The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-25

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rf,asufy Department. Orrs of ere So.
reiarf. WashiHrtun. January III rF
Af : have ihs hunnf 90 state. m w..
ply ~ your letter ~ the iith instant
fhat the Hil ui u - fuf che relief ~
E4uaft u stactahis. collector of cua-
toms fnf The u strict ~ Hawaii. is IN
the opinion ~ this Department. n merit.
ofIous measure Mr staokable. collector
of customs. had received the gold certif-
icntea amounting 90 so.no more pariiru.
larry described In The hill In part pay
meut for certain duties due the United
states. and IN the regular course u bust
ness transmitted them TO the assistant
treasurer ~ San Francisco for collection
and deposit of the proceeds 10 his credit
a. collector NJ customs, on account Of
duties on imports.
Ills action in this matter was In ac-
cordance with the usage sanctioned by
the Department. ana the subsequent loss
Of the certificates through the sinking of
the steamer by which they were being
transported TO San Francisco has Great
cd an apparent shortage In his accounts
for which he ~ In no wise responsible.
\ cavoat has been entered against the
redemption of the certificates in ques-
tion, both at this Department and at the
Office OF the assistant treasurer at San
Francisco. and, as the certificates are
payable to order, there is no probability
of their becoming liability against the
United States In the hands OF innocent
parties.
The bill in question is correctly drawn,
and | recommend that 1t receive the fav-
orable report of your committee without
amendment.
Respectfully yours.
l.. j. GAGE,
Secretary.
Hon Joseph V. Graf,
Chairman Committee on Claims.
House of Representatives.
REFERENCE TO HAWAII.
There was some reference. rather in
directly, TO Hawaiian affairs during de
bate in the House Feb. Z. proposition
to raise the salaries of officials in Ali
zona ana New Mexico gave Representa-
tive Robinson of Indiana n chance to
speak, and he aroused Mr.. Newlands,
whose speech was chiefly regarding Gu
ba Mr.. Robinson in his speech said:
MS tdliS 10 Illlu lne SITUATION tndl
prevails in all the colonies of our coun-
try-a policy of might makes right and
greed tiiumphs over all. a few days ago
there was presented to this House by
the gentleman from Nevada (Mr New
lands) resolution to annex or to in
vite Cuba into the sisterhood of States.
1t was upon the genteman's resolution
that Hawaii was annexed Hawaii to-
day, by the census report. has "A popula-
tion of 154,0o0. presenting the unfortunate
spectacle to this House and to liberty
loving country, and one whose labor sus-
tainS and protects 1t In peace and war.
of 6l.0O0 japanese, 5000 Chinese and 3S,-
600 Hawaiians, all of which classes are
equally dangerous to the interests of
American labor, l suggest to the gentle
man from Nevada that when he sends
his invitation to Cuba TO enter our por-
tails that he append below his resolution
a little footnote that this Is the same old
colonial policy of the United States and
governed by the sentiment VIII you
walk into my parlor? said the spider to
the fly
cuba will sind out, as all others have
fOuad out that have been annexed TO us,
indeed as she already has found out, ana
as the fox found out in the fable when
asked by the Lon to go into his den, that
the tracks all lead one way.
THE tollers all along the line in the
United states Will suffer, ana severely
suffer, by this new and dangerous pol
| icy.
ut ever will be so, so long as we have
IA foot of foreign territory peopled by
! race alien to and different from our own
and which, by reason of sucn condition,
| is unfit to bear the responsibilities or
share the benefits of the republic.
THE Chinese, Japanese, Cuhans, Fill
pinos, Porto Ricans and the inhabitants
! of the Danish West Indies are all of this
! class and should not be brought In COM
| petition with American labor"
ERNEST G. WALKER.