Now. the question I ask the members of the House to consider. and one that seems to me to be a fundamental one. are the people of Hawaii fitted. for it. will it meet their needs. are they fitted to receive suffrage. will they appreciate the great responsibilities of government that is put upon them? A word. then. as to the people of HawaiA. We have there about 110.000 people. the majority of them Asiaticmore than half Japanese and Chinese. But under our laws. under the bill as well as in the past. these Asiatics are and were not citizens of Hawaii in the sense of being entitled to suffrage or taking part in the government: and the moment that this bill is passed. the moment Hawaii is given Territorial government of the United States. the Asiatics. Japanese. and Chinese can never be citizens of Hawaii and can never exercise suffrage. Now. what as to the remainder of the populace of the Hawaiian Islands?
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