The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-17

pend. not on the mere form Of govern.
mont. hut on tho voters, That is what
we are depending on now.
But the form makes q great differ.
once. We want 90 make Il worth while
tor the voters TO do b tier II they CAM
fo take more active interest IN the
government here. |. for one. have faith
in the electorate here, aud think that
we can get more out Of IL II We give
~ q fair enance under the new form
Of government.
"This Ia matter Of interest 10 ev.
cry person in this city. and with a
view to getting representative move.
mcnt started, have invited number
of organizations to appoint committees
Of three members each 20 represent
them, respectively, TO form together at
least the nucleus of larger body
which will be truly representative Of
the people on this island. It may be
that the representation Is not vet quite
as complete as 1t should be and per
haps the committee should be enlarged,
IT is for the committee to say whether
1t will enlarge its own membership.
"Then we should organize by elect.
ing the officers which such an organ.
ization would naturally have, such as n
chairman, vice chairman, secretary,
and treasurer.
Nothing Cut and Dried.
"Then there should, perhaps, be n
few committees to do such work as can.
not well be performed by large or
ganization. For instance, there might
be committee to prepare form Of
bill or collect data for bill to pre-
sent to this larger committee for dis
cussion. No plan has been laid out; no
bill has been prepared. A form of bill
for new government on the lines now
being followed in the United States
could be made very simple; there are
few important features and varia'
tions of each of these features.
"This committee, which you might
call n drafting committee, might in.
vestigate and then submit to the gen.
eral committee a form of bill for dis
cussion and amendment, setting forth
the necessary information and perhaps
the arguments on each point, pro and
con, or it might, if it thought best
set forth the essential features to be
covered and the variations found in
each of these features on the main
land, for discussion here, and after the
general committee had decided the sub
stance of the various points the draft
ing committee could put them in the
form of a bill to be submitted later tt
the committee for discussion and posi-
bic amendment.
"Again, in order to make this mat
ter as popular as possible in order tha
the people as generally as possible
might know just what is going on, anC
become informed as to what the new
form of city government really is
there might be publicity or education
al committee, when would see tina
the necessary information got to tn
voters, through the press or publi
speeches or otherwise.
"There might also be committee
: which might be called the legisIativ
committee, to take the matter up wit
, the legislature, with a view to seeinI
, that the legislature has the necessar,
, assistance and gives the subject all du
consideration.
81 thus simply explain how this CON
mittee was made up and make a fey
| suggestions, end now leave the mat
ter to the committee 10 make any fur
: Their or different suggestions"
Governor Frear leaves for Midwa
Island tomorrow afternoon and tn
next meeting Of the committee will b
called by Vice Chairman Wilder.
The members of the committee are
w. A. Bryan, ]. P. Cooke, t. n
Church, s. p. Correa, w. r. Coom'
$ John Effinger, w. F. Frear, J. j. Fer
l w. R. Harrington, G. r. Gait, Geo.
! Guild, Dan Logan, A. L. MacKaye,
3 NJ. McChesney, T. ]. Ryan, r. v
5 Single, DIR. d. Scudder. g. w. Smit
a ]. w. Waldron, w. L. Whitney, w,
! Wilson, j. H. Wilson, E. II. F. Wolfe
a NJ. c. Pacheco, W. P. Jarrett, John
Lane A. D. Castro, A. A. Wilder,
= l.. Castle and w. T. RawIins.