Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-14
ORGANIC ACT DEBATE
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fidence In this Government TO oHer 10
liz its yearly revenues. Last year, w.
400, 900 OF their revenues eamem'o |
our Treasury. and we paid the ex-
penses OF their government, amount.
ing. to about 100000. For one,
am unwilling to be suspicious.
am not ready to join with the gem
tIeman from Minnesota in his appre-
hension.
The effort he Is making to deprive
the people of Hawaii OF the privileges
and the rights which the other peo-
pIe of this Nation enjoy is unfair to
himself and unjust to them. ZAP
plause. am not willing to concede
that imaginary frailties of our gov
eminent officials should operate 10
their disadvantage. He does not sug-
gest that official weaknesses are like
| ly To be found in the officials of Ha-
wall. II Americans invested win
authority should become too extraVa-
CANT. I remind him now that II
Z should he continued u Member OF THIS
body will help to put the brakes on
Hut will not be suspicious in ad-
vance do not know whether gov
ornamental assistance is necessary 10
dig their wells or measure their
lstreams, to level their mountains ana
mend their roads. but ip iustihca-
/ ton To ourselves. my friends, 90
know we ought to treat these people
right Gapplausel not to excite tneir
mistrust or that of our own. What
they actually need let us give them'
rbere has been no addition to our
Territory that was so greatly wei
lcomed ms that OF Hawaii. there mas
been 10 acquisition so valuable 10
us as Hawaii.
care not II Il were only desert
spot untitled for the habitation OF
man or beast, II has offered 10 us
the opportunity OF necessary protec-
lion upon our western coast. IL Is
land that has been looked for by
every power of the earth. 1t Is one
that was courted and coveted by every
important power Of the EARTH ana III
the event OF general conflict every
. armed force in the world would hght
for. because II holds the key to the
military position in the Pacific ocean.
lIt has given us this advantage over
all others-it preferred our company
lbeyond that OF all others. II II needs
, government aid In the way OF inter-
a nal Improvement, we can regulate
, the appropriations by limitation OF
other necessary methods. IL our GOV.
a eminent officials become too extraVa-
| CANT in the administration OF the al.
fairs OF Hawaii, ! want now To re-
Ipeat the promise made, to assist the
:, Igentleman from Minnesota and the
. lgentleman from New York to apply
he brakes and apply them tightly.
Mr.. Mondell. Mr.. Chairman, this
IL not question of sentiment, as the
! gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr..
|, Butlcrl seems to think. II is not
even question of how much OF the
: federal appropriations Hawaii ought
10 have. II Is simply a question oil
good governmental methods. Our ap'
appropriations ought to be apportion'
I'd as far as possible by Congress
md not by the department. The,
ought TO be segregated, so far as II Il
! possible to do so. by Congress- and
y In my opinion, Hawaii and Alaska
:, which is In the same category, will
eventually receive much more consid
:, ,ration, much larger expenditures o
federal moneys. much larger fedora
J appropriations. II Congress shall pro
vide specifically for their wants thai
w u the provision which the commit
= tee proposes is enacted. into law.
nj Ito be Continued.)