The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-25
KUHlo EXPLAINS
PREFERENCE RIGHTS
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and all of us. The Prince viii be O
loser by giving up these leases TO you"
Prince Kuhio Speaks,
Prince KuhlO was then introduced,
~ am here for politics. he said but
! am the poorest politician IN the is.
lands, do not play politics, but Try
TO do for everybody IN the Islands. j
am here MS candidnle for congress,
and j am asking you to vote for me
on my record Nothing else aud no
more. ! did not understand ! was 10
BIO here ns landlord ! am not There
he Is (poinling to Governor Frear aud
CompbelD, (Appuuse)
Is there any among you who want
10 ask me any questions as 10 why
did not do more FOR the Territory then
this IL the time TO nsf,V :" You have
done everything said one,
"As TO the lands,' he continued,
"who Is the gainer1 ! am little.
think yOu ARE also you, who live on
the lands, ! introduced n bill FOR your
people aud n passed. When ! returned
from Washington ! found that some
sald N was done for political purposes
y
those lands, for you were the ones who
came upon this lnnd aud made " your
home, tO live and die upon ~, There
fore, introduced q bill 10 protect You
and your own people The Governor
Mr. Castro and myself looked into con
ditiOns ~ watch Oul For YOur
Interests, Take fnrls na yOu 500 them,
Today the Knpl0lnni Estain has made
/ "a. Ia IA.
the Governor and ihe Governor h IN
turn oyer 10 MS the rnHlnls for two
yeArs nnd yOn may say we can Waii
for two years, but think u Is for
your Interest 10 get II now ihan wait
for TWO years" (applause),
The Governor has tried ~ Rei ns M
Of some lands, ma we might rafuao,
" might take many years 10 get w.
" II up ~ you, Two years 10 D long
while, Conditions then may be az
ferent, u Is up 70 you ] haYeg't
heard whether the government will no.
cept MY offer II is 10 y0nr Interest
~ ] WIS u good politician ! would
make such good speech y0u would
pll vote for me, (Applause) ! nm
lglYIng you the chance, The rest h NJ
10 the land commissioner ! don Y ad.
minister laws ! make laws, The laws
are administered by your government
hGre.H
a man In the audience asked whether
. man had ~ be a citizen N get Tho
lands, Tho Prince said be- must bG,
Congress said that II was only hight
and proper that the lands should be
taken ont by citizens or llpae who ~
tend 10 become citizens, Hlf some NJ
y0n aTe not eltIgeps,U he added, nyQH
might pass n 10 your sons,
You can not expect tho American
government 10 lot everybody have The
public lands, II that WaR 80 Then the
Japanese would scoop pp everything,
(Applause)'
dThey said I did this for politics,
" W, then ~ ~ good politics. FOR ~
good for you, The politics do - fGr
tbs benefit Of the citizens " The Ter
ritory'
Some Arc Timid,
j, u, lioeha, speaking f0r himself,
Hnd be- believed the fpriuRueaR appTg
eiaied ha statements and tho aher but
some ala not understand EHRlal, and
Others Wara tlmid However he falt
that Tho lHnoe's eh0ria were flr Tho
that " The remarks were Interpreted
II would BIO better Tho FrInaa asked
him 10 Interpret ila statements
0ARk lha people, SAID tbs Prince
10 Interpreter ramarai W there 10 any
reason Why they can moi vote fnr m9i''
o No, no. the audience shouted
The Prince explained thai lha landnr
bill, Democratic hllb contained no
proyision 10 give lhe Portuguese tha
tight ~ purchase ihnlr PunghhnWl
homes. This WAS q Republican measure
and hs sald ha had q right W elRlm
the Yniea NJ he Portuguese fnr the
whole Republican party The pemg
cratic party made PROMISES hui ilh
liemhlleaa party ava things fpf hli,
10 record Of achievements WA before