Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-09-15
NARY OF NAW All
o,signation of Our
Possession.
united TO CONGRESS
.sot Decided Upon hy
...Ionai Committee
a. pacific Cable

.,i.c. Sept. 70. The steam.
rirsi from Yokohama and
h, via Honolulu .t bringing is.
~, sdvices from the latter
NE Of September 5;
,'~,, Of Hawaii" is the
4, ,hesnnexation commission
y N recommend 70 congress.
sp,sserved in the president
I'm from the United states
'.i,p origin Of this part of the
.,s The history and tradi-
stands and the associations
siasnts here want forgotten
|, b unbroken union with the
4, form Of government will
!. on that of existing terri
T,,n will be no further de-
No this form than local con
I national political consider
1, necessary. 1t IS possible
'rlius out the details the form
npn, will not approximate 50
That Of state government as
W. form OF territorial govern
But the ultimate POSSIBLE
F,bOoi will not be barred.
here will be no District Of
,n Alaska form of government.
Local self-government Will
through the extension OF the
idea. The islands will Ike
|,,o municipal districts, having
ppde, restrictions, OF purely
bn Honolulu, for instance,
municipal district, embracing
Of the island of Oahu. Ha-
I Be divided into two districts,
Eissi, Maui and Ni,hau may be
! % some other municipal dis
|,us:tbn Of a territorial le,isla-
ErO. been fully settled. There
ktsbly be one, but with limited
| All the attributes of sover-
however, will be exercised by
Ensl government of the United
The people of Hawaii will he
h 70 consider themselves Amer.
boxing to the national govern.
iaurce Of national power. In
\ iaairs they will have the OPP
Ird exercising the high attrib.
|lnsrican citizenship, local self
Enl
Jim Of government the commits
|arommend will be one calcu.
b1o away with the associations
|nsl Independence and TO create
hons and a feeling OF union with
'itd States. 1t is pretty clear,
bat ha; been said by mem bers o,
nmision from time 70 time,
} framing a form Of government
Y Islands they have also beet
! BY the administration at Wash,
With forming a model which car
pied 10 Porto Rico and other new
ions the war has brought the
States.
Pacific cable may 60 arounC
ill., A shorter route by way o
hs been figured on. Genera
aarsvell said this morning;
the l't mail | received some
from the company
1lng the cable. General Schrym
ties me that his company is an
at the delay required by th'
IN the hawaiian contract which
he secretary OF state six month.
ID to signify his approval or dis
a OF the contract. He state;
has DAD some correspondents
'c'etav Day on the matter, anc
% him to come t. a final con
at as early a date az convenient
ae company shall not avail itaei
iavallan contract, it contem
adopting the shorter Ala.k.
General Schrvmser writes N,
able, with a landing in Alaska
. Japan, cOnnectiu, with tn
asd lines to China, Manila am
4 could be built for less tnaI
w. '. as against $I2 600, 900 vi,
'allan Islands.
ne present calculation TO sen,
's = States ship Philalelphi,
, san Francisco very soon, a
Miller, having completed til.
on which he was sent !y I'll,
states government, Is author
e'o'n, The transport Scandi.
ION San Francisco this nom