The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-22
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easy, we have still minor classihcations
to make, which are well worthy Of
passing study.
The classification might be divided
into the useful and the worthless, the
practical and the impractical, the ad-
vancing and the retrograde, the broad
minded and the mean, petty and re-
vengeful What the Committee has
come here for is to get hold of facts.
What it is treated to is facts, plus a
lot of comment upon current and past
affairs with a strong personal bias.
Between what the committee came for
and what it's individual members seek,
there is again difference, and this is
an element the results of which we
shall see later.
The papers and petitions furnished
by the various commercial bodies be-
long essentially to the useful class.
They have asked for practical things.
They have shown the labor situation,
and since the visit to Hilo, the COM
mittee seems to have thoroughly real
lied its Importance. Public works,
such as light houses, harbor works,
breakwater, Federal buildings, have
been asked for both by Honolulu and
Hilo commercial bodies. The coffee in
dustry has had it's strong advocates,
and the arguments brought forward by
for
cogent and thoroughly in harmony
with the commercial policy of the Re-
publican party. The unbiased SUCCESS
ton of revision of the land laws was
useful, Calmly discussed, their full
bearings understood, the possibilities
realized. nothing could be more salts
factory than enquiry, and action later.
Many minor things have also been
touched upon, which can be settled
either by Congress in an amendments
to the Organic Act, or which we can
attend to ourselves in our own legisla-
ture.
On the other hand individuals have
come forward and have knocked away
with their hammers at everything in
sight. They belong to the true Have
Nots. They would ruin the sugar plan
tations because they do not own them.
They would have no labor brought in.
They do not care for coffee They
would revise the land laws, not on ac-
count of the people, but with the hope
of injuring some of those who have
developed the Territorial resources and
made it the wealthy spot that it is, and
finally first, last and every time they
curse the administration and all its
works, and will only be satisfied if the
running of the Territory is put into
their hands
70 the former every attention will be
paid, to the latter very little attention
BWill be paid. The knocker is too well
Unknown under every form of government
Hto have any great influence. Looking
Cat the matter dispassionately how
Hsmall and worthless and mean do all
the petty charges appear. How use
full, valuable and broad-minded the
commercial suggestions are The Unit
ed States acquires her greatness by
broad views, and wise commercial
laws, which favor her advancement.
the Territories of the United States will
build up their commercial prosperity
and their greatness by following the
same lines. If we are to succeed we
must drop pettiness and private spite,
we must not attempt to chip away the
solid columns which support the struc-
lure OF our well-being, and we must
SINK personality and attend to the duty
OF building up a state in mid ocean
which will be one of the fairest gems
in Columbia's jewelled girdle.