The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-11


mass meeting of citizens of Homo
lulu, representing the native ana haoie'
the kamaaina and malihini elements,
EXPRESSED in the resolutions above their
dissent from the bill introduced in Con-
yress by Delegate Wilcox and their as
sent to the action of the Republican
committee of the question of the fran
chise.
The meeting, which was held at the
drill shed Saturday evening, was one
which was large enough to fairly fill
the seats in the hall, though the num-
ber might we'll have been doubled with
out causing crowding. There was a
preponderance of white citizens, though
by no means all those present were
such, the native Republicans being rep
resented by a sprinkling of no inconsid-
erable numbers throughout the room.
There were, too, many members OF oth-
er parties, leaders OF the Home Rule
party being in evidence throughout the
hall, while without the doors were
many Others including the wife of the
delegate, whose actions were being crit
icised.
Bergers music makers were on hand
soon after seven O'Clock, and for a
nllI pay btlplN AAiN VI ~ siN'
later taking position on the platform
where they rendered selections between
the various speeches. The stage was
arranged with a chairman's table at
the center, with a combination of
American and Hawaiian flags in the
draping. On one side was placed the
band, while the speakers of the even
ing. sat opposite. 1t was eight o'clock
" Kun1nxpn called the
meeting to order, saying that there
were only two subjects sbefore the
meeting, the leper bin and the dis
franchisement OF the native Hawaii
ans. With very few words he intro
duced as the first speaker of the even
ing w. C. Achi. who spoke in Hawaii
an, the Interpretation being made by
w. ]. Coelho.
Senator Achi said that he was sur
prised that the delegate should have
introduced the leper bill without any
petition or request from here, and said
that he considered that ii was opposed
to every interest here. He traced the
history of the leper settlement and said
that he did not think there ever would
be a Legislature here which would fail
TO make liberal appropriations for the
support OF the persons segregated there.
He said there were 1000 lepers on the
settlement, and that there were two
thousand on the mainland, which would
mean terrible crowding there. The
fact that there are many lepers in the
Philippines was referred TO and also
that the United States might at any
time be called upon to remove all the
lepers there.
Senator Achi referred to the fact
that the cable and canal construction
could make this even more prominent
than II now Is, and that there must
never attach to II the reputation of be-
ing the leper settlement Of the country.
or there would be no one who would
dare come here, and also that an Ha-
Naiian, wherever he would go would
md the hotels closed gSalust him. AS
to the sto-y Of disfranchiscment, ht
said this Was an invention of Wilcox
to bolster np his own cause, and that
the Republicans would never L, such a
thing. Applause punctuated the speech
all through.
Representative William Aylett wa!
next introduced and said 1t must no
De permitted that Wilcox should fois
on us bill which would change tn,
name of Hawaii from the Para
disc of the Pacific" q the 'dumpln,
ground for lepers"
william Olepau, a longshoreman, VIII
said his business was the handling O
sugar In bags into ships, said tn
bringing into disrepute of the isla nd
as leper settlement would break a
business and would drive away all en-
tciprjses. He argued that the the .r
that there would be any cures was fal
lacious. else there would aaye bee
cures on the mainland
The resolutions with appronriat
whereases and final clauses, providin