The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-10
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
NAME FOR UNCLE SANS POSSESS
IONS IN THE PACIFIC.

Annexation Committee VIII RECON-
mend 1t TO COnSress-Form of Gov
eminent 10 BE Modelled After That
of Existing Territories Local
SeIf-GOvernment to he Given.
Territorial Legislature With Linn
tied POwers-Same Model of Gov
eminent May lie Applied 10 Pos
sessions Acquired bH War-Hawa-
iIans VIII De Called Upon to Com
slider Themselves Americans-COn-
cIusion of Committees Work.
San Francisco, Sept. 9.-The steamer
Coptic, from Yokohama and Hong Kong,
via Honolulu, brings the following adviees
from the Associated Press, from the lat
ter place under date of Sept. 3:
1t will be the territory of Hawaii"
convention has decided to recommend to
Congress. The form Of the government
will be modelled on that of existing terri
tories There will be no more
further departures from this
than local condition and ma
tional political considerations make neces-
sary. It is probable that in working out
government will not approx
mate so closely to that of state
government as the ordinary form of gov
eminent does But the ultimate posi-
bilty of statehood will not be barred
Local self government will be given
through the extension of the municipal
idea. The islands will be divided into mu-
nicipal districts having control under re-
strictlons and limitations of purely local
affairs.
The question of territorial legislature
has been fully settled. There viii probably
be one. but with limited powers. All the at
tributes of sovereignty, however, wiz be
exercised by the national government of
the United States.
The people of Hawaii win 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 citizen
ship. local self-government.
The form of government the committee
will recommend win be one calculated to
do away with the associations Of national
Independence which have grown up in the
last eighty or ninety years and to create
associations and feeling of union with the
United States of America.
1t is perfectly clear from what has been
said by members of the committee from
time to time in framing a form of govern
ent for the islands, they have also been
charged by the administration with form
ing model which can be adapted to
Porto Rico and other new possessions the
war has brought the United States
The committee is trying TO shape its
work so as to be able TO conclude its la
bors Sept. 20. The visiting members will
in that case, be able to return TO main
land by the steamer of Sept. %.
The Pacific cable may go around Hon
olulu. A shorter route by way of Alaska
has been figured on.
There is a clash here between Col. Bar
Der and the Hawaiian government over
military quarters. The matter will proba-
bly, be Strengthened out soon
1t Is the present. calculation to send the
United States steamship Philadelphia
back to San Francisco very soon, as Ad-
miral Miller, having completed the mis-
sion on which he was sent by the United
States government is anxious to return.
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 arrange
ments for that purpose. In fact the Phil
adelphia is the only ship available for
duty here.
Yuchida, the Japanese consul to Homo
lulu, arrived by the Coptic last night He
is accredited as minister pro TEN to the
of Ia aIfhof,ub he
ments have been made for the proper
acknowledgment of his credentials It
Washington.