Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-19

commissioners, or three commission.
ers.
Sheldon got the floor against the
protests of three oahu members, who
wanted to talk themselves. and ar.
gued at length in support OF the
amendment. He had sad tale to tell
of how unfairly the Kauai teachers
are treated by the present board.
The Real Question.
The real question at issue" Long
said when he got the floor, rs whether
the efficiency of the educational sys.
TEN would be greater under the pres
cnt system or with outside members
on the Board. Complaints as to the
treatment of teachers or the state of
buildings are not to be considered az
this time. As the chairman OF the
educational Committee I am not here
to patch up the petty rows Kauai and
Hawaii have had with the Superinten.
dent. | am here to represent the PEG
pie of this whole Territory. have
sat here for twenty-five days and lis.
tened to the stings thrown at me or at
the department | represent. can see
the scheme on the part of the outside
| districts to do up Oahu.
Brains Against Brains.
Il have heard the complaints that
the natives are being cut out Of the
good positions and forced to take the
poorly paid ones. The trouble with
them is that they do not put sufficient
trust In the educational system. II
Is case OF brains meet brains, intel.
lect against intellect. How can they
expect the respect OF the people II they
do not do what for the cause of educa.
ton. II Is not question Of race.
Il believe In square deal. and
think the members should consider
what they are doing before they take
this radical step.
1t is not question OF race; II is a
question Of brains. The time has
come when II the Hawaiian is to com.
pete with the white man, II must be on
an educational basis.
Woman Hawaii's Hope.
~ 'ht hshhoeiS VI tlls HOUSE WOulu
only realize for moment what educa.
ton means, they would not at every
slightest opportunity dig into the cause
OF education. Is II right because the
teachers are mostly ladies', to dig into
them because they can not help you
with votes? There Is no one who can
better care for the children OF this
Territory than the woman.
II see no good reason why this bill
at this time should pass. And there.
fore | move, Mr.. Speaker. that the
bill be indefinitely postponed"
| Rice tried otalk again. but Cohen
! rose to the point OF order that Rice
had already spoken twice ON the bill.
| The point OF order was sustained and
the vote on the bill taken. II passed
l6 to 10. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Affonso, Carley. Furtado, Ill.
hio. Hubby, Kaniho. Kawaakoa, Kawe.
wehi, Kealawaa, Makekau, Moanaull.
Nakaleka. Nawahine. Rice. Sheldon,
Mr. Speaker.
Noes-Cohen, Castro, Correa, Dou,
thitt, kaleiopu. Kama, Kamahu, IA.
manoulu, Kinney, Like. Long, Shingle
Waiwaiole.
Fisheries Bill In House.
Coelho's fisheries bill came down
from the Senate and passed its first
reading.
A petition signed by Mrs. Mary
Smith and Agnes X. Holstein was pre-
sented by Kaniho The petition prays
that they be returned from Mokai to
the Kalihi Receiving Station to be
treated by Doctor Atcherley.
Speaker Holstein called attention TO
the way the public money Is being
wasted for unnecessary clerk hire.
Each committee has clerk, paid at
the rate Of 81 day, yet some of these
clerks are doing almost nothing.