The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-27

And, anyway, the Advertise
the gist of it herewith. 1t will
of interest to the people OF the
An advance copy of Governor Carter )
annual report to the Secretary of the
interior reached Honolulu yesterday
on the steamer Siberia. The re-
port, which is of itself a state
paper of more than average ability in
preparation, and likely to be of marked
value in its results because of the va
riety and accuracy of the information
that is contained in it relative to the
Islands, opens with this paragraph:
1.-THE Territory of Hawaii is among
the most isolated of the political sub
divisions of the United States, but by
no means the smallest or least impor-
tant, for has IT not upset the claim OF
the famous Bay State to be the Hub
in that a circle drawn with the Is
land of Hawaii as a center shows the
Philippines on the circumference to the
west and the city of Boston just on the
edge to the east, and there are those
who ascribe certain opposition TO eX-
pansion to this fact.
Hawaii is not an insular possession
but an integral part of the Union, or
ganized as Territory, with as large a
measure of self-government as has ever
been granted by Congress. and it is
destined to play an important part II
American supremacy of the Pacific
PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Governor, touching upon the To-
cation of the Islands, their resources
and climate, goes somewhat more eX
tensvely into the matter of public
health. foreseeing that the approach
ing construction of the Panama cana
is bound to have its effect upon Ha
wall in more ways than one. In this
connection Governor Carter says:
"By a reference to the article on the
health conditions in the Territory o
Hawaii it will be seen how peculiarly
important our relations are to the ques
ton of health and how seriously they
affect the commerce of the Pacific. Th'
Panama canal is now a certainty anC
il is therefore none too soon to pre-
pare Honolulu for the increased com
merce it will bring. Tropical diseases
prevalent at the isthmus are now un
known in Hawaii, and our eXperienc
with Oriental diseases shows they fin
ready culture under our equabl
climatic conditions. That the port q
Honolulu should be clean concerns no
only the Territory of Hawaii but tn
entire Pacific coast of the United State
and to keep ii so there should be ever,
assistance from the Federal Govern
ment. In order that this problem ma,
be approached satisfactorily ii has bee
very properly suggested by the Cham
ber of Commerce that Congress author
ize the President to appoint n commits
sion to consist of the surgeon in chars
of the Marine Hospital Service.
United States engineer connected wit
the War Department, and the loca
president of the Board of Health, t
study the situation on the ground her
and report to Congress whateve
changes in quarantine regulations o
regulations and methods OF local ou
thorty or public works they may deen
advisable for lettering the health con
ditions of this port. Such plan coul
not but be beneficial to American inter
ests."
GOVERNMENT.
Touching then lightly upon the popr
lation and history of the Territor
matters with which all the people hel
are familiar, because most of the
helped actively to make the histoi
that is related, the Governor looks {
the present governmental organizatio
and says:
"While the present system of govern
ment is both economical and simple
appears to offer more advantages to II
Island of oahu and the city of Hont
lulu, where, from necessity, nearly a
authority centers. From this there HI
grown up a feeling of discomfort in Il
outer districts and instead of attemp
ing to better the present conditions al
make through the Legislature chang
from time to time to provide a mo
thorough service, there has develop
a general desire for county governmeI
which it is thought will be panac
for all difficulties. Just how mum,
palities or counties are to be organic
is not yet clear. Few, If any, comm
mites in the United States have be
confronted with so difficult a task.
de facto active Territorial governme
succeeding one in which for years h
been centered the functions of be
city, county and State, with all I
prerogatives and powers necessa
thereto, whose securities have been $,
and the proceeds dlsbursed in the hui
Ing Of local water works, sewer s!
TENS and other internal improvement