Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-09
GOVERNOR DoLE's VIEW.

Governor Dole's desire for an in
vestigating commission, or commits
sioner to look over the political and
social conditions of the Islands with
view to framing an opinion for the
President, is not unexpected. There
is every reason to believe, however.
that the work has already been done
by gentlemen in whom the President
has implicit confluence and who con.
Quoted their investigations quietly but
none the less thoroughly.
Every department Of the United
States Government has it's secret
agents, whose special business is to
not only look into the integrity of of.
fcals but to size up just such political
conditions as are presented in Hawaii
today Early in President Roosevelt's
career, Hawaii was brought to his at.
tention through the Infamous attack
made on Judge Humphreys. At that
time the President made known his
intention of investigating the Hawaii.
an situation in his own peculiar way.
which is through secret agencies. BY
whom and through whom this work
was done few know, and II is not like.
ly the people of this Territory will
ever know. A delegation of business
men of the Islands was very much
surprised at the Presidents knowledge
of the status of our Industrial affairs
and when all was said and done they
found there was little additional infor.
nation they could give. Can these
gentlemen explain how Roosevelt gain.
ed the thorough insight into our at.
fairs? They cannot. yet they do not
attempt to evade the fact that the
President knew what he was talking
about.
In the same manner though probably
through different avenues the Presi.
dent has formed his opinion of the
conditions surrounding the executive
branch of the government The Bul.
letin believes. though 1t has no direct
knowledge to support the claim, that
the visit of Admiral Evans to the Isl.
ands was not without its important
mission beyond the mere stop-over. go.
ing to and coming from Samoa, to en-
joy the delightful society and climate
of Honolulu. Evans is a man in whom
the President has absolute confidence
and one on whose honesty and judg.
ment and honesty all can rely. He Ii
indeed a safer agent than the average
Congressional commission, noted for
what 1t does not do, and which being
a public affair, is Immediately sur.
rounded by the partisans of all sides
who put their best foot foremost and
are prepared to make light of their
own shortcomings and much of the en-.
emys. The secret agent views condi
lions in their everyday atmosphere
No one is on parade and he gets at the
meat of the situation.
The Bulletin has no objections to
offer to the Governors plan, but 1t be
lieves the proposition has come late In
the day, that the President has made
up his mind and further Investigations
could not change the situation in the
slightest degree. This paper indeed
approves the proposal on general prin.
ciples, because the facts are so patent
that there cannot be the slightest
doubt as to the outcome.
Mr.. Dole must not forget that he is
on record as opposed to the declared
policy of President Roosevelt on the
Chinese exclusion question and fur.
thermore II is by Governor Dole's di.
rection that the head of one OF his
departments Is now in Washington
practically in the capacity of lobby
list.
Opposition to the Presidents opinion
from an appointee is not without pre-.
cedent Secretary Gage was known to
be opposed to the President on Chi,
nese exclusion. He had the good sense,
however, to keep his opinions out OF
his annual report Mr.. Gage has with
drawn from the Cabinet, which speaks
for itself, Mr. Dole must realize that it
is highly proper for the chief executive
OF the Nation to retain in Office those
men who are in absolute sympathy
with the policies as well as the prin
ciples he represents, and which he
wishes his administration in all its
branches to uphold.
Mr.. Dole says he has not heard any
complaints from Washington, 1t Is not
to be expected that man in his high
official position would be continually