The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-31

mark has been printed that the people
who are sustaining the idea of Amer
lean farm development here, and the
creation of substantial middle class,
are doing so with the idea of getting
political favors from President Roose-
welt. 1t may interest visiting Congress
men to know who the people are who
are thus described. First we give an
extract from the inaugural address of
Governor Dole, Hawaii s first citizen: |
1.-THE pressing demands of the agri
cultural corporations for cheap field
labor, together with their great influ
ence, will continue as in the past to
be an obstacle to the development of
such a citizen population as shall safe
guard the political future Of Hawaii.
The two enterprises are mutually hos |
tile. The one is interested in men as
machines; the other as factors in the
development of the State.
"As the control of such corporations
gradually passes into tie hands Of
those who are without the restraining |!
influences of local OF traditional as |
sociations, and arc not interested in
the social growth of the Hawaiian
community, this danger may becoms
more threatening ludh DclOlc'
Every one who Is resident here,
not merely to amass wealth but to live
and perhaps to bring up children who
will necessarily become attached to the
country, its climate and itr so.isl life,
is most vitality interested in having
this matter rightly solved. This means
that it shall not only be possible but
settled beyond all question that no
moneyed interest shall be allowed to
stand in the way of the development
of pure family life in any part of
the Territory Of Hawaii; either by the
enforcement of unfavorfble conditions
upon the field laborer, whereby family
life is made morally impossible OIL only
immorally possible, or by opposing the
settlement of the small proprietor. Ir
difference of governT emit Oh employers
to the inalienable rights of men,
women and children to an ideal home
environment must result, sooner or
later, in the reprisals of rrtural justice.
''or shores and mountain slopes
offer fertile soil and an infinite vari-
ETY. of landscape, sufficient and suita |
BILE for the homes of such citizens and
enough of them as shall assure honest
capable government and statehood in
duo time.
1.-THE land policy of the republic of
Hawaii, whereby public lands are open
for settlement in small holdings, should
be continued by the Territory, with
such changes as experience has shown
to be necessary, and carried on with
vigor and earnestness in the hope that
many Americans may be led to trans
fer their homes from the mainland to
Hawaii
Here is the testimony of the plant
ers themselves, given on January IA,
1905, in the form of the following reso-
lutions:
Whereas, Statements have been
made to the effect that the sugar
planters of Hawaii are inimical to the
immigration of American citizens to
Hawaii and to the policy of establish
ing diversified industries here, and the
settlement of American farmers upon
the lands of Hawaii and the employ
ment of citizens in the skilled labor
positions upon the plantations; and
Whereas, Such statements are in
correct; and
Whereas, 1t is proper that the posi-
ton of the sugar planters Of Hawaii
upon this subject should be so clearly
defined that there can be no future
misunderstanding about it;
Resolved, By the Trustees Of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
representing practically all the sugar
plantations in Hawaii:
~. That it is our belief that the
best interests of the Territory of Ha-
vail will be served by the establishing |
Of new and diversified industries with |
in its borders; and that for the Sc
curing of such end We favor legisla- |
tive assistance in the establishment of
such industries, both by way of re-
Iieving them from taxes during the
earlier stages, and by carrying on ex-
periments, at public expense, to de-
monstrate ways and means of making |
them successful
1--WE consider the experiment to test
the feasibility of raising tobacco, now
being jointly carried on by the Fed
eral Experiment Station and the Ter
ritorial Board of Agriculture, to be of
this character, and we hope that SINH
lar experiments may be continued ard
extended as rapidly and on as large a
scale as the state of the Treasury may |
permit;
80. We are of the opinion that the
best interests Of the sugar planters,
IN common with the other residents of
this Territory, will be promoted by
al increase of its American popula-
tion, and that with this object in view
special efforts, both public and private,
should be made to fill skilled labor |
positions with citizens and those eligi- |
BILE to become citizens, and to encour-
age the settlement of American farm |
ers upon the lands Of the Territory.
80 That we repudiate and deny |
the truth Of tho suggestion, from
whatsoever source arising. that We de-
sire 10 fill this Territory with cheap
labor TO the exclusion Of American |
citizens, and as earnest Of our good
faith IN this respect We pledge our
selves 10 use our influence and efforts,
so far as lies within our power, 70
secure the accomplishment OF the OBJ
iects above set forth"
The above resolutions were signed by
the officials of the Planters Associa
tian. one of them hriug W, q. smith.
WI next came a. uu extract from
recent letter to the New York ln'
dependent written hy the Rry, Serene
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