The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-08-27
COOPER TO
WASHINGTON
Will Take Report
to Interior
Office.
q klCRETARY OF THE TERRI
~ TORY COOPER will leave for

TORY COOPER will leave for
~ Washington ip the steamer which
sails from this port September 18th. He
will take with him the report of the
Territory. written by him as Acting
Governor. and will stay at the Capitol
long enough to be of any assistance
possible to the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior in making any recommendations
as to the conclusions in the report.
The trip OF the Secretary of the Ter
ritory will be entirely unofficial. in that
ne will go on his vacation. and will not
be In the slightest degree responsible to
the Territory for his expenditures or
for the course he may pursue, as after
his report Is in the hands of the Sec
rotary of the Interior he will be con-
suited only as private citizen. The
report of the Executive of the Terri
tory will be a most elaborate document,
according to the plans which have been
followed. The various heads of de-
partments have submitted statements
of the work done by them and the re-
ports will contain a full account of the
several industries and the operations
of the departments
Commissioner of Public Works Boyd
will be represented by a full statement
of the public works prosecuted during
the year. and also will have a complete
summary of the building operations,
with some illustrations. Of the most
prominent buildings which have been
constructed. There will be a good
showing made by the Treasury and the
auditors Office, and the work of the
Agriculture and Forestry Bureaus will
be complete. The greatest detail will
be that of the land bureau. There has
been prepared for this showing map
of the Islands. with a full exhibit as to
the holdings. and the status of both
the Government and the corporations.
While the Acting Governor would not
discuss any portion of his report or
make any specific statement as to what
he will do while at the capital, ii Is
understood that much of his time will
be given to the land question. There
has been more or less criticism of the
land policy of the Government and
pecially of the plan Of homesteads.
This has been seen in the publications
which have without doubt been sent on
to Washington. so that the question
will be the most important which will
come before the Department or Con-
gress during the coming winter. 1t is
known that there will be an attempt
to have change made in the land laws
of the Territory. and there will arise
many questions which will call for
some expert knowledge. 1t was for this
purpose that there was introduced in
the last Congress IL resolution provid-
ing for a commission TO visit the ISL
ands and see what is needed to reform
the land laws. The failure Of this plan
and the further failure OF the idea Of
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Mr.. Bnger Hermann. which was
to come out himself for the purpose of
personally viewing the lands which are
the property of the Territory, have
made it necessary that the systems of
the Territory be explained in detail,
that the misrepresentation lions which are
known TO have been made from this
city may be refuted. Numerous letters
making false statements concerning
the Government have gone out of this
city in the past. and in every case they
have been sent here fJr report by the
officials Of the Territory. While this
may have defeated the purpose of the
writers. which plainly was to misrep-
resent conditions here, and impress the
heads OF Departments that there was
gross NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. it has been
the means of the heads of the various
Departments knowing just who are
their enemies in the city and Terri
tory.
These matters and others which may
need verbal explanation will he given
attention during the stay Of Mr. Cooper
at Washington. and will give him some
busy moments. though permitting him
time 70 enjoy a well-earned vacation.