Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-22
STATEHOOD IS
ENDORSED BY
UNITED HOUSE
Speaker HoIStein Takes Floor
and Offers Concurrent ReS0-
luton Which Carries
PROGRESS OF TERRITORY
OUTLINED IN ADDRESS
Congress Asked to Authorize
Constitutional Convention
For State of Hawaii
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the citizens Of Hawaii
previous TO annexation Of the islands
by the United States, had established
end maintained for more than Sc
years an independent national govern
ment and thereby demonstrated their
capacity for seif-eoVernment under
and equal responsibilities Of a soVer
eign state; and
Whereas, annexation by one Of the
great powers OF the world was newt
able owing TO the mere numerical
weakness Of such small state and its
inability 10 support armed defense on
land and sea; and
Whereas, Immediately following the
annexation Of Hawaii by the United
States, Congress passed an organic
law giving Hawaii the status Of ter.
ritory, that has been the traditional
steppineStone to statehood; and
Whereas, under this form the ctti-
zens Of Hawaii have conducted their
government In q conservative, patri-
otle, and able manner, providing Iiber.
ally In all manner for the development
Of the highest standards Of American
citizenship among all classes Of the
cosmopolitan population; and
Whereas, Hawaii, the state, 10 az
certainly the natural and ultimate des.
tiny of these islands as was the an.
neSation by and admission as an int.
oral part Of the United States of Am.
erica; and
Whereas, the record Of our people
Of the present day, the evidence Of
their thrift shown in the wealth per
capita, the proofs Of their intelligence
and ambition az shown by the small
percentage Of itIiteraey among them
are such az to command Tor them a
respect and confidence equaling that
sceorded the citizens Of any state In
the Union; therefore be Il
Resolved, by the House Of Represen
tstiyeS, Session Of 1915, the Senate
concurrine: That the Congress OF the
United states 10 hereby requested and
respectfully petitloned to pass an en-
abIing act authorizing the citizens Of
the Territory OF Hawaii 10, and ham
ING the date when they shall, elect
delegates to q constitutional eonven
zion for the purpose Of framing con.
stitutior for the government Of the
State % Hewaib the same to be IN
full force and effect when approved
: by Congress and the PRESIDENT In the
manner and form usual to the admis-
sion o. states; and be u further
Resolved, that q copy Of this reso-
luton be Forwarded to the President
Of the United States, the President Of
the United States Senate and the
/ Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tives a. washington and to the Hon.
Jonah X. ksianianaole.
HENRY LINCOLN HoLSTElN,
n Representative, Second District
Honolulu, Z. H., April 22, 1915.
Congress is petitioned to admit Ha.
wall as the fortyninth. state In the
union in a resolution presented by.
Henry Lincoln Holstein in the house
OF representatives today and which
was unanimously adopted and sent
20 the senate for confirmation
Holstein sets forth in the memorial,
the various qualifications which Ha.
waH possesses and on these ne bases
the petition for statehood. The reso.,
luton was adopted after Representa-
tive Henry l.. Kawewehi of Hawaii
who claims TO be the only Progress.
sive In the house, had demanded the
privilege or seconding the motion to
adopt the resolution on the ground
that he represents the Bull Moose par.
ty IN the legislature and that adop-
ton OF such resolution is the wish
OF That party.
In introducing the resolution, Speak.
er Holstein read from papers he had
prepared as an argument In favor of
the proposed state Of Hawaii. On
the ground of low percentage of ilh.
teracy, larger area than several
states, a larger population tnan other
commonwealths at the time of their
admittance into the union as states
and on several other points the intro.
Queer bases his claim for the right OF
statehood. ss,s,. b. Vi. IS .s< IS. 4
The house unanimously voted to-
have the speakers message printed In
. full and distributed to the members
It is probable that copies viii be Civ.
en- to the members OF the visiting cor.
gressional party next month.
Speaker Holstein said:
"In moving the adoption of this con.
current resolution memorializing the
Congress of the United States to pass
an enabling act preparatory TO state
hood for Hawaii, desire to say just
few words. / shall endeavor first
70 impress upon the members of the
house the fact that the passage of the
resolution should not be treated as
merely perfunctory.' should like
much TO have the impression reach
the mainland of the United States that
the legislature OF the territory is in
earnest in this matter; that the PEG
pie OF the territory ardently wish
ststehood: that we believe we are en-
titled to statehood; and that the fight
for statehood will be continued with
ont intermissions until our request is
granted Let no member of the holISb