The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-05

Delegate kuhio replied to the Acting
Governors request for suggestions re
garding Federal appropriations for tlr.
Territory with the following letter
Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 3. IpO4
Hon A. l.. c. Atkinson, Acting Cover
nor, Territory of Hawaii, HonoIult.
Sir Il beg leave TO respond to yo,r
communication of July aSth
| The Territory OF Hawaii is so rcccr1
and distant an addition to the United
States that our people have not YET
| come to full realization of the limita-
tons constitutionaly imposed on Con.
gresS i'll its financial dealings with
States and Territories.
We, in the past. have been acc,Istom-
ed to sending diplomatic and special rep
resentatives to Washington. until the
significance of regular Dclegatc t.
Congress has not been fully eor'rrs
hcndcd
These two points must he dccpy .nr
pressed on OR local intelligence before
we can act wisely.
There are many Congressional Dis
tricts where no special appropriations
has ever reached them directly. These
districts have no navigable rivers, no,
towns large enough to warrant the cree.
ton of a public building hence Con
gress can do nothing for them locally
and their benefits are those thai jnure
to the whole community.
The Territory of Hawaii beng
group of Distant isolated Islands can
not share in manv of the benefits belong
ing to the Mainland, and must be con-
sidered by Congress as they exist, And
not on theories not applicable to fheir
natural, climatic and social conditions
The Territory has rugged exposed
coasts, its two or three harbors need
large expenditures to meet the demands
upon them. Honolulu harbor cannot sss
judged on local basis for it is port
of call for Trans Pacific Commerce. Esuy
accommodating an immense through
traffic.
In order to secure appropriations we
must concentrate our efforts on one or
two objects. though we may mention
other desirable ones.
| wish particularly to warn our cit
zens to avoid undulv pressing projects
relating to National defense which are
in charge of the Army and Navy These
Departments will attend to those mat.
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duct his efforts that his influence for
appropriations is so exhausted on Ma
tional projects that he will not be heard
on local appropriations.
believe that during the next session
of Congress the efforts of the Delegate
should be mainly confined to the follow
ing objects:
list: The return of the money cx-
pended by the Territory of Hawaii on
objects solely the duty of the Federal
Government, to-wit: the dredging OF
Honolulu Harbor and maintaining light
houses.
end: The deepening of and enlarg-
ing Honolulu Harbor and its entrance
channel.
This is an imperative requirement that
the enormous TRANSATLANTIC commerce
now existing and growing may be at
tracted to our port.
3rd: To provide a breakwater for
Hilo, Hawaii, harbor, that the great
island of the group may have an oppor-
tunity to develop.
4th: To secure aid for the scientific
study of leprosy and its possible cure.
5th: To find some solution OF our
labor difficulties.
AS desirable as Federal buildings al
Honolulu and Ililo may be. they should
be urged judciously, only so as not Ia
with the more imperative oh
jects mentioned above.
think have covered all the ground
necessary at this time.
| have the honor, sir, to be.
Your obedient servant,
(SigncdD J. KnLANIANAOLE.
Delegate.