The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-10
THE WHEELS GO ROUND"

energies from the House now probemati-
cal If it goes through present framed know
what kind of bill it is and form fair idea of
how it is going affect though of course this is
trely experimental results may arise which at pre-
do not Oresee Radical changes usually develop the
unexpected and this may be prepared for in the event
of the bill passing in somewhat of it's present shape
If however, the present bill is cut and sashed and has
laid upon its back burden of amendments and additions
confusion will be COMPOUNDED, and the result will
be we'll nigh hopeless Wisdom would counsel that the
county bill should pass without amepment, and give
two years in which to allow the Territory to adjust itself
to the new conditions and the methods. The
seryatve members of the House and the majority of the
Senate think this But will they be able hold the
radical and the erratic?
AS the bill stands now it is excellent piece of
mechanism which has been carefully constructed by
skilled band some one sets to work to improve this
mechanism with axe, the result will be far
seek The machinery will be all thrown out of gear
parts of it will not work at all while other parts will
work the way that its trainers intended and there will
confusion the like of which have not yet experienced
though we have experienced something in this way.
To many of the people in this country, the county ys
TEN of government is utterly mtried field and they
know nothing Of its responsibilities it's advantages or it's
disadvantages They like the young BEARS they have
all their troubles before them. 1t is this very
realization of responsibility in this direction which
make the legislature very careful what it does in
this direction No Denies can deny that coun
ty government is not healthy form of government in
that 1t forces each individual to take active part in the
management of local affairs But the responsibility
should be realized and thoroughly realized that can
not and will not be shirked
pie opportunity for exercising this responsibility
years hence if it advisable that responsibility
might be still further increased but every consideration
of common would urge careful thinking members
to accept the present bill in its present condition now and
give it opportunity to show how it does work There
certain Legislators who like Bulge in HeIens Babies
are wingto destroy watch because they want to see
the wheels go round There will be plenty wheels to
watch and plenty of mechanism to learn about during
the forthcoming two years. without destroying county
bill or over burdening it with amendments.
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Senator Burton to have been dead easy upon
land scheme even to the extent of writing eulogsc let
5 tiers.
We are beginning learn something about the laws
Gelays The appeal which have gone to San Fran
cisco will 90 to another term We to kick at
our own courts but beginning learn what other
courts are like.
The crop Of the Province of Clara in Cuba
Is very large one. Last it turned $50 tons
This year the crop will be 80 629 tons in excess of last
year deal of this sugar is being back at
Cienfuegos i'll order to take advantage of the treaty
should it pass
Today is the forteh wedding anniversary of King Ed
ward VII. Queen Alexander has retained her beauty
wonderfully and at the end of forty years is still hand
some woman. When she entered London she was I'M
questionaby the most beautiful woman in the British
dOminiOns
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The tabled Orient not treasure house for the thea
trcal profession Tt never has been In days of old
british India used to be the rock upon which company
aler company used to split The small caucasian
unltes OF China and Japan could support
than single nights entertainment that of very
primitive kind Since the occupation of the Philippines
Manila has doomed up as a possible show town but
vaudeville entertainment is about what it requires Homo
lulu is about the arhest western outpost for the theatr
ca profession and even this is not always safe PROPOSE
ton, though money has been made here.
The Balkan question will come well to the fore during
the present month and the next two Though it is still
bitterly cold in the upper valleys the begin
ming to melt and military operations extended
scale can be undertaken The actual fighting however
is small part Of the 1t is the various diplomatic
moves and intrgues which interest the locker Though
the sOcaed Macedonian patriots the people whose
welfare is ostensby being looked after they only
stalking Horse Every knows they a set of thieves
and cut threats, who would willingly rob and murder
people of any nationality religion Turk or wealthy
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