Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-17
CARTER IN N. Y.
TALkSOF FREAR
INVESTIGATION
Tells New York Times There
Was Nothing to Charges
Made by Kuhio


] nothing
This interesting statement, especial
! " interesting as viewed IN the Light
of what Carter told, or tried TO tell,
| Secretary Fisher. is contained in a
long interview published in the Times
/ O.. September "a The interview says:
/ Ex-Gov. George r. Carter of Hawaii
arrived in this city yesterday from Ho-
/ nolulu, after having made several
stops on the way across the continent
| from San Francisco Aside from DO
| litlcs. he said there were two things
| that were of keen interest in Hawaii
now: One, the investigation into the
| administration of Governor Frear,
which Secretary of the Interior Fisher
is conducting for President Taft; AMI
the other, the fact that much of the
labor that has been imported to work
the sugar plantations doesn't stick,
aid so just now the sugar growers are
short of hands.
Business is very good generally in
Hawaii" said Gov. Carter yesterday at
the Belmont. However,, We are eX-
pecting low prices in sugar, on account
IF the big production in Europe. There
is nothing we can do but make our
expenses less. The crop in Hawaii
will be of the average kind.
Labor Troubles.
The laborers that have been i'm,
Torted from time to time In he Est
few years from Portugal 1Gvc proved
cause for worry, and our labor sitIa-
ton is still difficult. We still bring IN
the Portuguese, but it seems that as
fast as they arrive IT. Hawaii they
make their way to California. 1t is
like shoveiing daylight into dark eel
lar. 1t looks now as if We shouldn't
be able to permanently take care of
the labor situation until after the open.
ing of the Panama Canal, which VII
II obably bring inning '.tnts direct to
San Francisco
Il don't know the figures as 10 the
number of Portuguese we have import
ed, but they are large. Anyhow. tNry
steamer that leaves Honolulu for San
Francisco takes NOE than 1H0 or so
away. in my opil IN these immigrants
are using us in order to get their pas
sage paid as far as Hawaii. Our terri
torial government taxes US to obtain
money to pay the passage of these peo-
pie to the territory, but no agreement
is signed. The immigrants are left to
do as they please. They are absolute
" free agents. OF course some few
take to working on the plantations,
but the proportion is small.
Filipinos Doing Well.
"On the other hand the Filipinos
who have come 20 Hawaii to work are
doing very well, contrary to what
everybody prophesied at.the beginning
| cannot explain this, unless it is that
the are affected by m environment of
energy and effort. The labor scarcity
is not so serious as it was a while
ago, but at the same time it is seri-
Gus prohlefn-more to worry over than
the price of sugar.
"The appropriation made by the
Legislature for the importation of lab
crers is now practically exhausted.
and there is an agitation on foot to
stop chartering vessels and giving free
passage to the islands. l doubt very
much whether the next Legislature
vii carry on the appropriation.
Fisher, whit went out there to in
vestigate Gov Frear, had been there
two days. This matter Of the investi-
CATION of the Governor has been
harmful for Hawaii. For eight months
Gov. Frear has been waiting for
President Taft to reappoint him or
remove him, and every question of
policy has been at standstill Now,
whatever decision is made, some
body's feelings are going to be hurt.
Both sides sent delegations to the
Chicago convention .indorsing Taft,
hoping to win the support of the
Administration, and the latter seems
to have flirtedi with both sides: l
don't think either side was encourag-
ed, but the delay and indecision has
been very harmful to the territory"
Just what acts of Gov. Frear are
being investigator" Gov. Carter was
asked.
That is something most of us
would like to find out" he replied.
Charges were preferred by the Ha-
waiian delegate to Congress, Prince
Kalanianole. Unsatisfactory admin
was TIE SUBSTANCE vi lu6ul,
and they were answered a month ago
AS matters are now lined up, the
native Hawaiians on the one side. and
the whites on the other. Most of the
former are backing the Prince and
they seem to fully believe that Presi-
dent Taft is going to sustain the
charges. Gov. Frear is backed by all
the intelligent people of the terri
tory"
But there must be something on
which these charges are based, even
if they are false" was suggested.
Nothing to Charges"
There is nothing" asserted Gov.
Carter. LAS near as | can ascertain,
the trouble comes from personal diff
ferences between Gov. Frear and the
territorial delegate, and the worst
feature of the situation is the feeling
Of the natives that if Taft was not go
ing to remove the Governor he would
have decided the case long ago.
while the issues in our campaign
at home are purely local, there is,