The Washington times., 1905-01-25
HANA|IANS ACCUSE
GOVERNOR CARTER
Would Change Territory
Into a Colony.
CHARGES ARE PREFERRED
Desire to Secure Oriental Labor Said
to Actuate Alleged
Motive.

HONOLULU, Hawaii. Jan. 2o.-Detect-
ed IN what many believe is an effort to
effect an entire change in the political
status of the Hawaiian Islands, Gov.
George r. Carter has been en- the grill
for the last few days.
1t is charged that in an effort to OBJ
tain legislation by Congress in order
that 10000 Chinese field laborers may
be brought into the Territory, the gov
ernor Is taking steps to have the islands
given the status of colony.
Instructions to Atkinson
While in the Eastern States last sum-
mer Governor Carter instructed acting
Governor Atkinson to direct L. E. Pink
ham, president of the Territorial board
of health, to appoint commission Of
three members from the trade ana labor
council and three members from the
Builders and Traders Exchange, and
privately investigate labor conditions of
the Territory. The object, Mr.. Carter
explained was that certain misappre-
tensions on the mainland regarding the
condition of labor in the islands could
be corrected
That there was something more in the
scheme was the opinion of many per-
sons when Governor Carter sent his
mending that a limited number of Chi
nese laDorers be admitted to the ISL
ards for agricultural purposes. It is
believed the main purpose of appoint-
ing the special commission was to
gather evidence regarding the labor
situation to further back up Mr.. Car
ter's recommendation.
Committee Investigation.
q
very extended investigation and infor-
nation of very valuable character
was obtained. It's report as prepared by
=Pinisha-n recommended that Chinese
Iaborers be admitted for a limited
period of years. Objections by the
labor council led the labor members
to decline to sign the report The rep
resentatives of the builders and traders
also refused to indorse the document.
and it was presented TO the governor
with only Mr.. PinkhamS signature.
Not until one of the disgruntIed mem
bers of the commission gave copy OF
the report for publication did tie matter
become generally known. Then Cover
nor Carter was severely criticised The
representations in the report that the
small farmer the producer OF tropi-
cal fruits and other articles could not
exist came in for earnest criticism 1t
was contended, too, that as the report
was prepared for influence upon the
TIRE community should have had some
voice in supplying information There
is, however, no opposition by the local
press to the proposition OF obtaining
the entrance of limited number of
Chinese for plantation field hands.
Ascribed to Tawney.
During the recent Presidential cam
paign r MeCants Stewart, negro
lawyer and campaign orator. stump
ed the Western States for Roose-
welt and Fairbanks. Stewart had
conversation with Representative
Tawney, and the latter is quoted by
Stewart as saying the Hawaiian
Islands wouId be better off If, instead OF
Territorial form of government, they
had been placed in the status of COLO
NAL possession.
The idea of Hawaii changing ner pres
ent form of self government and lower
ing her status in the Union did not meet
with favor and the matter was appar-
emily dropped. 1t is now asserted that
Governor Carter is working to bring
about just such a change, and 1t is
certain such a scheme Will meet with
bitter opposition