The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-21
EXTRAORDINARY
RESULTS DERIVED
FROM EXPANSION
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NEW YORK. Jan 3-The New
York World this morning publishes
an editorial article headed. ExtrzoT-
binary Results OF Expansion. which
* devoted FOR thhe most pzvt % the
luck the UHited States has had with
the Territory OF Hawaii The edi-
torisI says. regarding Hawaii,
Under an act Of Congress approved
April 80 1909. q Territorial govern
ment vas established over Hawaii
The executive power is divided be
tween q Governor. & Secretary. both
appointed for four years by the Pres
ideut. and the following officers ap-
pointed by the Governor and CON
hrmed b. the Hawaiian Senate,
Lamely Attorney General Treasur-
er. Commissioner OF Public Lands
Commissioner of Agriculture and For
estry. Superintendent OF Public
Works. Superintendent OF Public In
struction. Auditor and Deputy, Sur
veyor. High Sheriff and members OF
the Board of Health. Public Iustruc-
ton. Prison Inspectors. &c All these
executive officers hold office for four
years and must be citizens Of Ha-
wall.
The legislative power is divided
between two houses Senate OF IF
teen and House OF Representatives
of thirty members Senators are
elected for four years. Represents
tives for two. The Legislature is
convened once in two years and its
sessions are limited to sixty days.
The judicial system of the Terri
tory consists of a Supreme Court.
with three Judges. and Federal
Circuit Court. all of whose Judges
and officers are appointed by the
President Inferior courts are estab-
lished by the Legislature
In Congress Hawaii is represented
by a Delegate elected by the voters
OF the Territory every two years.
Out OF the total population of 154,-
600 only the odd 1000 are American
born. yet they rule the islands and
secured its annexation against the
will of the native majority.
The Chinese, of whom there are
over $1,000 in the islands, are per
mitted there under a certificate sys-
TEN. but are prohibited from going
thence to any State. Territory or
district of the United States" The
American-born Acting Governor.
Henry Cooper Gov. Dole being dis
abled). in his latest report recon-
mends law permitting more Chinese
laborers to come into the islands,
conditioned on their engaging in
agricultural pursuits only; otherwise
they are to be returned to their own
country. Practically this will be a
Chinese serf systematic importa
ton of slave labor in all but name.
The Hawaiians are rapidly vanish
ing. They number to-day less than
Cne-third of the total population.
In 1872 there were 30. 900 of them; in
1900 there were only 10000 of them
In a few years. therefore. all ques-
tions touching the rights or wrongs
of the natives will have settled them
selves. and the Territory will be
ready for Statehood as a community
OF Americans ruling large subject
mass of alien yellow peons-Japan
csc and Chinese.
The first Legislature of the Terri
tory was elected on Nov 6. 1900
The result was the overwhelming
success of the Home Rule native
Hawaiian) party. They elected nine
of the fifteen Senators and twenty
two of the thirty Representatives
the remaining members being divid
ed between the Republicans and De
mocrats. The election cry of the ma
tive voters was Hawaii for the Ha
waiians," The total vote cast va:
10.103. There is an educational re
striction on the suffrage. but the Ha
waiian language is accepted as sub
situate fer English in the test TO
registration. II may be noted. how
I ever. lndL Tue VETO VI the SOh tI ~
can only be overcome by two
thirds majority of the Legislature
and the Home Rule majority is on,
vote short of that And at ever!
subsequent election the native Ha
waiitn vote wa be considerabl.
smaller.
Free trade between the islands an,
+ the United States being established
I il is impossible TO give exactly tn
( figures of our commerce with them
/ In 1899 they bought s15.000.000 wortl
of American goods and sold s22.517
( 600 worth of their exports to thi
/ country-practically all of them. An
cur trade is increasing with them
/ AS purely business affair Hawaii
not conquered but peacefully annex
( eds the most profitable page in GU
/ Expansion ledger.
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