The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-07
GOV, DOLE IN FRISCO
WHAT HE IS REPORTED TO HAVE
SAID THERE.
Discusses His Conferences With the
President-The Crown Lands-Polit-
ical Parties-And the Fire Claims.

SAN FRANCISCO May Ex-Governor
Sanford b. Dole of the territory of Ha-
wall arrived at the Occidental Hotel
yesterday and will leave for the Islands
on the steamer Alameda on Saturday
He has been to Washington at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt and on his
way back he spent several days in
Southern California. He is in splen-
did health and with the exception of
slight cold, which he contracted in the
East, he has not had one days Illness
during his visit to the United states.
81 went to Washington at the request
of the President" Governor Dole said,
In my conferences with the President
he desired to know as much as possible
about the political situation. He did not
inquire about the administration of the
Islands,
There have been many reports that
the President would call upon you to re-
sign and that Sam Parker would posi-
bly, succeed you" said the interviewer.
rs there any likelihood of this taking
place.
Governor Dole replied
sam Parker is a well educated Ha-
waiian. All Hawaiians, however, have
| way of putting too much weight on
remarks that are made. This is how
the report was circulated about sam
Parker l surmise. He heard some re-
port that he might be made Governor
and put too much stress on the remark.
1t is a Misunderstanding on his part. /
known nothing about his being made
Governor. l will not resign except
on account of ill-health. a year ago l
was not feeling very good. / took va
cation in the mountains for month
and returned perfectly restored in
! health
There will be no changes on my part
| as a result of my visit to Washington.
/ The president did not allude to the
! crown lands and the matter was not
| discussed. Queen LiliOukalani receives
a pension of $500 a year from the Ha-
waiian Government and l do not think
! that the United States government viii
4 grant her another pension. The crown
/ lands are now fused with the other Ha-
waiian Government lands. You must
understand that the Newlands Reso-
luton had a clause which allow
ed the land laws of Hawaii to remain
the same and not be made the same as
. in America"
Governor Dole when asked about the
political situation in Hawaii said:
There are three political parties
down there The Home Rule, which is
! composed of old ROyalists, polls the
! largest vote, as every native votes the
Home Rule ticket. The second and
third parties are the Republican and
! Democrat. Wilcox is the head of the
| Home Rule party. He is a good poll
tician, but in other things he is not
effective. He has no particular stand
ing or influence back in Washington.
/ Sam Parker is the Republican leader,
being the representative of the Nation
al Committee.
The Home Rule party has political
control of the natives. 1t has a two
thirds vote in the lower House, but
i'm the Senate is lacks one of twO-thirds.
OF course this power is very embar-
RAISING to my administration, as the
Home Rule representatives nave vetoed
| many necessary appropriations. do
not think the Home Rule party will re-
main strong or lasting as it has never
fulfilled one promise made before cleo
ton.
THE labor situation in the Hawaiian
Islands is very satisfactory. At the
, time of annexation all labor contracts
| became void, and on this account many
Of the laborers left the plantations they
We're working on and rOamed around
the islands hoping to better their con-
ditions. This has all been remedied,
and there is now no lack of laborers.
MANY of the sugar planters are an
XiOus for white laboTers to come to the
D
sharing contract if they will remain a
certain space of time. The proposition
to speak more fully, is that these plant
ers will give white labOrers a house
garden and so many acres of land t.
cultivate and they are to mutually
share in the profits.
In reference tc the claims of those
who lost their property by the burning
of certain parts of Honolulu at the time
of the plague, the matter is in the
hands Of a court of claims. The total
of claims will amount to about $1,000 OOl
1t is the wish of our people that Con-
gress should give US the money to pay
these claims The United States was
greatly interested in seeing that tine
plague was stamped out, and we thinl
that they should help us in the matter
All the people who had their property
burned need the money badly and the
sooner the claims are settled the better
for all concerned. We cannot pay the
claims, as all the money collected from
taxation we need for certain apprOpria-
tons"
PLEADED GUILTY.
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