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


the Territory, with funds raised by
legislative enactment, and regularly
appropriated for that purpose.
II seems to be an established con-
clusion that, at the present rate of
taxation, the income of the Territory
will be insufficient to provide any
funds for the purpose of immigra-
| ton.
The amount that should be expend-
ed annually for the furtherance Of
immigration should not be less than
s250.00O to 100000. With this
amount the Board Of immigration
should be able to obtain three ship
ments of European immigrants per
annum, basing my conclusion on
what the Board has heretofore ac-
complished.
The question which presents itself
is by what method shall this fund be
raised. The burden of taxation
should be placed on those who are
best able to bear 1t, and upon those
who will naturally derive the most
immediate benefit from the immigra-
ton. In no way can you reach this
result better than by increasing the
income tax along the lines proposed
by the Governor.
The additional amount obtained by
an increase of the income tax of 2
per cent. on incomes above four thou
sand dollars will be secured princi-
pally from the plantation companies,
and consider that the burden of
the increase will be more equitably
distributed, and be borne BY those
who are more able to bear 1t In this
manner than by any other. method
that has been proposed and has come
to my attention.
Furthermore, so far as ! am In
formed. the plantation interests
stand ready to support this measure
and have no opposition to offer to
the proposed increase of income tax
alton, provided that the revenue de-
rived therefrom is used for the pur-
pose under consideration. The plan
tations realize the necessity of i'm
migration and also that they will de-
rive direct benefit from the bringing
In of number OF European immi-
grants, and, realizing this, they are
willing to stand the greater proper
ton of the expense thereof.
They do not favor an increase OF
the property tax as has been sug-
gested %.
Why $4OOO.' -....
Single for the committee asked
the Governor why he placed the fig
ure of $4,000 as the amount of ex-
emption. wr..
Governor Frear replied that this
placed the burden upon those best
: able to bear II, and as the sugar plan
tations would benefit most immedi-
ately, It seemed but right that they
: should pay the tax. II the exemp-
ton is put too high. there is danger
that the tax would be held uncon.
stitutional. Four thousand dollars IL
the exemption In the Federal income
tax. which was held unconstitutional
| for other reasons. This would be
equivalent to a $4,000 property ex'
: emption.
i Single wanted to know II the
Governor thought a $24,OoO proper
: ty exemption would stand. FreaI
: replied that he did not think II
would He wouldn't want to take
the risk. ...
, Carter Opposed to Tax
=. George r. Carter complimentet
the committee on their open hear
I ings, which he said harked back Il
e the old New England town-meetinl
= idea. .....
0 Mr. Carter said he wanted to b,
b on record. He did not agree with
;, the plan proposed.
: First, living Is too high here.
We want the citizen middle class, W,
are not encouraging that class whe,
Il we put tax of 4 per cent. on an in
d come over $4,000.
=, Massachusetts has an income Ia
II and 1t is surprising to learn the mum
d Der of citizens of Massachusetts, VIII
|, live in Connecticut and Rhode Isl
}. and. .....
y ~ fail to see how the next Legis
II lature can fail to continue the TIA,
re What little l have in the worl
l. is in sugar. We can't AFFORD man
l. losses. We are running on hig
N tension.
y Il contend that the possibilities {
" securing immigration are not e'
A. hausted, securing immigration by II
= diyidual effort"
Mr.. Carter cited an instance {
W one man who wanted to bring 100
is Koreans from Yucatan, and of MI
Of cedonian he met in New York wi
1t said there were thousands of h
IL countrymen ready to come II thu
as were given the opportunity.
ne 1T seems to me that not sufficieI
ne effort has been made along tho
III lines. am not willing to admit tn
~ ! nnt any 90 tba katta, ,Ia,u ~ Do.