The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-10

SHOWS NECESSITY
FOR FIELD LABOR
S. M. Damon Discusses Coinage.
Boyd Invites Commission to
Inspect Public Domain.

1t is work and work hard with the
now, and beginning this morning their
sessions will be longer and full of meat
The commission has now got it's plans
rather well under way, and the witness
es who are permitted to appear and
give testimony will have their state
ments we'll sifted.
The first hearing to be accorded this
morning at $3.50 o'clock will be that Of
L. E. Pinkham, representing the Build
ers and Traders Exchange, which pre-
sented to the commission memorial,
which will be taken up in it's entirety
The Chamber of Commerce will follow
as the commission will avail itself of the
proffer OF assistance by the officers of
the trade organizations of the city. This
was announced at a meeting informal
sasn its character which was held at the
Hawaiian hotel at noon yesterday The
three Senators were met there by
Messrs. w. G.. Irwin. c. M. Cooke, w.
w. Dimond, w. w. Harris, Cecil
Brown, ]. B. Atherton, F. A. Schaefer,
J. P. Cooke, H. A Isenberg, F. M.
Swanzy, and J. G. Spencer. They were
introduced to the Senators by William
Haywood and spent some time in con-
yersation proffering their services. The
selves of the offer.
Yesterdays hearing was one full of
Importance for during it there was pre-
sented by Secretary Cooper full state
ment of the needs of the Territory,
which will be supplemented by a letter
on the various subjects. Governor Dole
made short but pregnant statement,
and later in the day A. S. Humphreys
argued against the existing order.
which drew from the chairman the
statement that he hoped that the attor-
ney general would appear and make a
statement as to points touched upon.
E. s. Boyd also completed his state
ment.
When the commission opened its ses-
sion there were in attendance num-
ber of citizens, but the first time was
given to Governor Dole. AS soon as
Chairman Mitchell began he explained
the commission was ready to hear the
Governor and that official arose.
II have here letter which | have
written for the information of the
. Commission" said the Governor IL
k.is not very long for the principal rea-
~son that 1 did not expect that l would
be called upon to take the initiative. >
He then read the following letter:
Executive Chamber.
Territory of Hawaii,
Honolulu, Sept. 9th, 1902.
The Honorable John FL. Mitchell, Chair
man, subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Pacific Islands, etc,
Honolulu, T. H.:
Sir:-It is with great satisfaction that
1 have received your letter on behalf
of the subcommittee of the Senate
Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto
Rico, commissioned to investigate the
general condition of the Islands of Ha-
waii and the administration of the af-
fairs thereof, inviting me to confer with
the committee upon the general ques-
ton of legislation in the interest of the
people and government OF the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
1 feel that the presence of your COM
mittee in these Islands for the purpose
of investigating matters relating to this
subject cannot fail in the acquisition of
information to be laid before Congress,
of resulting in important benefits to the
Territory.
The subject of the administration of
our public lands is one of extreme i'm
portance to the inhabitants of this
Territory, inasmuch as the present sys-
tenn and policy having developed grad
ually in accordance with local condi-
tions and the topography of the coun-
try, and the public having become ac-
customed to it's methods, radical
changes should not be introduced with
out assured benefits corresp sponding with
the probable expense and disturbance
of such innovations.
I shall make it my duty to lay before
your committee all possible information
that may aid it in reaching full un-
derstanding OF this subject in all its
bearings.
would further call your attention to