Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15
Gov. Frear's Inaugural Address
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landed propretorsp and the sugar interests for best
results to eac in closest conjunction 1t is not too much to expect
this Those in control of the plantations the most
public spirited of people any people, than that they
need the small settler much he needs Them
The land laws must of be applied literally for the
motion Of settlement and strictly for the prevention of speculation
of absorption into large Estates but these very objects demand that
the laws should be applied with due regard to facts
1t would be fatal those objects divide among small Settlers
leases to plantations expire sugar lands which
LII WOULD would inevitably pass the plantations in fee
BE FATAL whether because purchased for speculation or be-
impossible of successful cultivation small
scale under specific conditions of irrigation transportation capital
or other difficulties
Until such conditions change such lands should be leased the
highest bidders thus securing the Territory aid the
plantations and above all the retention the lands for purposes of
settlement when conditions warrant.
The lands suitable homesteadng should be
be utilized for that purpose.
When circumstances permit require the utilization of other
lands for the purpose will doubtless be found consistent with
the prosperity of the sugar industry Meanwhile those control of
the plantations duty bound from considerations both of
the public welfare and of sefnerest offer every aid possible
towards the homeseadng of suitable neghborng lands Thus will
guaranteed both to the small proprietor by providing him
of income through the sale of products labor the
pana and the advantage to the plantation of change from
supply of labor requiring expensive repen
men permanent efficient and economical because prop
eating and attached supply Even before annexation the
labor system had largely dsappeaed long the purchase
te form another possessing degree the principle
OF profit sharing has into general practice with increased
both planter borer recently the planters have
begun extensively provide aboers with homes of sufficient
resident and garden purposes already beginning has been made
towards cooperation ways by the planters with the govern
ent in the establishment of homeseads of sufficient support
families independently noteworthy by the
and operation of central factory for canning pneappes raised by
the omeseadethe advantage the plantation consisting in the
certainty that large proportion of the stronger members of the fam
lilies will desire work the plantation much of the time; yet
the natural of be the
sugar planters to have their operations confined central factories
and their lands whether held under fee bded
and sold to settlers.
"The conclusion of the whole matter" is that setting aside all
of spirit should and all proceed with faith in the
possibilities of high purposes right methods and persistent and
united effort the grand task of building fair Territory
the utmost every possible Then will her political social and
industrial life be harmony with the purity beauty and grandeur
of her Skies opal and richly aregaed mountains and