The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-19

A ~ GRIFFiTHs. PRESIDENT OF
OAHU COLLEGE.

| las FAR Rs have observed. the
Hawaiiahs have generally accepted an
nexation and Its results cheerfuily.
Some OF the members Of the royal fam
ily and their retainers have perhaps n
sense OF personal injury. but as n
whole, | believe that the Hawaiian peo-
pie are content with and In many ways
proud of n political status under the
United states flag
| 2.-Yes. The greatest Improvement
In political AFFAIRS has resulted. The
certainty OF dependable political condi-
tions has undoubtedly contributed to
| the betterment of business conditions
and has encouraged the investment OF
| capital. While annexation has taken
away the entire freedom i'm dealing
| with the importation of laborers, as
previously enjoyed under the mon
archy, l believe that that is a tenn
porary problem for which those In con-
troll VIII find a permanent solution.
| 81 do think that three-fourths of
| the Federal revenues should be expend-
| ed for improvements for period OF
time within the Territory for the fol-
lowing reasons:
(a) Hawaii is heavily taxed. The
expenditures are $42.45 per citizen and
SlS4T per person per year: the debt
| Is $32.6l per citizen and $14.1g per per-
| son.
(b) Hawaii has large expenditure
for leners.
! (c) The tax rate shows a heavy
| increase-about so per cent In FIVE
years.
| cd The difference between Federal
| collections and Federal expenditures Is
| about $S00,0v0 per year. This money
has been shipped out OF the county.
This is especially serious when Il In
| remembered that we are an isolated
community and must get that money
back somehow. We pay our share OF
duties on imports.
(e) The educational problem Is es-
peclally complex. There are more
than "A dozen nationalities all being ed
ucated into American citizens. The
schools are often remotely situated
where teachers dislike TO go and where,
If they do go. there are no decent living
accommodations. This means larger
salaries and teachers cottages Near
ly million dollars are needed for
school buildings today. Children can
not be forced to 20 to school for there
is no room for them. Teachers sal
aries We're recently reduced 20 per
cent in one grand cut II we are to
form AN American community, the
schools must be adequately main
tanned.
(D The Federal government has
given millions of acres TO the states for
educational purposes. Hawaii has had
no share In this and asks only for sim
Iar IInt Ia.
plalningly contributed one third Of her
income-imposts-to the Federal gov
ernment. She now asks only part
return of the confidence she has shown
in the United States and OF the money
that she has bestowed upon her.
(g) Hawaii is In a position to be
OF great military benefit to the United
States. 1t is only the part OF prudence
tnat the United States spend a goodly
sum In harbors, Lighthouses. buildings.
roads, etc. and make them Adequate
to the strain that will be put up|bn
them in time OF war
Al can not speak with authority.
81 have no knowledge OF them.
6.-The Japanese when rightfully
treated do take kindly to American
ideas. Not few are becoming citi-
zens.
h-ohder proper restrictions, large
~ those OF cohtrol ior the prevention
of evils Of which the two foremost are
liquor selling and gambling. of tilling
In large areas for which the steam
Prov ana irrigation uitches are oest
adapted the sugar planters would well
come homesteaders'
H-huropeah laporers VINO wouid
WORK IN the cane heius ana VINO were
not moral deseherates would De ac-
ceptaple'
9-They could work successfully
alongside of the Japanese. One would
not have to replace the other.
10.-our revenue has been OF none
tary value to the United States. Homo
lulu Will certainly be valuable har-
Dor to be IN control OF In the Oriental
trade and In the traffic that Will come
out OF the Panama canal. Hawaii has
purchased annually about S2O,OOO.OOO