The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-25
MONEY FOR
THE HARBO2
Delegate Kuhio Gets
Provision in the
Bill.

Getting into the Rivers and Harbors
Bill is not getting an appropriation for
improving the harbor but it is a much
longer step than has ever been taken
by the Territory in Congress hereto
fore. Yesterday, Governor Carter re-
ceived the following cablegram from
Delegate Kuhio:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 24.-To
Governor Carter Honolulu: Commit
tee will report general harbor bill. car
rying $500, 900 for Honolulu; also, sur
vey for Hilo.
(Signed "KUHIO."
At once upon the receipt of this
cablegram, Governor Carter sent the
following responses:
Delegate Kuhio, Washington: Con-
gratulations All interested should now
redouble efforts toward passage.
(Signed) CARTER
Thus is the first step won, owing to
the hard and persistent work of those
who have been in Washington to speak
for the interests of the Territory. And,
as Governor, Carter says, this is the
time when all the workers should re-
double the efforts that have so far
been crowned with this splendid meas
ure of success. The message of the
delegate leaves some things to be ex-
planned, of course. A cab1egram usu-
oil Iar ut
can interpret the good news, and re-
joice in it.
It will be remembered that Governor
Carter asked in his annual report for
harbor of Honolulu, the Improvement
including dredging and deepening suf-
ficiently to accommodate the largest
ships, but of this sum only $25O,OO0
were asked for at this time Besides
the appropriation for dredging. the
Governor advanced claim against
the general government for the repay
ment of $175, 221 for money expended
by the Territory in lighting and i'm
proving Honolulu harbor since an
nexation.
the larger sum asked for harbor i'm
the Rivers and Harbor
Committee being thus inclined to be
more generous than it was asked TO
be, or whether the sum to be appro-
priated includes the refund to the Ter
ritory, will not be made clear until
further advices are received from
The Delegates cablegram does not
state, either, how much has been ap-
for Hilo harbor. The amount
asked for by the Governors estimate
was ten thousand dollars to be set
apart for the survey, and it is ex-
tremely probable that this is the
amount that has been given.
Whatever it is, the thing for Hawai- |
ans now to do is to unite and bring |
pressure to bear to have the appropri- !
atoms kept in the bill when it is put |
upon its final passage. An appropria- |
lion bill in Congress has many phases, |
and few get through both House and |
past the President as they come from |
The committees. Almost every Sena- |
-or and representative has some pet |
measure of his own or some appropri
alton for his own state or district that
ne wants cared for, and if his own
project is left out he is apt to antag-
,nize other projects to a sufficient eX-
.ent to force a compromise. Or, if
hat cannot be done, some members
adopt the dog in-the-manger policy,
ind if they cannot get what they want,
zee to it that nobody else can, either.
Hawaii, being a Territory, has as yet
zone of these antagonisms. Being an
nsular Territory it is, moreover, in a
enSe a ward of the whole nation, and
is very weakness in ongress-having
nothing but a Delegate who has no
ote-may in that case prove to be its
main strength. The American love of
air play viii keep the big fellows
rom jumping on the little fellow who
5 unable to fight back
IHInn nkkEIlN IHlIII