The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-08
GOV. DOLE DILATBS ON
CONDITIONS IN HAWAII
Coming to Washington for a
Final Talk With President.
TELLS WHY He is ATTACKED
Says Charges Are PrOpagated by Ele-
nent Desiring to Obtain Political Con-
troll IN the IsIands-Business Condi-
tons Improving.

| NEW YORK May S.-Governor Dole, Of
the Hawaiian Islands, who is stopping in
New York for few days before proceed
ing to Washington 20 confer with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was seen this morning at
the Park Avenue Hotel and described
briefly the present condition o. the ISL
ands and some CT the circumstances of
the recent attacks upon the Hawaiian ad-
ministration
The attacks, both against the admin
istration in general and myself PERSONAL
ly,'' said Governor Dole, have been go
ing on for over year and have issued
not only from newspapers antagonistic TO
my policy, but also from that element
which desires very strongly to obtain po-
Iitical control. Petitions and letters prop
agated by this element have been sent
with great frequency to Washington, and
although I cannot say how much they
have affected the President, I think that
they have led hiIn to seek ali the possible
Information on the existing conditions
That the President has been seriously
affected would not seem probable from
the fact that I have never received any
official notice bearing on the agitation
from him.
Party Titles Misused.
1.-THE titles of the missionary and
'anti-missionary' parties in Hawaii. I
might say here, are, 1 think, generally
misused in the United States, for the
words have come down from the past, and
there are almost no missionaries left in
the islands now The so-caIIed mission
airy party n Hawaii is made up OF the
conservative element of property owners,
who have something to lose, of honest
men who desire an honest adTninistratio
The missionary party is the Tadi-
cal party, With less to lose, and which is
less particular about sood government
and economy. The 'aati-missionaries'
are largely royalists, natives, politicians
in the lesser sense of the word, end ad-
venturers. with whom the last is crowd
ed. This party Of course, desires its
ends for q purpose
"As to my visit here, the President
sends for me. There are no reasSls given
Present Condition of Islands.
'The present condition Of the islands,"
| said Governor Dole in answer to ques-
ton. SIS very satisfactory We are doing
a great deal OF business on the mainland.
for the most part with San Francisco and
/ New York. There is some trade with ia
pan and other Far Eastern countries, but
| that will have to grow. There IS lots
| sugar for expectation. and the prices are
| lower now than usually: but there are
many new sugar enterprises recently
started, and they need capital, so money
| is tight This has affected the prices Of
sugar stock.
''The educational system is improving
steadily, but there are more children
waiting to be taught now than the
schools can accommodate It will be sew
eraI years before We catch up with the
| demand for education The schoolgirl
dren. no are of five races. are the future
| rating population OF the islands, the
| Angio-Saxons, OF course, largely IN the
| minority, as may be the case for some
time