
der date of September 8:
It will be the Territory of Hawai-" ;"
That is the name which the annexa
tion committee has decided to recon
mend to Congress.
The form of government will be
modelled on that of existing Terri
tories. There will be no more de.
partures from this than local condi
tions and national political considera.
tions make necessary 1t is probable
that in working out the details the
form of the government will not ap-
proximate SO closely TO that of State
government as the ordinary form of
government does, but the ultimate
possibility of statehood will not be
barred
Local self govarnmeat will be given
through the extension of the munici-
pal ideas The islands will be di-
vided into districts, having control,
under restrictions and limitations, of
purely local affairs.
The question of territorial legisia.
lature has not been fully settled.
There will probably be one, but
with limited powers Ali the attri-
butes of sovereignty, however, will
be exercised by the national govern
usent of the United States. The peo.
pie of Hawaii will be called on to
consider themselves Americans, look
ing to the national government as a
source of national power In local
affairs they will have the opportunity
of exercising the highest tribute of
American citizenship. local self gov
ernment. The form of government
the committee recommends will
be one calculated to do away
with the associations of ma.
tiopal independence which have
grown up in the last so or 90 years
and to create associations and the
feeling of union with the United
States of America.
1t is pretty clear from what has
been said by members of the COM
mittee from time to time in framing a
form of government for the islands
they have also been charged by the
administration with forming a model
which can be adopted to Porto Rico
and other new possessions the war
has brought the United States The
committee is trying to so shape its
work as to be able to conclude it's
labor by September 20. The visiting
members will, in that case, be able to
return to mainland by the steamer of
the 2Sd of September.
The Pacific cable may go around
Honolulu q shorter route by the
way of Alaska has been figured on.
There is clash here between Col
Barber and the Hawaiian govern
ment over military quarters. The
matter will probably be Strengthened
out soon.
It is the present calculation to send
the U. S. S. Philadelphia back to San
Francisco very soon, as Admiral Mil
Ter, having completed the mission on
which he was sent by the United
States government, is anxious to re-
turn.
Various officers of the Philadelphia
are so sure that their ship will return
to this port after landing Admiral
Miller in San Francisco that they are
making arrangements for that pur'
pose. In fact the Philadelphia is the
only ship available for duty here.
Yuehida, the japanese consul to
Honolulu, arrived by the Coptic last
night. He is accredited as minister
pro tenn to the republic Of Hawaii. al
though the arrangements have been
made for the proper acknowledge.
ment of his credentials at Washing
ton.