Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-19
HAWAII NEEDS A DELEGATE,
Hawaii Herald.)

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The Government and the Planters
Association have three known repre-.
sentatives lobbying in Washington fol-
their interests. The Olaa settlers sent
an attorney from here and have u firm
Of Washington lawyers engaged prose-
cutting their claims, but the Island OF
Hawaii as whole has no one. rher.
are other matters than Olaa lots which
interest the people of Hawaii, and II
needs someone in Washington to in
form Congress. Some months ago II
was stated that Representative Loeb.
enstein would go and that he would &c
without remuneration. For several
weeks the matter has remained dor.
mant, but the time for legislation on
the Hawaiian bill draws recklcssly
near. A short time ago Mr.. Loeben-
stein expressed himself as being will
Ing to sacrifice his personal interests
to the future good Of Hawaii by leaving
his business and proceeding to Wash
ington where he has many friends in
Congress. The public has so far done
nothing toward organizing to send
him, preferring, evidently, to wait aud
let matters settle themselves. When
the bill Is passed and Hawaii finds
that IL Is no nearer self-government
than II was during the monarchy or Is
at present, when the people find that
one community has the chicken and
Hilo has the bone 1t will be too late
The action of the Board of Health In
Honolulu during the recent quaran-
tine troubles Is a strong argument in
favor Of bill which will provide for
towns to have local self-government.
1t is not enough for the bill to provide
that the Legislature may enact such
laws as will tend toward giving COM
munitles local government; the clause
should be made mandatory, for If the
island of Hawaii with its minority rep
resentatiOn goes before the Legisla-
ture and asks for such privileges as
Will lead to better government. the
man who introduces the bill will be
promptly turned down. The law re-
garding so trifling matter as a side
walk In Hilo reads so that the matter
rests entirely with the Minister of the
Interior, and the Hilo sidewalks are
sufficient evidence that he does not
give the matter much thought. 1t is
generally believed that Honolulu OBJ
1ects to Hlo or the Island of Hawaii
generally from being elsewhere than
under Its thumb, and with the pull
which the monied interests of that To-
cality can develop the public can rest
assured that under the Cullom bill To-
cal government would be as far distant
as at present. The people here do not
believe that the situation is clearly
understood in Washington, except by
the commissioners, and they favor the
bill. 1t is not probable that q member
of either House of Congress, who de-
lights In proclaiming the beauties of
free American institutions, would lend
voice to the passage of bill that puts
the power Of government in the hands
of few, and those few in one locality.
Mr.. Loebenstein is a forceful speaker
and his efforts in righting what is, to
Hawaii, manifestly wrong, would be
crowned with success. No one is more
familiar with lands than Mr.. Loeben-
stein and his presence in Washington
would be Of value to men interested in
the bill as we'll as people here, but It
Is not probable that he will 60 unless II
Is the wish Of the people to get some
thing nearer right than the Cullom bill
provides.