The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-02

hawaiian is'asds Tl put h in sn rev
words ns possible. Mf Sargent said
w. might ~ aa far ha We lihs bui nul,
aa territorial board Since The
1 famoua Korean cHacs We have been
very touehy in Hawaii on tho mhieet
~ nssisiing immigrants When ] was
In Washington r. fcnf ago b. wns init
mattel 20 me that assistance 10 immi.
.fants could o. rendered by tern.
tory or state w the last Legislature,
the bill prepared by r. W. Breckons,
the United states Attorney, organiz
ing the territorial board Of immnRfH
tion. was passed. Since then the boarG
has organized and was sent on here,
as ! said. TO ascertain the legal statV.
and TO see 60 what limits we could 90
In assisting immigrants 20 the Islands.
On my arrival here ] found that this
subject had already interested the
President and the immigration authori-
ties. Mr.. Sargent seems more inter
ested now than anyone else in settling
the country with white people and
feels sure that it can be done. But he
said that only as territorial board
could we assist immigrants. He says
we may advertise, charter steamers,
carry the immigrants at reduced fare
or free. / have wired this information
to the Islands and have been told to
await instructions.
Mr.. Atkinson had a very satisfac-
tory experience in his visit to New
York and his participation in the de-
liberations of the National Civic Fed
Grafton. He was chosen chairman OF
the committee on program and order
of business and also spoke for twenty
on "What Hawaii is Doing on
Immigration While careful not to
say aught against the interests of the
Territory in Chinese labor, Mr.. Atkin-
son emphasized the efforts now on foot
to Americanize Hawaii and to secure
white settlers there. After Mr.. Atkin-
son had spoken, President Gompers
promised his support in that direction.
Mr.. Sargent, who was the first
speaker at the conference, referred to
what Hawaii was doing to meet the
immigration and to settle her lands
with white people. He advised other
states to do the same.
Since returning to Washington Mr..
Atkinson has discussed the subject fur
ther with President Gompers and will
nave sllll uHOtner COulcItHcc WIN MIN
tomorrow.
KUHIo's COMMITTEES.
Delegate Kalanianaole was we'll
cared for by Speaker Cannon in com
mittee assignments. In the last Con
gress he had membership on the Com.
mittee on Territories and on the Com
mittee on Postofiices and Postroads.
In this Congress he remains member
of the House Committee on Territories,
being put at the foot of the list, and
also is made member of the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
and on private land claims.
The House Committee on lmmigra
tion already has several bills before 1t
for consideration and probably will try
to frame some measure. One of these
is bill by Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts to place a head tax OF
from So to $40 upon immigrants, but
not upon immigrants to Porto Rico or
Hawaii. But while there is considera-
BILE sentiment in the House for further
restriction of immigration it is not so
pronounced in the Senate, where there
seems warrant for saying no immi-
grafton bill can pass at this session.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman of I'M
migration, thinks the demand for la
Dor in this country is becoming so
keen that Congress would not be justi-
fed in restricting immigration fur
ther but would rather be justified in
facilitating the distribution of immi-
grants after they reach this country.
He will offer a bill before long to that
end. Mr.. Dillingham; said today that
the educational test could never pass
the Senate and that the limit of rea-
sonable restriction of immigration
seemed to have been reached
ERNEST G. WALKER