The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-07
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BUSINESS

A. ~ Tocbenstcn Of ililo. who arrived
IN this city on Saturday. was interview
I'd at the Hawaiian Hotel yesterday
evening and expressed mis- views 90
things political and general.
Mr. Iocbcnstein wished IL 20 be en-
phatIcally understood that he had not
come to Honolulu on a Purchasing expo-
dtiun.
although we knew In Hilo that an at
tempt was 10 be made by the Home Rul-
.srs to turn down the Governors nomi-
necs no definite news had reached US
when l left on the kinau, and | had no
desire or intention to attempt TO secure
any office when l came here. | do not
consider any position that might be Of
fered to me worth the coming over for
certainly not from a financial standpoint.
within an hour OF my landing l was
urged by my friends to become a candl-
date for the office of Land Commissioner.
but ! do not wish to become an active
candidate Tor that or any other position,
although ii that position is definitely or
fered to me will accept 1t.
II have been In many respects most
thankful that / was fortunate enough to
escape the Senate, although of course one
or two extra men on our side might have
turned the minority into an effective ma
1ority. / think, had | been elected, and
had been a leader of my party, that
should have insisted on English being
maintained throughout the session even
TO the seceu.ng of the English-speaking
Representatives into Rump Legisla-
Iure. think that the measures passed
10y such body would under the existing
laws and provisions have stood as legal.
My feeling-and, j think the feeling
of most of us on the Big Island-towards
the pitiable exhibition of incompetency
shown by the Independents generally in
the late Legislature Is one of disgust,
mingled with no little pity when / re-
member the passing of SO many notable
Hawaiians, giants of their race In their
knowledge of the needs of their fellow
countrymen.
II am" continued DIR. Loebenstein,
strongly in favor OF decen traliZation and
a county government. / do not, howev-
er, feel, looking at II from the point OF
view of a comparative outsider, that the
time is ripe for a municipal government
for Honolulu. meaning that does. the
extra expense of dual government. the
central and the municipal with the ex-
ira expense entailed. at a time when the
Government funds are low they arc
and the prospects for income somewhat
uncertain.
with Oahu as one county. the cry
from the outskirts that the pro rata OF
taxes was not being equally distributed,
would OF course arise-justly. too, / con- |
slider. |
although Honolulu is the capital City, |
and as such should be made beautiful by |
the voters of the whole Territory, there
are many outlying areas, taken up by ag |
who are unable to realize on |
their lands through lack of access to |
them, the pro rata disbursement that |
should have come to them having been |
diverted towards the larger centers.
CT frnr to M.
ness, Is, think, acceptable to us in Ha- |
wall, including the planters interests, al
though the impression is largely held to |
the contrary.
1.-The income tax, as introduced, while a
necessary measure" said Mr.. Loeben-
stein, draws, l think, the line In an I'M
democratic manner. / do not think that
an exception should be made in favor of
the poor man any more than that the
extremely rich should get the best of the
bargain.
Make an exemption. II you like, but
n nominal one, as in the realty exemp-
tion of $500"
Mr.. Loebenstein. commenting on the
Governors attitude on the bribery ques-
ton, was disposed to think that the po-
sition OF the Executive was an unfortu-
nate one, but that at time like this It
was the primary duty OF all Republicans
to stand together without distinctions OF
any kind The anti-haole feeling shown |
by the natives Is perhaps not surprising |
in that they should grasp their first OPP |
portunity of getting, in their light. even |
az the first opportunity that had been |
granted them in eight years, but to the |
accomplishment of ends there must be |
unity of purpose and feeling on our side |
After commenting on the wide interest
and approval shown in Hilo of the Ad-
vertiser's excellent cartoons anent the
Legislature, Mr.. Loebenstein spoke
shortly on the labor question In regard
to the Importation of Porto Ricans and
negroes. The speaker did not feel that
the situation was obtaining anything but
a temporary relief from the immigration
OF this class of people, who, he claimed,
and caucasians alike, would not
long remain content to be mere laborers
and would soon leave the vacancy as
WIDE as ever by going in for other occu-
oations.
Mr.. Loebensteins suggested remedy for [
the situation is for the owners holding
arge unused areas in fee, such as Hack {
'eld. Davies and others, to send an agent
10 agricultural centers. Offering ten.
twenty or thirty acres OF such unused
ands for lease of say fifty years, such :
ease necessitating actual residence on
he apportioned land. These people, con-
,luded the gentleman from Hfo, would.
IN taking up their residence on these
Lcres surrounding the big plantations, in ,
rider TO live infallibly be forced to APP .
Ny for opportunities for labor. thus solv- !,
ng the riddle. :