The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-30
FjI1ES OF
STATEHOOD
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Talks of the
Issue.
|fsS OF THE
NEW YORK TRIBUNE
!, Last Named Paper on the
foIIy Of Giving Universal
Suffrage Here.

,sNGFIELD, Mass, July 1.-THE
atlcan says;
III The insular annexations of the
.5-sa years Hawaii has received
the American government and
-.ss the most liberal treatment. 1t
sssn given full territorial rights. in
~ free trade, a delegate in Congress
real self-goyernment. This was
/, the belief apparently that the
,5raD element would predominant in
1 hawaiian group, but since the ma
have succeeded in capturing the
r,,.ssional delegate and the legislative
IN of the territorial government, the
vial aunexationists here at home
: bseome alarmed. They are not sat
with the situation. Neither is the
5-nale element among the whites in
IaH satisfied, and that the natives
be relied upon to help on the dis
sisetion is pretty certain.
b. question thus raised is assuredly
h a diyisive one in American poll
and forashadows similar agitation
trouble respecting other recent an
t,tions. The New York Tribune sees
Il : coming and sounds an alarm.
bal is now the strategic or determine
Dont in matter filed with grave
sblities for the American republic.
Hawaii, even when possessed of lib
territorial government, is not con-
It demands more. 1t wants state
right and powers. 1t is pressing
natter with persistence and deter
|ahon. II it cannot be made a state
self with two United States senators
congressman and three electoral
{. il demands TO be made a part of
znia. to share in and enlarge that
d powerful representation in the
nment at Washington and in the
nination of American presidential
bns
ESldent David Starr Jordan of the
nord university advocates Hawaiian
TOration as a part of California, en-
TO one congressman and an cleo
vote. A copy of the Sunday Vol
Of Honolulu, edited by William H.
Ezhall, is just at hand with a long
BE faroring the Jordan proposition
me solution of the problem''-the
BEN being that Hawaii wants and
fads to have an American government
adequate representation in the
sangton government, and does not
such government today. 1T would
u infamous lie" says this Honolulu
Fsncan organ, to call the present gov
nent Of Hawaii in any sense Ameri-
reference being to what is called
doV Dole oligarchy. Statehood is
Thing, and statehood they must and
nave. Incorporation with California
sa secure fair measure of state
as for one thing, to quote the
,sno:-
oecoming part of the great state
california We would have two sena-
and eight congressman, including
'Sn to represent us at Washington.
.'sA needs big appropriations for the
sg'ement OF her harbors, the erection
'saefal buildings, lighthouses and the
,Dpnent Of its agricultural and hor-
AURA interests. Represented by such
lss congressional delegation at Wash
s0a' 'he prospects would be bright.
-sA Is the temper of our most liberal
asa.ed colony in the batch which
and 1899. -
~ what say those responsible for it
\ Is the first step which counts, 4"
ue New York Tribune, and these
@ls,ons TO statehood on the part of
Asu hanakas, no less than on the
i. u Forto Ricans, Tagals and so on,
,se goes on
gs,,. 'Oly OF establishing a territorial
sn'aent with practically universal
s,ol ~ among a people unframed to the
sya, VI political power has been con-
snps :. Illustrated in Hawaii by the
isrbi.. :. Incompetent legislators and
l.p making, .a demagogs. The expert
Is Ayts resulted IN conditions which
st5 gH' cannot permanently be en-.
sh4d VA t many schemes are being ex.
Sine, superseding the present estab.
I ta,1 One of these Is for annerine
Ana T. 70 the state of California.
ady -. Is a monstrous scheme. Eyi
seadv Ss the Tribune. a mistake ha.
s'n.or,I IN made in giving Hawai-. 6
aek "a, 10. .ofganlzation. We must take :
kpocIos All statehood schemes mus
aa. gEs ~ :. IN the head, and then Ha
sfbltrs.sn me rest must be held dow,
n IN m. government from Washing
tie un,,o s,'%racter Of mere propert,
'anent n,n ,.eu states-"the federal gov
aa uDs,v ,tgs. there keep effective contro
g lust AZ - :, authority for all emergen
iorts A. ~ II would do at any other o
ainttir 'odlng stations" The ide;
our goye,u lne Islands to participat
&tOrnla - ''ent, either as a part O
siotssque ID as a state by itself. 4
Is he g The Tribune continues.
.ssrs golrg ~ - step that counts. Eithe
DER Igp r,s 70 have all of these people
nan citizsras,,ge and unfltness for Am
seiOrate ava ,5''lp introduced into ON
sssopulops ~, NJ made instruments of mn
~, 5ses once and - rule us, or we ar
sleip's that ~ :, lot all to establish tn
~ a.1setean upior we Union of states in a,
= - that It's oba and a CONTINENTAL unior
s,,oy the incaaIaete r is not to be chang
~ o. every s apotation into our citizen
ea,s shich ma ,,,1'i,,civilzed or barbarou
sss, Under on, cnance at any time t
any n,as the line no oo.,vereignty. Only b
la :. INST extra-o ow IN fixing the statu
) Fing that ~ SSontinental possession
'sSs q esa s an9 a be eonfine