The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-10
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
The Name the Annexation Com
mittee Will Recommend.
DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS
The Municipal Idea VIII Predominate in
the Hawaiian Form OF Govern
ment-A Pacific Cable
Delay.

san Francisco, Sept s.-The steamer
Ccptlc arrived from Yokohama and
Hong Kong. via Honolulu, bringing the
following advlces 10 the associated
press from the latter city under date OF
Sept. 3:
II will be the territory Of Hawaii
that is the name which the annexation
commission has decided TO recommend
70 congress. Thus viii be preserved in
the present nomenclature from the
United States the distinctive origin Of
this part OF the United States. The
history and tradition OF the islands and
the associations that no resident here
wants forgotten will go or in unbroken
union with the name. The form OF the
government will be modelled on that or
existing territories. There VIII be no
further departures from this form than
local conditions and national political
considerations make necessary. 1t is
possible that in working out the de-
tails the form OF government Will not
approximate so closely to hat OF state
government as the ordinary form OF
does. But the lima
possibility Of statehood will not be
barred. Still, there will be no District
of Columbia or Alaska form OF gov
ernmen proposed.
Local self -government will he given
through the extension of the municipal
idea. The islands will be divided into
municipal districts. having control un-
der restrictions of purely local AFFAIRS.
Honolulu, for Instance. will be a NUM-
ripal district embracing the whole or
the island Of Oahu. Hawaii will be
divided into two districts. and Molokai,
Lanai and Niihau may be attached TO
some other municipal district.
The question of a territorial legisla-
ture has not been fully settled. There
Will probably be one, but with limited
powers. All the attributes OF Owe
reignty. however. will be exercised by
the national government OF the United
States. The people of Hawaii viii be
rallied on TO consider themselves Amer
leans, looking TO the national govern
ment as a source OF national power. In
local affairs they will have the oppor-
tunity Of exercising the high attribute
Of American citizenship-local self gov
eminent. The form of government the
commission will recommend will be one
calculated to do ava with the associ-
ations OF national independence, and 10
create associations and the feeling or
union with the United States OF Amer
lea. 1t IL pretty clear from what has
been said by members OF the commis-
sion from time to time that in framing
a form Of government for these Islands
they have also been charged by the
administration at Washington with
forming a model which can be adapted
TO Porto Rico and other new posses
sions the war has brought TO the United
States. The commission Is trying To SO
shape Its work as to be able 70 con-
clude Its labors Sept. 90. The visiting
members will in that case he able "a
return 10 the mainland by the steamer
OF the 23d Of September.
The commissioners visited Pearl har-
Dor on Sept. 1.
The Pacific cable may go around
Honolulu. A shorter route by way OF
Alaska has been figured on. Gen. \.
S. Hartwell said this morning: by the
last mail / received ONE communica-
tion from the company concerning the
cable. General S~chryInser writes me
that his company Is annoyed at the de-
lay required by the clause ir the Ha-
walian contract. which gives the sec
rotary six months in which 10 signify
his approval or disapproval Of the con,
tract. He states that he had some cor
r~espondence with Secretary Day on the
matter, and has asked him TO come to a
final conclusion at as early a date as
convenient.
I'm the early part Of the year he had
expressed his disapproval Of any con.
tract being entered into AT this end, ant
Il was in consequence Of its doing sd
that the condition was inserted In tn
Hawaiian contract requiring the appro
val of the secretary of state. I an
now informed that the answer of Sec
rotary Day TO the communication ha.
been received to the effect that OWNS
|. 20 his relationship TO Colonel Spaldinl
, he should take no part In the anal
and that he would hand IT over en-
tirely TO his assistant. Mr.. Moore. How
ever, ! have no doubt that Secretsr,
Day win not hesitate TO inform tn
commission Of his opinion.
IF the company shall not avail itsel