The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-23
GOV. CARTER AT WHITE HOUSE.
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the engineers Office of the War Depart
ment and in other influential quarters the
need of funds for dredging Honolulu
harbor. He has conferred on this subject
with Mr.. William Haywood, who has
given it much attention.
Mr. HAYWOOD and Mrs. Haywood and
their children leave here next Wednes-
dav for Honolulu, where they will re-
main for several weeks. They sail on
the Korea and will be at the Palace Ho-
tel in San Francisco till that boat sails.
The appointment of the Hawaiian
Judges will probably be settled next
Monday. Gov Carter was invited to
the White House at II 80 o'clock today
and was one of the Presidents guests
at luncheon Gov. Winthrop, of Porto
Rico, recently appointed, was also one
of the guests. After the luncheon ali adj
iourned to the rear portico, where they
smoked and talked about affairs. The
President divided his time between Ha-
waii and Porto Rico. He is interested
in having the judgeships disposed of at
ones. Gov Carter assured the President
that there was a question of policy en-
tering into the appointments. 1t must
be decided whether good men, who have
performed their duty faithfully, should
be entitled to reappointment, or whether
the entire available material should be
selected from in making up the appoint
mentS.
Mr.. Roosevelt stated at once that he
should depend upon Gov Carter in those
matters and directed that he confer inn
mediate1y with Solicitor Hoyt, of the
Department of Justice After they had
agreed upon what should be done the
President directed that their conclusions
be made known to him. He will then
make the appointments.
Gov. Carter spoke to him about the
desire of the territory for acquisition of
the armory site and mentioned his wish
to confer with Secretary of War Taft
about it, as legislation by Congress would
be necessary. He also spoke to the
President about the need of an appro-
priation for improving the harbor of
Honolulu The President showed in
terest in both those matters.
When the subject of investigation of
leprosy was preached Gov. Carter re-
marked that that was something in
which Gov. Winthrop was also inter
ested as there were lepersS in Porto Rico.
The President expressed hearty approval
of Gov. Carriers efforts to have the fed
eral government inquire into the posi-
bility of curing that dread disease.
INTERVIEW WITH CARTER.
The Washington Post in this morn
ing's issue has the following regarding
Gov. Carter:
THE governor of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, Hon George R. Carter, who is
a guest of the New Willard, is man
of only thirty-six wears, whose fine per-
sonality would create good impression
in any company. He was born in the
Sandwich Islands, as his father and
mother were, and as a lad he used
often to come to the National Capital
from Andover, Mass, where his father,
then minister from the islands, had sent
him to school. Later he was graduated
at Yale. His family is of New England
strain, and the young governor has all
the energy and practical good sense that
seems to inhere in the old Puritan stock
asked what had brought him to
Gov. Carter said: "The COM
missions of many of our most important
officials in the Territory are about to
expire and l have come to talk over the
matter of appointments with the Presi-
dent. The tenure of all the judges of
the Supreme Court and three of the FIVE
federal judges has reached the time limit
and SO with the Offices
What is the condition of things in
Hawaii?'
Not nearly so good as it ought to be-
TIE great disadvantage we labor under
is that there has been no recognition by
the United States Congress of our ex-
ceptional situation and special needs. We
need money for the Improvement of Our
harbOrs, but not a cent has been forth.
coming. We have been handicapped by
the labor laws of the mainland and
thereby shut out of a supply of oriental
labor, to the great detriment of the plant
ing interests. Our government can't
lease lands for over five years. when it
takes quite that long to get the first yield
from some crops out of which good pro-
fits may ultimately come.
Moreover, Uncle Sam took awav
from Hawaii fully one-third of its an
nual revenue by transferring to Wash
ington the entire receipts from import
duties. The islands have paid into the
Treasury of the United States over So
for every man. woman, and child living
on them, getting back but little more than
81 per capita. In the six years since an
neXation the net profits from Hawaii
to the Federal Treasury have aggregated
$4,25o,ooo.
&" We have by reason of this loss of
revenue been forced to cut down our ex-
penses about 80 10 per cent, and this re-
trenchment has caused no small hurt and
Inconvenience. But if Congress will only
lend helping hand we shall come out of
our present adversely in excellent form
Ihis great government cannot and will
not allow its island territory to become a
failure in any respect, nor will our high
minded and polite people allow It. All
we ask IS a fair show and that liberality
characteristic of our countrymen.'
ERNEST G. WALKER.