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<br /> 20 The Hawaiian Republic (1894-98) Es.ablishi
<br /> papers to residents who,did not wish to give up their original to tale official notice of the n
<br /> allegiance. Damon and Hartwell, however, believed that such a member of the Advisory C
<br /> large groups of inhabitants as the Chinese and Japanese ought to the national groups that took
<br /> have some way of making their desires heard. Armstrong likewise a ese. The_4dvertiser maintai
<br /> thought they were "too important to be left to themselves [and] not naturalize a foreigner," a
<br /> they will be heard in some way." Robertson disagreed: "Asiatic,, sure. Upon inquiry from the
<br /> must be shut out; [the] convention will shut them out; (it] must Council said that the oath wa
<br /> be done." Thurston suggested referring the matter to a committee, would not deprive the Portug
<br /> which at once proceeded to wi estle with the question. Then the Government."* Consequently,
<br /> problem of the Portuguese came-up. Thurston wanted them to be informed the Councils that tl
<br /> enfranchised becafuse they had supported the Provisional Govern- delegates to the convention,wi
<br /> meat, and Hartwell thought that a government which excluded they were not abjuring their
<br /> them would be"beneath contempt." McStocker, hc:weve*_-, said they The decision that the oath r
<br /> were ignorant and dangerous. Alexander answered: "I believe in questionable, considering the
<br /> the Portuguese. Their Consul has stood by us." Thurston summed true allegiance to the Provisi
<br /> up his feelings about who should vote in the following way: "We
<br /> many Americans were not sari
<br /> made a failure in 1887—We tried to do with low grade voters. Lion of Americans because the
<br /> Boards will be too lenient in examination, instead of being too ship if they accepted the oat:
<br /> strict. We should fix the qualifications high."'r' an American national who su
<br /> * * * * * acceptance of such an oath u
<br /> During this time, registration and elections were taking place. citizenship, because the Unite
<br /> All loyal supporters of the Provisional Gevernment were registered allegiance." Annexationists w
<br /> if they showed their loyalty by taking the following oath: because it cut down the numb
<br /> The oath also aroused the F
<br /> I, ___--------- -___,, aged, ---years, a native of declaring that a Kanaka mt
<br /> residing at _, in said District, do sot- Starve!", called registration `
<br /> emnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will letix divested itself of some
<br /> support and bear true allegiance to the Provisional Gov-
<br /> ernment of the Hawaiian Islands, and will oppose any g
<br /> attempt to reestablish monarchical government in any themselves, then they electe,
<br /> form in the Hawaiian Islands.9° eighteen.'" In a meeting of
<br /> The oath thus required caused no little difficulty Because there .minutes of the Executive Cou
<br /> were so many noncitizens in the islands. For instance, what was 'Ppril 26, 1994, W&E,
<br /> April 12,1894-
<br /> the meaning of the Nord "oppose" in `he oath?" So widespread 'Minutes of the Executive Cou
<br /> was the objection to the wording that the Executive Council had 'F.AC, April 25, 1894.
<br /> Ex. Doe. 89 (53 Cong.
<br /> Minutes of the Executive Council, May 15, 1894. Hitch, April 28, 1894, M&.E.
<br /> 'Enclosed in Willis to Gresham, No- 47, April 5, 1894, Despatches; "Advertiser, May 12, 1894.
<br /> Printed in Sen. Ex. Doc. 85 (53 Cong. 2 Sess.). 'April 3 and 23, I894.
<br /> Geo. C. Potter to J. A. Palmer, March 19, 1894, President's Files. 'April 9, 1894.
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