The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-11

der its own plans, i'm good faith and
with substantial cash expenditures,
that we claim place i'm this bill with
out an official survey having been pre-
vlously ordered by Congress. That the
Territory of Hawaii has continued to
carry on, with its own funds, the har-
Dor Improvement work begun by the
Republic of Hawaii by using it's own
funds instead of coming to Congress
ought not to be a reason for excluding
Honolulu harbor from a place in this
bill
We have not sat idly by and waited
for the Federal government to do our
work; instead we hace strained our own
resources to the limit of self-help. Now
we ask for a reasonable and urgently
needed appropriation, and we rely up
on the sense of fairness of the Congress
to support your committee in what
they agree is justly our due.
1 think there is a tendency i'm the
minds Of many members of the House
to class Hawaii with Porto Rico and
the Philippines, and as forming a part
of what is regarded as both foreign
land burdensome possessions. But
great injustice is done to Hawaii by
this thoughtless attitude of members.
That we are not foreign is proven
by the fact that for over half a CEN
fury American civilization has been
the dominating influence i'm Hawaii.
Under the guidance of American in
fiuences, the cid absolute monarchy vo-
UNFAIRLY estall s ed Co1stiut onal gov
eminent. a larger percentage of Ha-
wallis wealth has been expended for
education than has been done in almost
any State in the Union and so wide
spread is the desire for learning among
Hawaiians, and so generally have both
rich and poor availed themselves Of our
educational privileges that today the
percentage Of illiteracy among our Ha-
waiian and Anglo-Saxon population is a
fraction of per cent less than is found
today in the great Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts.
The American flag in Hawaii floats
over schools that have been essentially
American for seventy-five years and in
which only the English language is
! taught. Vt floats over courts of justice
conducted under I American system
of Jurisprudence, presided over by
judges and implicated by lawyers train
ed i'm the law schools of America. And
from our well-equipped fitting schools
our young men aud young women come
over to American colleges and univer-
stiles, and i'm Yale, Harvard, Stanford,
Wellesley, Georgetown and score of
other institutions they compete with
other American students and wrest
from them honors, both in classical
studies and in athletics.
But we are not American only in in
| situations and education, but also in
| the scientific development of our agri-
culture the extent of our shipping, and
most of all, in our heavy payments to
the National Treasury.
That We are not asking funds for our
harbor without ample reason is proven
by the showing of our commerce.
During the fiscal year ending June &c
1904, the shipping entered in the port OF
Honolulu amounted to 3,736,2S5 tons, as
shown by the custom-house records
This total was made up by six regular
trans Pacific steamship lines, the two
inter-island steamship companies
United States army transports nava
vessels, tramp steamers, and the va
rious lines of sailing vessels.
Honolulu Harbor is located in thu
very crossroads of the Pacific, and To-
that reason shipping from the United
States, Canada, Mexico, the Cape Hori
route, New Zealand, and Australia tn
Philippines, and the entire Orient al
oonverges at this point.
And the volume of our shipping !
destined to a further rapid increase a
the trade of the Orient is developed.
That this is not a mere local propo
sition and interest is proven by tn
fact that the commercial bodies inter
ested I'm the export trade of San Fran
cisco, Portland, and Puget Sound hav
petitioned that Federal improvement
work be done i'm Honolulu Harbor, tn
spectacle of great export cities unitin
in asking for harbor improvements
an outside port is so unusual as to ;
, worthy Of your particular considers
ton.
Another substantial reason why III
nolulu l1arbor Is entitled to place
this bill is shown I'm the large custom
revenues from this port.
For the four years ending June