The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-03
PRESIDENTS ADVICE TO THE
HOME RULERS.
Make Appropriations Sensibly and
President Will Visit Hawaii Soon.

President McKinley's reply to Repre-
sentative Beckley appears to have been
in substance, that he had better go
home and attend to business. Beckley
read no letter from the executive this
morning in the House but made a YER
bal report, in which he told what the
President had said to him. The g1st
of the Chief executives advice was
that the Home Rulers should do the
best work possible for the public, in
the matter of legislation, make friends
with the executive department here,
forget past political rows and spites
and leave the settlement of present
troubles to a future time when public
business was not pressing.
When granted the floor by Speaker
Akina this morning, Beckley spoke in
part as follows:
while in San Francisco l had sew
eral talks with the President, and the
members of his Cabinet. Unfortunate
Iy the illness of Mrs. Mckinley prevent
ed the President from meeting those
who had important business to bring
before him. / can say, however, that
he listened to what your committee had
to say with the closest attention and
told us that he would before the ex-
piration of his term within year per-
.haps visit these islands, and examine
into existing difficulties. Through me
the head of the nation sends to the
people of these islands a hearty aloha
THE members of the Cabinet also
treated the committee with every cour-
tesy. Among the other things, they
declared themselves to be against the
holding of large land grants in Hawaii
by a few capitalists and expressed
themselves to be in favor of small land
holdings
"The President told me to tell you tC
do everything .ur the advancement OF
the territory Do not let pe,,y spite
stand in the way of making laws thai
will benefit all alike who live in the
Hawaiian islands, he said.
" The past is past said President
Mckinley. Appropriations must be
made from common sense standpoint
In no way hamper the government. The
people are the people, and the govern
ment should be for the people"
Condensed, the three points sent Wy
President Mckinley in his message t.
the Legislature We're as follows:
First, that the Legislature should a
once re-establish friendly relations be
tween itself and the executive and tina
both should work together for the IN
terest of the whole people.
Second, that great care should be eX
ercised in dealing with the appropria
tion bill as it was necessary TO thu
country that ample funds be provided
for government expenses and public
improvements.
Third that he would consider tn,
anti-Dole resolution after the LegisIa
ture has adjourned
During his remarks Beckley advise,
that the appropriation bill be rushed
through and adjournment be taken a
soon as possible His impression seem
ed to be that the best thing to do nov
was to quit pickering, get down t.
business finish up and everybody leav
for home.
The delegate referred also to meeting
with Secretary Wilson and an expires
sion by that official of the deepest in
terest in agriculture of the Islands
Wilson desired that the legislator
make ample provision for the encour
agement of agriculture ana the i'm
provement of roads to districts capabl
of being titled. Beckley said that tn
President stated that Secretary Coope
had had no right to sit on the floor G
the House.
The Home Rulers in the lobby ap
plauded quite vigorously when Beckle
finished