Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-09

do better than to appropriate $4,000
Tor such u survey.
"rhe mistakes of the past will be
repeated unless we have survey TO
show where water can be used to the
best advantage.
las TO our forests, we have reserv-
ed some of them and we ought TO re-
serve more.
we get into dificulty here we put our
hands In our pockets and pay for II.
II is an admirable quality and can
be overdone.
But we can appeal to Congress
and get assistance, and II would seem
to me the better plan to exhaust
every other possibility before we put
en- this tax. We should consider the
matter very carefully before We
undertake It,"
Senator Fairchild stated that to a
man the Ways and Means Committee
was of the opinion that the Govern
or's budget should be kept within
the available income. But for the
Is absolutely necessary to raise more
money somehow. He wanted to know
from Mr.. Carter how he thought this
money ought to be raised. He de-
MED that the committee had lain
down on its job, but they were in a
Quandary.
Carter considered this a hypothet-
zeal question, and he was not prepar-
ed to answer hypothetical questions.
| These two things you want" he
said. ARE additional functions of
government; and It is just human ma
ture when people want anything
done to go to the Legislature to get
II done. This is an additional func-
ton Of government.
Now, this question of labor -
there is no other community in the
United States that carries 1t. | do
not offer any method of raising rev.
enue. for ! am unalterably opposed to
raising any additional revenue
Furtado asked Carter IL he was OPP
posed to any further immigration.
mo, | am not; but | think that
should be done by private enter
prise"
Expensive Government
John Emmeluth said he considered
our system of government entirely
too expensive. The difference be-
tween the cost of our government
and that of communities on the
mainland would be sufficient to do
all that the planters want done. He
made comparison between New
Mexico and Hawaii as regards cost of
government. very much to the credit
of the former Although the chief
industry OF the Territory ought to be
assisted, Mr.. Emmeluth could not
see that II Is best to. do II by means
OF the proposed income tax on in
comes over $4,000. He suggested a
light, graduated income tax.
More Localization
Senator Fairchild said that the diff.
ficult question was to effect the nee
essary economy by turning over more
! functions OF government to the Coun
: ties. The Ways and Means Commit
: tee is ready. he said, II the commu.
nifty will stand by II, to submit Il
J plan whereby 100000 a year can
t be saved to the Government.
Emmeluth, however, favored as
= sisted immigration.
Would Help Hawaiians
w. A. Kinney said IL was evident
r that the planters and business inter
= ests have made up their minds to ia
: vor and submit to this tax. So any
0 thing further from them would b'
! superfluous. But he thought the
g Hawaiian people ought to be heart
: from And there are other small
business interests who look upon thi,
Q bill merely as plan to get the plan
= tiers out of hole. He suggested
r that the planters make 1t their bus
I mess to see to II that these interest
e understand the situaion-make 1t
community matter so that all nigh
see the necessity of this immigra
i ton.
= He called attention to the fac
that the very men who week az
3 objected strenuously to a direct prop
erty tax increase now come In an,
e favor this enormous income tax. Fo
D twenty years the non-planting ele
ment of the community has been har
u mering at the planters to do this yer
g thing. and II is very peculiar tina
the non-planting element is now OF
l. posing the tax. The matter need
united effort.
x Mr.. Kinney said he could nc
J. blame the Hawaiians for holdin
20 aloof from what might endange
J. their franchise, but, as matter G
fact, It Is their salvation. 1t is
b measure, on its final analysis, fo
X, the maintaining of a higher standar
III OF wages. Close the" door on th