The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-07
CURIO COMES FROM EONA THEY ARE INDEPENDENTS
NATIVE HAwAIIANs DRAW THE
LINE.
Unanimous Vote Not to Aniliate With
Either Great Party-Platform Of
George Markham.

The native Haaiians have perfected
the formation of an independent party
in Hawaiian politics, and will try to go
IL alone.
This conclusion has been unanimously
reached by the delegates now holding
forth in the drill shed. They have
thrown aside both the Republican and
Democratic platforms for one of their
own to be adopted later i'm the delibera-
tions of their council They figure that
by standing together they can control
both houses of the Legislature and send
their man to Congress.
In other words they have drawn a
line-royalist Hawaiians versus any
body else.
When the session of the Independent
convention opened this morning several
new delegates from the other Islands
were reported. A committee on Gre
dentials was appointed. One man.
Akina, had no credentials but as he
was regularly chosen the convention by
vote. seated him. The remainder of the
session to noon was devoted to details.
George Markham presented to the
convention platform. 1t is very short
and covers little ground but will prob
ably answer its purposes. The hrst
section provides that Government lab
orers, whether on contract or other
wise, shall work only eight hours a
day. Mr.. Markham explains that this
is to protect the workman against over
hours as is frequently the case now.
The second section of the document
prescribes that all labor, contract or
otherwise, be citizens of the United
States This is leveled directly at
Asiatics and Europeans, and is intend
ed to protect Hawaiians and MAIN
landers.
The third section expresses the de-
ts,,,, I tgs,,,
in every possible way the Introduction
of labor from the mainland of the Unit
ed States This is in line with the pro-
visions of the second section.
The fourth section pledges the party
to a policy against trusts of every de-
scription in these islands.
And that is all.
James x. Kaulia, vice chairman, Of
fered another platform as an amend
ment. 1t as very long and covered
many points, those made by Markham
being included, however The most i'm
portant additional point was a pledge
that the party would contend for equa
| rights to all at all times, irrespective OF
| race or color.
This amended platform was adopted
! Yesterday afternoon the members OF
! the convention called on the eX-Queer
who received them kindly and address
| ed them for about ten minutes. She
| spoke slowly and deliberately. saying
in part:
1T is useless for us to abstain from
taking our future stand. Our future
| prosperity depends upon it, AS soon as
! the United States flag was hoisted over
these Islands, and our Hawaiian flae
| was lowered by the authority of the
American government it meant that if
had come to stay. 1t is my wish fol
your future welfare to stand shoulder
to shoulder and seek every means thai
will conduce to the benefit of the whole
nation. When the flag went down, II
went down for good. We must now dc
our duty as American citizens"
The resolution adopted by the con.
| Vention declaring for an Independent
party was as follows: THAT the Ha
waiians should stand as an independ
ent or home rule party" There was no
a vote against this.