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

previous to annexation Of the islands
by the United States, had established
end maintained for more than so
years an independent national govern.
nent and thereby demonstrated their
capacity for self.governmen under
and equal responsibilities Of soVer.
Cign state; and
Whereas, annexation by one Of the
great powers Of the world was inevit-
able owing 10 the rnete numerical
weakness Of such D 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 a ter
stepping-stone to statehood; and
Whereas, under this form the eitl-
zens OF Hawaii have conducted their
government in a conservative, patri-
otie, 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, is as
certainly the natural and ultimate des.
tiny OF these islands a. was the an
nexation by and admission as an inte-
eral 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 IS shown by the small
percentage Of iilitsracy among them
are such ss 70 cofnrpand for them al
respect and confidence equaiing that
accorded the citizens OF any state in
the union; therefore be u
Resolved, BY the House OF -Represen-
tatlves, Session Of 1915, the Senate
concurrine: That the Congress Of the
United States 10 hereby requested and
respectfully petItlened to pass an en-.
ablino act authorizing the citizens Of
the Territory Of Hawaii to, and nam
ing the date when they shall, elect
delegates to constitutional eonven
tlon for the purposs OF framing . con.
stitution for the government Of the
State Of Hawaii, 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 Of ststes; and be II further
Resolved, that 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 at Washington and to the Hon.
Jonah X. kalanianaole.
HENRY LtNcoGN HoLSTEIN;
Representative, Second District. |
Honolulu, Z. H., April 22, 1915.
Congress is petitioned to admit Ha.
waii as the fortyninth state in the |
union in a resolution presented by
Henry Lincoln Holstein in the house
of Representatives today ana which !
was unanimously adopted and sent
to the senate for confirmation. @
Holstein sets forth IN the memorial. :
the various qualifications which Ha.
waii possesses and on these he bases |
the petition for statehood The reso.
luton was adopted after Represents.
tive Henry l.. Kawewehi of Hawaii, !
WIZ w UC Ohts
sive in the house, had demanded the
privilege OF seconding the motion to
adopt the resolution on the ground
that he represents the Bull Moose par.
ty- in the legislature and that adop-
tion 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 I'LL.
teracy, larger area than several
states, a larger population lnan other
commonwealths at the time of their
admittance into the union as states
and on several other points the intro.
-ducer bases his claim for the right of
statehood.
The house unanimously voted to
have the speakers message printed in
full and distributed to the members.
1t is probable that copies Will be Civ.
en- to the members Of the visiting con.
gressional party next month.
Speaker Holstein said: /
In moving the adoption of this con.
current resolution memorializing thel
Congress of the United States to pass
an enabling act preparatory 70 state
hood for Hawaii, / desire to say Just
a few words. / shall endeavor first
to impress upon the members Of the
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