The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-20


Lind, formerly of Honolulu, is the SUI
perintendent of the railroad and his
brother. Lorin Goodwin, is a conductor.
without a congrega ton. 1t is a poll
teal measure under the present sys-
tenn.
Let the Health, Educational, road
and wharf matters be co-extensive with
the functions of the whole territory"
]. G. PRATT'S VIEWS.
J. G. Pratt, who assisted in the franz
ago, gave his views on the subject. He
said the territory enjoyed good form
of government, which was really a
sort of county government and if this
could be applied to the various islands
as the governments to be termed coun-
ty governments he thought it would
work very we'll. The requirements for
government here We're different from
those on the mainland. He thought
present conditions should be disturbed
as little as possible if county govern
ment became effective. Congress
should be sought as little as possible.
He thought the Supervisors should be
elected, not appointed.
DO you think Congress would en-
terrain any such proposition inquired
Judge Dole.
Mr.. Pratt thought that any discus
sion of the matter on the floor of the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton would not be calculated to strength
en- the position of the people of the
islands. AS to health and educational
matters, Mr.. Pratt agreed with Prof.
Scott.
HATCH FAVORS TOWNSHIPS.
Associate Justice Hatch of the SUI
as to the necessity for the control of
educational, health and road matters
resting with the Territorial government
as at present. Under existing condi-
to leave the control unchanged.
A change in the present control of
educational matters would cause a lack
of uniformity of grades and in q few
years there would be a very uneven
state of grades many of which would
be far behind the others.
AS TO public health matters he
thought the tendency was to concen-
trate. The national board of health at
Washington is a board that is taking
control of all health matters through
out the nation. Formerly the control of
health matters was vested in the States
and Territory governments, but people
generally We're now conceding the ad-
visibility of national control.
I think we would retrograde in
health matters if We establish small
local boards.
As to roads, if the county act should
be passed. the counties should take care
of the existing roads, but I would not
like to see the act drawn to prevent
the Territory from constructing and
planning new roads in the various
counties. In New York the State has
contributed half the expense towards
building new roads and exercises super
vision over them. This secures uni
formity
I think that if some form of NUM-
cipal government We're established first,
or before county government, it would
be better. I think you are going at this
wrong-end first.
I think eventually we will have to
go before Congress to get clear of the
Organic Act. I don't think we can
change the control of the public lands
RAWLINS HAS AN IDEA.
w. T. RawIins, electe3 as attorney for
the County of Oahu" said it might be
believed that he was prejudfced in favor
of county government from his former
connection with the short-lived eCoun-
ty of Oahu" He was not of the opin-
ion that the Organic Act contemplated
giving the Governor power TO appoint
Boards of Supervisors. 1t was un-
American. The government has been
centralized and it was the duty of every
citizen to decentralize it. One of the