The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-29
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SOME THOUGHTFUL REPLIES TO
QUESTIONS
Territorial Government for Hawaii is
the Key Note of One Set of Answers
to The Call.

TO Inc Gail.
The following set of answers to the
questions propounded by the Call corre-
sponDent are published with the con-
sent of the gentlemen who wrote the
answers, and of Mr.. Wright. They serve
to show an earnest manner of treating
the questions, and keep the central idea
of the territorial form of government
strongly to the front. They also avoid
all mere local and ephemeral causes of
friction, and lay the subject matter up
on g. broad and firm basis. Mr.. Wright
says he has received a considerable
number of answers, and finds that there
is wide spread interest i'm the subject.
The questions and answers are given
alternately:
1. Question-What form of govern
ment is, in your opinion, best suitable
for the Hawaiian Islands?
1. Answer-A territorial form of gov
ernment like that of the present terri
tories within the continental limits of
the United States, looking to ultimate
statehood.
2. Question-Should the Judiciary
the Supreme Court and the Circuit
Court either or both-be elective or APP
pointive, and for life or for term of
years?
2. Answer-Follow exactly the rule
that has usually prevailed in territories
of the United States.
8. Question-Do you favor the re-
tention in office of the present Judiciary
regarded from the standpoint of prnci-
pie or utility and apart from any per-
sonal feeling?
3. AnsweT-I.et the judiciary be con-
stituted as in other territories, and
leave the selection of the personnel to
the appointing or electing powers.
4. Question-Do you consider it to
our best interests that the officers to be
appointed by the President of the Unit
ed States, in the event of a Territorial
form of government, should be selected
from the residents of the (proposed)
Territory or from the Mainland?
4. Answer-As a general proposition
l favor home rule, the selection of those
who are to administer the laws from
among the body of the people among
whom the laws are to be administered.
But | am perfectly willing to leave the
question of where the Presidential ap-
pointees shall come from, with the
President As the responsibility for the
administration he will inaugurate will
be upon him, he ought to be free in his
selection of appontees.
! 5. Questlon-Would you prefer that
the other officers of the Territory should
be appointed by- the Governor or cleo
! ted by the people?
/ .. AnSwer-In this, as in all other
I respects, l would follow the usual rule
4 of territorial government. l see no rea-
/ son for innovations or variations from
| the long established principles and
practice of territorial government.
! 6. QUESTIONABLE you in favor of re-
! tanning the penal contract labor laws
! If not, have you any suggestions to
make in connection Herewith to pro-
t tpct the pmplONpTS of la hpr i'm their
/ YES stments?
g. Answer am decidedly opposed to
retaining the penal enforcement of la
Dor contracts. Indeed | would like to
see a special session of the Hawaiian
Legislature called at once. to repeal this
feature of the law. | do not believe the
penal enforcement of labor contracts
considered in all it's effects and influ-
ences is of any real benefit to employ
ers of labor; hence the repeal of this
feature would call for no Legislative
substitute.
I. Question-Have you any sugges-
tions to make in regard to the labor
problem of procuring sufficient labor
for the needs of our plantations and
other industries?
T. Answer-The question of a supply
of laborers will work itself out During
the working out process and period
there may and doubtless will be some
embarrassment and difficulty. This
embarrassment and difficulty is a mat
ter of industrial administrative detail
to be dealt with by the individual EN-
ployers of labor. The planters, fol
whom the greatest concern is expressed
seem to be addressing themselves witt
honesty and sagacity to the subject
Within the principles of freedom o.
contract and fair dealing, they ough
not to be hampered
s. Question-What is you opinion
with regard to the franchise? Should
universal suffrage or a restricted on,
be granted. How would you deal il
this respect with native born Hawaii
ans, whether of the native or Asiatl'
races?
8. Answer-"Every person born ol
naturalized within the territory of th'
United States and subject to the jurs
diction thereof is a citizen of the United
States" In my view this makes ever!
p Hawaiian born person whose allegi
ance is not or was not due to some 9th
er sovereignty than that of Hawaii o
the United States, a citizen of the Unit
ed States. Treat all citizens of tn
United States in the organization Of tn
? Territory of Hawaii as they have bee
treated in the organization of other ter
ritories Give manhood suffrage, unre
stricted by any educational or propert
qualification. Organize Hawaii as
territory precisely as other territorie
have been organized, without innova
tons. That is the shortest path I
statehood
Received, ex Mohican, handsome lin
Of carriages and phaetons. w w
. Wright.