The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-03
(Mail Special to the Advertiser)

quet of the Republican Congressiona
Committee at the Hotel Raleigh a fel
evenings ago and delivered a speecl
which made a very favorable impression
for himself and the territory. Chair
man Babcock, of that committee, hat
called the members thereof together 10
the purpose of discussing plans for thu
campaign. He thought this could bes
be done at a banquet, where everybod,
would be in good humor. Along in tn,
evening, some of the members, who hac
been to Hawaii, including Representa-
tive Tawney, of Mimi, sang snatch o
Hawaiian song and that was the pre-
lude for a request for speech from tht
Delegate.
He talked about the islands, said that
they did not aspire to statehood but be-
cause of the large payments they made
to the federal Treasury, some S1oo,ooc
monthly, were asking only for fair play
in legislation from Congress. He like
wise spoke of the progress the Hawai-
ians had made in civilization, praised
Gov. Carter for the work he is doing
as the head OF the territorial govern
ment, and appealed forcibly to the mem
| bers of the committee, as members OF
Congress, to help Hawaii out in her re-
quests for federal legislation and for
federal appropriations.
The speech was modest but logical and
commanded careful attention. AT the
conclusion of the banquet the members
gathered around the Delegate enthusias-
tically and promised that they would
stand by him at the next session of Con-
gress in helping the territory to necessary
legislation.
During the winter the Delegate has
had written and mailed to Senators and
members of the House, mostly Republi-
cans, over 400 individual letters explain
ing the needs of the territory and asking
attention to pending bills. Instead of
forwarding circular letters he has had
most of these written to fit the case of
each individual addressed In nearly
every instance he has had something to
say about the resources and industries OF
the islands, their importance to the gov
ernment in various ways, and the net
profits to the government in revenues.
This campaign of education has been
prosecuted constantly, although the Dele
gate has been aware that there was small
prospect OF legislation at this session OF
Congress. However, he hoped that the
information he afforded Senators and
members in this way would bear fruit
in the next year or two as different
measures may be pressed for action.
In every case these letters have been
acknowledged by the Senators and mem
bers by whom were received and in many
cases promises have been given TO help
the islands in every reasonable manner.
The two following letters are given as
examples of the many letters OF this
character which the Delegate has been
writing:
Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of
House of Representatives, Washing
ton, u. c..
Dear Sir: AS delegate from the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, L desire to call your
attention to the needs of the Territory,
as indicated in the enclosed petition
which has been presented and action
thereon urged.
The entire country is vitality inter-
ested in trans Pacific commerce. and
the improvements petitioned for will
inure to the benefit of the States
equally, and possibly much more than
to Hawaii.
l wish to urge upon you that these
Islands, isolated by two thousand miles
of unbroken ocean, do not profit rela-
lively with the mainland from ordi-
nary Federal expenditures.
We have unusual local burdens in
guarding the public health and policing
the port of Honolulu from exposure
due to the great trans-Pacitic commerce
touching at that point.
Kindly study the concise statistics
presented, and please bear in mind that
all proposed Army and Navy eXpendi
lures are a part of the great scheme
of National defense, and only inciden-
tally local
For the year 1923, the imports to
Hawaii We're SlS,9S2, ,4S5.00 and exports.
S26, ,275, 1880; custom house receipts, ST.
l93,61IS3, and internal revenue Collec-
tions, $40, ,090.52-a total of 81, 233, 1.35.
Hawaii is not n distributing point;
all merchandise brought to the Terri
tory Is for home consumption and
therefore all customs collections are
paid directly by the people, During
this period 1920 APO pounds of sugar
Were produced, with a value OF $2j,3l0,-
6Si.0O. OF this, the Island of Hawaii
alone produced 81 1870, 600 pounds,
The amount of capital invested I'm
plantation ana business enterprises is
Sl2O, ,55S, O7O The net profit of the Ter
ritory To the Federal Government from
Annexation to June 3Oth 1908 was s3,-
a5l, G6S go,
The profit now In upwards of $4,000
"A month or over Sl,sO0,OO0 year over
and above the amount expended by the
Fedoral Government lor Territorial eN-
puuHrs,
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husli,s other Territorial rNptpses,
which aro Paid by ihr Federal Govern
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