Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-10
HUGHES DELIVERY
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not only Justify IL but
make IL obligatory. The question of
public lands is the most important
with which we have to deal. Land
was created for mans sustenance and
was declared to be the property OF
man. Ever since the Garden of Eden
end since the Promised Land was
given to the children of Israel, and
anal was given to Mr.. Gay, land has
been the absorbing question of LeSis-
latures. Amongst all the civilized
nations the greatest minds are trying
to solve the problem of how land shall
be made the most productive and of
the greatest benefit to the people.
1t is argued by reactionaries and
pessimists that insurmountable diff
cultics must be met before the land
can be- turned over to the people of
this Territory. | hold that those ar
guments are not sound. | submit that
those lands will create roads and find
water. One hundred years ago the
Pilgrim Fathers along the bleak New
England coast We're told the same
kind of stories by the same class of
Tories who are trying to obstruct this
Territory. But they built up this
great Republic with its prosperous
farms, great cities and happy homes.
And how much easier will 1t be for
MS TO do the same with our equable
climate. balmy airs and sunny skies!
Here, in the most essential feat
ures we have refrigerated. Our peo-
| pie are falling outside the standards
of American citizens. Here, wealth
Gccumulates and men decay.
IL do not accuse our heads of gov.
eminent of dishonesty, but they have
shown great lack of judgment. Their
system has created n monopoly of
land. responsible for our ills. We
should remember the saying of the
Great Kamehameha. The life of the
land is established In Righteousness.
This bill touches on the most vi
tai points of our country's life. The
question that this bill will decide Is
this: Whether the public domain
shall forever belong to absentee land
lords and perhaps in time to an alien
race or shall revert to the people. to
strong hearts and strong hands, to be-
come the home of a sturdy race who
will have the country's good al
heart"
4 Kalana thought the rich ought Ia
have the same rights as the poor
though he favored the bill as whole
He wanted to offer an amendment
He opposed the clause that says tn,
land shall be divided into parcels o.
4 not over so acres. He feared the Su
rerintendent OF Public Works woult
cut the land all into S0-acre parcels
and poor man would not be able I,
fence piece Of that size.
Kaniho looked at 1t differently. II.
wanted plenty of land and he said tn,
people in his part Of the country ia
yored large tracts.
Kalana withdrew his objection
and Kaniho moved the bill pass thir'
reading. The measure passed b.
unanimous vote.
House Bill 1863, Sheldon's measure
appropriating $4,000 for the puI
pose of repairing the stone embank
ment of the Waimea river, Kauai
was deferred until tomorrow on mo
ton of the introducer of the bill.
sHELDONg's CARELESS BILL.
House Bill us. Sheldon's bill Pre-
viding for the election of deputy sher
IFS and road supervisors, came up 70
third reading. Nailima offered a
amendment increasing the salary q
the road supervisor of Puma from $50
a year as In the bill to 5000. Waiwai
ole also wanted to boost his man, tn
Waikiki supervisor, from $500 I
$500. Both We're boosted.
y Rawlins reminded the House that