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

| timely announcement, ii strikes me
that there would be an amplitude of
applicants. ..... +
When We come to the question of
areas to be allotted to homesteaders.
there has been great deai of friction
between the Executive and others
concerning the smallness of the area
IN general as one of the points of the
Delegates complaint against the ad
! ministration of Governor Frear.
\ Fisher: What do you think should
y the area allotted to homesteaders?
Ashford: My idea is that there
should be not less than 40 acres
apiece, that is, 40 acres of cane land.
I do not sympathize with the idea
hat only sufficient area be allotted
for cultivation by the head of the
family himself, or such of his boys
and girls who can get into the field
with hoes. That is not American
farming. American farming consists
in working from 40 to several hum
dred acres, usually not less than a
quarter section 160 acres), and from
that up; and working it sometimes
with the labor of the family only:
and sometimes with the help of hired
servants. do not see any objection
to the hiring of servants in this coun-
try any more than any other country.
! do not consider that it is necessary
that a corporation should be formed;
but neither do ] see why an Ameri-
can citizen should not have the same
right to hire Oriental labor to do the
hnnfncr for him ocy n H..
and of course there is no reason.
They seem to imagine that the right
of hiring labor should be confined to
the sugar holding or other CONNER
cial corporations. There is no logic
in that. When | name 40 acres as
the number to be allotted to the
homesteader, it is only q tentative
guess as might be said"
tor lack of space, the remainder
Of Mr.. Ashford's statement this morn
ing cannot be given in today's issue,
but as 1t contains presentation of
the Delegates attitude, it will be pub
l-lished tomorrow.
Carter Called Or.
Mr.. Fisher: think perhaps we
had better take advantage Of the per-
sons here have the names of one
or two gentlemen who are going away
| tomorrow-Mr. Carter, especially, 1
would be glad to have any expression
from you on this general subject that
we are now discussing.
Mr. Carter:-Mr. Secretary, as !
catch the drift of your discussion
what you expect of me is to give to
you the benefit of my experiencing
only for the office you hold, but for
| the benefit of the citizens of Hawaii
that am asked to come here to speak
to you on these questions to enlight-
en- you. want to say that have
no personal animosity for either of
| the so-called contestants, that do not
| appear as an attorney with brief
that it was sometime before this con-
troversy mad reached Washington that
I told Governor Frear he could net
expect my support for reappointment
| for he had failed to secure the support
of.the. administration In Washington.
And believed that having failed that,
that he could make no Roadway
against the encouragement which his
opponents had received.
Mr.. Fisher: il there has been any
failure to secure the support of the
| administration In Washington, am
| absolutely unaware of that.
Mr.. Carter: am quite aware Of
| that
Mr.. Fisher: There has been no in
timation, either direct or indirect that
the administration has not been en-
tirely satisfactory with Governor
Frear's administration and does not
intend to reappoint him
Mr.. Carter: / want to say that IL
you have not any information want
to give 1t to you. If You want details
| and specific instances, shall be glad
! to give it to you. / state it now be-
| cause consider that much of this con-
| troversy' has arisen over that fact. As
early as December, / am on record as
| having sent a cable to President Taft
urging change and making specific
suggestion as to successor.
Mr.. Fisher: The investigation Is
due to the fact that the Delegate has
| protested to the reappointment and
solely for that.
Mr.. Carter: And wasn't the Dele
gate stimulated by the fact that the
Governor had no support in Washing
ton? / will put it in little differ
emit way. The two factions here con-
| tending before you today - If they
| thought they could reach the ear OF
the authority behind you by under
| mining you or going around you, do
| you think that you would receive the
consideration that you are now re-
ceiving?
Mr.. Fisher: Well, don't know
that depends on conditions here, and
I am not well enough acquainted to
say-I am disposed to look into this
question absolutely on it's merits.
Mr.. Carter: The point ] want to
| make is that in my opinion the oppor-
tunity of healing the trouble has gone
by.
Mr.. Fisher: l contend that IL there
is a real trouble and it ought to be
solved it may be that surgical opera
ton is necessary and the healing pro-