The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-24
THE ADMISSION OF HAWAII
Some of the Recommendation Of
the Commission.
THE DETAILS OF THE BILL
System OF Imported Labor 70 n DIS
continued "A Regular Territorial
Form OF Government-Fran-
chsse 70 Be Limited.

Washington. Nov. 23.-The commits.
sion appointed by the president to
recommend q form OF government for
the Hawaiian islands ~ . part OF the
United States. met In sekator Culiom's
committee room at the capitol to-day
for the first time since leaving Homo
lulu. Senators Cullom and Morgan.
Representatives Hit and Judge Frear
being present. The meeting was de-
voted to discussing details Of h bill
and the report which the commission
will report to congress-, which had not
been fully decided upon at the last
meeting.
The legislation which will be recon-
mended by the commission will be in
cluded in a bill which. to all intents
and purposes. will be an enabling act
and very much like the bills providing
for the admission of new states into
the union. except In the important de-
tail that II provides for the admission
OF a territory n not a state. The oil
has been completed, but probably will
be amended somewhat in detail. The
report has not been completed, but the
commission has decided upon its i'm
portant features. One OF these Is a
recommendation that the system Of i'm
porting laborers under contract shall be
discontinued. The commissioners have
concluded that Is the system Is con-
trary to the laws applying to this
country as a whole. ii would not be
wise to continue IL even temporarily in
Hawaii. 1t is understood that a ma
jority at least of the members of the
commission do not accept the theory
that Americans n Europeans cannot
do manual labor in the islands
The commission will recommend a
regular territorial form of government.
with a governor. a delegate In congress
and a legislature. The legislature will
be elected by the qualified voters of the
island, but there Will be property and
educational qualifications imposed up
on those who vote for members of the
upper house Of the legislature. Tn
franchise will not be extended to the
japanese or Chinese in the island. but
the Portuguese who become citizens
will not be excluded. under the restric-
tions imposed. The commission Will
present full details of the value of the
property acquired. the income OF the
tariff taxes and other important facts
bearing upon the government OF the
islands. They estimate that the prop
erty secured to the United States will
amount to more than S1o,o 0o. 900.
Justice Frear, one of the Hawaiian
commissioners, and also q member OF
the supreme court of Hawaii. said this
afternoon In answer 10 a Question 90
to the solution of the coolie labor prob
lem in Hawaii:
Under the present law coolie abe
can be imported. Our people. IL left to
their own choice. would prefer to con-
tinue this system, but we will not
hesitate to give IL up IL required. We
realize that the stability of the govern
ment will be so largely increased under
the constitution that we can anord to
amend our labor laws and sacrifice
cheap labor. As a matter OF fact. our
planters are now starting In to make a
serious attempt to introduce white la
borers. Some nave already been
brought in from California. and II Is
believed the experiment Will succeed.
The notion seems to prevail In some
quarters tina white men cannot work
in the tropics. 1t must be remembered,
| however, that there are differences In
tropical countries. Hawaii really is on
the edge OF the tropics. Furthermore
the islands are tempered by a cooling
current which makes the temperature
10 degrees below hat of other countries
in the same latitude. A great proper
ton of n best coffee lands are located
in n very temperate zone"