The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-19
WILCOX IllIs Of
HAWAIIAN CONDITIONS
Time This Territory
Adopted New Order
of Things
DOLE NOT Al AMERICAN GOVERNOR
SAYS COUNTRY IS M THE GRIP
OF THE SUGAR
PLANTERS.
What Hawaii Needs is Land System
Patterned After that 0. the states
and More Industrial People With
Small Capital
From a Stan Correspondent

WASdtNOION. June 1.-f1ul- ftO-
bert Wilcox, Delegate TO Congress from
Hawaii. has returned from his trip
To the islands He is much pleased
over what he thinks viii be the out
come of his trip. and he talks about
il freely. His mission was TO harmo-
nize a majority of the Hawaiian
voters with the Republican party in
the United States. and he processes
to have largely accomplished this feat
The Home Rule, Missionary Republic
ans, Anti Missionary Republicans and
Democrats. the four parties in Hawaii
at the last election. have now given
place to three-the Home Rule-Repub-
iican party. the Missionary Republic
ans and the Democrats. the first-named
being large majority. When asked
il the union was complete between
the Home Rule and Republican fac
tions. Mr.. Wilcox said:
Il went as far as / could at this
time. If l had tried to force the is
sue to complete understanding it
would have failed. AS il is we now
have two executive committees, each
representing wing of the united
party. Before another presidential
election, and probably before another
congressional election. we will secure
a joint executive committee. or some
union of the two forces which will
have the effect of making but one
ticket at an election This party will
control the politics of Hawaii, and the
move is regarded with deep distrust
by Governor Dole and his fellow Mis-
sionary Republicans.
dole has the old monarchical ideas
and stands aloof and dictatorial in
public affairs. The Americans who
have come from the mainland recent
ly say that it is quite time Hawaii
adopted the new order of things. They
do not believe this can be accomplish
ed under Governor Dole. and we all
favor the appointment of a bright, ac-
tive American entirely familiar with
modern method and thought. This
seems to be even more important than
a knowledge of Hawaiian history and
prejudices. There would really be
very little objection to 'carpet-bag-
ger except that the organic act re-
quires a residence of at least one year
in Hawaii before appointment to this
Office.
1.-THE great trouble with Hawaii
however-and this overshadows every
thing else-is the dominance of the
sugar planters in public and private
affairs Sugar rules the officeholders.
legislators. and public effort OF every
description. The planters own the
land, the money and the local admin
istration. They want things let as
they are in the way of administering
the laws. They now have scheme
for changing the organic act at the
next session of congress in Washing
ton so their big land holdings can be
perpetuated. IT was supposed the or
ganic act put an end to the sugar
land leases. but the Hawaiian attor-
ney general has favored the planters
in his Interpretation of the law. We
now look to Washington to save US from
the effect of this misfortune. As ii
| is. we are cursed with an oligarchy
of sugar planters which is as bad or
worse than a monarchy.
II do not believe the people of the
| United States as represented in con
gress will consent to give Hawaii com
pletely and for all time into the hands
of the sugar trust. The agents OF
the trust are now active in Washing
ton and viii be on hand when con
gress meets next fall. but we will make
it interesting for Them
It was stated when Delegate vii
cox landed in San Francisco in com
pany with the COMMITTEES appointed to
meet President Mckinley and ask for
4 81. - NJ, 80 -.
delegate was taking no part in the
| fight II is very evident, however. that
he favors Dole's removal and the ap
| pointment of some wideawake Ameri
can When asked whether the Presi
dent gave any encouragement to those
seeking change in the island admin
istration Mr.. Wilcox said:
| We could not bring the matter be
| fore the President. owing to Mrs. Nc
| Kinley's Illness We went over the
ground with Secretary CorteIyou. how
ever, and all the papers were left In
| his hands | do rot know whether
there viii be any result or not, prob
ably net until Dole's present term ex
pires Many would like TO see Judge
Estee appointed governor. He has not
yet been . year in the island. but be
is tremendously popular and gives
eyerx sign Of being just the kind Of
q man we need 20 administer the laws
for the people and not for the sugar
trust Judge Estee has good lifs
| position however. and he might moi
be willing TO exchange il fn- the IN
certainfies Of politics
We want lot more industriou: