May Be 49th State

Status Of Hawaii

IF a Bill which was passed by the United States House of Represent atives by 196 to 133, on June 30, is passed also by the Senate, the Territory of Hawaii will become the 49 th State of the United States.

The Bill was opposed by a section of the House on the ground that Hawaii is too far from the mainland, and that it has too mixed a population—ls6,oo J Jap anese, 52,000 Filipinos, 28,000 Chinese, 6,003 Koreans, 120,000 Europeans and 65,000 Hawaiians, in a total peculation of 430,000.

If the Bill is passed, Hawaii will be on an equal footing with other States, and will have a new Constitution.