Show TERRITORY F1AWMI I The Change Government Graphically Narrated GOV DOLES INAUGURAL Ho Dwelt on the Successive Changes of the Country from Feudalism to Royalty Then t tho Republic Then to the Territorial Condition J and the Causes that Have Brought About These ChangesThe Day When the New Status Went into Effect Was n Gala Day Correspondence Tribune Honolulu I I June 04 1000 Hawaii Is now a fullfledged Territory of the United States The former monarchy and republic was ushered Into the sisterhood sis-terhood of States and Territories at 0201 a m June 14th Hardly had the I last stroke of 12 oclock sounded from the steeple of Kawalhno church than I the noisy clamor of bells harbor whis I ties and salvos of artillery smote upon the air and by that sound the native Hawalians knew that all Hawalansknew al hopes for the restoration of the monarchy were dead I forever At the last sound of the midnight mid-night hour it was apiuircnt to all that Hawaii as an independent nation had ceased its official functions and its future fu-ture affairs would Indirectly be governed I gov-erned by the administration in power at Washington With the first brilliant flash of the suns the summit of the rays over o extinct I ex-tinct volcano Diamond Head Into the plain of Hawaiis capital on the mornIng I morn-Ing of June 14th a national salute of twentyone guns was fired In I rear of the executive building Honolulu In which President Dole has for seven years directed affairs Old Glory was quickly hoisted to the towering masthead mast-head on the building and flung forever to the breezes of the mighty Pacific A holiday had been proclaimed by the former government one of the last official of-ficial acts of President Dole before slg nalling his retirement from the important im-portant ofllce he had filled with such I extraordinary wisdom and foresight for nearly a decade The grounds about the executive bujldlng became an animated ani-mated and cosmopolitan scene early in the forenoon the inaugural ceremonies being scheduled for 10 oclock Alien and Oriental races thronged the spacious spa-cious grounds curiously Intent upon observing ob-serving all outward and tangible signs I of the impending change of government for to them the transfer of sovereignty meant a curtailment of many racial privileges enjoyed by them both under the monarchy and continued under the republic Crowds of tourists and the white residents of Honolulu flocked into the grounds and took up points of vantage on the public l porticos overlooking over-looking the Inaugural platforms The gaylybedeckcd platform on which the official ceremonies were to take place had been built directly over the broad expanse of steps leading from the driveway to the main entrance and portico of the historic building Flanking Flank-ing this on both sides were larger platforms plat-forms tastefully decorated with flags and bunting and reserved for members of the old and the new governments representatives of foreign countries I officers of the United States army and navy and citizens who had rendered service to the Government In the pastA past-A cordon of national guardsmen kept a passageway open to the building The upper and lower porticos held hundreds of ladles and gentlemen attired in the light and airy costumes characteristic of subtropical Hawaii Their presence lent a picturesque background to the Important act about to be consummated consum-mated In the foreground The building build-ing itself was decorated with symbolic designs of the Stars and Stripes outlined out-lined with partlhued electric globes for the grand illumination at night while the inaugural bal was in progress Two great Hawaiian flags parted over the entrance gave 3 beautiful effect to the general decorative scheme i 0 6 Shortly before 10 oclock the side platforms began to receive their occupants oc-cupants Prominently seated In n front row near the Inaugural platform were Mrs Dole Mrs E A MottSmlth Mrs S M Damon and Mrs Henry E Cooper wives of the officials of the dead republic Nearby were Hon F lf Hatch former Minister to Washington Wash-ington Hon J B Castle former legation lega-tion secretary at Washington Hon W O Smith former AttorneyGeneral and Gen A S Hartwcll both special representatives of Hawaii at Washington Washing-ton during the last session of Congress Hon Theodore Lansing exMlnister of Finance Dr J S McGrew Father of Annexation lion J L Kaulukou Hawaiian Speaker of the House of Representatives and chairman of the recent Republican convention Capt Merry U S N Col Ruhlen U S A j exCqnsulGeneral Haywood the entire consular corps and many important visitors On the west approach to the building rested the famous Hawaiian Government bare a battalion of the Sixth United States artillery under I Mnj Ennls and the First regiment National Guard of Hawaii under Col J W Jones awaiting tho signal for the Governors review of the troops l j At the hour appointed GovElect i Dole stepped upon the platform plntCor accompanied ac-companied by Chief Justice Walter F Frear Henry E Cooper Secretary of the Territory E A MottSmlth cx j I Minister of Foreign Affairs S M Da 1 mon cxMInlstar Of Finance Edmund D Dole present AttorneyGeneral Alexander 1 Al-exander Young exMlnlster of the In tenor A T Atkinson present Super intendent of Public Instruction and A T IlaweB Jr private secretary to the Governor All except the Chief Jus tice wero attired in conventional frock coat apparel topped by silk hats Mr l I Cooper advanced to the edge of tho I platform and read the appointment of banford Ballard Dole as first Governor of the Territory of Hawaii concluding with the reading of the signature of 1 1 President McKinley The precious document was folded and handed to the new Governor with 0 dignified bow and was placed In the Governors port folio Then followed the most solemn ceremony cere-mony of the day Chief Justice Frear arrayed In his robes of office adminis tered the written oath of a Both he and the Governor held their right hands aloft tho former rending the oath In slow measured tones Gov Dole repeating the sentences after him with an earnestness which betokened the honor he felt In assuming the office The crowd broke Into prolonged I cheers to which Mr Dole responded by bowing his patriarchal head good naturedly right and left Ills signature signa-ture was affixed to the oath together with that of the Chief Justice and by this act the last semblance of the Republic Re-public of Hawaii passed forever Into that of the newborn Territory 0 o The Inaugural speech was neither brief nor long I was however characteristic char-acteristic of the man who h livered It to the people I was full of wisdom a history of past events and a prophecy pro-phecy of the future glory of the new Territory He gave great credit to the monarchs of Hawaii who had done much for the advancement of civilization civiliza-tion In Hawaii He spoke of the change as being a political evolution of Hawaii from feudalism to royal authority then to a republic and now I to a dependence upon a stronger nation na-tion The recent policy of the great powers to parcel out between them the islands Polynesia has been an Influential Influ-ential factor In the last act of these successive changes Paramount commercial com-mercial relations with the United States have formed another With I such influences at work It only needed I the decadence of the monarchical authority au-thority to cause the Hawaiian community com-munity with its strong American senti mont to gravitate irresistibly to the United States choosing its own destiny des-tiny rather than leaving It to be decided de-cided by others In our composite com-posite community the great world races are well represented Polynesian AngloSaxon Frank and Turanian Because of this the difficulties of government gov-ernment are much Increased For the protection of tho Representative and other phases of modern civilized government gov-ernment it has been deemed essential I to refuse citizenship to representatives of the Chinese and Japanese nations I which together form a large part o our population The arbitrary denial of the franchise and consequent representation repre-sentation to these places upon the ret of the community whether as voters legislators the courts or the executive the consideration of the interests of these unrepresented persons Neglect of them would not only be an Injustice ito i-to them but would inevitably menace J the welfare of all The final paragraph of Gov Doles address Is Indicative of his high aim in life not only as an official and servant of the people but as a man among men It read Let us keep forever upon our great seal our old national motto The breath of the land endures in righteousness and always remem i her that private character is the real foundation of national strength With these words Gov Dole at once assumed the reins of government On the following day affairs moved along under the new conditions almost as smoothly as if the Territorial government govern-ment had been in vogue as long as the defunct republic ROLYAT |