The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-09

than the people Of the mainland.
win admit that There is this differ
ence, however. On the mainland the
taxes are spent where they are col
lected- Here they are taken away out
Of the country. Our bankers estimate
+ that between seven and eight millions
+ is the extent Of our circulating me-
dunn. Now, what would happen in
New York if fifth or a sixth of the
money in circulation were taken away
annually and shipped across the At
lantic2 This is one of the problems that
affect Us, one Of the most serious that
we have to face. What can be done
about it? We want the advice and
counsel of Washington in the matter.
You know. sir, Of the proposal that we
have advanced. that sevenry-five per
cent. Of the revenue collected here be
used here in Federal works. That
proposition has met with support in
Washington. The President supported
it, the Senate passed the bill intro
duced IN the matter. the committee OF
the House reported fayorably on it,
and then Uncle Joe Cannon put his
foot down on the proposal as a matter
OF principle, stating that no one part
OF the country could be especially ia
vored over any other part
1T is admitted that there are strong
constitutional grounds for the position
he takes but there must be a recogni- /
ton Of the fact that the money being
taken away out OF the Territory is a
direct financial injury, even if we are
only paying our pro rata of the taxes. /
What are our present needs2 Federal /
appropriations. for Federal buildings, /
for fortifcations. for the developing
and building up OF the naval and mill /
tary stations. harbors. breakwaters /
and landings. But when these things i
are all taken up and the apprOpria-
tions made. however. there viii srjll
continue this constant drain on tde
Territory. What we need is little.
Only two Federal buildings are re- 4
quired for All our purposes. one at Ho-
noIulu and one at Hilo. The Honolulu
harbor work is nearly completed to
all the commerce in
sight, a harbor ar Hilo is wanted, one
at Kahului and probably some landings
on the other islands, but altogether
they are few and the drain viii con-
-inue.
But Il seems that there are perfect
X legitimate channels along which as
,fStance can come. violating no prec8-
tents. following rather the precedents
lready set There Is the matter OF :
he public health. Honolulu is today
he buffer between the Orient and the
mainland. shutting out the cholera and
he plague and the other diseases Of {
he East The quarantine here against {
IN vessels from the East is 70 protect /.
lot only Honolulu, but san Francisco
nd the whole United States. But
ometimes disease gets past the quar-
milne officers. yigilant as they are, :
nd now the plague baeilsi is in Homo !
alu. not showing itself in any epl- .
enic form. as az lis worst il. never :
-ss epidemic here. But every time il
here is a small local scare the Terri
o~FaI government is called upon TO e
rotecr san Francisco and the main
ana. The Territory has no money for
his work and the public spirit Of the
usinass men OF the community Is I
bawn in the fact that they have VOL I
nrarily put tax upon themselves, \
allied the tonnage tax. 70 raise funds =
, hack I'D the Board Of Health 1t =
rst this tax was twenty cents a ton !
\ all merchandise coming in here. now e
2 this money. is used 10 help the Pro
notion Committee, but primarily II is =
, be used by the Board Of Health Z
low for the precedent You know 4
hat the United states is doing for Il
.anama. for cuba. for the Philippines. Il
king pest-ridden communities and :
-amping out disease in the course Of .
,vr vaa-se This is not done for Pa G
ana and the other places alone, but e
n r9a benefit of the whole country. II
IF you viii go up on the summit OF
rrnchbowl and look over the site OF
> cirv Of Honolulu you viii see that a
,n~oxirnately one-half Of the fat Is "
xaup land. The pools formed there
- MESQUITE breeding places and Il Is
= MOSQUITO which spreads yellow =
va~ should that disease ever appear
are. and also spread malaria Y
> the time Of the cholera outbreak "
,asa waterways were a prolific means =.
tha spread OF that disease wnieh =
a. only stamped out after great :
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