The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-16
TERRIBLE Death BLOW
TO LAND CONTROVERSY
Governor Dole Sat Up
on Annexation
Treaty.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS DID the WORK
LAND LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES MUST TAKE A
INAUGURAL ADDRESS DID the WORK
Lawsuit Over Public Domain and Ex-
ecutive Real Estate Office is LA
bic to Advertise the Whole Scheme
Of This Patriotic Administration.

The great and almost ungovernable
question OF whether or not the corSti-
tuition follows the flag pales into mi
croscopic insignificance before a new
deal that has been thrown up and will
convulse nations, estrange friendly
statesmen who now perhaps are bos-
ON friends, disrupt policies that had
their birth from the brain of as well
known man as Abraham Lincoln
and probably sublugate the whole bat
Italian of United States government
officials under the command of Major
William Mckinley and his worthy At
torney General and cabinet in the bar.
gain.
The giant stroke which shall do all
of these things is a question of state.
a thing of beauty and JOY forever if
it happens to work and that is the in
augural address of Sanford B Dole
as governor of the territory II is
away and above the treaty of annex
alton and the public land laws OF the
United States of America all of which
are of about the value of so much
white paper. The point is that when
congress passed very explicitly
worded resolution that the lands of
Hawaii should be a part OF the Ameri-
can public domain those insignificant
and Uniformed male servants of the
American people did not know what
Mr.. Dole's inaugural address was 60
ing to be- He could have told them
but he probably did not want TO say
much at the time or to let them know
that he was going to have Mr.. Nc
klnley appoint him Governor. But
that does not make any difference. for
as long as the inaugural address has
been delivered. the treaty and the
land laws will have to stand aside. II
will probably end there but who
knows but what the Governor may
sell off the White House at Washing
ton or maybe move it over to Homo
lulu and set il up on Emma street
surrounded by royal palms and banana
with a policeman detailed as special
guard He might also decide to brush
aside past formalities and restore ex-
Queen Liliuokalani to the throne but
l.e is not so very likely to do that
The American lawmakers are lucky
that they are alive.
the above is not altogether clear.
Many people do not read the Morning
Organ and to them is due an explain
alton. Yesterday morning that cham
pion of truth and right and good gov
eminent, and incidentally of the Gov |
ernor. announced authoritativelv that |
Governor Dole in his inaugural address
had laid down his policy of how 20 |
best dispose of the government lands. /
He wanted to sell them at short range |
to actual people" He did not want |
the business done in Washington but /
right here in Honolulu To wait for /
congress to establish land Office and /
for the President TO appoint a register
and receiver might mean that some !
good cash customers would escape.
For instance there are opportuni-
ties to sell 10 whole groups of custom
ers. 1t is not likely that many poor
people want TO scatter their homes
about verv far apart
through hills and wales Such groups
too are marketable and as some peo-
ple probably have heard sugar is
grown here in an Indifferent sort of
manner as to the profits derived there
from. and the INDECENT purchasers can
put themselves on their feet very nice
" and look respectable and comfort
able in a substantial SORT OF a We b.
selling out their holdings in a bunch
for an advance on the purchase price.
AS has been previously limited on
two or three occasions the Attorney
General of the United States has writ
ten a very mean letter to the federal
attorney for Hawaii ordering him TO
commence a lawsuit against the Terri
.ory for the return of lands sold by
the real estate Office conducted h.
nole. Dole & Co. The worst part Of
hat ARRANGEMENT is that ii will add
'uel to flame already started by lot
}, "kickers'' who were opposing the
present administration. They have
already sent their stories broadcast 10
and elsewhere and been
20 impolite and shown their utter lack
If decorum by threatening to force
he said stories upon President Mekin-
ey and demanding that he listen. Now
ne bad feature of all this is that
worn testimony of q very undesirable
,haracter viii come out and become a
natter of court record and viii get
nto the newspapers and be telegraph
d all over the world and viii possibly
se twisted and colored by the enemies
If Governor Dole-ail great men have
.nenlies-
Then the decision That is the worst
# it, for il Will involve the whole
scheme and principles and foundations
# Governor Dole's benevolent and
governmental police.
{ will be KEY 10 the whole official .
,Togram< Before the stern tribunal
he question will be has he Ike old
father Time with his sickle OF Saint
Peter at the gate in parcelhng ont Of
ne promised land known neither
riend or foe? Or has he ike Jacob
tole march on Esau's inheritance?
But the Governor has delivered mis-
inaugural address and all ciamor may
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