The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-02
TO SOLVE OUR
MANY PROBLEMS
Or. Clark's Appointment Is That
Of a Scientific Investigator OF
What May Be.

TO De tho executive OF new scheme
Of things for Hawaii in TIE matters
" population immigration ana labor.
to the end that these Islands may got
the hest from all over the world for
manning the land. and that the great
est possible facilities for homcmaking
may be offered immigrants. aud that
labor problems may be solved or pre-
vented. Dr.. Victor s Clark arrived
yesterday from Washington, per s. $.
Lurlinc, having been appointed by
Governor Frear under the title Of ex.
ecutive officer Of the territorial board
Of immigration.
In this connection The Advertiser
some time ago gave as much of an
outline of the situation as was availa.
BILE at that writing and when the Star
yesterday afternoon misunderstood the
matter to the extent of unqualifedy
stating that n reorganization of de.
partment was planned and that the
public works department was expect.
ed to be completely divorced from the
land department, Governor Frear said
that no such statement had come from
him. 1t must have been eRm he
remarked, although later he smiling
said that it might some day. prove to
have been a prophecy.
Doctor Clark is headquartered at
the Young Hotel He lost no time in
calling on the gentleman who had ap-
pointed him. Frear and Clark were
long closeted. The Governor has every
confidence in him and, speaking yes
terday evening of his appointment,
said:
"Just what the first broad steps are
to be is matter not yet decided
Ordinarily, Doctor Clark is to be
practically in charge of the board Of
immigration, but it is expected that
his work will branch out and later
embrace a number of subjects, at least
in o general way, and especially to
coordinate all official work connected
with immigration, settlement, labor,
statistics, etc.
''No thought has ever been had, in
this connection, of divorcing or com
bining departments Doctor Clark Is
work viii be developed largely as it
proceeds. One object in engaging him
is to have him work out different
schemes and programs as an expert who
can give his whole time to the prob
lens existing. 1t is easy to see that
) there is much that can be and much
that ought to be done, and it is high
, time that we were going about it right
owe are fortunate in securing Doc
tor Clark to carry out this work, and
: he is one who can evolve schemes to
, the advantage of this country. III
may be that the evolution of hi
schemes will perfect correlation of of
fees as far as the matters of popula
tion, imm grafton and labor require
such correlation. He is expert in thu
matters of population and economies
His field of labor will involve scheme:
for the introduction of desirable PEG
pie here.
cit will involve the determination
of methods of keeping people here
when they are secured.
at will involve the proper settle
ment of lands both public and private
, "His duties and genius will take
him into the problems of the relations
of employer and the employed; EN-
ployes with reference to wages, treat
ment by employers and methods of EN-
, ployment, and many other things OF
] great and vital importance.
"Each one of the subjects / hav,
: mentioned means so many subdivisions
"The matter of obtaining desirable
) people includes the sources from which
such people are to be derived, the ascer
l tainment of availability and creates
r desirability, the method of getting thu
best here, their selection in their owl
. country, whether immigrants should bt
l brought here in small lots or large lots
5 at once or gradually, whether their pas
sages should be paid by the govern
ment or whether there should be en-
= couraged immigrants paying their owl
Y passage, to make immigration voluntary
: and self.sustaining.
a "The questions of settlements Of
s lands may involve questions of con
Y tracts or other agreements with suga,
= plantations or other large employers.
e at would be foolish to start off will
y any cut and dried system. It is a mat
j action at the proper time in whateve
$ way best suits conditions.
"The engaging of Doctor Clark i
the extension of the scientific methot
which in other lines has done NOR
! than anything else to develop sugar ant
/. other industries, namely, investigation
4 and the adaptation of ascertained facts
J. rather than by theory or dreams. w
5 want men for this sort of work espe
l. mands earnest and careful study AM
:. ter wherein the entire situation de
f cially trained and fitted for it. Docto
: Clark has had both the necessary uni
l. yersity training in America and Europe
along economic and other lines, AM
. also the necessary practical experiences
as an investigator in the United State
and other countries. AT the same tim
he has probably better knOwledg
q along these lines than even the oldes
: inhabitant, as far as Hawaii is con
: cerned, his local observations covering