Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-29

amounting to about a million and
half annually, and formerly retain
cd by the local treasury. had to be
turned into the treasury OF the Unit
ed States. On top OF this tax an
additional 2 per cent is levied on
all incomes below $4,000, and the re-
ceipts from this source are to be ex-
pended to secure good immigrants.
This is certainly a praiseworthy OBJ
ject, and In line with the general
policy, favored by all, OF thoroughly
the islands.
And this opens up new chapter
which the people OF the mainland
are. perhaps. more interested In
than they are in the mere economi-
cal problems. ! say mainland" be-
cause in Hawaii It Is bad form to
say "in the states" or I'm the Unit
ed States" In other words they
want to be Americans and part or
Us. and this alone shows how the
wind Is blowing. Upon landing at
Honolulu / saw in one Of the local
papers the glaring headlines: What
Hawaii Wants from Congress" l
naturally expected to read Of neces.
sary appropriations for Pearl Har-
Dor, for forts and barracks. for har-
bors and breakwaters, for public
buildings, agricultural experiments,
etc, but, instead, the article went
OH to say that all they desired was
the support and cooperation Of Con-
gress in the work of Americanizing
the islands. Such support would, Of
course, be accorded with will, II 1t
were needed, but II is the deliberate
Judgment OF the visitors that It Is
no longer needed.
Hawaii today is American as much
as New York and Wisconsin and
most other states are. The natives
have amicably yielded to the inevi-
table, and gracefully accepted the
new situation; so much SO that the
majority would not return to the old
order of things II they could. To
them. American rule is preferable
to that Of Japan or any other power.
and they realize fully that unless
Uncle Sam had laid his mighty hand
upon the islands, Japan or some Eu-
ropean power. In the course Of time.
surely would have done SO, and the
whites on the islands are all either
Americans or American sympathiz-
ers.
Therefore. II will be readily seen
that what the Honolulu paper real.
~ meant was the nations aid In the
task OF substituting American or
white labor for japanese. a consum-
nation devoutly to be wished. but
for reasons already stated almost
impossible of realization. Besides,
with many others ! have no misgiv-
ings on account Of the numerical
preponderance Of the Japs In the ISL
ands, It is true, they send a good
deal OF money to their mother coun-
try, and 1t would be preferable to
employ men who would spend their
savings where they earn them, but
these Asiatics have to live with their
families on about see a month, hence
their cash surplus can hardly be an
important economical factor, and.
besides, we should not forget, as q
matter of justice. that they give Q
full equivalent for every dollar they
receive.
| To Judge the situation correctly II
Is also important to remember that
whatever trouble the laps have sc
far given is OF an economic and not
of u political or reasonable nature
The old will die, the young are edu'
Gated In American schools, newcom'
ers are barred and Japan is ouI
friend. yes. and despite all lingo talk
will remain our friend because |,
will be profitable for her to be SO
What more do you want?
II Is unnecessary to say that tn,
congressional visitor will return Il
Washington better equipped to leg
islate on the needs OF the island
than they were before, and II l d.
say It myself, all of them kept thei
eyes wide open. The members OF tn,
several committees looked into tn,
projects which concern them mos
directly. The naval men gathere;
information about Pearl Harbor, TO
which a few more millions are need
ed. The military men looked at For
Schofeld. that newly established an,
beautifully located military outpos
which has one of the largest natura
parade grounds In the world. Tn
members of the Rivers and Harbor
Committee visited the landings OF
the several islands where harbor
are and ought to be established, an
the experts on buildings and ground
looked at the sites for future gov
eminent buildings. Outside of Homo
lulu, for which $S5O,OOO has bee
appropriated for site and building
there is only one city large enoug
to be considered for such favor
namely, Hilo, on the Island of Ha
wall, and there the government al
ready owns an ideal site as an In
heritance from the monarchy.