The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-24
FOR HhNAN.
WILL BE ALMOST IDENTICAL WITH
THAT OF OTHER TERRITORIES.
Contract Labor Laws Will BE Ahoi-
fshed and the Franchise Limited
In some Respeets-Seffher Chi
uese Nor japanese NJ Citizens.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The conrnis-
sion appointed ~ The president 70 Ee19sa-
mend foTa Of government for TIE pa
Fwailan Islands, as q part Of the Isiite"
g:aGss, met IN Senator CuIlotns cofn1nitAee
room al the capitol today for the hFss time
since leaving Honolulu. Senators eaiiosa
ard Morgan, Representative Hitt ana
Jpdge Frsar being present. The meeting
was devoted To discussing details OF Inc
bill and the report, which the committee
viii make 10 congress. when Aao nos nesii
: Gully decided upon az the last meeting ne
sjegssIatinn which VIII be recommended oy
the commission viii be Included IN a oiii.
which. 10 ali intents and purposes. viii be
an enabling act and very much like the
pf.l providing for the admission of new
sefates into the Union, except IN the I'M
portant detail that IL provides for the aa-
mission Of territory and not a state. The
bill has been completed, but probably VIII
b. amended somewhat Ia detail The re-
port has not been completed. but TIE COM
mission has decided upon It's important fea-
lures. One Of these Is a recommendation
tina. The system OF importing iaDorefs an
I der contract shall BE- discontinued. The
commissioners have concluded that as the
system liz contrary 10 the laws applying 10
this country az whole ii would not ne
wise To continue X. even Temporarily. IN
Hawai- 1t is understood that a majority
a
sion do not accept the theory that Ameri-
scans and Europeans cannot do manual la
Dor in the islands.
The commission Will recommend regd-
q lar territorial form Of government. with
n governor, delegate In congress and Il
legislature. The Legislature VIII be elect
ed by the qualified voters OF the island, bat
there viii be property and educational
qualifications imposed upon those who vote
for members OF the upper house or the leg
islature. The franchise VIII not be ex-
stendsd to the japanese or Chinese Ia the
Island, but the Portuguese, who become
scitIzens will not he excluded under the
Grstrictions imposed The commission VIII
sptcsent 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 property secured 10 the
United States viii amount TO more than
$iooo6.0eo.
Justice Erear, one IL the Hawaiian COM
srnissioners and also member Of the su-
creme court OF Hawaii. said this after
noon. In answer to a question as to the
solution OF the cooiie labor problem in
Hawaii.
Under the present law cooie labor can
be imported. Our people II left 10 their
io~n choice, would prefer to continue this
system, but We viii not hesitate TO give IL
mp IL required. We realize that the stabil-
ity OF the government WAL he SO largely
Increased under the constitution that we
can afofd 10 amend our labor laws ana
sacrffce cheap lator.
AS matter of fact. our planters are
now starting in 70 make a serious attempt
&c introduce white laborers. Some have
already been brought I'm from California.
and II 10 believed the experiment will sue
coed. The notion seems 10 prevail in some
quarters that white men Garnet work IN
the tropics. IL must be Remembered how
ever that there are differences In tropical
countries. Hawaii really Is on the edge
ef the tropics. Furthermore tho Islands
are tempered by a cool ocean current
which reduces The temperature 10 degrees
below that or other countries Ia the ssene
latitude great portion or the best cof-
zcne."