The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-17
FREAR TALKS
HAWAII TO
TEDDY

(Maf Special to the Advertlser.)
WASHINGTON. p. C, November 30
Governor Frear has been here sew
eral days. occupying himself actively
around the departments on Hawaiian
matters. Yesterday morning he had
an interview with the President. He
has met several members OF the cab
met. including Secretaries Garfield and
Straus. The interests of the Territory
IN a number OF matters have been ma
teriany advanced by his efforts OF the
past week. Yesterday afternoon the
Governor and Mr.. George r. McCiei-
Ian went 10 ne Capitol and called
upon Speaker Cannon and Representa-
ave Tewnev, who win be chairman OF
the Appropriations COMMITTEES: also
MIR Burton. who win be chairman OF
Rivers and Harecrs.
The Governor and Mr. Mcclellan
have been looking after the Pearl Har-
Dor matter as assreeslveiy as they
could. Mr.. Mcclellan had already
been siven severa, hearings before the
venera, eoeri OF the Navy. IN witch
np mas NAFRNuNN tN1NHiutu NtHUN
thlnss On Witch the board wanted
Mehb n has been escertained that
Secretary MetcaW will include estl.
matea enr the Pearl t,atbcr Improves
tneNts. but there Il q FEELING that the
Secretary h more interested IN get.
tNs new navy yari established a.
aan nlesN than he h IN terwsrims
the Pearl ttarhcr project, fhe fresl.
teAt, aa vac announced some time aao
N a eahle ~ the Advertiser win fecs
oMmend the Improvement, W Pearl
Narher IA hts annual message witch
viii ~ ~ censfess, II h expected,
next Tuesday,
IMMIGRATION.
The Immigration question has been
given mwch attention by the Governs
or since his arrival here. II h under-
stood that the President assured the
Governor of support for the Territory
In securing an amendment 10 the ex-
listing law, Secretary straus has slg-
nihed his Willingness to protect the
Territory, as far as the government II
concerned. u the Territorial authors
ties 10 ahead and bring In immigrants.
The difficulty, however. Is that private
suits can be. brought under the law
as It now stands and the government
could not prevent them.
An effort will be made At this ses-
sion to amend the law. but that win
be very uphill work. The union labor
opposition Is likely to be very for
mldable. especially with a Presidential
election approaching. Furthermore. the
Commission. authorized
at the last session of Congress. has
not made its report and probably will
not for n year. Congress will be I'M
willing to amend the immigration law
further in all probability till the COM
has concluded its delibera-
tons.
GOVERNOR FREAR WELL RE-
CEIvED.
The Governor has been we'll received
here on every hand, both because of
his reputation as a public official and
because of the kindly attitude In the
executive and legislative departments
toward Hawaii. There are few Ha-
waiians who have been better known |
n Washington than the Governor and |
mis- has facilitated his work in WASH
ngton at the present time.
He has taken up several matters |
hat have been pending here for many
months. such as the appropriation for
he Agricultural College. the hydro
graphic survey. and the steamship /
passenger service. The proper officials
lave been made acquainted with the
essential details bearing on all these
matters.
The Governor was to have gone to
Jew Haven for Thanksgiving. but an
appointment with President Roosevelt
or Friday morning made this imprac-
icable. He has not determined yet
he length of his stay in Washington,
At 1t may be two or three weeks
onger.
Delegate Kalanianaole has not yet
rived in Washington, but is expect
early next week
APPROPRIATIONS AND EsTI-
MATES. |;
The report OF the Chief Of Yards
nd Docks. Navy Department. shows
lat SS,215-54 were spent for labor and
aterial at the Naval Station, Hawaii,
uring the last fiscal year. OF this
am s1115.1s went for repairs and pres ,
walton; ss3s2s6 went for maInte-
ance; and s71s.50 for the civil estab-
shment. No works of Improvement 7
ere constructed, the operations hav- {
g been limited to necessary repairs /
Id maintenance. =
An estimate OF $4,000 is made for re-
hrs to wharves. 1t Is represented in /.
e report that wharves Nos. 1 and :
e in bad condition land 1t Is prob :.
lie within three years time will have
be renewed entirely. In the mean q
le. to make them serviceable, the y
m OF $4,000 is required for the more !.
gent repairs.
The Naval station at Guam has
red little better as the following =
tracts from the report will show: \"
The expenditures for labor and ma =
rial during the fiscal year were as =
lows: %
Ird improvements ........s 13.1fe.20 G
pairs and preservation. 14,7s5.ss "a
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