The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-09
APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAWAII.

Secretary Shavs estimates appropriations Hawaii salts
factory in that they show that the Territory getting share
ton the Interior Department. but they what the Territory
ought get Probably few members OF the national legislature realize
what burdens the island territory has assumed which right
expect the federal government to take The federal government
Hawaii debts which should be passed Washington which
might probably be pressed very successfully.
In June 1900 the federal government
der the Organic Act which is still our form Of government This gave
to the United States hundred thousand dollars month in
revenues round gures nothing OF other derived by
the federal government from the post office and internal de-
Parments As financial proposition what has Hawaii had in
million dollars to help to pay our claims but
that only small part the the United States has collected
And leaving aside all considerations Of actually collected there
the valuable which government acquired Every
one knows that by the annexation OF the islands the United States
secured very valuable property.
What have the islands had in exchange for this property which
the United States aqured Why has Hawaii right claim big
appropriations for improvements? Since became
comphed tact the Washington government has drawn steady
enue from Hawaii and there has not been corresponding benefit
finances 1t time that the federal government
Hawaii has only been obliged pay heavy every month
to the United States Treasury but she has also had the time
assume financial burdens which should be federal 1t is now nearly
four since the Organic Act into effect and the United States
supposed to control OF the islands Yet still
work that by right strictly federal Hawaii has looked after her
lighthouses though the federal government should have taken them
which United up Sup
pose the islands had been conquered territory instead OF islands
ing nation from the have assumed all burdens? As conquerer
the United States would have been compelled take charge
for example OF the harbor and waes all the whereas the
fact that the Territory has maintained and improved them all along
and may never be reimbursed for so doing
The Territory still spending money which ought be
purely federal Our Legislature made larger appropriation for dredg
Honolulu harOr the spent apparently
necessary that this should be DONE but Congress does the
islands fairly when allows be done Hawaii has business pay
for such work But rather than leave undone and the risk of
having large here and be unable dock
the burden Congress is honor bound to reimburse the Territory
for such expenditures
1t easy for Hawaii get the Congress- The
legislature has much business which is of vastly greater import than
anything connected with these islands Yet is fact that the nation
derived and is still deriving great benefits from the acquisition Of the
islands and is also fact that entitled to return Secretary
Shaw estimates for Their total less
than what the federal takes from the islands in six months
house alone. Uncle struck good bargain
he took Hawaii Congress might bigger appropriations for a
than those which have been reported and still be doing
than justice.