The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-29

will retain the forest, and at the same
time do justice to the family which has
to pay taxes on the land.
TO AID TEACHERS.
Neither the committee on Legislation
nor on Public Health was prepared with
ITS report, and the matter was passed
| on to the next meeting. The commit
| tee on Health and Education reported
the adoption some time since of a reso-
| luton with regard TO the salaries of
| teachers, and after some discussion it
was decided to present the matter to
the Superintendent of Public Education.
The resolution reads as follows:
| Whereas, financial exigencies in the
| past year have brought a reduction
| IL the salaries of the public school
| teachers of the Territory of Hawaii;
| and
Whereas, this reduction has compelled
valuable teachers to resign and brought
on uncertainty and unrest to all who
remain; and
| Whereas, our teachers are paid less
than employees of equal ability in other
professions and lines of business; and
! Whereas, the present Legislature has
not brought relief to the teachers; and
| Whereas. the future welfare of the
Territory depends upon the training of
our youth III our public schools, there
fore,
| Be it resolved, That the Civic Fedora
ton of Hawaii puts itself on record in
declaring this policy of reduction short
sighted. and recommend that economy
be practiced along less vital lines.
T., FEDERATION'S POSITION.
| With regard to the recent election the
chairman said he felt it important that
the real position of the Civic Fedora
alton should be known, and a mem
orandum entered in, the records, to-
wards the following communication of
the committee, which. after some dis
custom, was ordered placed on file and
the secretary directed TO cause it's pub
location.
To the Executive Committee of the
| Civic Federation.
| Gentlemen: AS there seems to have
been some misunderstanding on the
part of the public With regard to the
position taken by the Civic Federation,
or rather it's Executive Committee, dur
ing the recent political campaign, 1
consider it desirable,to place before you
/ ing explanation and report.
| In the performance of its duties the
Executive Committee. as soon as pos
sibIe after the two political parties in
! Honolulu had made nominations, met
and passed resolutions of endorsement
or failure to endorse candidates nomi-
mated, all of which appears on our
records.
IN of 10 act n M
candidate for the office of County
Sheriff could be endorsed, it became
necessary TO take some steps, and the
Civic Federation at meeting duly
called and held in the Y. Nj. c. A. rooms
in Honolulu directed the Executive
E, Committee to take such steps as to it
might seem best. At meeting of this
Committee called Immediately, the mat
ter was discussed, and it appearing
that Mr.. William Henry, the present
/ High Sheriff, was to be nominated by
some of his friends in accordance with
, the law requiring a nomination to be
filed containing the signatures of not
less than twenty-five voters, the Com
mittee thereupon endorsed this nominal
ton. AT the same time it endorsed the
nomination of Mr.. Fern for the Office
of Supervisor to run against j. G.
Quinn, who had been specifically re-
fused endorsement. AT a subsequent
/ meeting, at which 1 was not present,
| the entire matter of contributing such
! assistance as the Civic Federation
might be expected to contribute in the
way of literature or otherwise, was
placed in the hands of a special COM
mittee, to act in concert with, or in
such other manner as it might deem
best to assist Mr. William Henry. The
entire conduct of the campaign being
in the hands of Mr.. Henry and his
friends the committee in fact took no
very active part in the canvass, confin-
ing itself iafly to advice, and some
personal effort on the part of it's mem
bers as citizens. The course indicated
by this action of the full committee
has been distinctly and carefully fol-
lowed by your Executive Committee in
every respect. There was no interior
ence with or direction of the campaign
by any of it's officers, as members OF this
committee representing the Fedora
ton, nor has its Executive Committee
or any of its officers incurred any fl
nancial obligations with regard to the
election, excepting one small printing
bill for matter which was directed by
the Executive Committee.
This explanation and report is not
made with the idea that it is in any
sense improper for a Civic Federation
to take an active hand in politics If
such action should be deemed necessary |
at any time. but simply for the pur-
pose of placing the committee right be- !
fore the Federation and citizens in |
general, as to the recent very active |
campaign. for the above statement |
represents the actual state of the case. :
Very respectfully submitted,
w. r. CASTLE,
President.
I.ORRIN ANDREWS'S CASE.