New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
GOV. DOLE IN WASHINGTON
To CONFER WITH PRESIDENT RoosE-
WELT REGARDING AFFAIRS
IN HAWAII
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1sUSE.l

washington. Aprtl to-sanford 3. Dole. Governor
of the Territory Of Hawaii. arrived here to-day.
having come at the invitation Of PRESIDENT Roose-
-et 10 confer regarding conditions in the sandwich
Islands Governor Dole left Honolulu on March .
IN he steamer Sierra and reached San Francisco
aLo,,+ a week ago He was accompanied by Will
ta-7 Armstrong, of Honolulu He will probably re-
main in this country for a month or SIX weeks
The last visit Of Governor Dole TO Washington
ms four wears ago. He was AZ that time Presi-
dent Of the Hawaiian Republic. He is enjoying the
hesr Il health and looks in excellent physical con-
5itan On reaching the city this forenoon Gov
s-,o- roi- vas driven first TO the New Willard
.,d later 10 the Albany. where ne will make his
headquarters while at the national capital
Tho first caller On the Hawaiian Governor was
7oh- " Foster formerly Secretary Of State Later
~ -Fe forenoon Governor Dole met L. A Thurston.
Who was formerly Minister from the Hawaiian
Ferrbljc 70 the United States. and Senator George
carter n Honolulu. the latter having been sum-
sFo It is likely that Governor Dole will not call
Al The White House before Saturday
II 90 not know that I say anything Of In
.--asr regarding Hawaii other than in a general
v-sv- Governor Dole said this afternoon me
affairs Of the Territory have been so uneventfui.
everything so much in the routine. that II would
be difficult to single out any one thing 70 talk about
The expectation Of annexation TO the United States
ard the realization Of It in 1925 produced an actv-
ft- in business, and in land particularly. Ne"
bigger scale were taken I'D, and their stock was
risced on the market. The old basis was 500 a
share. For facilitating the dealing in shares many
were made on a basis of SO or five Of the new 10
one Of the old This tempted many persons with
little money 70 buy particularly Of the stocks that
p-e-e placed on the market as assessable shares.
The purchasers were permitted TO pay in install
rnerts as called for. There was great interest
rnanifested-T dom know but excitement would
he The better word School teachers. employees,
H. -l,-f had he's O.
made investments. Women as well as men pat
rOrized tie stock market.
THE new enterprises were on a large scale-not
wildcat although some were so hurriedly gone into
that the water basis not investigated, and they
went through. AS a rule they were solid. but they
we're hevend the available capital Of the country
Money became tighter and many persons were un-
able 20 pay their assessments. They bought stock
expecting an advance. that did not pan out. A
large number Of persons did realize profits by
,1y-uE and selling quickly. Shareholders were IN
able pay up and stock declined. But enterprises
have gone on to A fair working basis Large sugar
mills are making sugar at a fair profit. In the
mean tir1e prices of sugar have dropped. This
naturally affected stocks All plantations were af-
fected. and the stock Of all Went lower. The stock
If some plantations IS held by few persons, and
.'Tha uncertainty as 70 the action Of Congress
toward Cuba has had some effect. It has injected
prices, and il has also affected the value Of pian-
Jauon shares
THE HAWAIIAN LABOR QUESTION.
Labor. since the Territorial act went into ef-
feet, has been disturbed. Previous TO the organic
act which became operative June Il. 1890 we had
a srsten Of labor contracts. When this system
came TO a sudden termination by the operation Of
the Territorial act. contract laborers were under
5 jnfaIe 5sr1Irbed al+bough not competely
Prices for labor went lower. In a few months the
oach 70 the 0iG ptaoa'1s' % odffion 01f si,,ste III
Sel- aForI ay2G a
Chinese and Portuguese laborers are constantly
leaving the plantations when they can get some
ing Tor new labor. Then, new Chinese labor was
shut out. The Japanese were INTERRUPTED tor the
time being. Finally the plantations began TO bring
u N. 3o,sand men and half that number Of women
ana children were imported They have been
are nor very good workren. They are inclined
heggary if any viii listen TO them Their
- go13t,I7, to beg The Porto Ricans have not
proved satisfactory as laborers or as additions to
The planters are now considering how they shall
ing IN slowly bur steadily. II is desirable have
more than one nationality These are the dlI-
hculties. The plantations are making great crop
this year Generally they are IN a gooa sS;i- agTi-
cultural condition They nave the oesz OF r@eus
severely year from the drouth. but they have
recovered considerably They expect this trouble
The government of Hawaii is limited by the
necessary public improvements. the current reve
nues being insufficient other than TO carry on the
IA Tera iesrsbe The counfrv lost a large part
Of the revenues at the beginning OF the Territory
By the transfer Of the customs revenues. amount
Ing about s. 200 atl TO the federal government.
But We are getting along. The territorial gov
eminent < doing something N the way OF puonc
improvements. but not nearly 50 much as ought 10
he done. The fire claims for the buildings that
were burned the time Of the bubonlc plague in
Honolulu IN 1900 are numerous and aggregate
large amount These claims are not all declqed
yet but VIII be ] think. within couple OF months
The government has little money in sight for the
ps vrenr Of these claims
"As 70 the land laws, they have been substantially
confirmed by the territorial act and the admins
frstion of lands has been proceeding as before.