The Hawaiian star., 1910-03-15
SHARPSIGNS.

Of the judges of the circuit court
from $4,000 to $4,000, of the district
attorney from $4,000 to $4,000, of the
United States marshal from $2,50U
to $4,000 and the governor shall re-
ceive annually in addition to his sal
airy, the sum of $1,000, instead OF
$500, as under the present law, for
stationery, postage, and the like.
This means Mr.. President, that the
increase in salaries provided for IN
this bill, to be paid by the United
States annually, is $4,000.
Section provides that the increase
in the compensation of the legisla-
tors shall be S27,OOO Meeting bien-
nially, it means an increase Of $751;
500 of expense annually in conducting
that government ,amking a total i'll.
crease annually of $3S,50O That IS,
the increase of expense carried by
this bill is $3S,5OO every year! an TN
crease of $4,000 in the pay of the
legislature, which meets biennially,
and that annually means S1S,5OO( and
an increase in these salaries annual
ly Of $4,000, making a total annual
increase in the expense of that gov
ernment of $38,5OO.
Not only that, but the number OF
circuit judges for that Territory
seems to me out of proportion and
unnecessary. There are five couu.
ties in the Territory, with a popula-
tion of some 175,OOO men, women ana
children-about $4,000 or 10000 Am.
orleans, about 10000 or less native
Hawaiians, and then Japanese, Chi
nese, Portuguese, and what not. There
are probably 10000 to 10000 electors
qualified voters, in the Territory, ana
these people, with an electorate, say
Of 10000, are required to pay S3S,oOO
every year more than they are now
paying for the administration of their
government.
The circuit judges are seven. There
are five counties in the Territory. 1t
would seem proper to decrease the
number of circuit judges rather than
to increase the salaries of those they
now have. In most of the States
circuit judges have jurisdiction ex-
tending over four or five counties. In
the whole State of Florida, with =
population of nearly a million, we
have only eight circuits, with eight
circuit judges, some of the circuits
having four to five counties, and here
a Territory, with a population ot
175,OOO, wants seven circuit judges
and they want them paid $4,000 eacn
annually.
I submit, Mr.. President, that this is
unwarranted and it IS unreasonable,
and I shall offer amendments to this
section providing that the governors
salary instead of $4,000, as now, shall
be $1,000. l understand the COVER
nor has to do a good deal of enter.
tanning; that he has no mansion;
that the Territory provides for him
only an office and no residence, and
he has to pay rent.
1t is said that Hawaii is the most
expensive country in the world to
live in. l do not know why that
should be. The climate is splendid
The soil, where it can be cultivated
at all is fertile. They ought to grow
everything they need or require FOR
food purposes. I suppose, like any
State or Territory that depends upon
one industry alone--sugar, in this in
stance-other things are unusually
| high. 1t might be an inducement 20
those officials who, 1t is fair to as
sumo, are foremost in enterprise and
in the industrial development of .he
islands, if denied this enormous In,
crease in salaries, to bend their ener'
gies toward the diversifcation of the
industries of the Territory
There, is no reason why that Terri
tory should not produce everything
the people require for their food; but
it is reported, and I can not dispute It
that it is an expensive part of the
world to live in. At the same time,
salary of $4,000 per annum is not
very meager compensation. The sa'
laries of the governors of most OF
the states do not exceed $4,000.
think only II states in the Union
pay more than $4,000, % pay less
than $4,000, and a large number Of
them pay about $4,000. Quite
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