Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-09

1000 acres include these lands under
lease? 49, T..
Governor: They do; the 81, 900 acres
include all the available cane lands.
Asl1ford-With the development and
application of water, which we under
stand to be available in the Waimes
stream on Kauai, a vast area, many
thousand acres, in addition to what
has already been brought into cultiva
ton of cane, may be brought under
cultivation. That is a principality in
itself-that Ahuapua of Kekaha. A
great deal of it (but comparatively
only small part as compared with
the entire area) Is under cultivation
and is being irrigated by water thai
is the property of the Territory A
great deal more is susceptible of sim
liar cultivation If water is laid out
upon 1t.
Hadn't Real Report.
Fisher asked Ashford if he had read
the report of Dole in that connection
Ashford answered that he regretted
very much that he.had not.
Ashford: However, that is detail
and suppose we consider that there
are $4,000 acres of land available, the
question is raised of what to do with
1t. 1t was expressed by Mr.. SwanZy
the head of the Planters Association
here on Saturday morning, IL the news
paper reports are correct, that he "a
vors a system of rental; and his rea
have a revenue from that source. We
consider, however, that this is a poor
economic policy; that the better pol
icy is for the Territory to pass out
a title to this land to citizens desiring
the land. 1t is our belief that lands
so disposed of, even though 1t be given
for nothing land there is no prospect
that this land will be given for moth
ing to the farmer), still il would yield
the community greater advantages and
greater revenues than holding it foI
''rack-renting. 1t is our belief, fur
ther, that owing to the conditions
which have been developed under the
policy which has been pursued in the
past, we should take warning against
its perpetuation; and the laws should
be so amended as to absolutely forbid
the further renting of these lands to
corporations or persons owning any
considerable areas of land, and might
very well vary with the quality of the
land.
Would Remove Temptation.
/ That would absolutely remove from
the corporation all temptation to ma,
neuver for the renewal of old leases
or getting new leases. 1t would put
them Immediately into cooperation
with the demonstrating principle
whereby they would see the necessity
of aiding and assisting the homestead.
ers, among whom the lands should be
divided in order that those lands
assuming that they are cane lands
could be cultivated to the highest ex.
tent of which they are capable; and
that the planters transform their plan
tations into manufactures Of sugar.
do not mean by that that the Gov.
ernor could make hard and fast
rule or scale of prices at which the
manufacturers or the factory men
should take the cane of planters or
homesteaders and manufacture IT. but
j do mean that the lands would then
be in the hands of the homesteaders,
and that those factories already built
would take the cane, or, refusing to. do
so, other capital would be invited INTO
the field and would supply the neces.
sary machinery or factories to do the
work. That would utterly eliminate
one of the most vexing questions that
has prevailed in this country for q
good many years.
Americans Needed.
We should have greater American
element and American sentiment here.
We are not an American community
in any sense except in the sense that
we are a possession of the United
States and governed from Washing
ton. The vast majority of our people
are alien to the soil itself; even the
American counted in with the native
Hawaiians do not begin, as ! believe,
to make up majority of the people
here. Consequently, the majority has
been CLEANED from elsewhere and
chiefly from the Orient. Now the