The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-07

StAi4t4 S4SNo but " e ali nave absent ones
of wl.2m we can think As I look UP
and down the faces here. all so happy
IN this event, and see the luxury of
the table, hear the tinkling of the
glasses and see the brilliant shades of
the flags, I am reminded of a place
away from here and of some who can
not partake with us tonight. I am re-
minded Of those true heroines who are
toilfng among the afflicted ones at Mo-
lokai, and 1 ask You to drink q silent
toast to those devoted sisters and broth
ers who toll there so faithfully.
ION an occasion of this kind I think
it is well to retrospect a little.
recognize that this is a celebration of
the Catholic Church in Hawaii 1 think
there is a great deal in the history of
Hawaii to be learned from the work
done by the Catholic Church in these
Islands. There is certainly great deal
of encouragement and a great deal of
| inspira ton to be gained from it,
[ Probably the work that is now be-
| ing done does not satisfy all of the
component parts of that church-prob-
ably does not satisfy some of the more
| restless ones. They would like to see
made.
'One of the greatest lessons is it's
silent work; no retrogression but steady
advancement and with but one object
| in view always.
| In the history of the church here
| in Hawaii, I was reminded of an in
cident in the days of Kaahumanu,
when she had conferred in her hands
all the power of government as re-
| gent, and her power was despotic. At
| that time she attempted as most SOW
ereigns more enlightened than she have
attempted, to issue an edict which
! prevented any but white people from
attending the Catholic church. She
/ did not realize as Napoleon did that
where the dominion of religion begins
there the earthly dominion ends. The
| church and state are separated, and
| any sovereign not recognizing that is
| bound to make a mistake as Kaahu-
| manu- made her mistake. So, too, any
church which attempts to interfere
| with the state makes a mistake. A
community is happy, indeed, where that
state of affairs exists where both the
church and state are harmonious.
Leaving the past of Hawaii, let us
come to the present. The Territory, to
my mind, has almost unknowingly
come into a new era. 1t is to me eX-
ceedingly gratifying to see the way
open for progress and advancement
in our little Territory. We have lately
had word from Washington, that it
is not against the regulations Of the
immigration Department for the Terri
tory to assist immigrants and small
farmers to these Shores providing they
are in good physical condition. 1t had
been supposed before that no assisted
! immigration could be obtained. The
ruling from Washington gives the OPP
portunity to this Territory to open the
way for making this land the land Of
the best TO BRING PRODUCERS
HERE, HUMAN BEINGS!-(applau
ELIGIBLE TO BECOME CITI-
ZENS.
Your fathers who have lived in
these islands for many years, know
every nook of it. They recognize there
are valleys that are beautiful beyond
description. which should TEEN with
human beings. These islands instead
of having but $4,000 people, ought to
have, and will have, 100000 within a
reasonable time. (Applause)
Not only are we opening into a
new era in that regard, but yesterdays
message from President Roosevelt
shows he has given us a great opening
in regard to financial matters.
THE productions of Hawaii will al
ways be tropical productions, and we
will always be in competition with
Porto Rico and the Philippines. We
were the first to be annexed and when
the United States took us in they had
not then the decision of the Supreme
Court which provides that the United
States could possess such lands, and SO
we came in as an integral part of the
United States and were annexed.
Therefore, the same tax tariff exists in
Hawaii as in every part of the Union
and we contribute our quota to the
mainland. In recognition of the fact
that Congress put Porto Rico and the
Philippines in a position where they do
not contribute anything of their rev.
enues to the United States, and if
Uncle Sam is to make a success of
these islands, the experience of other
countries in controlling possessions
must be taken advantage of. and the
laws must be adjusted to meet condi-
tions.
I'VE MUST HAVE SPECIAL LEG
ISLATION TO MEET THESE CON-
DITIONS. Uncle Sam never made a
failure of any job he ever undertook.
Whenever he strokes his whiskers and
puts his hands TO the pillow things have
got to move. He will not stop here.
There Will be progress in Hawaii.
when we point out to him what our
needs are and can make, these is
lands blossom, we simply do our duty
as American citizens. and give Con-
gress an opportunity TO enact legisla-
ton which viii bring prosperity and
happiness to these islands. Most peo-
pie do not realize to what extent this
tribute amounts. Every man. woman
and child in this Territory contributes
$799 per annum to Uncle Sam. There
is no set of people that is so situated
to meet such tax. Rhode Island and
Connecticut have about $500 square
miles, about our size. If you strip
Rhode Island and Connecticut of its
vast population down TO $4,000 and tax
those people to the extent of Sl,O00,0e0
a year. those hard-headed, patriotic
Yankees will kick to beat the band.
r,rIs 10 hoy