The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-20

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w The Senate committee on the
w Pacific Islands and Porto Rice
did not consider the Hawaiian
ditch bill at its session last Monday
The disposition of the committee seem
ed to be to consider Porto Rican af-
fairs for a while. the opinion prevailing
that quite enough time had been given
to Hawaii for the present. However.
there is some promise that the subject
will be taken up again at the meeting
next Monday morning, but only in eX-
ecutive session. There may be n hear
ne before the committee but it will be
for Mr.. Philip Peck of Hilo, who wants
TO urge the taking of steps towards the
construction of breakwater at that
place At first ii was thought the COM
mittee on commerce should consider
this matter, but it has been decided to
place ii before the committee on Pa
cifc Islands. Mr.. Peck has made a
second visit to New York and then re-
turned again to the New Willard to
IuitneI push his IiliSSiOH
WILCOX ATTACKS DOLE.
Delegate Wilcox few days ago filed
a statement with this committee in be-
half of the Hawaiian ditch bill. Per-
haps it's chief interest is in the oppor-
tunity he improves to criticise Governor
Dole and to make an attack upon him.
Mr.. Wilcox's statement in full follows:
II am in favor of the passage of this
bill in the interests of the people of
the Territory. l commend the meas
ure for the following reasons
First. 1t will be a benefit to the
people, both with large and small hold
ings, throughout the district in which
it is proposed the ditch shall operate
To the homesteader or other settler
upon the public lands remotely contig-
uous to the lands upon which these
waste waters may be assembled, it will
afford opportunity for irrigation that
he could not otherwise have; II will
give character of stability to and great
ly increase the value of his lands.
Second. 1t purposes giving the small
holder equal advantage with Governor
Dole and the other trustees of the Bish-
op estate without detracting one iota
II oliI mat vi the ldtAtls II Will JtbIdE-
die no interest, interrupt no benefit;
1t threatens only a monopoly that can
avail nothing to the monopolist beyond
emulation of the dog in the manger.'
Third. 1t has the commentator of
every landholder along the line of the
proposed ditch. whose petitions are be-
fore your committee.
Fourth In every particular the
rights of the napnt. q 70 co LODI In,
the bill.
There is no genuine opposition to the
provisions of the bill. The objections
offered by Governor Dole. as shown by
the record, are vacillatinE and shifting;
evasive, unfixed: I believe them to be
insincere. Substitute as grantee of the
right of way sought by this bill the
name Of Mr.. Jones Zone of Governor
Dole's political managers for that of
the Hawaii Ditch Company and you
would speedily overcome the only real
objection the Governor has in the
premises. and the bolstering support of
the trustees of the Bishop estate (of
which Governor Dole is one) would
drop out as naturally and gracelessly as
at the eleventh hour, ii came into the
case.
Il do not believe it tenable Rrgu-
ment against the Passage of this bill
that similar measure would come be-
fore Congress. The peculiar conditions
in the district to be benefited by the
provisions of this bill do not exist else
where in the Territory, nowhere else
- there water supply running waste
INTO the sea that can be diverted and
made beneficial in the irrigation Of dry
lands.
Personally have no greater inter
est in the Hawaii Ditch Company than
] have in Governor Dole or Mr.. ZONES
but as the representative Of the people
must desire t'at which will best serve
the interests Of the people. Therefore.
as have said, gentlemen, | am in ia
Vor of the passage Of this bill
ROBERT w. WILCOX" /
THE FIRE CLAIMS.
The general deficiency bill, on which
Mr. j. G.. Pratt hopes to get an item
FOR the fire claims of Honolulu, Is be-
ing framed now in the House commit
lee on appropriations II will be re-
ported to the House probably in few
lays.
kNON WITHDRAWS
1t viii be of no little interest to Ha-
VAN that Representative Knox of Mas
'achusetts, long chairman of the COM
nlttee on territories in the House. and
1 good friend Of the territory of Ha-