Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-04
HOW IT WORKED OUT

The Bulletin is charged with rot
knowing villa, had happened or what
was happening in the Immigration bus
mess.
This Is important II true, and 1t is
rot improper ~ go over the situation
from an unprsIudirCd standpoint.
In the first place secretary Atkinson
was not whipping the planters into
line on the immigration policy.
thUugh an attempt was made to use the
Bulletin as well rs other papers to pro-
mote that idea
Anyone vino cares to take the trou-
lie will note that the article sent for
ward by the correspondent Of the san
Francisco Can and quoted In these col
Umus March -. bore the date Of March
18TH, which is identical with the date
9, the executive meeting Of the Board
al immigration ut which Collector
Stagkablc was named as the commits
siOnCr to 20 to the Azores In place OF
Secretary Atkinson Thus the same
mail that took the request for Stack
ablC's leave Of absence conveyed the
correspondence posing the sugar plan
tatiCn interests as agraycd against tue
Acting Governor.
II is stated that the Call article was
taken from the ncws columns Of the
BullJ,in. This being the case. the Act
ing Governors own conversations fur
nishCd the material for IL. Further.
more the correspondent for the Call Is
In close official relations with the Act
inE Governor and would not likely send
forward news matter of which Atkin-
son disprOvCl or which misrcprcsCntcd
the attitude In which he wished TO be
placed.
On the 10Th OF March, the Bulletin
called for an explanation Of whether
there was more Of politics than bust
ness In the method adopted Tor hand.
ling the immigration business quoting
the Can article as the cause for doubt.
On the 3Uth Of March according to
the statements given out AT yesterday
meeting OF the Immigration Board. Sec
rotary Atkinson Cablcd Commissioner
Sargent to learn the result Of the re-
quest for StaCkdbles leave of absence.
How much longer the matter would
have simmored had the Bulletin not
punCturcd the toy balloon labeled
whipping the planters into line" We
don't know and we don't care. We do
know. however that the Bulletin was
50 well informed on what had been
done and also on the source Of the talk
againsl the planters, lthat II was In pO-
,ttIOn to speak from the card and pre-
vent the prostitution of a great move
mcnt by buncO politics. The Bulletin
Is ready to believe that the intentions
Hl Secretary Atkinson were Of the best,
but lac WIS striking such u variety OF
.tlrgCpts in his numerous uttcrances
that the people were entitled to know
whether business or politics was to the
fore. II may be that all this was d.
.plOmaCy. II so It is of type quite ua-
usual to the American system Of gov
CrnmCnt.
Right in this connection II Is proper
TO call attention to the fact that the
published plan showing the character
.Of the houses to be provided for pro-
posed immigrants Is u representation vt
The house to be furnished by the Waln-
Iva plantation. This plan was mapped
out before Secretary Atkinson returned
from Washington. yet Castle Il Cooke,
the agents for Waialua plantation, were
among those represented as not hay
Ing come into line"
II anyone gains any satisfaction from
thinking the Bulletin was not aCqualnt-
ed with the legitimate immigration
plans. they should make the most of Il