The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-20
GIVE: ALL LANDS
BACK, SAYS
MOTLEY
(FrOm "Wednesday Advertiser)

to the conditions of the Hawaiians and
of few white farmers who have made
something of a success with pineapples
An exception was the experiences of
Thomas Gouveia, a small farmer and
cattle raiser, who told of his troubles
in shipping cattle from his ranch on
Hawaii.
His testimony did not bring out any
thing especially new, but partly cor
roborated some of the complaints that
have been made in regard to the al
legged discrimination by the Inter-Island
company against small shippers, Gou-
veia stating that some of the captains
of the company's steamers, naming two,
had refused to take small shipments on
the ground that big shippers would
need all the space.
But the center of interest during the
hearing was the testimony, such as it
was, of the head of the Home Rule
party, Charles x. Motley. There was
considerable laughter in connection
with this part OF the program and Sec
retar Fisher seemed to enjoy his cross
examination of the man, who said that
all the land in the Islands ought to
be given back to the Hawaiians and
that they should be paid to stay on
the land after getting it.
Byron o. Clark told briefly of start
ing the pineapple industry at Wahiawa
and his experiences there. He was fol-
lowed by DR.. E. v. Wilcox, head of
the federal experiment station, who
went into the question of Hawaii as
a place for white farmers in consider
able detail. He asserted his belief that
few would come here to take up lands
unless they could get it in much larger
sized tracts tnan was the usual home
stead size at present. He thought that
$50 acres would be the best size for
mainland farmers, while for Hawaiians
smaller tracts would do.
Gouveia's Complaints.
Thomas Gouveia, Portuguese
farmer, dairyman and small cattle
raiser and shipper, had some COM
plants to make against the Inter
Island, and particularly as to it's rates
and treatment of some of his stock
and about the deaf ear to some of his
complaints, although he conceded he
had been well treated in the way of
compensation for stock killed in
transit.
One complaint was that he had to
sign a receipt which signed off the
company's risk, making that his own
for all animals shipped. He said that
the care of animals on board steamers
was in the hands of Hawaiians. The
officers were in charge but they die
not see all that went on below on the
decks. He had made complaints
which were listened to by Vice Presi
dent Mclean. The latter adjusted {
claim for horse killed while being
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was paid what he had paid for thu
horse. AS to shipments of cattle, tive
and three at time, he said he wal
told quite often by captains-naminl
Thompson and Simerson-both her,
and on Hawaii, that they could no
handle his shipments, because arrange
ments had been made for full return
loads of other shippers.
Mr. Ashford at this time handed tn
Secretary n document containing tn
names of thirty-four signers for appi
cations for Kohala homesteads, date,
February "a, 1911, and acknowledge
officially two days later, on which h
alleged nothing had since been done
The Secretary called Governor Frear
attention to it, with the request tina
all information bearing on the sam
be presented on the party's retur
from the Hawaii trip.
Later in the hearing, Mr.. Olson, o
behalf of the Governor, handed tn
Secretary the Governors answer t
Prince Kalanianaole rejoinder, tn
latter not having been furnished tn
Governor since it was filed with tn
Interior Department at Washingto
several months ago. 1t was handle
the Governor at the commencement Q
the present hearing. A copy was file
with Mr.. Ashford.
Wilbur D. McWayne, a small farme
of Wahiawa, with ten acres, wa
called He had come here in Decen
Der, 1879, and worked in his brother
drug store, until that was sold whe
he went to Waimanalo plantation
later going into small farming. II
took up a homestead at Wahiawa, an
still lives on it, cultivating pineapple
and fruits, doing much of the wor
himself, hiring other labor when nece
sary. He sells his pine product to I'll
eanneries, receives good prices for I'll
same, and is satisfied generally wit
what he has. The social relations, fl
himself and wife are satisfactory. +
had little fault to find with condition
Home Ruler Motley.
1t remained for Charles Motley, pre-
ident of the Home Rule party, and thi
party's choice for several campaign
for Delegate TO Congress, to furnis
a diversion, particularly when he sal
over and over again that he believe
the way the government should do
to hand out money to homesteader
pay them so much a month-$l00
necessary--to keep them on the land
The 990,year lease was the only wa
in which lands should be parceled OF
by the government.
Motley said he was land owner {
the Island of Hawaii. At first
stuck TO il that he had been HON
eteading since 1879, but corrected h
dates and brought it down to model
times-isgs. lie secured his lands u
der the right -of.purchase lease.
1858 be- was one of tho surveyors
the district. He took up tract
seVeniy-two acres aud devoted II
coffee. and said he was successful
growing IL. Coffee would be a goi
rT0p for homesteadeTsi "pl0yided Il
fnu.Fuuant ffNsE them Il little helm