The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-26

Y, JUNE &c, 1908.
quainted with each other to know and
assist each other as they should but
that he was here to help to remedy
this state of things, and that it was
the desire of the administration to
! bring us closer, and eventually, in fact
as soon as we were prepared for it, to
give us statehood He spoke in the
highest terms of the delegate to Con-
gress and of his energy and skill i'm
securing needed appropriations for this
Territory. He referred to the fact that
in spite of the many nationalities rep
resented here we seemed to be without
any serious race problem, and attri-
bute6 this in a great measure to the
educational system which is moulding
all the children of various .nationali-
ties by birth into American citizens by
environment
The Secretary was succeeded by c.
NJ. LeBlond, also an Ohioan by birth,
who eulogized his native state and the
distinguished martyr president. James
A. Garfield, the father of the guest of
honor. He closed with the beautiful
Hawaiian legend of the welcome given
by Pele to the first men from the
Southern islands coming to these
shores: Aloha, Aloha Nui," and ex-
tended the same greeting to the Secre-
tary.
The toast to Governor Frear was
drunk with hardly less enthusiasm
than that to the President. and was
responded to by the Governor in a
manner that showed his kindly spirit
towards this Island. He referred to
himself as being a kindergarten in the
field of Executive government but
pledged himself 10 devote his best en-
ergies to the problems which confront
ed him, for the benefit of the whole
Territory. He expressed his appre-
citation of the spirit hitherto shown
him by the people of Hilo.
Judge Parsons, who was called upon
as representative of the Department
of Justice, referred to the Influence OF
the grand jury system here as a factor
in preserving law and order. even out
, side the field of it's strict duties in find
= ing indictments, since It has accom-
} plished much as a moral force by its
e reports and recommendations. He
e gave some statistics as to naturaliZa.
< ton and the coming to maturity of the
d children of aliens born in Hawaii, anc
= dWelt upon the necessity that these
v should be trained for good citizenship
S as a prerequisite to the admission o
o Hawaii as a state.
# Rev. S. l.. Desna. at the desire o
Secretary Garfield, spoke on behalf
Of the Hawaiians, his remarks beins
interpreted by Hon. w. O. Smith o
Honolulu. Heaold of the admiration
OF the Hawaiian people for Presiden
Roosevelt, their growing feeling anC
appreciation of the fact that they wer
part of the United States, and salt
that in their hearts was a real feelinj
of love for their common country H
illustrated this by the story told of
soldier of the Great Napoleon. who
when the surgeons We're probing hi
breast for bullet, said Cut deepe
cut deeper and you will find in m
heart may lose for the Emperor"
The public land question of Hawai-
subject equally important and diff
cult, was ably handled by Carl S. Smit
of the local bar, ana was listened I
with the closest attention by Secretar
Garfield, who interposed number {
o. questions. While the speaker main
~, tanned that the present land systeT
=, was in many respects defective, he &C
mitted the difficulty that surround
OF the enactment of an efficient law, an
IN said that probably any bill howevC
# carefully prepared would be found d,
ali fective in some respects and in nee
m of amendment He deprecated stroni
ut ly however the introduction here
NO the public laws of the United State
o. which are so unsatisfactory there as
as require many important cnange
an changes which should have been mat
years ago, before such enormous are
of the finest timber and agricultur
lands had passed into the hands of
few individuals and corporations. AS
ed by Mr.. Garfield what he consider
the greatest defect in the present la
here, the speaker said that it is pro
ably the opportunity given by the la
for repeating homestead entries ind
fnitely without any violation of la