The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-01-21
FORAKER
AAWA|I'S
FRIEND
Wilcox Land Bill
Will Not Be
Heard.
Especial to the Advertiser.)


fecting the Territory of Hawaii, no ac-
tion is expected on them for few
weeks vet 1t is desired to have eX-
pressions from men of influence ana
from Territorial officials in Hawaii as
to these measures and there is tacit
understanding with Senator FORAKER
of Ohio, chairman of the committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico. that no
action will be forthcoming from MS
committee till these people are heafd
from.
IT Is regarded here as very fortunate
that all the different Hawaiian bills In
the Senate have been referred to Sena-
tor Forakers committee. including the
several land bills one of them drawn
BY Delegate Wilcox. Last year the
land bills for the Territory went to the
Committee on Public Lands or which
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
is chairman. In some ways he caused
the friends OF Hawaii considerable
alarm, because OF a very vigorous and
hitherto unexplained activity against
the islands 1t was with some difficulty
that a measure, prepared for him and
authorizing Senatorial junket to the
islands with the purpose outwardly of
looking into the public land question.
was defeated.
Thus far Senator Foraker has shown
reasonable consideration for the Inter
ests of the territory, willing to hear all
sides of questions and to give the dill
ferent interests chances to be heard'
Copies of the public land bills. the bills
for the redemption of Hawaiian silver
and other measures affecting Hawaii
before Senator Foraker's committee,
have been sent to many men in the ISL
ands, and inside of couple of weeks
at least II is expected that their views
will be known here.
wILCOX'S LAND BILL.
From all the indications there is no
occasion for alarm as to the WilcoH
land bill. If 1t develops that the senti-
ment of the islands Is strongly against
st. as seems probable from what little
has been heard here thus far there Will
be ways of defeating it at the north
end of the capitol, where the Senate
sits.
But what Is far more important to
the people Of the Territory, the men,
TO whose keeping these measures have
been consigned. are not likely I" favor
legislation of any character that is not
supported by the substantial interests
OF the Territory. The men who are
here in things Hawaiian are not the
men who get bills through Congress.
They are the men who do some ta.K-
Ing and occasionally figure in the pub
lie prints.
The arrival of Col. Sam Parker, ma
tional committeeman. is eagerly await
I'd but the opinion seems to prevail
that ne will tarry little on his honey
moon. The word was passed around
when the colonel paid his flying visit
TO Washington two or three weeks age
and hastened back to San Francisco
after n few hours stay that he wa!
deeply enamored of the present Mrs
Parker The then prospective bride
groom had a jolly twinkle In his eye
when he spoke Of San Francisco HC
will undoubtedly be o. great assistance
IN matters of leglsla don that the peo'
pie OF Hawaii desire.
Some of Delegate Wilcox's constitu
ents however, continue to send thel'
petitions against plans of irrigation
A late one, which he has at his rooms
and which he has beer unable yet t
present, is from homesteaders on tn
island Of Maui. They protest aCains
the irrigation plans OF the Nahki
sugar plantation.
MAY DELAY NAVAL STATION.
Delegate Wilcox is in receipt of sew
eral letters from the owners of lanC
adjoining Pearl Harbor. which thu
government proposes to take under tn,
right of eminent domain. These let
tiers protest against the low price fixeC
for the land and request him to appea
10 Congress and Navy Department au
thorities in their behalf. A talk thi
OF the Bureau of Equipment and Re
pair. convinced your correspondent
that they have nothing to hope for il
that quarter. The letters from some o
the owners to the tax authorities, pro
testing against a valuation of $50 a
acre for the land as too high is prett
good proof for us, said the Admira
rs to what they regarded the land a
really worth.
Stepping to big roll of maps on IN
wall, he selected one which shows tn
vicinity Of Pearl Harbor. That littl
island in there, he continued. pointin
TO Fords Island. could have bee
bought few years ago for sl00, ,Ov,
now they are asking 100000. / woul
have liked to have It for. the govern
ment. but did not have the money.
The admiral indicated that he wou
hardly ask Congress for any mo,
money FOR the construction of the n;
val station at this session. The w;
department is now engaged In DIRE l.
ing and Strengthening the channel. sa
he. II VIII take us little time yet
go through the formalities of gettil
the land. We shall fence 1t and surv'
it, Then there is some work to be dol
In building the sheds for the coal pie
on the reclaimed land near Honolu,
which was taken for the United Stat
government. The admiral comment
with satisfaction upon the prospects
dry dock on the swampy portion
the plot. which. lie says. can be cas-