The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30
THE
PLATFORM
BOILERS

| IRON Monday AuNeftisftl
It is a good thing for the self esteem
" the Fifth Territorial senate that
none Of is members were present yes.
terday at the luncheon rendered TO the
country members Of the House of Rep.
Iesentatives at Haleiwa Hotel by the
members from the Fourth and Fifth
Districts. The upper house was given
verbal trouncng. aud after the Sen
ate had been very automatically de.
clared 20 be body not representative
of the will of the people, the militia
came in for some cutting remarks at
the hands of Representative Kaniho,
the projectile from Kohala.
| "In the event of a war; said Ka-
Milo "you would find our militia hid
ing in the glue bushes. You would not
find me hiding behind the troops of the
militia would be behind the United
States soldiers: that would be the only
safe place.
The members of the House of Repre-
sentatives made the trip to Halewa as
the guests of the Oahu delegation, A.
l.. c. Atkinson acting as guide, philos-
opher and friend to the legislators. The
weather conditions were ideal, a spe-
cial train leaving ut S:15 carrying the
majority of the House members. while
Speaker Holstein, Representative Shin
| gle and several unattached citizens
invited on the junket made the trip to
Haleiwa by automobile.
The luncheon was served on the hotel
lanai, Harry Won Holt acting as toast
master. Speaker Holstein sat at the
head of the table, with "Jack" At
kinson at the other end. Ex-senator
John C. Lane j. A. McCandless and
Hon. w. T. Rawlins had places near
Speaker Holstein.
1t was n merry gathering, and the
heavy cares of legislation were forgot.
ten while the members of the lower
house proceeded to devote their atten-
ton to the good things that were set
before them, moving that much be
taken up from the table for immediate
consideration.
In responding to the call of the
toastmaster, Speaker Holstein paid a
tribute to the members of the House
for the work they have accomplished
at the present session and declared
that it has shown that it is represen-
tative of the whole people.
Ex-senator McCandless went back 70
the days of the Republic in the course
of his remarks. He said:
"While we were in the Senate, Mr.
IIolstein and myself worked for annex
alton to the United States. We were
bnp bo4 (. L., g., I
ter for the Hawaiian people. and time
has proved that our expectations in
that line have been more than real
lied. The present House of Represen
tatives has shown that it has backbone
lit does not need ramrod for rein
forcement.''
Representative Cohen made witty
response TO the request for few re
marks, and proceeded to "tell how il
happened with obvious reference t.
the House decapitating the whisky ring
liquor bill passed in the Senate. Co
, hen did not specifically mention tn,
liquor bill, but everyone knew what i
was that happened" and why it hap
pened as it did.
"Jack" Atkinson gave the Senat,
: and pledge-breakers some hard raps il
5 the course of his remarks. He sal,
, that the Senate was formerly consid
cred the most conservative portion o
the Legislature, but it was considere,
so no longer.
p "We find that the House of Repre-
sentatives expresses the will of tn
people" said he, and the remark wa
greeted with ringing applause. "W
I are indebted to The men that adhere
II to their party PLEDGE he continued
n 'and those Senators who saw fit t
disregard at will yet have cause to r,
greet their action. -
Kaniho routed the militia-hors
e foot and artillery-in the course Al
h his remarks. To support his confer
ton, expressed on the floor of til
y House, that it was waste of none
c to support militia when Uncle Sam
strong right arm was ready to pre-
feet the Territory, Kaniho pointed I
the lesson learned from the inspectio
Il of the Diamond Head Notifications Sa
Al urday. With irrefutable logic he SHOW
it ed that, with the big guns "there I
remain and immovable there was not
ing to fear from a foreign foe, whetl
er the invader be armed with the wrai
lie of the gods or modern collection
it artillery. Then he made. his euttir
i, and unkind remarks about the gil
- bushes.' already mentioned. just wi
the militia should prefer the cover
"glue bushes" to climbing papa,
ID tree, Kaniho did not try. to explain.
\. Admiral Beckley gave true maui
cal flavor to the luncheon by paciI
- up and down before the table al
arguing at length in favor of the co
servation of national resources and be
no ter school facilities. His remarks we
met with applause, while he dwelt
VI a number of subjects which he thong
e. essential TO the well.beng of the pc
pie of the Territory.