The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-06

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ing to the Federal Government is eX-
pended in their own development.
'Our people have endeavored to make
good this drain on Hawaii's finances
by asking Congress for liberal appro-
priations, such as for public buildings.
| These demands have been met by the
reply that cities of a much larger
population have been clamoring for
years for a public building without
success, and though Congressman will
admit the business of our position from
a financial point of view, yet they
claim they can not vote for public
building in Hawaii until the wants of
| their own constituents are first met
I'm my study of the problem 1 have
never found a satisfactory solution. l
see no way of undoing that which has
been accomplished by annexation Our
people do not care to ask to be re-
lieved of burdens that every other
American bears, but 1 have the follow
ing suggestion to make which, if it
could be worked out would, to a con-
siderable extent, furnish relief, and
therefore have in any Annual Report
made it the first recommendation as to
needed legislation for Hawaii.
THAT Congress pass an Act under
which the Secretary of the Treasury
shall cause to be set aside for period
of twenty years seventy-tive per cent
of the internal revenues and customs
receipts from Hawaii as a special fund
to be expended in this Territory, as
directed by Congress, for the follow
ing purposes:
First. The erection of educational
and public buildings.
Second. Harbor improvements and
military and naval defenses,
I'VE have a precedent in the Act APP
proved June II, 1902, relative to the
reclamation of arid lands, where Con-
gress created a special fund in the
Treasury of all moneys received from
the sale of lands in certain States FOL
specific purpose.
"If you can recommend in your Mes
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be placed on a footing more nearly t.
that of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, with whom she must compete
and thus to some exten be relieve
of contributing to the general supper
by applying the revenues taken from
these small, distant islands TOWARD
their own development and defenses,
would be fine and come nearer solu
ton of the problem than anything else
THE American people have ever beei
Jealous to provide literally for educa
ton Hawaii can tax her people n,
higher, and her current revenues ar
insufficient, so that she is obliged t
borrow the money with which to bull,
her schools. If the people of the Unit
ed States only knew how we are strug
Cling to supply teachers and building
for the natural increase of children, an
the wretched structures we are obliget
to use, they would, 1 am sure, willingl,
forego the money they are now takin
out of the Territory and apply it t
educational purposes alone.
my suggestion goes further: w
here i'm Hawaii are anxious that tn
defenses of these islands be strengthen
ed so that they can by no chance eve
be a source of weakness; and after
reasonable provision has been made TO
educational and other public buildings
no wiser expenditure could be mad
than applying the revenue taken out o
the islands toward their own defenses
Il only wish had the ability to pic
ture our conditions and make our need
known, for Notwithstanding we are s
small and insignificant, yet I feel Ger
tai these islands can be made
source of great pride and reflect niue
credit on our country.
VERY sincerely yours,
&c. r. CARTER,
Governor"