The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-22
McCandIess Opposed to Organic
Act Amendments as
Proposed.
SAYS HIS FRIENDS WILL ALIGN
Democratic Candidate Cannot Be
Here to Lead Opposition
to the Bill.


amendments to the Organic Act, in
SO far as they refer to the land laws
of the Territory, will not be adopted
by the legislature at the coming special
session. Mr.. McCandless has taken
deep interest in lands here; in fact he
has been referred to as the owner of
forty miles of seafront on this island
but this statement is not near enough
TO the truth, he says, to be libelous
81 believe that Section 70 of the
Organic Act should be appealed" Mr..
McCandless said yesterday. cit is the
one which deals with the administra-
ton of our land laws. After that 1
would like to see our legislature pass
an entirely new law. 1t should be
law on American lines, lines which
obtain in the United States where a
man has right to SO much of the
public domain under conditions less
difficult to live up to than those in
operation here.
Mccarthy Bill Promised.
"Senator Mccarthy drew up a bill
for the last session of the Legislature,
but it failed to go through. 1t pro-
vided for limited area, because we
all realize that it will be impossible
to obtain quarter section of land
here where the arabic land is limited.
The bill, however, contains the thought
which dominates the treatment of
American citizens on the mainland. 1t
has the American principles scattered
through it and that is what we should
have here. This bill gives citizen
the right, and 1 want you to en-
phasize that word Right, to take up
land. If you know the present law
you will remember the provision which
says land may be acquired through
the land commissioner, by and with
the consent of the Governor.
"The bill which Senator Mccarthy
has prepared, the one that was pre-
scented at the last session and which |
believe will be again presented, gives
the right to acquire land. 1t makes it
mandatory for the government to give
him land conditionally.
Governor Too Powerful.
"Here we have it. John Doe goes,
to the commissioner of lands and APP
plies for piece of land. Barkis is
willin' and he goes over to the Gov
ernor who, for some reason. or with
out reason, says NO That word is
final and no matter how badly the
man wants the land, no matter how
lust his request, the. settlement is in
the hand of one man. / contend that
this prevents what every official visit
ing Hawaii has favored: The settle
ment of the undeveloped lands by citi-
zens. This new bill provides for a
commission. And who appoints the
commission7 The Governor; and if,
after the senate has confirmed the APP
pointments and adjourned, there should
be difference of opinion and the en-
tire commission resigns the Governor
is in a position to appoint whom. he
may please.
No Use for Exchanges.
81 have seen no mention of an
amendment to that part of the present
law relating to exchanges. object
to the present method for it lays open
an opportunity for graft. Any cor
poration with a pull, that wants to
secure certain pieces of land, may ar
range to get them and it has happened
in the past that valuable holdings or
one island have been secured by an
exchange for less valuable lands OF
another. Ny idea is to do away will
this system and the doing away will
it should extend to the government
can see no reason why, if the gov
eminent requires a certain piece OF
land, it can not be condemned ant
paid for after the price has beer
fixed by appraisers. As it is the sys
TEN is a reckless and dangerous one
and should not be tolerated. Only {
couple of years ago we had tast,
of the government exchanging terri
torial lands with private individual
and while the supreme court sustain
ed the lower courts in their action
can not believe that the system is right
No Democrat Invited.
GAS Democrat / can see that NJ
member of our party has been takel
into the confidence of Governor Frea
to the extent that he has been Gale
in to confer relative to any proposes
changes in the Organic Act. / be
lieve il would have been better If pc
1 litical sides had been eliminated in thi
\ instance and a friendly talk had, rattle
than for the executive TO take the bi
> In his teeth, call in n few Republicans
; and decide TO have an extra session I
/ pass certain amendments which affec
the whole Territory rather than tn
= members of any political organization
, Predicts Failure.
81 have no idea the amendment
will be adopted by the Legislature
y There are not sufficient changes TO wa
r rant the adoption Of any amendment
n that would not materially change h
present laws, "
. Up Against II Himself
Mr. MeCandlers relates his eKperien'
with the officials In. connection vii
bis EFFORTS ~ secure certain lands
the public domain and tho eEpeTlenl
y seuld pot warrant him supporting an
{, thing that sould not entirely chan
y no law lie tells q eases Of slalm'