The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-01
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HAWAII |! ISLANDS J:
Hon. e c. Winston Talks Of. Our
New Possession.
THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED.
Rapid Growth and Development are
Assured as Che Islands arc Now
Under the United States
Flag.

Hon. e c. Winston, a member of the
Council OF State of Hawaii, is In this
q city and DIS the guest of his sister, MISS
Rosa Winston. No. 1922 Park Avenue
mr.. Winston was seen last evening and
talked of the Hawaiian Islands and their
futurc.
The sentiment OF the people, said
mr.. winston. is favorable TO annexation
and It Will prove great thing Tor
Hawaii when the flag of the United
States floats over the islands and-as-
: sumcs the government OF them. The TACT
i THAT the stars and stripes wave over a
I land assures stable government and offers
dnduccmcnt for capital.
There are opportunities for invest
mants in the islands which are now un-
{ der the Jurisdiction of The United States
and safety insured. AS said, the senti-
Inent Of the people is in favor OF the
annexation proposition and now that
we have made application for admission
TO the union under a territorial form oil
government. which WILL we hope be
granted, the future of Hawaii is assured.
gOE course the development OF the &agri-
cultural resources of the islands was n
ccrtainty, but under the new state OF
affairs this development will be much
more rapid. -
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED.
There are opportunities there, but it
Is necessary for the person locating in
! Hawaii TO have some capital. as II takes
money to make .a1oney.
Since the passing Of The annexation law
thousands of people have come 10 Inc
Islands that would mot have done 50 be-
Z fore They have when under The flag OF
The Republic a feeling of greater Sc
I CURLY. One OF the results OF the annex
alton movement was that the Islands
were benefited by a. far greater amount
OF favorable advertising than they would
have otherwise received.
There is at present NO -1esisla tive body
1 in existence in Hawaii president San
ford b. Dole, OF course. remains the Etex-
.ecutfre head of the government, and when
a1le Legislature or Congress was dissolved
1t was provided that the Council of State
should remain until definite action provid-
4nE for the future government OF the Is
sands was taken by The United States
This body is not similar TO any bod! IN
aAumcrica. 1t is composed OF fifteen mem
aoers, five OF whom are elected by the
usegislaturc, five each by the bodies cor
responding to the Senate and House. AS
che Legislature meets tri-ennially. the
Council of State is empowered to act
sa Legislative body on any important
questions or matters demanding imme-
dsate attention during the interim. This
body, as I have said, is stil in exist
snce.,
sEwALL FOR PRECEDENT.
In response TO tlle Inquiry az to who
would be the next president or governor
! of the islands under the new regime, Mr..
Winston replied:
Il do not think that Mr.. Dole viii be a
candidate. The people want a man who
mas not been identified with any of the
political factions, and Mr.. Dole has been.
The person dQlat would select to be the
next Chief Executive OF the islands is
Mr. .Sawall, tho United States Minister.
Though he has resided in Honolulu many
wears. lle has not been identified with any
of The political parties or factions. and
II consider him the most eligible man in
the islands to-day. Quite naturally we
will reorEaniZe our legislative body later
on. ane people are now awaiting the
action Of the United STATES in respect to
their future government.
When asker as TO what cffectsthe Phil
ippine war had on the Islands. Mr.. VIM
sion said that ii lad proved an impetus
to trade and had made Honolulu pert
of decided Importance,
BUSINESS SHOWS INCREASE.
1.-THE business done in coaling and sup
+ plies has shown a marked Increase. Homo
Aulu has been made a port of considerable
nose. It is the stopping place. of trans
Pacific liners and government vessels.
LINE EONCTllIl1eILe has STtdliS Il
force there. Pearl l1arbor, though taken
possession of un,ier the treaty OF 1875. has
not been improved and the United States
coalinE5 station is at Honolulu harbor,
where Immense coal sheds have been
erected The United States has done no.
thing toward the Improvement of fea-l
1Jarbor with the exception of surveying it..
s..15ut the great thing in the future for
Honolulu is the fact that 1t will be the
stopping point for all the trans-Pacific
boats clearing from San Francisco. and
other coast ports and passing through the
Nicaraguan canal. bound for Asiatic and
Australian 1,orts.
In speaking of the plague, Mr. Winston
stated that this was the first time that
Z 1t had ever appeared in the islands and
that all possible was being done to stamp
at out The infected buildings were being
burned and the disease has a-een Sc far
confined to the Chinese quarter. He
Thought It had been imported from Hong
Kong and did not fear its transmission
to The United States.