The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-20

niHruufnrinN tHtnf hNn ufNNNN AhAt
Officers charged with tho hdminia,ra.
ton Of The land laws should In every
possible way assist settlers on public
lands 20 comply with the provisions
of the Law 10 tho end that such set.
tiers may secure title thereto.
Believing that the agricultural lands
of the Territory are greatly increased
IN value for homestead purposes by the
construction and maintenance Of home.
stead roads. we favor the enactment OF
laws making II mandatory for the Of
fcers charged with the administration
of the law to construct aud maintain
proper roads connecting such lands with
other public highways, the cost thereof
TO be paid out Of the proceeds of the
sales of such lands. The diversion of
funds arising from the disposal Of such
lands for other purposes should not
be permitted, nor should any discretion
whatsoever as to their use be given.
We further believe that, under prop
er regulations for security, provision
should be made by which public funds
NAV be loaned homesteaders prior to
patent for the purpose of improving
lands settled on.
For the purpose of further developing
the resources Of the Territory we favor
the enactment of laws by which the
territorial government may impound
and distribute for the purposes of irri-
cation the waters belonging to the Ter
ritory. We pledge our Delegate in Con-
gress to work to secure congressional
Hesitation permitting the legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii to enact laws
similar to the acts of congress under
which irrigation works to be used in the
reclamation of arid lands are construct
ed by the government.
Realizing that the legislature of the
Territory is limited in power in deal
ing with lands laws, we pledge our rep
resentatives in the Legislature to the
adoption of memorial to the Congress
of the United States for the enactment
of proper laws. by which these results
may be accomplished, and further
pledge thereto the hearty support of
our Delegate to Congress.
We believe that no corporation or in
dividual should be permitted to lease
from the Territory of Hawaii at any one
time a greater amount of pastoral land
than is sufficient to constitute ranch
or farm which may be operated at a
reasonable profit. In this way men of
moderate means may be encouraged to
engage in industries for which such pas
toral lands are adapted, and the control
of vast areas of public lands, and the
consistent monopoly of the products of
such lands by one corporation or indi-
vidual may be prevented.
immigration.
| The continued prosperity of Hawaii,
and the healthy growth of a rapidly
increasing list of industries render it
imperative that the immigration of de.
sirable laborers, either citizens or eli
gible to become citizens of the United
States, be encouraged in every legiti-
mate way, and that proper financial as
sistance be given by the Territory to
aid such immigration. We therefore
favor the continuance for the period of
two years of the present law relative
to assisting immigration, and further
favor the enactment of laws which
shall properly safeguard the expendi.
ture of such funds, to the end that no
part of the appropriation shall be need
lessly squandered, either in the payment
of unnecessarily high salaries or for
the importation of immigrants undesir
able from either moral or physical
standpoints, or suffering from danger
Gus, infectious or contagious diseases;
provided, that the law enacted under
this plank shall not be carried out sc
long as the employers of labor through
any of their agencies, continue to bring
to Hawaii individuals as laborers who
are, by reason of their physical OIL
moral conditions, regarded undesirable
citizens of Hawaii.
We favor the passage of quarantine
laws by which the Territory may be am
ply protected against the introduction
into the Territory, through immigrant'
from either foreign ports or ports of tn,
United States, of dangerous, contagious
or infectious diseases.
Wharves and Buildings.
We realize the paramount necessit,
for providing for adequate wharf AM
landing facilities and approaches there
to, to accommodate the rapidly increas
ing commerce of the Territory and par
ticularly in view of the approaching
completion of the Panama Canal, w
pledge our representatives in the com
ing legislature to make sufficient ar
preparations for providing for such i'm
: provements as soon as practicable.
We further pledge our representative
in the coming legislature to continu
Q liberal appropriations for these purpose
8 and to the enactment of legislation i
connection with such Improvement
0 which shall effectually prevent tn
: granting of any special privileges what
soever in the use of the wharves an
landings to be constructed.
y Grants to transportation Companies
e While the development of means O
+ transportation constitutes an impor
l. ant factor in the development of tn
g resources of the Territory, yet tn
j granting of special rights or priv
+ ileges relating to public lands to co
r porations or individuals engage
l. therein under the guise of encourage
$ ment is to be condemned. We ther
e fore favor the enactment of law
# which shall prevent the disposition {
n any part of the public lands or of an
d interest therein to such corporation
l. unless full value is paid the TerritoI
s. therefor, and then only after equal o.
e portunity is afforded to citizens of ii
n Territory for the acquisition of sue
y lands.
Q, Elections.