The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26

TOW Walter = Frear Of Hawaii. who
IA ~ ..Du getting an IL. u. from Yale
.rI ,.nE.ug with his classmates Of rs.
=. % holland HOUSE for a few days
Ls,o.s having for home via Washington
az his sa~ from Honolulu the Governor
man. vnl' is thought 70 he record time
'-.x,.r .ls territorial capital and New
y,r, covering the distance in hall an
,.,tr I.,s- than tan days.
When his ship reached San Francisco
~ Governor hurried ashore in tho health
oAcr-s boat and by the time the shin
dorkeI had arranged for transportation.
Bi- baggage was landed in time for him
a. catch the Overland Limited. and in
,hiragu h. got on the Twentieth Century
lnvhaW anybody who brought trunks
with hiin never made TIM journey IN
ubo 'rr time. the Governor thinks
The chef thing Of interest In the Ter
r,iry Just now. said Gov Frear. who is
accompanied by Mrs Frear. is the vote
on prohibition which Is 10 be cast on July
~ The agitation on the subject was
started 10y a hill introduced into the
United States senate. which was 70 enact
prohibition for thu Territory Many in
tn Territory who favored prohibition
did not Ike il % come n that way. which
vas regarded as al infringement Of
local government. aud il was owing 20
an expression Of this feeling that finally
Congress by joint resolution submitted
Al. ..,,.ast,, ~ ,rnhfs,tsi,- a.. ~. ..-...-.l-
o. Hawaii TO be voted upon
There had been good deal Of a cam
pagn up 20 the time left more on behalf
Of the liquor interests than By the prOhi-
biionlsts, though tho latter have sincs
started m IL u impossible to predict
how iy will come oIt There arc many
questions involved, SOFAS feel tina. while
they would like 10 have prohibition it
vodld not be practicable 20 do bstssr
than continue under tbs present laws.
which those who ought TO b in pc iitiol
70 speak with knowledge pronomcs
the hes, license lava ever passed.
knox that John q wOollsY. prohibisiol
candidate for the Presidency in 1870.
yho IS out there. is Of that opinion
M'Under this law a great deal Of author
~ Is gwen TO the boards Of license. which
consist Of five men in each county. ap-
pointed by the Governor by consent OF
iaa senate. They have power 20 grant or
20 refuse a icense for any reason they
think good. For instance. they may de-
eide ~ reduce the number u saloons IN
q county Or to grant licenses only within
certain areas. In one county the board
refused % grant saloon LICENSES. lmltiag
the grantees to wholesaler On all the
islands they have been reducing the
nunber OF saloons right along Besides.
they hold all hcenses. strictly % the re-
qlrements Of the hw. and u one brccks
u they take away his license without
a Jury and even without resorting %
court procedure. AZ the Sarne time they
have attempted - act fairly with ths
licensees. though the latter have 49,
Juired the understanding that they
have 20 obey the law ! d. not think the
liquor men on the islands have cny com.
plant u make with the Wy they nave
bcen treated
HaWaiians expect considerable bele
70 % follow from the completion OF the
Pearl ilarbor Improvement by the Federal
Government. For one thing. the harb1r
will be opened 70 commerce as vol -
20 naval purposes. Then the protection
= abe islands will ~ insured IN case "
VII The project will Also lad O. the
Production OF a larger number Of whites
bmericana PARTICULARLY. fJr besides the
bhcers and men. DOtn naval end miii
t,ry required for the sG-tiOl there will /
De- lots Of civilians. such as machinists |
aud other mechanics whp will be EN- |
p.Uyed there and who will bring their |
lamihes. Thus will hs created a demand |
l0r local products Of tbs plantation and |
DE garden.
With the now appropriation by Con-
gress Honolulu viii bs enablcd TO have /
a magnificent Federal JUilding occupying I
q whole block In the centre OF the city /
About the most important thing for /
Hawaii that has happsned In a long time I
h h" ball passed by Congress "A month ago .
amending the organic act creating the .
Territory. In this ths most important 3
j. tls part relating 70 ths public land
Avs Hitherto We have had great diff
GUILTY ia cOnfining the sals Of public lands .
% bona iids hOmesteaders and in keeping .
them out Of the hands Of aliens. specula- I
tor big corporations and mere investors
The law increases tho conditions Of resi-
dencc and cultivation. A man can pay .
up az any time after Eve years and get /
he natent but he h required 10 i've five
wears on the land and az the end Of the
aSjh year he must have 50 per cent. Of
me- land under cultivation. He has
three years in which 10 begin his resi-
denoe. a. u requires some capital 70 de-
.,e.op the land. and this gives him a
.chlnro 10 acquire the money by working
'at something else
Blu; the law not only confines the TAX
|ing Up of public land 70 citizens and those
Who take out their FIRST naturalization
Ipaf"-, and prevents repeating. but Il
provides that no ono may take a home
stead 4 10 area. together with that VI any
other land he owns. amounts 10 over
eigntv acres Even after this person gets
patent hs is prevented from selling Il
10 an alien or in any way putting his land
under the control Of a corporation or OF
ANYBODY who already has land which
Nth THIS being combined would make
over eighty acres.
What Is aimed az IL 20 keep the land
ferr.'ItIly in small holdings and owned
ly private individuals. The idea il in
very great favor in Hawaii. had been
HorN1g u up for a year and last fall
,airi % special session OF tine Legisla-
'lr" which after a thorough discussion
AI'HuoIsly recommended II 10 Con
gra,-
T. 10 true. a. some big sugar growers ,
ha o. .>"rted that Hawai- has about
r"rhct t'e liWit In sugar productions
Cos FrraT was asked
Co., 'H s1ty-hye years q my know ledge
eAne gar men out the q have been say
.i-g ""a wear The limit Of production
l-s com r-ached Yet last year We
uu tons more than the year
.H .". 900 la's our podICtiOn exceeded
' % s- by 5000 tons, An expert
H... % % Hawaii years ago b asoer-
g. ." aN' eme maximum ~ sugar the
'"-c capable Of producing. He
'' .r" ne islands carefully and did