The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-12
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tries. The Chinese and japanese, n
sLructed IN the schools here viii have
/ an influence in Asia-perhaps strong
/ and 3 permanent Misunderstanding
things 10 be done there which may IL
duence the future OF the world
I think that the Territory Of Ha-
! wall IS making a record OF good gov
eminent and <aIr administration. The
| United States is controlling this coun-
try as II pIeases- We are disappointed
III some things The policy Of the
| United states II regard 10 imnigra-
| ton is disappointing 10 some OF Us
am going 10 read = short passage
| from President Roosevelr's message
| an going 70 be short because I want
| 10 give a chance 10 Mr.. Lucas and
/ other speakers.
/ lJudee Dole here read from the Presi-
Fdent's message where the desire vas
| expressed that the population OF the
| Hawaiian Islands should increase by
| the number Of American ciuizens)
| This : the policy OF the American
| labor party. I does not suit some Of
Us, but : believe II viii be THE BEST
| IN THE LONG Run FOR THE Is
| LANDS. The planters can not keep
Iaborers now oy penal settlements
| The question now Is whether they can
keep Iaborers here by giving them land
near their work which they may cultl-
vate 10 aid in the sustenance Of their
families. Much is heard OF the ex-
pertinent proposed for settling the Rus
sian NoIokans on Kauai James 3
Castle is so ir1bued with the import
ance Of this problem that ne is giving
his time and his money unstinteCIy
IN fact devoting MS whole energies to |
this scheme. because Ne believes that
IN the end II viii be Of benefit TO the |
whole country. himself among the rest. |
The success and progress OF the IS /
lands IN the future do not depend SO
much on the sugar planters-on the
money We u1ake-as upon the people
we ara going 10 have II the country
who viii have The votes and control
he affairs Of The country
The planters are sagaCious men and
as soon as they see il 10 be their in
terests viii take 10 this matter Of cltf-
zen settlement and make II a success
There Is another thing IN which you
as business uen. a. well as planters
for many OF you are interested direct
" in sugar p-anting-are Interested
The planters want Portuguese. Molo-
kans. Italians and perhaps any Euro
peans they can get They VIII not in
troduce Americans here. at least noti
for the present-they may IN the flu
rd-e. But with Portuguese, AOlokansi
and Italians We also want a great
many Americans here. We want men
here, 10 work with these other people,
who are acquainted with American in
situations. who VIII take Up land not
used in sugar plantations.
You business men know bow impor
-aat il is 20 the business Of Honolulu ,
or q hundred families 70 settle IN the
army reservation which IS now being
prepared for occupation. You know f
here would be thousand familiesI
settle here you would all be prosper
}us- The policy that would bring
thousand families here IS a very i'm
'orrant matter.
Land Commissioner Pratt told me
ne other day that there was ever 1o0,- :
90 acres Of Government land not Ieas- q
q the past year and that within five 2
? SIX years $4,000 acres the leases Of | |
which VIII run out \ great deal If @
his land is unsuitable for settlement, u
ut suppose one-eiEhth O Il is suit /:
bic there Is chance for goo families 0
D make a living
Look a Wahiawa, where fourteen Z
antilles settled seven years ago They
ere Americans and they experiments Il
! with fruits and vegetables Final Il
: they tried pineappIes and last year s.
company paid them &25. 0G0 for pine l;
pples- The land these families got II
= about 5000 IS worth about $500. 900
odaE. The success Of the wah1awal i,
7ioay : noc because the land was Il
here, but because the people were h
lere- i means al increase Of tax re
BE property as well as giving a live
hood 70 g great many people. pl
Robert Hoe. ma inventor OF print
z press, said one ought u push 4 X
7ins from behind and not 20 ahead a.
ID pun i. because Il is the thing It. 81
II and MOI The man that should be II
en- Thai Is what We want hare and +
IN al the other races Va bring here in
? want chs Isaven q Americans. hi
Prolonged applause} \
CAPTAIN HUMPHREY ii