The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-19
READY
WHEN KUH|O IS
PRESIDENT PLEASED WHEN Re
suit OF CONVENTION REACH
ED HIM BY CABLE.
lAs Reported in The Advertiaer.l


WASHINGTON, March 29.-secre-
tary of the Interior Fisher announced
after the cabinet meeting today, as has
already been cabled to The Advertiser,
that he would leave here about the
middle of April for Honolulu to con-
duct an investigation of the case of
Governor Frear, as pertains to charges |
by Delegate Kalanianaole and kindred |
matters. The secretary telegraphed to
San Francisco this afternoon, making
reservation on the steamer which sails
from there April 20. He states, how
ever, that he is not absolutely certain
of being able to make that steamer.
He thought it possible he might have
to cancel that reservation and make a
later one. However, he expects to be
in Honolulu sometime late in April or
early in May.
This decision, long pending, verifes
fully and without qualification the
cablegram to The Advertiser in the
early winter, which gave exclusive in
formation that the President had
agreed to name special commissioner
TO visit the Islands. For Secretary
Fisher goes in that capacity and in
compliance with the promise that the
President made to Delegate Kalanian-
aole, as The Advertiser first stated. 1t
may be added that while other Homo
lulu newspapers, trailing along in the
procession denied as positively as they
could that any special commissioner
would be sent and even that Secretary
Fisher would be sent, as matter
of fact Secretary Fisher would have
left for Honolulu quite time ago had
it not been for the press of other busi-
ness, including the trip to the Isthmus
of Panama.
Studied Denials.
There has been studied effort in some
quarters at Washington to prevent any
confirmation of the Presidents prom
ise to Kuhio and denials were made by
officials who knew those denials were
not true. The statement, of course,
may sound very strong, but it stands
none the less as accurate. OF course,
as many people in Honolulu probably
understand, the situation is distinctly
political and the promise was probably
made to the Delegate in no small part
because of political exigencies.
Helped ALI Round.
As far as one can see now, there is
no particular reason to expect that
Secretary Fishers trip will result in
a recommendation to the President not
to nominate Governor Frear for an
other term. Certainly the Honolulu
people in Washington expect that the
Governor will have another term. But
Secretary Fishers trip to Honolulu
should be helpful to the best interests
of the Territory in many ways. He
will have opportunities for gaining in
formation at first hand which should
assure further considerate administra-
tion Of Hawaiian affairs at Wash
ington.
The Delegate IS reply to Governor
Frear's reply was received here today
and was discussed by the President and
Secretary Fisher, before the arrange
ments were made for the secretary Is
visit to the Islands.
Commission Government.
One hears it said that if Governor
Frear is renominated the Delegate anC
Attorney w. A. Kinney and others viii
try to prevent confirmation in the sen
ate There is also gossip about the
; prospects of a commission form of gov
ernment in Hawaii, as soon as the Jap
anese vote gets formidable, which gos
sip, of course, is not altogether news il
; Honolulu. However, it is very doubt
full whether any opposition can bC
raised which will be strong enough tC
prevent Governor Frear's confirmation
if the President nominates him for an
other term.
George Mex. Mcclellan has beer
talking further with officials at the de
partment of commerce and labor regard
! ing the cases of the Russian immigrant,
at Honolulu. No final action on tn,
appeal can yet be taken, because Ger
tain necessary papers have not arrived
Long Distance Work.
, The Delegate has written here ask
:, ing that everything possible be don
. toward securing action on the river an
harbor bill in the senate to further tn
/ Improvement of the harbor of Nawili
will. That bill has already passed tn
house and will be taken up by the ser
ate committee on commerce in about
week or ten days. There is yer
small prospect that anything can
done for the harbor at Nawiiwii a
this session, because of the late date a
which the army engineers rendere
their report.
The Kau ditch bill has been favor
ably reported to the senate, with onl
minor amendment. This forecasts il
early enactment by the senate and a
it has already passed the house ther
is good prospect of the bill becomin
law before many weeks.
| Will Tour the Coast.
II WASHINGTON, April 6.-Walter 1
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