The age-herald., 1898-11-24
THE GOVERNMENT ''i' '''' OF HAWAII Fz5zf8s ! sir The Commission Held Meeting
 in Washington Yesterday. THE REPORT BEING PREPARED Bill to be Introduced Has Been Com pleted, But Will be Amended
 Somewhat in Detail-Terri-
 torial in Its Form.
THE REPORT BEING PREPARED

Washington, November 23.-The commits
 sion appointed by the president to recom-
 mend form of government for the Hawaii
 an islands as part of the United States met
 in Senator Culoms committee room at the
 capitol today for the first time since leav-
 ing Honolulu, Senators Cullom and Nor
 gan, Representative Hit and Judge Frear
 being present The meeting was devoted to discussing details of the bill and report
 which the commission will present to con gress, which was not fully decided upon at the last meeting. The legislation which will be recommended by the commission will be included in bill which to all in- tents and purposes will be an enabling act
 and very much like the bills providing for the admission of new states into the union,
 except in the one important detail that 1t
 provided for the admission of a territory and not a state. The bill has been com pleted, but probably will be amended some what in detail. The report has not been | completed, but the committee had decided
 upon its important features One of these
 is that system of importing laborers un- der contract shall be discontinued The
 commissioners have concluded that as the | system IS contrary tO luc ld"o dPPiSihS NN
 this country as a whole it will not be wise | to continue 1t in Hawaii.
 The committee will recommend a regular 1 territorial form of government, with
 governor, delegate in congress and leg
 slature The legislature will be elected by
 the qualified voters of the island, but there will probably be property and educational qualifications imposed those for mem- | T1n fir will not be extended to the Japanese or the Chinese in the island, but the Chinese who become citizens will not be excluded under 1 the restrictions imposed.
 MT. Justice Frear, one of the Hawaiian | commissioners, and also member of the 1 supreme court of Hawaii, said this after noon in answer to a question as to the solu- l ton of the coolie labor problem in Hawaii: "Under the present law coolie labor can | be imported. Our people, if left to their | own choice, would prefer to continue this system, but we will not hesitate to give it | up if required. We realize that the sta l bility of government will be so largely in 1 creased under annexation that we could | afford to amend our labor laws and sacri-
 flee cheap labor.
 l "As a matter of fact, our planters are now starting in to make serious attempt l to introduce white laborers. Some have already been brought in from California, and it is believed the experiment will suc- l ceed. The notion seems to prevail in some l quarters that white men cannot work in | the tropics. It must be remembered, how | ever that there are differences in tropical l countries. Hawaii really is on the edge of l the tropics. Furthermore, the islands are 1 tempered by a cool ra'n current which re- l duces the temperature 10 degrees below that of other countries in the same lati- | tude. A great proportion of the best lands l are located in a very temperate zone.'