The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-02-18
CFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)

A cablegram in the above words was
received yesterday from Delegate Ku-
hio by Governor Frear. The proposal
set forth in the message comes as a
surprise to both sides of the prohibition
struggle, as it was not anticipated that
congress would go so far in Difference
to the home rule sentiment as to pass
the prohibition question entirely up to
the legislature of Hawaii. 1t was
thought that the people were to be ask
ed to vote upon whether or not they
wished congress to pass a prohibition
bill. But congress goes farther and
puts it up to the electorate of Hawaii
to decide whether or not they wish
their own legislature to enact an anti
liquor law.
Governor Frear yesterday expressed
his qualification that the joint resolu-
tion is to include an appropriation to
pay the expenses of the special election.
There is now on hand 4 territorial ap.
preparation of $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses of the next regular election, but
if it were necessary to draw on this to
pay the expenses of the proposed spe
cial election, it would be necessary, il
all probability, to draw on the lonl
suffering contingent fund to make VI
the deficiency for the regular election
The Governor is rather disappointed
over the fact that the special election
is put off for nearly five months, but
he says that this will give plenty OF
time to prepare for it and to do all
the campaigning necessary.
Hope for the Women.
II is not certain whether or not al
the time Kuhio's cable was sent, the
cablegram sent by Mrs. Frear on be
half of the women of Honolulu asking
that they be given the opportunity tC
vote on the prohibition question had
been received. Twenty ladies of the
city sent a cablegram to the same effect
the day before Mrs. Frear as delegate
at-large sent hers, and it is possible
that that is the only one of which tn,
members of congress had any knowl
edge at the time Kuhio sent his mes
sage. If such is the case, there is a
chance yet that congress, in view OF
the strong appeal sent to it by tho
ladies, may consider the question of
allowing women to vote on prohibi'
tion.
Yesterday two additional organiza-
tions of women adopted resolutions urg-
ing congress to extend the suffrage to
the women of Hawaii, so far as the
special election is concerned, and this
action was cabled to Washington. The
two organizations are the st. Andrew IS
Women IS Guild, of which Mrs H. NJ.
Won Holt is president, and the st, Glenn
ent's Women's Guild, Mrs. John Us
borne president
Woman's Suffrage,
It is recognized that although there
is, of course, no chance for the legis
lature to take action in this instance
the local legislature has of itself
through an amendment to the Organic
Act, the right to pass a law extending
the suffrage to women so that they can
vote Mt least on such questions as the
one now before the public, and prob
ably on all matters, even including the
election of officers of the government
Governor Frear SAYS that there may br
some question as to whether or not
an act permitting women to vote foi
elective officers would stand, but in
his opinion il would. Sueh being The
ease, il is extremely probable that AT
the next session of the legislature there
will be hill introduced to extend she
suffrage 10 the feminine portion Of th,
population Of Hawaii
There rs the bare but extremely re
mote possibility that, Zoe the event that
the people ni the coming special elrc
ton declare fnr prohibition the logis
luiure might refuse 20 pass pr0hihi
tion Bin There rs mo- law except th,
law oi common sense aud that Of thl
force of public opinion io compel thl
legislature 20 carry out the wishes 20
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