The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-10
HAWAII A TERRITORY.

Now that Judge Estee has taken
charge OF a court room for the use oii
the United States District Conrt and
its officers in the court house. hEild-
ing belonging to the United state
government, perhaps the TeIritD. a
officials may learn that HI"ai. is
part Of the United States. AMI that th'
old oligarchy cannot perDe'uIte =
domlneering way Of running Things.
To read Mr.. McCandless' third !ette.
TO Judge Estee, which is published II
full on another page Of today'G RcpuDli'
can. one would think that the gentle
man was an officer OF foreign gov
ernment holding correspondence VIII
an officer OF the United States govern
ment. The superintendent, acting, II
l.. claimed. under the direct instruS
tions OF Governor Dole, writes: "Tni'
government. fully recognizing the ne
cessity for public offices, has comGu1i-
Gated with the Secretary of the In
terror at Washington pointing out the
necessity of the United States govern
ment erecting building for the uses
and purposes of the United States Fed
eral officers. and it is to be hoped thst
a favorable reply will be received"
Then again he writes: I'm eonclu-
sion beg to assure you that there has
never been any attempt on the part OF
this government to embarrass any de-
partment of the United States OF
America, but to the contrary II has
always been willing to render them ali
the assistance in its power"
This government fully recognize es,
etc" and then. There has never been
any attempt on the part of this gov
ernment to embarrass the United
-'-.-. -.------'----~.a'. ,. OH and so
Hawaii is not part and parcel or .-Is
United States 1t is this government
still as in the days when the oligarchl
held absolute sway The United States
is to be dealt with as foreign power e
which this government" is rendering
valuable fayors.
Why there are whole lot of people
who believe Hawaii became American
territory on August -. 1898. and they
also believe II became full-fledgej
Territory on June 14th. 1900. Then h.
what authority does one of the subordi-
nate Territorial officials presume t
write about fayors extended by this
government" to the United States of
America?
And then the ingenuousness of the
statement that the Secretary of the In
terror had been written to about III.
need OF the United States government
erecting a building and hoping that
favorable reply will be received. Why
OF course. al the Secretary of the lu
terror has TO do is 10 say a building
must be erected in Hawaii and il viii
be done. just as was the case in Ha
wall under tie Republic, when legis-
lative action was hot necessary for
any work a member of the cabinet
wanted done His word was law. But,
seriously. the United States government
is not conducted on that principle
The Secretary of the Interior can DO
about as mach about erecting United
States building in Hawaii as the ST.
perintendent of Public Works can, and
certainly no more. Only Congress can
authorize public buildings for the Unit |
ed States, and only Congress has the |
to vote money for public |
for the United States Mem
bers OF the American cabinet are not |
no more than are members
Of Governor Dole's official family. de-
spite the fact that they continue II
maintain a Governors council contrary
10 law.
Members Of the Territorial govern.
ment Of Hawaii will do web TO become
acquainted with the fact that they are
mere creatures OF Congress. subject to
removal al will. and that the United
States government is very quick to re
sent any usurpation os authority oa !
the part OF subordinate officials
From the foundation Of the United
States government territories have
been under the direct management.
control and legislation OF Congress,
This is distinctly recognized through
1ut the United States statutes Sec.
1859 Of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States provides: "All laws by
he legislative assembly and Governor
II any territory shall be submitted 20
congress and II disapproved shall bs
,uil and OF no effect" /,
The power OF territorial legislatures
S hedged about in many ways. Ser.
$50 OF the revised statutes reads:
That the legislature OF the territories
4 the United States now. or hereafter
o be organized. shall not pass local
II special laws In any OF the following
cases. And then follows