The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-17

The Congressman took copious notei
there On through the Haiku section
they went, where the pineapple can
nery held their attention, and ther
through progressive Makawao, Paia
Puunene, Spreckelsville and into Wal
luku, finally completing a ten houi
trip which was considered record
one by the Wailukans.
Meanwhile the major portion of the
party slept on aboard the steamer and
wcro landed at Kahulhi whence they
were taken to Wailuku and then dis
tributed among the hospitable families
of the above villages and the county
seat of Maui
On Monday at noon the entire party
was entertained in lao valley at n
bounteous luncheon spread on tables
in the tennis court and the magnif-
cent scenery of the section was taken
in. Then followed the meeting at the
| Wailuku court house presided over by
| Circuit Judge S. b. Kingsbury. The
building was decorated with the ma.
tional colors and the guests sat upon
| benches on the lawn. Nearby was a
detachment from Company /, First
Regiment, N. G. II.
Judge Kingsbury's Speech.
Judge Kingsbury made a fine ad-
| dress of welcome which was applauded
frequently. lie spoke of the old Amer
icanism which had reigned supreme in
the Hawaiian Islands for more than
half century. American civilization,
literature, law, and education. One
had but to read the first eighteen Ha-
waiian Reports and he would feel that
they were far ahead of reports of
many American communities. The
newspapers were modelled on American
plans, and American thought was
translated into the Hawaiian papers
for Hawaiian readers. Judge Kings.
bury referred to Americanism as the
head of the great body and that the
head had been pretty thoroughly
Americanized before annexation. At
one time we were so Americanized,
sixty or seventy years ago, that people
from the Pacific Coast sent their chill
dren here to be taught AS to the
heart of this body, the Bible and
American religious teachings had been
taken in by the Hawaiians. As to the
great mass of the electorate the speak
er said the Congressman would find
them to be men who speak both the
English and Hawaiian languages. La.
Dor, he said, was as the hands and feet.
and we had been advised to have all
that AmericaniZed. He did not know
what was meant by that "Do they
mean to cut of the hands and feet,n
he inquired, "and merely to have
sound head, heart and body, without
the limbsl Do they want to Ameri- |
canize as they have Butte, Montana, |
where foreigners govern, where per.
sonal liberties and rights are disre-
gardedl We can get along for while |
without that kind of civilization. If |
you can see how well our laborers are
treated and live and work together in
perfect harmony you may believe that
it is time to Hawaiianize some of the
cities on the mainland. (Applause)
From time to time l hope that some
places on the mainland will become
Hawaiianized so that peoples rights
and liberties may be respected"
(Applause).
Hawaii, he averred, was the real Gar
den of Eden referred to in the Bible.
Judge Kepoikai Heard.
Ex-Judge Kepoikai followed and
made reference to the need of de-
veloped harbor at Kahului for its grow
ing shipping. The people, he said,
wanted immigration and they wanted |
better land laws. He said that Ha- |
waiians were glad to be under the Stars |
and Stripes. He also stated that until |
annexation came there was no equality |
here and annexation placed the poor on
par with the rich, because formerly |
the franchise was limited, but now all |
were equal with Mr.. Baldwin, the rich
est man in the Islands. He said it was
over eighty years ago when the Ha-
waiians were educated under the Amer
lean system of schools.
Other Local Speakers.
Senator Coelho made political ha-
rangue. He was followed by John |
Lane, whose short address was one of |
the surprises of the meeting. He said
the Hawaiian people had many grave
problems to solve.
1T is up to the Hawaiians to solve
their own problems" he said "a
great question is the land question.
Many people believe you Congressman
should solve that question, but | be-
lieve that problem belongs to the Ter
ritory. We should submit the matter
first to our own Legislature to amend
the land laws where necessary, and then
send the results to you in Congress for
This sentiment was roundly ap.
plauded particularly by the Congress
sional delegation.
II. p. Baldwin said if anything was
being asked for from Congress it
should be in the way of better harbors
and reclamation of lands. He referred |
to the incident of the Mauna Kea
touching the Hama harbor bottom and |
that of Kahului as an argument in
favor of the betterment of Maui an.
chorages.
congressman Talk.