Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 37, 16 February 1894 Edition 02 — A Convention. [ARTICLE]

A Convention.

The latest proposition of the Provisional Government is to eall a constitational convention whieh is to be empowered to frame a eew constitation and new government. The idea is of course as maeh of a fraad as anything whieh heretofore has been done by the revolutionists for the purpose of bamboozling the Hawaiians. It is the inteation to form the conventi >n from the present coancils with an addition of ten membors to be elected by voters registered on tho grand register of the couutry. This apparently might lead the people to think that a general representation was granted and that the proposed

gov«rn:nent woukl be a truly po pular one but wben we remeu)ber tliatonlv teu representativesef the i people will be allowael while the ' presont governmeut will retaiu eigbteeu, it is e.isily seen that i tlie poople will simply|not be “in it”. If the goverument aml the Hunex itionists really desire to leani tho will of the poople, they j should grant a general vote for members of the convention. If it is true that there are a majoritv back of Mr. Dolo and his crew why do they hesitate iu taking a step whieh will gain them the respect of tho world and streng then them immeusely in their foreign and doraestic rolations? But the Americau League will never tolerate a conveution elect ed on representativo and popular principles. The Star always st tes that the opposition has no r ght to be heard aud that only the domin mt paitv ahall decide tho future of our country and of i course the conncils will never d.*re to hold a dirt’ereut opiuion from the Longue. The Japanese aud perhaps even the Chiuese may also want to bo heard at such a convention and who is going to refus3 theQi? We eonsider auyhow that the proposition is premature. It will be well for the Councils to go slow and reraaiu

>is they are until tbey !earn what actious the United States and the Tre ;ty powers will deuide ou in Hawaii. A few weeks or perhaps a few days will settle the final afiairs of our conntry aud it will be advisable for our wise Counciilors to “keep thair braius quiet and their shirts on” in the meantime.