The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-27
MONEY FOR
THE HARBOR

| improving the harbor but IL Is q much
longer step than has ever been taken
by the Territory in Congress hereto
| fore. Yesterday, Governor Carter re-
celved the following cablegram from
Delegate Kuhio:
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. A.-To
Governor Carter, Honolulu: Commit
tee will report general harbor bill, car
rying 100000 for Honolulu; also, sur
vey for Hilo.
(Signed) "KUHIo."
| At once upon the receipt of this
cablegram, Governor Carter sent the
following response:
Delegate Kuhio, Washington: Con-
gratulations. All Interested should now
redouble efforts toward passage
(Slgned) 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 cablegram usu-
ally does. But the people here at home
can interpret the good news, and re-
joice in It,
| II will be remembered that Governor
Carter asked in his annual report for
s750,000 for the improvement of the
harbor of Honolulu, the Improvement
including dredging and deepening sur
ficiently to accommodate the largest
ships, but of this sum only $250000
were asked for at this time. Besides
| the appropriation for dredging, the
| Governor advanced claim against
the general government for the repay
ment of s175.221 for money expended
| by the Territory in lighting and i'm
| proving Honolulu harbor since an
nexation.
Whether the $4,000 are q part of
the larger sum asked for harbor i'm
provement, the Rivers and Harbor
Committee being thus inclined to be
more generous than 1t 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
Washington.
The Delegates cablegram does not
state, either, how much has been APP
propriated 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 1t is, the thing for Hawai-
fans now to do is to unite and bring
pressure to bear to have the appropri-
| attnna In 10 if ID
upon its final passage. An appropria-
ton 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-
tor and representative has some pet
measure Of his own or some appropri-
alton for his own state or district that
he wants cared for, and IL his own.
project is left out he is apt to antag-
onize other projects to a sufficient ex-
tent to force compromise. Or. II
that cannot be done, some members
adopt the dog-in-t he-manger policy.
and IL they cannot get what they want.
see to 1t that nobody else can, either.
Hawaii, being a Territory, has as yet
none of these antagonisms Being an
insular Territory II is, moreover, in a
sense a ward of the whole nation, and
its very weakness in Congress-having
nothing but Delegate who has no
vote-may In that case prove to be it's
main strength The American love of
fair play will keep the big fellows
from jumping on the little fellow who
Is unable to fight back
10 0 o X X X X X X X X X X X o 90
was doing. besides desire to give a
mented on the punishment Geneau had
already sustained IN prison ana said he
warning to others. The Judge COM
believed II he had tried the defendant
without a jury he would have been
obliged to acquit him.
Il cannot impose Imprisonment on
this man." Judge De Bolt concluded.
Then he asked Geneau If he desired
to remain in the navy and considered
the service his life occupation. Geneau
having answered yes, SIR" the court
said the verdict was all but an acquittal.
but he would have to give some oin-
ishment because the jury found the de-
PENDANT guilty. Then he asked the usu-
al question, If defendant had anything
to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him. To which Geneau
answered in voice hoarse but audi
BILE:
"Only this-I can say am sorry that
this has happened. 1t has been a warn
ing to me. 1 shall never touch liquor
| again"
Messrs Douthitt and Watson, counsel
for defendant, received share of the
congratulations for the result over
which Geneau's friends were so raptur-
Gus as already described.
Lupini Gomez's trial for unlawful
use of explosive" Is still on before
Judge De Bolt, the prosecution not
having rested up till 4 p. m. yester-
day. Attorney General Andrews is
prosecuting, and J. A. Magoon de-
Tending. The jury consists Of Ernest
L. Lyman, NJ. Brasch, John MCGUIRE.
T. r. Lucas, Chas. O'Sullivan, Ed.
Imhoff, Chris. j. Willis, e. M. Cheat
ham, John H. Thompson, John W.
Tok- NJ ~ En