The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-23


writer intends mo- frnettlon on ihs
un.uuo. iut 4 hfoattt Die ne 10 zoe then.
nffi. ana their pfDftastd nfeds usei
~ ihe cauae of men who have their own
interests in miad more than The inter
esis ~ The down country people. n good
number ~ whom have their own local
pos'ohlces anyway, and who ate 30 fai
away that when In town, minute q
walk further Co the federal building
would make little difference 10 should
be remembered that The federal build.
ing ~ for growing Honolulu, not for
the Honolulu Of the past; and Homo.
lulu Is certainly growing toward uiio.
Regarding Concessions.
can conccdc the convenience Of the
Mahuka site; every way, that e the CEN
ter. - This conceding business seems to
be all ON one side. Tho Mnhuka site
people aren't conceding anything, not
even that Honolulu is growing enst
ward, not even that the available build
ing sites for business blocks now left
are largely Waikiki of Fort and Bishop
streets, not even that the Irwin site is
hardly a minute further away, not even
That the Irwin site is place central
open, comparatively free from noise, and
ahording ample room for any number
Of postofiice loafers and federal court
hangers.on, grand jury witnesses, ct
cetera, ct cetera, and available with
out litigation and without destruction
of valuable property, the payment for
which would take just so much money
away from what congress might other.
wise spend in the matter. But, some
of the Mahuka site adherents say, eve
want to split up the town - it's too
much on Fort street. - Gentlemen. Won
may save your breath and your energy
for something more important. more
needed. That matter is being taken
care of already; there are now no avail.
able business sites left on Fort street
except at remote points, and no stores
or rooms suitable for stores. The town
will split itself up--is doing IL every
day. This argument only shows the
lack of foresight of those who make
lt--they don't read the signs of the
tunes; they are being carried along
with the procession, but DON know IL.
This very argument of theirs shows
their inconsistency, if it is not evi.
denee of the disqualification of interest.
as judges. They want to "break mn
the town, " and they re doing their best
job right in this very instance.
Civic Center idea.
f'This civic center idea is RIM into
the ground.p Perhaps the term
= civic" is unfortunate EVERY build.
ing should be there" continues tho
speaker sarcastically; tethe Jail and
the insane asylum" should be there.
If these were fair examples in nm ar.
guments, we might say of reply: The
jail and asylum are already built; the
federal building is not built, and, other
things being equal, may as well be built
here in Palace Square as anywhere.
And, as If he really believed in his
line of argument, the speaker continues.
Ihat opens the case to exceptions. !"
The operahouse Objection.
"The Irwin site does not include the
operahouseRn Why not9 Who saws
so but your Why can't You be fairf
If the operahouse cannot be had by mn.
tual agreement, it may be had by con.
demnation, the same as the Fort street
buildings may be had, in time for the
Mahuka site. But it is well known
that the owner would be glad to dispose
of the operahouse, which as an invest.
ment hardly pays insurance and taxes.
Why should Judge Dole letter be
spoken, of as his "allegedV letter. The
speaker could easily find out that sueh
letter is in existence, and Judge
Dole's just criticism of the Mahuka site
as too noisy place for a coart is not
disposed of by saying that the federal
court in New York is in the postoflice
building where there is much noise
The New York pOstofiee may not be
favorably located, and, whatever its 10.
cation, that location should not infiu.
ence us in getting the best location,
whatever it is As a matter of fact the
New York postofiice is now way down
town and the center of the metropolis
IS away, and growing further and fur.
ther away from that postofice every
day. A postofiee site chosen a half
century, or more, ago for a growing
city like New York is not fair exam.
pie. In looking to New York city, for
example, it would have been more fair
to refer to more recently erected court
buildings in quiet places, such as the
court houses of the Appellate Division
WY SuPAVHO NouiL III MhulSOn
Square.
Stop Knocking.
The speaker concludes with an appeal
to "stop knocking" taWho is block
ing the building7" But we submit that
to dispose of 5000 petitioners by cpl.
thets, whether of "knockersi, or
site shifters' or "fve.cent signers,u
is merely to "make faces.u
"The sooner we stop knocking, the
sooner we get the building" So far
as speedy realization is concerned, the
argument for the Irwin site has much
in its favor; no delays of litigation
are imminent, few buildings would need
to be removed, and they are buildings
quickly removable.
The petition for a site adjacent to
the present public buildings may be "a
sentimental idea," but to call il senti.
mental does not fairly dispose of the
which originally appeal
ed to the Delegate, to Governors Carter
and Frear, TO Judge Dole, and other
men whose judgment is highly respect
ed, and which now appeal to the 5000
petitioners. Not even the chamber of
commerce, nor the merchants assoeia-
tion, nor the Mahuka meeting of 1--WE