The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-12
SENATOR MORGAN'S TALK TO THE
ANNEXATION COMMITTEE.
His Views on the Future Form of Gov
ernment and Probable Number of
United States Officials.

The committee of the Annexation
Club, consisting of j. B. Atherton, +.
j. Lowrey, DIR. c. B. Wood, ID. l.. Ma
one and George w. Smith, waited on
Senator Morgan on Saturday evening
at the Ballou residence and received
from him a large photograph of Con-
gresham Frank j. Newlands and his
wife. In presenting them to the COM
mittee Senator Morgan briefly re-
viewed the history of the annexation
treaty and resolution, and stated that
it was at his personal request that
Congressman Newlands had furnished
the photographs for presentation to
the club.
Referring to his present visit to
Hawaii and the labors of the Commits
sion, the Senator said in substance:
AS you are well aware, have al
ways been in favor of state govern
ment for Hawaii and am so still. In
speaking for myself, however, and
not for the Commission, | am inclined
to think that you will have only a
territorial government at present.
You have not asked for state govern
ment, and l doubt very much if the
Commission will recommend one. As
the territory of Hawaii you will have
your own legislature of which you
will elect the members. The territorial
officers to be appointed by President
Mckinley will be a governor and sec
retary, the three district judges, who
will compose your supreme court, a
United States district attorney whose
duties are similar to those of your at
torney general but who only acts in
cases in which the United States is
interested, and United States mar
shall, who performs the same duties
as your present marshal, but only in
United States business. The United
States will of course take charge of
the custom house and postal depart
ment, but in all other matters you Will
be your own masters. You will make
your own laws, subject to the appro-
val of Congress. The territory of. Ha-
waii has a great future before it and
with the increase of population and
business that must come from annex
alton and all that is implied by it the
road to statehood cannot be long
one. The opening of the Nicaragua
canal, an enterprise which must be
carried to consummation in a very
short period. will still further advance
the prosperity of the Islands,"
Turning to d. L. Naone, the Senator
said: "As a representative of the Ha-
waiian race on this committee, / have
this to say to you. The future of the
Hawaiian race rests in the hands of
the Hawaians themselves. If you
take advantage of the opportunities
offered to you by annexation, by the
free institutions of the United States,
and which from your education and
surroundings you should have no diff
| fculty in doing, if you do all this, I
say your race will continue as one of
| the great brotherhood, the greatest
among the nations of the earth, but
if you do not you will slowly but sure
| ly drift along until some day you will
be forgotten. Your future lies in
your own hands, and I wish to impress
that fact on your mind in order that
you may make the most of it,"
Mr.. Atherton, on behalf Of the
committee, thanked the Senator for
his interest in the matter and asked
him to convey the thanks of the club
to Congressman Newlands.