The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-19
THE ANSWERS.
Executive Chamber,


Honolulu, Hawaii,
April 49, 1906.
MIR. William j. Kline, Hawaiian Hotel,
Honolulu.
Dear Sir: Referring to the list Of
questions which you asked me in your
effort to seek Information concerning
conditions down here. / beg leave to
state that will take them up in order
ard answer them to the best Of my
ability.
1.-Auch better than was expected,
for all feeling of resentment at the
time of annexation has worn off, and
the Hawaiians are commencing to rea-
son lately that the American form of
government is better for them.
2.-Quite decidedly, conditions have
improved as result of annexation In
the first place, there has been decid-
ed advance in the educational system
throughout the islands, where children
of all nationalities, Chinese, japanese,
Porto Ricans. Hawaiians, Portuguese
and Americans ere receiving side by
side I'm the same schools as good an
English education as is provided in the
public schools on the mainland. Amer
ican ideas. not Oriental ideas, are be-
tng taught.
In business. investments are safer
and have a more solid security. The
assessable value of property has in
creased. There is an Improvement In
the police protection. Larger and more
substantial Office structures have been
erected. Large sums have been spent
on wharves, roads and public build
ings throughout the Territory, and the
wharves and harbors of Honolulu can
accommodate the largest vessels afioat.
consider the Improvement In social
and moral standards. of the community
as a whole, very great since anneXa-
ton.
3.-Yes. but why limit us to three
fourths of the amount we pay towards
the Federal revenues and why not the
whole amount and more, too? We are
a new Territory. and Uncle Sam should
not seek to make money out OF us at
first. but give us a chance to build up
and grow into our new clothes. Prior
10 annexation all of our money that we
derived from custom collections was
ueed as local revenue and its loss has
been felt The Territorial government
fs necessarily more expensive in Ha-
wall DttHuNt piHN'S nave ~ -
maintained on each of the different
islands, while one would be necessary
II the Territory was contiguous.
4.-Yes. and good openings to make
money and become independent The
growth OF plneapples Is profitable ag-
rlcultural Industry, the fruit being
shipped In large quantities. Several
canneries have been erected, and there
IL considerable demand on the main
land for the canned pines. The growth
~ tobacco promises possibly 10 over
take the pineapple industry, and IL ar
fords a good opportunity for the invest
ment OF capital Considerable Guilt
yntion of rubber trees has been made
with indications ~ success The
growth ~ slsal has proved profitable,
the iber finding ready market IN San
Francisco, WIN capital, the rope
might be- made ana exported Instead OF
The raw maierlal
6,-Jrhe Hand laws Of the Territory as
they now fNisi are best suited ~ local
reauiTemrnis, the American land laws
not being adapted a. our local oondlr
ilons
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