Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-02
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Mr.. Beckley asked those present to
look at the audience. There were men
who should be small farmers but were
prevented because there was no en-
enlargement. Show him the farmer
and he would show the backbone of
the Territory. Coffee was once en-
couraged for ten years. It had yet five
years to run. when that exemption
Was made, there. was boom. Here
was a new industry liable to be one of
the main industries of the Islands some
day. Were this exemption simply for
the only plantation in Eva the speak
er for one would never vote for II. But
IL sisal was under exemption then
there was nothing to prevent the Ha-
waiian-American citizens from plant
| ing sisal on small kuleanas. Through
out the Territory soulless corporations
had taken up the best land. while the
small holders held the waste lands
The kuleanas of the constituents were
such their owners. the constituents.
were being pushed to the wall because
shey could not raise anything on them
In this act Mr.. Beckley saw the fu-
ture Of the poor people so that each
poor man would have the same stand
ing with the soulless corporations, who
were trying to hog II ALL"
He did not mean that a single amend
ment should be attached to this bill
as 1t would kill the act. The other
Industries had been tried and had
found their levels. lie further showed
how sugar had become large industry
through the encouragement Of the Rec
| iprOcity Treaty. The public land office
was barring out the small farmer in
place of encouraging them as had been
shown at Waianae.
Wanted Homestesds.
Forty Observation-Disclosures petit
toned the commissioner for home
steads there on which they wanted TO
grow sisal Instead. the land was Civ
en- out in 5O0-acre lots to bar out any
poor man. He wound up by stating
that any member who voted against
the bill would place himself on record
as voting against the benefit of the
poor people. He pressed the members
to vote for the bill as II was. This was
the chance for any members who want
ed reelection.
Whence the Money!
Gandall said It seemed that all the
other bills had been taking money from
the treasury for various purposes but
nothing had been done to replace these
drawings. II had been proposed to en-
empt a great number of products from
taxation; II this was done. whence
would the money come for the treas
] ury? Plantation people had taken all
| the best lands. Now some people want
, ed the worthless lands. In taro. SUI
/ gar, bananas, etc. crops were returned
very soon. With sisal. II took five
years to get returns Thousands of
acres Of waste lands were lying idle
Rope was needed by almost every one
| Therefore, II was proper to encourage
the home production of this article
he bill did not discriminate between
rich and poor people. II people were
encouraged in sisal planting, waste
lands would become valuable.
The speaker was going to vote for
the bill in the form In which It had
been presented and asked that all H.,
other members vote for II.
Kali Would Amend.
Kali also spoke in supposl OF tho
bill. which he said was much like the
one he had introduced for the encour-
agement of the cultivation of Hawaii
an starch. He would. however. pro-
pose to amend tho-bill so that the ex-
emption be made for six years instead
VI ten since, after Ave years, returns
would be forthcoming, from which il
seemed the Government should derive
taxes.
| Greenwich wanted the bill amended
so that five years exemption was CIV
en- in the place of ten. II ten years
were given the company in operation
now and which was ready to send out
| fibre would thus have fifteen years In
It's credit, which would seem to be too
much. He asked the members to vote
for his amendment.
Conditions at Eva.
Fernandez wanted to explain tho
| NOhuitloHS at ENds NHtTt nc WAS wei
acquainted. The sisal there was rea.
dy for harvesting. He was afraid that
after ten years the people would pack
mp and get and the Government would
get no benefit from IL.
Beekley Defends Himself
Beckley arose and declared that he
wanted to defend himself against cor
tain statements made by the member
from the First District, according to
which he was trying to defraud the
House by attempting to pass a meas
ure which would deprive the Govern
ment of revenue, and also against
charges by which he would stand q
self-conyicted liar before his constit-
uents. He spoke In the interest OF the
people and not for the benefit OF the
gallery. He then proceeded to show
that the Act was for the benefit of the
people at large and not for the sisaI
planters at Eva only. The making OF
such charges was unbecoming the dig.
nifty of the House, while he himself
had he done anything unbecoming
was willing to resign both his Sneak,