The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09


exemption of this kind ON property
tax would be declared unconstitutional
ne Wouidn want to risk putting the
law on that basis.
Governor Carter Speaks.
dovernor Carter was asked to express
nus OPINION. his kanalua interview In
the Advertiser being referred to by the
Chairman.
Mr.. Carter stated that he wanted to
GO on record in the matter. being pre-.
pared to admit he was wrong If he
could be shown and would at any rate
bow to the will of the majority. He
| referred to the need of small land
| owners and asked if a tax on incomes
| over $4,000 was something to encourage
these A country could not tax to any
rate, and large income tax was bid
for absentee landlordism.
He objected to the bill as not a clear
cut immigration tax, being coupled
with the conservation feature 1t was
important to have labor supply. Ha-
! waii is running on high tension and
cannot stand any losses or delays.
Macedonians in New York.
Mr.. Carter told of efforts made to
secure entrance into the United States
for 1000 Koreans now mistreated in
4ueatan, and also the efforts TO dis
semble the congested number of Mace.
don1an laborers in New York. He also
reviewed the plan of so amending the
immigration laws as to have no man
admitted to be legally landed in the
country until arrived at the announced
point of destination.
He did not agree that Hawaii could
not get good Porto Ricans, there being
labor congestion in that island. He
thought the proper effort had not been
made
He endorsed the conservation princi-
pie and stated that $4,000 could not be
better appropriated than for hydro.
graphic survey, the development of the
water supply being best done by the
government. Private development is
wasteful.
Congress Ought to Give More.
Forest preservation must be con-
tinued, and he hoped to see larger
appropriation for the forestry depart
menf.
1t was an excellent thing to see the
people willing to pay for what it
needed, but the people of Hawaii must
get in the habit of asking Congress for
more and not paying so much itself.
He urged therefore, that all possibil
tiles be exhausted in the question of
immigration before imposing this tax.
No tax except war tax is easy to
take off, once imposed.
Senator Fairchild said the hope of
the committee was to keep the prop
erty tax at l per cent, but more money
for immigration must be had, and the
only way to get it appears to be the
special income tax. He asked Mr..
Carter to suggest some other feasible
way. The committee was in guam
Diary and had not laid down on its
job. The legislators were anxious to
make a good record for economy
j. Mr.. Carter said he was not prepared
to answer hypothetical questions. His
opinion was that raising revenues was
a function of government that he and
others wanted the legislators to work
out, as everyone wanted to take their
troubles to others to settle. Hawaii
carried on all functions of government
of every other place, and others in
addition. He offered no solution to the
raising of revenues for immigration,
believing that this was not a function
of government That, he said, in an
swer to question by Representative
Furtado, was a matter for private en-
terprise.
Porto Rieans All Right.
The Porto Rican experiment was
something which should not be too
severely criticized. large proportion
being industrious and worthy of con-
sideration.
Furtado asked Mr.. Carter what in
ducement other than plantation labor
could be offered immigrants.
Mr. Carter stated that home in
Hawaii mel, God s footsfool, was an in
ducement, together with good educa-
ton for children, good people to live
amongst and the best climate in the
world.
Furtado asked why these things did
not keep people here, being told that
only the fools left and there was no
way of preventing people from being
fools.
Favored Graduated Tax.
John Emmeluth said the general
system of government here was wrong,
too extensive and too expensive. He
compared this Territory to New Mex
leo, to show how there must be here
some enormous expenditures of a
wasteful character.
He believed in assisting the sugar
industry, but not in the manner pro-
posed, favoring graduated income tax
to raise all funds, instead of the
double tax which might be questioned
and thrown out.
Economy Is Difficult.
Fairehild said the effeeting of econ
Omy meant running up against friends
of the politicians. with all that that
meant. Economy might be affected by
combining Offices. but he asked how it
could he done. IF it were a private |
corporation it could be done
off Mr. Emmeluth and his friends !
will agree to put the bill through the I!
Legislature, this committee is willing |
TO submit bill saving 100000 year
in the government of the Territory.
We have now salary expenditure of |
1898. 900, something which no private |