Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-02
Certainly the abeSt men that were, have had all an
opennesS and frankneSS of dealing and name Of certainty
and VeraCiy,-Fran Bacon
FEDERAL SITE AGAIN.

The United States Government has directed the conden
nation of the property necessary to the Federal
building site in the city Of Honolulu for the purchase of
which the United States Congress has passed appopa
ton.
Any at this time on the part Of any element in the
city Of Honolulu to change that site to delay the legal pro-
Ceedngs ordered by the Attorney General Of the United
States can only result in much longer hodup of the con-
Strtictlon OF Federal building and confirmation of the
Washington opinion that certain citizens Of Honolulu
shfty that they don't know their own minds than fiji
teen minutes at time.
Getting up petition to have the Federal building site
changed should be the easiest thing the world among two
classes OF peope-thoSe who have PERSONAL selfish axe
to grind and those who don't rap what they sign.
There is much in the activity Of the present time to in
dCaie that the gentlemen who certain that Con-
gesS had not appropriated enough money to purchase the
Mahuka site extension, are rather doubtful of their Conc
Sl0nS. ..' '.|
Let the sudden uprising of petitioners dashed into the fold
by public spirited attorney bear witness to the fact that
no longer DO we hear anything Of desire to allow the
enaton proceedings to move forward and thus prove the
lack of Congressional wisdom
All that has changed.
The Attorney General by his prompt cable orders has ev
eced his intention to force the orders Of Congress through
to speedy conclusion. The Mahuka site condemnation is
Sin the courts" The order has been issued for the
assignment Ola United States Judge to this circuit for the
special purpose of trying this case. The whole situation
is finally sitting down to the last analysis when we shall
know whether Congress or the snap appraisers about town.
is right Having got down TO the brass tacks Of learning
how much the property worth and what can be done with
the money Congress has appropriated just at this crucial
PERIOD there arises the cry 1.-THE delay too much! Too
: much! Let us change the Ste!"
These people to think that others don't understand
ioCkeyng game of that character. They seem to assume
that appropriations made by Congress be manipulated
by the departments with the Same disregard for legislative
direction that has marked the proceedings of executive
thorites in the Territory of Hawaii We think they are mis-
taken.
great many matters have to be taken into considera
ton before any change can be made in the Fedora! build
ing site and not the least the moral obligation to the peo
pie who gave money to make the present Maka site pos
sbe Don't assume for moment that given number Of
people in this city have only to petition for the change of the
Federal building site and it will be done forthwith
An attempt to change the site now means continuation
Of the fight and no Federal building for ten years.
Procedure with the condemnation as ordered means that
the United States Government will gain possession of that
land at fair appraisal, and i will be obtained in the short
est possible time: Interests that fought Pearl Harbor
demnaton suits found that out long ago.
The bulletin believes that il will be much better for
the reputation of the city Of Honolulu and all concerned
the law in the Mahuka site case is allowed to take its
course We inclined to believe the law will take its
course whether or no.