The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-29


Uale had in raind zhen. he rendered his
0piaion ou the question q citizenship
20 Hawaii. perhaps that gentleman can
toi bag certainly no one else can tell
b. reading his letter 20 his uncle, the
Governor. The opinion shows most
marked absence Of knowledge Of the
Jaw. and any cierg in a reputable Law
oEse who would BE- guilty OF writing
fu-a q paper for publication wosld be
deemed fl to be informed that be had
better drop out and 20 10 hoeing sugar
cane
The organic act Of Hawaii was made
10 rneet the conditions as they existed
when the act went into effect. The At
ngy-General says:
The second paragraph OF Section I
rr5sides that All citizens Of the United
states resident In the Hawaiian Islands
a1J Nere residents there on or sinee
tvgrst - 1885 and all citizens Of the
uited States who shall hereafter re-
side IN the Territory of Hawaii for. one
gear shall be citizens Of the Territory
sd Hawaii.
No term of residence however long
c.4zen Of Hawaii or OF the United
states. He becomes a citizen Of the
Tuited States only upon taking ont his
Small papers
Tho construction IS technical, pos
efa-y~ severe: but ! am inclined TO the
al.aior that such British subject not
having resided here as citizen OF tha
atc8 States prior 10 June a. 1909
u.asi reside here as such citizen FOR one
= scar before he can be appointed TO
ELarit8Einl oihee pursuant to the fourth
paragraph OF Section SO of the Terri
torial Act"
when Mr.. Dole wrote the last SEN
tence quoted above saying; Il am in
clned to the opinion that such British
subject. not having resided here as q
citizen Of the United States prior 10
June l3 1900. must reside here as such
citizen for one year before he can be
appointed % a Territorial office pur-
suaut 70 the fourth paragraph OF Sec. so
OF the Territorial Act" he must not
have read the Territorial Act or If he
had read it. failed to comprehend its
meaning. And what does the fourth
paragraph OF Sec. so say? 1t says;
+AlI officers appointed under the pro-
visions OF this section shall be citizens
down by the Organic Act?
Sec. : reads: THAT all persons who
were citizens of the Republic of Ha-
waii on August i2. 1898, are hereby de-
clarcd to be citizens Of the United
States and CITIZENS OF THE TER
RITOBY OF HAWAII. And all citizens
OF the United States resident in the
Hawaiian Islands who were resident
there on or since August 70. 1898, and
an The citizens OF the United States
who shall HEREAFTER RESIDE IN
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII FOR |
ONE YEAR shall be citizens Of the |
Territory Of Hawaii"
The one-year residence was for those |
who should hereafter become residents
~ Gawaii; that is. those becoming |
residents after the Organic Act took
effect II was wen known to the fran
srs ot the Organic Act of Hawaii that
there were hundreds Of residents in the
Territory Of European birth who had
never become citizens OF Hawaii They
fae never taken the oath of allegiance
andcr tie monarchy and under the re-
public and the provisional govern
meut no opportunity was offered them
O. Go Sc. The best they could do under
the close corporation manner in when
the government was run was to secure
letters Of deniEation
Ia order that these residents. many
ot them being among the most promi-
nent business men and property
crs OF the Islands. might Immediately ,
become citizens with all the rights Of i
American citizens and citizens of Ha- {
wait Sec. 100 Of the Organic Act pro- Q
yided:
That for the purposes OF naturaliza- a
ton under the laws OF the United n
States residence in the Hawaiian ISL G
ands prior 10 the taking effect of this = =
act shah be deemed equivalent to resi- =
dence in the United States AND IN /.
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. and O.
the requirement OF previous declara- = =
ton Of intention 10 become citizen :.
81 The United States and to renounee II
former allegiance shall not apply to in
persons who have resided in said ISL e
ands at least i've years prior TO the TAX :
ing efeot Of this sct bat all other pro
visions Of the laws OF the United States IN
relating to naturalization shall. so far II.
as applicable. apply to persons in the 70
said Islands" !.
shall be deemed equivalent to resi- y,
deace in the United States AND IN Is
THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. n,
Could ANYTHING be clearer than this as p,
% the citizenship OF aliens residing in IN
hawaii ave years Or more previous 10 eas
ihe taking eifeot Of the Organic Ae, ne,
Just as soon as they have taken the ne,
cath OF allegiance TO the United States arr
fhey are NOT merely citizens OF the inf
Territory Of Hawaii so Ear as the fran !