The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-27
HOME RULE MEETING PLANS
CHANGE.
No Politics, But an Extra Session VIII
be Asked for-Inviting Distinguished
Speakers.

THE mass meeting called by the
Home Ruler is TO be a nom partisan
gathering" said President J. X Kaulia
of Aloha Alma this morning. I'VE do
not want IL to be a political gathering
at all, but "A meeting Of citizens to lis
ten TO discussions of important mat
ters by some Of the best informed citi-
zens here.
MANY prominent man OF all politi-
cal societies,-Republca Democrats
and Home Rulers alike.-will be asked
to address the meeting. The meeting
is largely for the purpose Of asking
Governor Dole TO call an extra session
Of the Legislature, in order that a loan
bill may be passed. 1t is also to get
the ideas of the different parties on
matters OF public Importance, to en-
dorse the sentiments expressed in Pre-
sident Roosevelts message and TO dis
cuss the Americanizing Of Hawaii gem
orally"
The executive committee of the Home
/ Rule party held a meeting last night,
at which plans for the meeting were
discussed. a committee, with John
| Emmeluth as chairman, was appointed
/ as an invitation committee, and the
sending out Of invitations is now being
attended to. Governor Dole, Secretary
| Henry T.. Cooper, Chief Justice Frear
| and Associates Galbraith and Perry.
Q
and Robinson, Col. Tom Fitch and
many other well known citizens of the
| Territory will be invited to speak.
| Many invitations will go to the other
| islands on next weeks steamers. and
/ it is expected that there will be a con-
siderable attendance from there.
The meeting is to be held on Satur-
| day evening, January 4. i'm the drill
shed. on Monday evening next the
executive committee Of the Home Rul-
ers will meet to make further arrange
ments. The selection of a chairman is
one Of the matters to be brought W
then. Prince Cupid, or Kaulia or some
members of the Legislature will be
chosen, unless it is decided that the
choice should be left to the audience
There is to be no politics of any
kind at the meeting" said Emmeluth
'and there is no reason why members
of the judiciary should not attend the
meeting. It is not to be a Home Rule
meeting, but meeting of citizens oi
the Territory to discuss two questions
and two only-frst the message o.
President Roosevelt. and second th'
development of Hawaii along the tradi
tional American lines. OF course w
regard municipal government as th'
foundation of the American system
and many Of US want to see that sub
ject brought up and the advisability
OF having Sucn government ulScuaSeu'
In addition to those already named
as invited there are all the heads o
departments and the members of boil
houses of the legislature. These o
course will not nearly all be able to at
tend. but all have been invited.
The invitations as sent out simply
invite the recipient to attend the meet
; ing and be heard on the subjects of th'
gathering. They are signed by Prime
Cupid as chairman and Carlos Long "a
secretary Of the committee of arrange
ments. nothing being said of anyl part!
organization. All such matter wa
kept out as IT was thought that part.
terms might be thought to indicate po
litical doings, and that the members o
the judiciary would be kept ava.
thereby.