The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-28
Will Bring Americans.

the act just signed.
Will Bring Americans.
One OF the most important probable
effects OF the Organic Act as now
amended will probably be to induce
American immigration. The way is
now open for providing hundreds of
homesteads to bona fde homsteaders.
and special effort viii be made to
brlng American citizens from the main.
land. Governor Frear states that he
/ has been making up a list of lots to be
thrown open for settlement, and the list
includes about 1000 homestead lots.
totallng 10000 acres. Drawings will be
held for these, on the plan of the draw
lngs held on the mainland by the fed
eral government when new land is
opened up. Governor Frear saws that
the drawings for some of these lots will
be advertised on the mainland, in the
nope that American citizens NAV be
induced to come to Hawaii to settle.
The bill provides that all land trans
actions. with the exception of the sale
OF homesteads, shall be submitted TO
land board of six members who are
to be appointed by the Governor. Gov.
ernor Frear says that he has for some
time been considering the matter of
the makeup Of this board and has con
sIdered several names in that connec-
ton, though. of course. no one has vet
been appointed
Capitol May Be Ours.
One Of the most important effects
OF the new act Will very possibly be
the turning over to the Territory of
large amount of valuable property
now held by the federal government.
lncludlng the Capitol and the Judiciary
BuItdIng. The new law gives the Presi
dent absolute power to restore to the
territory any land taken over from the
territory for federal reservations. Gov
eIhof frear states that this is one of
me important matters that will be
taken up IN the near future and that
an effort will be made to have the
FEDERAL government deed back to the
territory certain property. including
the oapItoI and judiciary Building.
500 Are Citizens.
Another effect of the Organic Act
as now amended viii be to settle def
lnlteIy the question of the citizenship
OF the 500 persons who were naturalized
by the circuit courts and whose stains
mas ever since been a matter of doubt
County Bonds.
The bill also authorizes the conntie.
70 IC lSsne bonds and likewise permits the
territory TO issue bonds for LONGER
periods than at present. This should
permit OF the Territory getting het+e-
terms when its bonds are offered for
sale
Vicious Defect Remedied
Under the new law, a supreme court
justice Will not be obliged, as AT nres.
ent, to sit as judge in case where
he was once counsel for one side or the
other This viii abolish one of the
de1ects Of Hawaiian Jurisprudence.
We Are Now Americans.
ne Organic Act as now amended
makes Hawaii in reality and in all
respects part of the United States
something which various department
/ OF the federal government have annear-
/ ed inclined in former times to dorh+
HeherH appropriations, such as those
. Tor forestry. reclamation, topographic
( WORK and photographic work, now an
/ ply to Hawaii the same as +bav ID
70 any other of the States and Tori
torres. This, says Governor Frear will
enable the pushing ahead more ra pidIv
or various investigations now in nroG-
reSs and will enable the Territory 70
use more of the conservation fund for
. other purposes
Legislative Powers.
Many minor matters are cleared nm
ny the new law and the power Of the
legislature IS more closely defined
: hereafter It viii not be necessary IN
attempt 10 determine the powers of
me legislature by analogy with Other
I territories, for the powers of the local
. .7",ma kers VIII he definitely defined
. IN the Organic Act. -