The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-13

l. HE ETtHtutlN W tht bEhthto
derived from small farming in Belgium,
when told that his reverend visitors
were going thither and then reverted
to the matter of small farming In Ha-
wall. He expressed much interest i'm
seeing white settlers going into the
territory and asked Mr.. Atkinson why
efforts were not made to encourage
Italians from the northern part OF
Italy to go there and take up small
farms. The Southern people have re-
Gently been quite successful with
Italians, who are rapidly taking up
truck farming In numerous Southern
localities
Mr. Atkinson replied that expert
ments had been tried with various ma
tionalltes and that considerable sue
cess had been attained with the Pnr-
tuguese, especially from the Azores,
who were attracted to the islands,
when afforded opportunities for ac-
quiring land. But Mr.. Atkinson en-
phasized that the people of Hawaii
were very willing to take up with any
suggestions that promised to bring any
nationality of good white settlers to
their midst.
IMMIGRATION.
Strong encouragement comes from the
Department of Commerce and Labor
in favor of program assisting immi-
grafton to Hawaii. Secretary Atkin-
son has had long conference during
the past week with one of the immi-
grafton officials of the department,
Mr. r. X. Campbell. The latter thinks
lnat the territory should be allowed
great latitude in executing plans Tor
lsetung white seltie.s 70 Tie Islands.
MIR. Campbell reasons that the ter
rltory is III u somewhat inherent at
Il1uue tnIn u eorpola,loh or AN IN
uNIuual," said AR. Atkinson today.
ne reasons that the territory would
certainly be warranted IN advertising
IT'S resources ana advantages in otner
countries where people would be inter-
ested in migrating To Hawai-. When
such a matter is undertaken by the
Territory the statements would be all
the more reliable and all the more en-
Titled to credence. But MIR. Campbell
also reasons from that first step, that
the territory would be warranted in
seeking to secure special transporta-
ton rates or even in giving free trans
portation."
Atkinson in his mission as head of
the territorial immigration board. He
has been talking the various phases
| of the immigration question, as 1t
pertains to the territory, with numer-
GUS officials here and thereby acquir-
ing much information which he be-
lieves will be of value to him and to
the territory in the administration of
his office as head of the immigration
board Mr.. Atkinson said today he
had become convinced, since visiting
Washington this time, that 1t would
be wise for the territory to pursue
even more liberal policy than ever
before in encouraging homesteaders
and in opening up the public lands to
3 settlement notwithstanding the large
income the territory receives from some
of those lands.
QUEEN COMING HOME.
The Secretary, on Thursday, took
: Bishop Libert and Father Valentin
a on an automobile ride about the city.
Q During their ride they visited Queen
Liliuokalani, whom they found at her
Twenty-frst Street residence enjoying
: especially good health and pleased to
t see the visitors from Honolulu. She
: starts from Washington tomorrow for
!, the Pacific Coast and for home. She
), intends to take the steamer Sonoma,
y which sails from San Francisco early
!. in June. She has enjoyed her stay in
e Washington this winter immensely.
Because of the absence of several Of
ficials from Washington the past week,
Mr.. Atkinson has been delayed in the
execution o; certain errands for wh ch
in part he came to Washington. He
wishes a conference with Acting Sec
retary of State Looms, for example,
but Mr.. Loomls has been away from
Washington and will not return till
: early next week. Mr. Atkinson stated
). today that the business with refer
ence to the issue of the refundng
bonds stands about where it was at
the time of my last letter. He says he
must remain in Washington several
5 days yet, before proceeding again to
Z New York.
3 AS To COFFEE TARIFF.
& The agitation for duty on coffee is
{ being encouraged here from several di-
3 rections, in connection with the agita-
3 tion about means of collecting more
B revenue for the support of the govern
B ment. Among the public men of Con-
B gress no well defined views have been
B made plain yet, except that the stand
B patters are vigorously talking for an
3 increase of internal revenue taxation
3 rather than for a revision of the tariff
3 The newspapers, editorially and other
3 wise, have been and still are discussing
3 the question. The weight of opinion
3 seems to be Favorable to increasing
3 the internal reVenue taxation but OF