Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-20
Constructive CRITICISM IS
What GARFIELD ASKS FOR

, misunderstood and misjudgcd. and
the people on the mainland have
been misjudged, too. No doubt
about That. The knife cuts both
ways. Your Executives have been
wise in using that knife. Year In
and year out they have been trying
, to reach this understanding between
, the people.
81 have never heard any question
regarding their integrity. They are
people of whom you down here are
proud, and of whom we on the main
land are certainly very proud.
81 do not care at this time to go
into any particular phase of any
public question. I am here to learn;
not to teach! am here to hear not
peevish complaints but to hear radi-
cal wrongs.
ut is no use to-tear down char
acter or an institution unless you
have something better to put in its
place. Criticism destructive leads to
ttdIIhS anu Soh-
structive criticism is a benefit. This
is what you want here.
III we in the executive department
have taken steps you think wrong,
we want to hear It. We don't care,
to have a mere personal attack made
because someone doesn't like the man
who happens to come out. I don't
say this because the attack has been
made here. but Judge from what !
know to have been the case In other
Territories on the mainland. I have
no doubt you will be free from them
here.
in the executive department we
are endeavoring to build up a system
of executive officers In which the man
shall be well qualified for the place
he is to All. We are trying to send
here men who are familiar here, not
men who come down here with pre-
conceived notions of what conditions
ought to be.
''If the Executive has to be de-
ceived by petitions for the appoint
ment OF improper men, the commu-
nifty is the one to suffer by It. Such
an appointment will not be made II
you show your honest opinions Of the
man. And no man who is a ne'er-do-
well at home ought to be showed of
and saddled on the Government to
support.
I'VE want to make this Territory
not only In name a part Of the Unit
ed States. but to make you people
feel that all the United States can
do for any Territory II will do for
this Territory. We want you to
know that every appropriation made
for the Department of the Interior.
to be used for experiment stations.
and other purposes OF the sort, shall
be used for this Territory In proper
ton to its needs, and the needs OF
others. We want yop to know that
you can call on the United States as
readily as the Old Buckeye State. and
they will give you fair deal. Since
have been here have met num-
Der OF people from the Old Buckeye
State. and have found out that they
can call very well indeed.
81 thank you for the reception and
entertainment which I have gotten
here. 1t has made II possible for me
IN In nf A.
many facts, and meet great many
people.
'All problems OF race. questions OF
lands. all will receive my most care
full attention and consideration. I
have this morning heard delegations
on these various subjects. One gen.
tleman said that you want here the
land laws of the United States.
happen to know something about the
land laws of the United States, and
know they have not been a complete
success, especially in the West. They
have serious defects, and l would not
for a moment be willing to recon-
mend for this Territory these laws
without amendments which should
conform to the conditions of this
Territory.
81 don't mean to say that your land
laws are now perfect. They are far
from It, and need changes and
amendment.
"The same Is true OF your labor
conditions here. Changes should be
made, but what changes should be
made is a question not lightly to be
taken up.
1--WE must realize that not only ma
tional but international questions
have a part In It.. Conditions in the
Orient make great difference now,
and things which were good for you
a few years ago are perhaps not good
for you now"
Mr. GarhaId mada fow o,nnIt