The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-06-14
(Ma,l Special to the Advcrti.er.)


WASHINGTON, u. C., May 49,
tremendous fuss has started once NOR
about T.. II Hartman, the colossus OF
the railroad world. Is the administra
ton playing into his hands by delay
Some people think so.
Some one at the Interstate Commerce
Commission a few days ago handed tc
newspaper correspondent a printed
pamphlet. There were only ten copies
of ii in existence and those were sup
posed to be in the hands of the seven
commissioners and confidential en-
ploye or two. Statements vary as to
just what the pamphlet was, although
there is no dispute about its contents.
In certain quarters it is commended
that the pamphlet was the report the
investigation of the Hartman lines
the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific,
the Alton, etc. Certainly the Commits
sion had not adopted this report for
mally Others say the pamphlet was
only a statement prepared by Frank
b. Kellogg and Charles A. Severance,
special attorneys, and was even no
more than summing up of the features
of the investigation. AT first the re-
port, drawn by these attorneys, was
poohpoohed as containing nothing new,
rs stale matter.
For stale matter it raised lot of
trouble. The Commissioners began to
search for the "leak. They held
sion of which they solemnly announced
that the pamphlet was not their re-
port but simply the recommendations
of the attorneys which the Commits
sion had not passed upon. The fol-
lowing day they met in conclave again
and for an hour and half question
ed the newspaper men who had had
"the SCOOP" The Commissioners tried
in vain to ascertain who had given
out the report.
1t is said that this pamphlet was
to be given to the public soon after
President Roosevelt's indianapolis
speech. He may have something to
say about railroads and railroad legis-
lation in that speech, but it has been
claimed that he wanted the report on
Hartman to follow what he said and
hence the President s keen displeasure.
He is decidedly influential with the
Interstate Commerce Commissioners,
most of whom dance attendance upon
the White House, instead of being an
Independent body as Congress intend
ed it should be. 1t is known that
the President wants Hartman scalp,
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question or change in any way. The
seminary buildings were burned down
in 1862. The government rebuilt them
and continued the school. The petition
alleges that the principal of the school
in 1923 in his report said: THE Ha-
waiian government has always been a
liberal friend and benefactor.
Never in any way have they interfered
with our manner of instruction or in
the course OF instruction pursued. In
our work we have had all the freedom
which we possibly could have had
under the A. b. C. F. M" Also, refer
ring to pupils who, under the religious
instruction of the school, became min
listers he says: while six who were
connected with it since 1t has been
under the care of the Hawaiian govern
ment have been ordained to the same
Office
In 1864 new interests appeared and
change in the purpose of the school
commenced to be urged. 1t was met
by an adverse opinion of the Attorney
General, who pointed out the condi-
tons of the transfer and the condi-
ton of their non-fulfillment to be the
restoration of the property to the A.
Il. c. +. NJ. And, again, in 1865 the
board of education, while denying the
right of the Mission to nominate in
structors. conceded the obligation to
continue the institution. so as to aid.
instead of defeating, the purpose for
which it was founded" and the alter
native to be the surrender of the prop
erty or the payment of $4,000. Re-
ligious instruction" 1t is alleged,
upon the lines formerly pursued by
the Mission and subsequently by the
government, In accordance with the
agreement, was continued up to or
about September /, 1903" We hence
see that not only the immediate prac-
tise of the government construed the
agreement as contended for by appel
lants, but the practise of over fifty
years proclaimed the same meaning
proclaimed II without question and
against n suggestion and agitation TO
reject IT. 1t is somewhat staggering
to be told that such continuity of
practise Is not legal interpreter of
the meaning of the parties and that the
only criterion can he precise and iso-
lated form of words which, at the end
OF a half n century OF contrary admis-
sion and declaration, one OF the par
ties finds IL convenient TO bring for
ward.
II Ia no defense that the govern
ments policy has changed. II can not
So release itself from its engagement
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