The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-04
COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION,


otfng harder than get regular groove
century the United States has groove urrow which
'een marveousy Starting with thirteen original
tract after tract OF territory has been absorbed organized upon
ost progressive OF creating magnificent until the
nc ocean was reached and for there seemed be
thus lar and no further Webster thought that the Rocky
the impossible barrier Even his keen foresight could
imagine the citizen OF the United States washing his feet
racine but me citizen the United States has not only reach
the Pacific shore bringing with him his political social and racial
nbutes but he has sailed the acquired
population beyond the beach
AS far Hawaii concerned the problem has been difficult
Hawaii ever the hand maid of the Great Republic Hawaii
ucay and eduaonay mad prepared herself Tor the reception OF
herican institutions Her civilization and American civil
ton and simple But Hawaii the problem which is
zng and certain troubling the United States
beyond Hawaii among neutrality-suspicious. populations
toned to the Latin form OF civilization form thoroughly antagon-
the AngoSaxon type which troubles statesmen, and this
be being faced only practically Governor Taft
in the Philippines the administration facing Porto Rico
tit being treated from theoret point of view by the Department
Commerce which has prepared elaborate and exhaustive ag
I the purpose Of The Star review length
altered from the six questions which the department lays down for
iscussion. s.
o. government of the successfully managed
olony originates the government
the colony and by whom and in what the laws and
) What share Of the administration the colony con-
iuced by representatives of the home and what
ntrusted to the natives conjunction with the representatives
government ~ .t
g. What taken and methods applied improve the
N How are habits OF industry and thrift ncucaed among the
ves and the necessary labor supply obtained development
1du1es which shall render the colony selsupportng
@ How the necessary funds for the conduct of the colonial
government raised and OF such funds supplied by the home
government?
o The commercial relation between the colony and the mother
country ability supply the articles required the home country
absorb produced by the mother and the
which tariff and regulations between the colony and
mother country adjusted encourage this mutual interchange
These far reaching questions which the
United States the Philippines and which will meet them again and
again when the need for further expansion takes places The Philip
and Porto Rico the boundary increase
the gences of commerce and position world
will further the of The best practical
the questions be sought for first by study of the meth
DDS present applied the worlds colonies by the experienced
combining these with the by
who have spent years and life time in carrying colonial
work.
With this the monograph reviews length the British Colo
NAL the French and the Netherlands system careful
y discusses the plans legislation whole and then the
of each special colony possession In addition this
copous quotations made from the writings speeches and reports
of those who have been engaged colonial work. who have made
study of it. Carried this readily be how thor
oug the subject laid before the student there probably has
exhaustive made than this publication colonial
administration comes moment wher the subject is the
of politics. members both OF the Senate and House of
Representatives will draw from ample material during the
sion of congress.