The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-23

Territories. We are trying to build
up a capable federal executive. AS
the head of a bureau in the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. and at
times its acting head. have had
something to do with appointments.
From my study of the records of the
Interior Department, whenever I find
an application for an appointment
supported by very large number OF
signatures, 1 am not suspicious but
curious. am apt to find on file let
ters from some of those signing the
application to the effect that though
they have signed the application they
do not want any attention paid to
their signature. That isn't fair to the
appointing officer. What we want to
give you is capable men: not to send
you men who come with preconceived
ideas to create confusion and discord.
Hawaii is not only in name a part
of the United States but we want you
to feel that whatever the federal gov
ernment can do for any Territory IT
can do for you and wants to do it for
you. We want you to have a fair
deal in all appropriations made to be
spent in the Territories. We want
4 you to feel that you can call on Uncle
Sam with just as much right as the
Buckeye State, and the Buckeye State
has learned how to call on Uncle Sam.
1t has called on him very Importantly
lately.
CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.
Your questions of race, of labor,
and of land, shall have my considera-
ton. 1 have this morning listened to
several delegations on various phases
of these questions. One delegation
urged that the federak land laws
should be extended to this Territory.
1 asked them if they had given much
consideration to the results from the
federal lad laws? While undoubtedly
those laws have done much good a
great deal of evil has followed from
them, and as 1 said, I could not con-
sent to the extension of those laws to
these islands until they We're very
materially amended.
Your labor problems are not salts
factory. I have heard very severe
criticisms of them. Some of you have
been giving very serious consideration
to your labor problems. But 1 fear
that some of you have not been giving
very serious consideration to the
labor problems on the mainland. You
have not been considering your own
problems from the federal view point
Now that We have acquired new and
such important relations in the far
east, conditions have changed, and
what was all right in the past may
not be all right now or in the future.
I'm conclusion 1 want to say that
instead of being duty, it has been
pleasure to address you, and to have
had the honor to meet so many people
who have but one end in view, and
that end is the material development
of your territory. Your Governor and
Delegate have impressed the execu-
tive in Washington with thefr ssfforts
for your future, and in passing y wish
to say that your Delegate has made
for himself in Washington a position
that is not only worthy of the conf
dence that you have placed in him, but
also a position that is honorable and
enviable.
81 want you all to feel that I am
anxious to have you cooperate with
me in everything that is of interest to
the Territory, and after I have studied
your needs will ask Congress to give
you what you need, through the me-
dunn of wise legislation.
eff do not get one hours sleep dur
ing the rest of my trip, 1 will feel that
7 have been repaid for my visit. Cen
tlemen, I thank you"
CHEERS FOR GARFIELD.
Secretary Garfield was applauded |
frequently during the course of his ad-
dress, and at it's conclusion there was
most enthusiastic applause. When it |
had subsided Captain Penhallow |
arose and led in three cheers for the
Secretary, which We're given with an
enthusiasm and a volume not often |
known in these Islands.
Those at the Presidents table were: |
G. w. Smith, James r. Garfield, H. P. |
Baldwin, Captain Harber, Captain |
Veeder, w. r. harrington, Justice |
Ballou, Captain Rees, H. E. Cooper
and Governor Frear. Others present
were: Collector Staekable, NJ. Green.
Robert Levers. r. A. Jordan, ]. L.
Mclean, John Waterhouse, John Guild
G. r. Carter, ]. A. McCandless, F. ].
Lowrey, Albert Waterhouse, Marston
Campbell, w. A. Love, Cushman Car
ter, Albert F. Along, j. F. Morgan, DR..
Cofer, U. s. Marshal Hendry, British
Consul Forster, Capt Lydecker, Thos.
WALL F. L. Waldron. Captain Rees,
Harry Won Holt. c. Hedemann. J. c.
Jones, L. A. Thurston. ]. r. Calf. H.
f. Cooper, George w. Smith, George
p Castle, B. L. Marx Robbins Ander-
son, r. w. Perkins, w. T. Lucas, c.
r. Frazier, F. W. Macfarlane. Major
Dunning. Lyle Dickey, Judge Lindsay.
w. H. McInerny, A. ]. Campbell, H.
Klamp, Col. j. w. Jones, L. T. Peck,
J. p. Cooke. L. L. McCandless, E.
Ingham, C. NJ. Cooke, C. H. Cooke, A.
Lewis. Jr., and NJ. Phillips.
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