Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19

fined by European educatiSnl Such senti-
ment can only be ingrained by powerful
home and social training tom Infancy. of
which the Babu and the Hawaiian can have
no experience. Hence native Hawaiians on
these jufies are very unlikely tOSconsent to
treating these cases with severity. 1t would
be contrary to all their fnstincts, AS we'll
as to their strong personals esteem Tor the
individual offenders.
Another feeling common-to the native
Hawaiians is that they are unfairly discr1m-
mated against by the whitP business COM
munity in the matter of remuneratlVe en-
ployments They see large numbers Of
white young men employed on good sala-
ries, and even Chinese and japanese clerks
promoted, while Hawaiians OF similar or
even better education are passen oy. !. Is
it to race discrimination and prejudice, anu
resent it, Hence strong feeling that 1t Is
the right thing for their apier legislators
and clarks to use such an opportunity 10
set right this wrong in their own cases
by appropriatng public funds in the way
alleged At least they will be- slow to aid
in Furnishing them for sucn actlon. Ihey
would cheerfully do the same things them
selves and resent any reproach Tor such
acts from their own people One cannot
therefore, be sanguine in expecting any
thorough dealing with these offenses from
our mixed juries.
The County Elections.
You have already been apprised OF the re-
suits of our county elections held on No.
vember g. Three counties-Kaunai, Oahu
and West Hawaii-eiected majority OF re-
publicans. many of them natives. Two
'counties-Maui and East Hawaii-elected
sweeping majorities, of home rulers among
whom it will be hard to find competent o1f1-
Gals, even if the men elected can ma re-
liable bondsmen. County government is Or
dered by law to go into effect at the begln-
ming of January. Very serious confusion is
liable to result from any hndrance to It's
immediate efficiency. since many essential
functions of the central government Will
then come to an end
1t is to be apprehended that our new gov
ernor, George r, Carter Will then find his
task of keeping public affairs in orderly mo-
ton an unusually perplexing one. Carter is
young, and possessing large amount or
ginger and snap. He will also require an
unusual proportion of practical wisdom and
sound judgment in working through the
coming transition from central to county
or local government. This would be the
case even with a good proportion of capa-
bic officials assuming charge OF the latter,
which will hardly be the case: But. in ad-
ditton, there are arising perpiexing ques-
tons as TO the validity of many important
sections of the county law. which will have
to be tested in our supreme court resulting
possibly in serious gaps in administration
1t is therefore not strange that Gov. Car
ter strongly favOfS an effort being made by
influential parties here to induce Congress
to come to our aid by summarily validating
our county act a whole and fOrestalling
threatened litigation. There is also strong
opposition to this plan, which may never
theless be a good one, If Congress can
be induced to take such summary proce-
dure. 1t is more probable that Hawaii will
have to work out it's own salvation in the
best way it can.
Pearl Harbor is progressing toward use.
Buoys are being laid at and along the en-
trance passage. One of the plantations is
planning for a wharf near it's mill for
direct shipment of its sugars, instead of
shipping by railway to Honolulu, eighteen
miles. Doubtless two or three years will
see that splendid harbor coming into active
use, with many ships and steamers fire.
quenting its broad lochs. By the time the
isthmian canal is open Pearl Harber will be
ready TO receive its large share of the prob
ably fifty steamers a week calling here for
coal: as we'll as the multitude of Golfers
needed to supply them We feel much en-
couraged by the vigorous action of bur gov
eminent at Panama. KAMEHAMEHA