Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-05
(Prohibition Statement Continued. J

IlOulUltlUH DtdtCIncnI OOlllHutU,D
Mr.. Woolley: desire to present, as
I part Of my argument, two cable.
grams. directed TO the chairman of
his committee. received this morning.
They are as follows:
Honolulu Civic Federation. a popl.
lar body not sharing opinion expressed
by local commercial bodies in protest
that Curtis bill imperils home rule
voicing the strong sentiment of Terri.
tory favoring prohibition by congres.
slonal action, unanimously. earnestly
petitions your committee TO report bill
favorably and urges Congress to en-.
act stringent federal prohibition Of
liquor traffic for Hawaii.
CASTLE, President"
The second cablegram Is as follows:
Honolulu Social Science Associa.
ton indorses federal prohibition liquor
traffic for Hawaii and federal enforce.
ment thereof.
HARTWEIL. Chief Justice.
CASTLE, President Civic FEEDER.
alton.
ALEXANDER. Historian Ga.
Zette Company.
HUNS YIN, IGthIutlll liza.
waiian Gazette Company.
HORNE, President Kameha.
meha Schools
WHITNEY, Circuit Court Judge
SCOTT, Principal High School
SCUDDER, Minister Central
Union Church"
The Chairman: In connection with
the matter OF closing the debate. II
Mr.. Mcclellan goes on now and there
Is anything said that either Doctor
Dinwiddie. Mr.. Woolley, or the Prince
thinks should be corrected or answer.
ed. they certainly will have the right
TO do Il.
Delegate Kalanianaole 7 think II
no more than right that they should
now present their side of Il. Mr..
Woolley has spoken. and have spok.
en-, and ! think they ought to go on
now.
The Chairman: Very well. Co
ahead. Doctor. and then you can
answer II anything is said that re
quires IT,
Statement Of Rev. Edwin C. Dinwiddie
Mr.. Dinwiddie: Mr.. Chairman. Mi
Woolley has indicated very fully.
think. what the local situation is from
our standpoint. had intended to adj
dress myself chiefly to the question Of
power THAT matter having been rails
ed In the protest OF the Delegate, offer
ed for printing In the record by tn,
Senator from Washington, and yet 4
seems hardly necessary to answer
even that, because In the Delegatei
own statement he has admitted thu
power of Congress TO pass Legislation
OF this kind.
Mr.. Mcclellan: No such question
has been raised.
Senator Piles: Nobody will den,
that Congress has the power: but III,
statement has been made to me tina
the impression was sought to be give
ut the last hearing OF the cotfimitte
that there was some sort OF under
standing or contract by which tn
Federal Government was not to pas
legislation OF this kind; that this Go,
eminent was In a sense prevents
from taking this step because OF tn
understanding between the two Go,
ernments at the time of annexation
That. understand. was the impre!
sion that was sought to be given; a
though. Of course. Congress ha
plenary power to leglslate for the Tel
ritories.
My contention Is that we can hardl
pay attention 10 any hazy impressio
or feeling that may exist on the part {
the Hawaiian people, or on the par
of any people here, that such a COZ
tract or compact was entered into. b.
cause we are confined. In my judgmen
to the written law as to the unde
standing that was entered into by I'll
two peoples at the time of annexation
have here the resolution of the I'm
ted States Congress Ut Is not nece
sary TO read IT, | think Mr.. Woolle
referred to II this morning in his r
marks), In which Is recited the ac,lo
OF the Congress of the Hawaiian IL
ands In which they absolutely cede
without reserve. all their propeTt
sovereignty. revenues, and everythir
/ Internationally. We accepted that !
resolution of the Congress OF the Ur
. ted States.
While do not think II necessal
to do II. II II Is desired, ] will sprej
this in the record, or will read II to Il
committee. | have taken the pains
consult Thorpe, in his work on Anne
lean Charters, Constitutions, and Q
ganic Laws, and ] have studied the
ganic acts Of every Territory OF Il
United States that had n territori
= form of government prior TO stat
Z hood-of course, naturally omittil
N reference TO those Territories tn
came In Immediately by cession, al
. which never really had n territorI