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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-15
ABOLISH
LOAN COMMISSION

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estimates. Yet now that we are about
to award the contract, the same super
visors who were present at this meet,
ing, and heard the estimates of cost,
are Directing"
VIII Award Contract.
The Hawaii belt road commission
win proceed to award the contract
against which the supervisors have
passed and wirelessed resolutions. 1t
is for only small portion of the $780,,
900 to be spent on the island, however,
and all parties have their eyes on the
big contracts that are coming, involv.
ing expenditure of half million dol
lars on roads.
"The Hawaii loan fund commission
holds all its meetings in public,' said
Horner yesterday. "We want to hear
from the public. In the case of the
contract now being discussed, we went
to the extent of calling massmeetinl
to get the views of everyone, after w
had report of our own engineer. The
meeting was unanimous for the sort Of
contract we propose to make"
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end the people must be convinced.
Newspapers and orators have filled The
public mind with ideas that much is
wrong, or if not wrong, not as good
and efficient as should be. And the
agitation, which has been rife for eight
or ten years, will not be stilled till there
has been full inquiry and till there is
official data, which either supports or
refutes. And there will be no satisfac-
tory legislation about great number of
in the books and passed eyes over the
records.
n5 Popular Satisfaction.
The procedure may be dispieasing-
1t may cover murh that wbuld better
be left alone. But,when it; is all ever.
when the Democrats have investigated
to their hearts, content, the time-win
come when there, will be popular salts
faction. If the government is being
conducted satisfactorily, that will be
come known. Fit is being improperly
conducted in any particular (and there
is undoubtedly much room for reforml
there is no valid reason why this should
not be known and efforts be made TO
improve it.
AS matter of fact there are. half
dozen committees of the house that con-
duct a very thorough scrutiny ;,ef gov
eminent affairs annually. These are
the committees that make up the, twelve
or fourteen annual appropriation bills.
They call all the important government
officials before them and prepo md
searching questions about how money
has been spent and how it is proposed
to spend money congress is asked to ap-
propriate. H1
These proceedings, however, do not re-
suit in adequate publicity and the ap-
preparation committees are too much
occupied with framing these annual
budgets and with getting them th,ough
the house to give complete attention to
some other necessary things: Futher-
more there is long standing rule,
which bars from the appropriation bills
general Legislation. This does not hold
as strictly under the Democratic hcuse,
but it is none the less true that the
committees which make up appropria-
tions can not handle these inquiries as
thoroughly or satisfactorily as special
committees acting independently can
do. ,g .s-.f
Here and there are officials who are
not capable and efficient, Political
considerations creep into the public ser
vice, whenever any one party is in
power for a protracted period. The
public service ought to be rid of such
things. The most effective way to do
it is to have an opposition party apply
its own methods of in yestigation. That
is one good reason for an opposition
party and also why il. is good thing to
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-15
DANISH ISLAND may ]. !.
MENACE THE CANAL

LONDON, February 24.--Under the
heading "a Gateway to Panama Inter
national Peril from Danish Island, -
the London Standard publishes the
statement that syndicate, headed by
five Danish capitalists, is about to oh
tain Il concession of the harbor of st.
Thomas without mourning any apparent
obligations toward Denmark and with
full power to suitcase or sell the un-
limited rights they acquire.
A bill granting the concession has
been introduced in the Danish Parlia-
ment and is on the point of becoming
law. Inc press of Denmark is oc-
cupied, almost to the exclusion of
everything else with the possibilities Of
st. Thomas when the Panama Canal is
open.
Manifesto Issued.
| Potentia, an international organi-
zation composed of some of the lead
ing men of all countries, met at the
Hotel London today and issued
manifesto signed for England by Sir
! Edward Dhrand, which says: mo sim
! cere friend of the Danes can desire to
! see such bill carried through with
out giving the people an opportunity
of realizing the possible political and
financial useIinvolved. To the United
! States the matter would be of instant
moment in'regard to her naval arma-
ment, for she could not afford in any
cyentnaIity TO blink at the construc-
ton of a fine naval base within easy
striking distance of the head of her
Panama Canal and of her eastern sea-
board that might at any moment pass
out of the possession of the private
syndicate into the hands of a powerful
rival or that could be held in time of
war by minor neutral state.
4 Is Germany Behind Scheme?
The United States has twice been
in negotiation with Denmark for the
purchase Of these islands /" Apparent
lily somebody thinks that Germany is be-
hind the establishment of this naval
base as private enterprise" on a
J Danish island in the Caribbean Sea.
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lTALY'S KING AND
QUEEN ATTACKED
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Victor Emmanuel ILL.,, King of
Italy, was born November IL, 1869,
and is the only son of Humbert l.,
second king of united Italy, murdered
by the anarchist Angelo Bresci at
Mona, July 90, 1900. He married in
1896, Princess Helene, fourth daughter
of Nicholas, King of Montenegro, and
has four children-Princess Iolande,
born June /, 1901; Princess Mafalda,
born November 10, 1902; Prince Hum
bert (heir apparently, born September
10, 1904, and Princess Giovanni, born
November 10, 1907.
His fathers assassination twelve
years ago, while participating at a
public function in the city of Mona,
created widespread agitation against
the anarchistic element of all countries.
Angelo Bresei, the slayer of King Hum
bert, went to Italy from America,
where he had lived for some years,
purposely to kill his former sovereign.
After he had accomplished his purpose
he willingly surrendered to the police,
who were unable to fully protect him
from the blows of the maddened crowd
as he was being taken to the Jail. He
showed no penitence for his deed,
claiming that he had performed a
service for the people and had deliver
ed blow against monarchial institu'
tions.
As King Humbert left the meeting
that fateful night and entered his ear
riage, Bresci had stationed himself
close by, cheering with the crowds
about him, and on account of the small
number of soldiers on guard for the
occasion, pressed forward unnoticed
until within few yards from tn,
monarch. He then fred three shots il
quick succession, the first woundinl
the King in the neck, the second, tn,
fatal one, pierced his heart, and thu
third broke the arm of the already dy
ing sovereign.
II Crime Of Century.
The King was taken with all spec,
to the royal villa, surgeons were sum
moned, but before they could arriv
he was dead. Queen Margherita wa
Frustrated. Bursting into tears sh
exclaimed: "It is the greatest Grim
of the century. Humbert was good'an
faithful. He was one who bore III
viii to none.
King Victor Emmanuel and Quee
Helene have been supposed TO be NOR
or less free from the enmity of tn
: criminal element in Italy, having bee
in close touch with tho people an
S showing their friendship and sympath
| on various notable occasions. It wa
only two years ago that they won III
hearts of the people by their persons
labors in aiding the earthquake suffe
ers at Calitri. For thirty-six houi
e they labored without sleep, being a
r most FRUSTRATED from fatigue and so
, row. A touching demonstration {
gratitude was rendered them by Il
people of the stricken section upc
e their departure for Rome.
Loved by People.
t Both the King and Queen ha,
t endeared themselves to their subjec
by abstaining from all parade al
!. pomp. From their court and from the
- private life all luxury and display a
severely banished. They avoid publ
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-15
BILLBoARDs AND WOMEN.

The of the KlOhuna think The
Advertiser does regarding the billboard growing
church
tourist This analysis,
the billboard
the purchasing billboard
patrons II only them notify the advertisers that
they object to Haunting outdoor bnboad
diner
When great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
WILSON INsINcERg, HE SAYS.

To the Editor of The 1ubune.
Sir: Can 1t be possible that there is a
sufficient number of pei PIE in this coun-
try SO blind 10 the inincerity OF Mr..
Wilson that he can even stand chance
to be elected to the highest Office In this
land?
Mr. Wilson has no platform and no
principles 10 present for argument II is
simply a case of Now, Democrats, is our
opportunity while the Republicans are
fighting among themselves TO break in
and take possession of the house" The
granaries are bursting with bumper crops
and our superior intelligence for man
agement" will soon get good picture Of
Itself
There is an aristocratlc spirit needed to
preside over this great and wealthy coun.
try and We will supply It, because the
gentlemen who own all this wealth are
unintelligent, besides being dishonest so
we will put them in jail and give them a
chance TO think about their deficiencies.
In the mean time We will study the COM
bination back to the secrets OF all this
wealth. for we have investigated and IN
vestlgated and even asked them plainly
how they did do II, but they won't tell 10
they are so unintelligent. H.
New York, Oct. g. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
A CHANCE TO BE EXPLICIT"

We are glad to learn that Governor
Wilson is soon going TO return TO the
stump He will then have a heretofore
neglected opportunity to tell the people
how he is going to redeem his party S
tariff pledge.
Out in Nebraska he said: Parties
"are meant to do the service they pre-
tend to do when they put forward
platforms; their platforms ought 10
'be sacred engagements Now, the
Democratic platform declares that. IL Is
unconstitutional to levy duty for any
purpose except revenue only. Inc
party has made a sacred engagement
with the people TO treat every yestige
of protection as unconstitutional, ana
if unconstitutional therefore void. Is
Governor Wilson going to live up 10
that pledge and sweep away these I'M
constitutional duties and levy tarlh
taxes for revenue only? He has so far
avoided any statement on this point
acting on his theory, early advanced
that a platform is mot a programme
Now that, under Mr.. Bryan's glittering
eye. he has confessed that a platform
is "a sacred engagement" he may ma
it possible to say whether he is going
TO accept his platforms constitutional
doctrine or is going to readjust duties
to continue the protection Of American
industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
SMALL CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

Mr.. Munsey was right when he SAID
that publicity for campaign gifts had
frozen up" the pocketbooks Of con-
tributOrs. Compared with the funds or
s., 900 900 to 100000 which parties
used to have at their disposal, the
Democratic party has reported TINS
year fund of S67S,364, the Repuo'
lican party Of $591,O32 and the Pro-
gresslve party Of $3O4,116. Later con-
tributlons will swell these sums 1T
tie, but as It stands two men, Mr.
Ryan and Mr.. Belmont, gave more
money to Judge Parker's campaign
fund than any Of the parties has been
able to collect this year.
OF course, money has to be spent I'M
der the present system Of campaign
ing, and In order to be spent must
be collected; but there are compensa
lions for the freezing" Of the pocket
books. The campaign has been con-
Quoted and President is going TO be
elected. The claims and qualifications
Of all the candidates have been fully
presented to the electOrate-largely at
no cost to the public, through the
newspapers.
One effect Of the greater economy
which parties have been compelled TO
exercise is the demand that public
schools be opened for campaign meet
ings. Perhaps when another Presi-
dental year comes around pubic
buildings will be generally used. The
state would in this way take part OF
the cost of carrying on a campaign
upon its shoulders, and 1t would be
better that it should aid the parties in
that way than, as some have proposed,
by making direct contributions to cam
paign funds. If pOcketbooks are to re-
main frozen" the parties may, more
over. see the wisdom Of shortening ma
tional campaigns. There would be
gain in this, especially as popular pri-
maries make the period Of agitation
longer than It used to be. The argu-
ment that nominations should be made
months ahead of the election In order
to give the public an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the candidates
has far less force than 1t formerly had.
The primary canvass now puts the can
dldate before the country. This year
we have grown too well acquainted
with some Of the candidates. There
is no reason TO regret the passing OF
the day of colossal campaign funds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28

thusiasm everywhere but here. Villages
are reaching out to obtain new enter
prises and the larger cities are raising
great funds for promotion purposes.
Manufacturers are having placed before
them the advantages offered by scores or
cities One community offers a cash
bonus another a free factory site; still
another offers free power or no taxes for
q long series OF years. The result is that
New York must suffer because Of its in
activity.
Only a little time ago large manu-
featuring plant was located in Buffalo by
the enterprising and energetic boosters
Of that city. That factory should have
come here and would have come here had
real effort been made to bring It here.
Being in Buffalo. IL adds to the material
prosperity of that city. / refer to 1t
merely as an illustration OF what New
York Is losing Other enterprises are be-
ms lost TO New York every week, not
withstandlng that there are here great
tracts Of land splendIdiy located for fac
tory sites.
We have the most magnificent water
frontage in the world. Our natural ad-
cantages are unrivalled, but we are not
making the best use Of them.
The business men in New York should
realize that, great as the city is, ii still
needs their loyal and active support.
The newspapers should take the lead in
arousing the business men TO activity.
EDWARD HATCH, JR.
New York Oct 26, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Business on the New York Stock Ex-
change this last week has been Of a
character to leave a depressed feeling
by comparison with the action Of the
market during the previous week. The
effect OF foreign liquidation Of Ameri-
can stocks was more apparent, as the
arrival Of some Of our securities from
abroad caused further selling here ard
brought liquidation by overconfldent
holders, who up to that time believed
the market had seen its lowest levels.
Overhanging the market, Of course,
has been the Balkan struggle, which
depressed European stocks, though the
indiscriminate sacrificing Of securities
on the Continental bourses has appar-
emily reached an end for time, and a
quieter tone prevailed In the latter
part Of the week. Such influence ls
the Diaz rebellion in Mexico had on
trading sentiment was too much over
Swallowed by the European situation
to be considered. The decline of prices
here on Thursday and Friday did no:
go far enough TO cause serious results
and the quick turn toward a recovery
on Saturday gave fresh hope TO market
optimists.
The business which represents the
trade expansion Of the United States in
all lines Of commerce and industry con-
tinues to go on according to reports
from private sources and from the sum-
maries of the week supplied by COM
mercial agencies. Railroads during the
week are reported to have been pur-
chasing rails, cars and all kinds of
equipment with greater freedom than
at any other period this year. In some
lines of the iron and steel trade an
easter tone is reported, but the volume
Of business as a whole shows greater
expansion. More than 100000 tons o;
rails are said to have been contracted
for on recent orders, and already for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
NO DEFENCE.

The Democratic newspapers which
have been trying to Justify Governor
Wilson's criticism Of the Taft admin
istration as "Do Nothing" in the mat
ter Of warning upon the trusts by
showing what the head of the trust
breeding State Of New Jersey would
have done to them, If he only hadn't
been too busy doing other things, have
now changed their tactics. A week ago
''The Philadelphia Record" for in
stance, was saying that everything
could not be done at once" at Trenton
and that the Wilson administration
was sensible in letting the incorpora-
ton law, under which the chief sup
pressors of competition in this country
hold their charters, stand unamended
while concentrating its attention on
reform legislation affecting elections
and primaries. That was practically
admitting that so far as the trusts
were concerned the Wilson admins
tration was willing to be classed as
"Do Nothing" 1t was also practically
admitting the effrontery Of Mr.. Will
sons attack on the Taft administra-
ton. under which the trusts have been
attacked in the federal courts as they
never were before.
Now the apologists for Governor
Wilson have walked up to the fact that
he at one time thought that he ought
to do something toward amending the
New Jersey incorporation statute. They
are putting forward the incorporation
law paragraph Of his first message to
the Legislature, to which The Tribune
has several times called attention, as
If writing that paragraph had Of itself
absolved the Governor from any
further obligation to interest himself
in the fight against the New Jersey
system Of issuing trust letters OF
marque. The paragraph itself is sound
enough, Mr.. Wilson saying:
l would urge, therefore, the impera-
tive obligation of public policy and of
public honesty we are under to effect
such changes in the law Of the state
as will henceforth effectually prevent
the abuse Of the privilege of incorpora-
ton which has In recent years brought
so much discredit upon our state. In
order to do this It will be necessary TO
regulate and restrict the issue of secu-
rites, to enforce regulations with re-
gard TO bona fde capital, examining
very vigorously the basis of ca .taliza-
ton. and to prescribe the methods by
which the public shall be safeguarded
against fraud, deception. extortion and
every abuse Of its confidence.
But the Governor exhausted all his
crusading energy when he recognized
on paper the plain duty Of thehstate.
He did not get the Democratic lower
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house Of the Legislature to pass Dill
amending the incorporation law, and
then trust to the Republican Senate
to help him redeem ian imperative
obligation Of public policy and OF
"public honesty" All the wilson re-
form legislation Of 1911 in New Jersey
was bipartisan. and there was exactiy
the same opportunity to get through
antitrust legislation as there was TO
get through corrupt practices ana
urinary laws. But after delivering
himself of an academic recommends
ton Governor Wilson absolutely halted
his fight against the trusts.
Mr.. Wilson wrote two special mes
sages to the Legislature asking II 10
ratify the income tax amendment 10
the federal Constitution. But he never
found time to write a special message
advocating the withdrawal OF undue
charter privileges granted to would-De
industrial monopoles. Last February
in an interview Mayor Gaynor sald:
"And so for n generation this public
"swindling under this swindling new
Jersey statute has gone on. and stlll
"goes on, and no effort is made 10
repeal it or make it strict and honest
"by amendment" Mayor Gaynor said
further that he knew Of one man IN
New Jersey, Mr.. G. II. Kelsey, VINO
had been waiting on successive Gov
ernors and asking them TO send speclal
messages to the Legislature urging
the repeal or modification Of the In
corporation statute. But Mr.. Kelsey
has been turned aside one way OF
another" added the Mayor. VINO
turned him aside from Governor VIII
sons door? Not, we hope, the reient-
less critic Of the inactivity of the Tart
administration against trusts, the stern
and unbending candidate for office VINO
has recently been telling the voters
about his hearts desire to see every
head of a trust compelled to mediate
upon his misdeeds behind prison bars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-28
AMERICA AND THE WAR.

There is a large degree OF satisfac-
ton In the fact that American interest
in the Balkan war is nothing more
than sentimental. Sentiment and sym
patty may be strong, partly Oh grounds
of tradition and partly because Of the
direct interest which many Americans
have acquired in comparatively recent
years in the affairs of the Balkan
States. There are those who remem-
Der that 1t was at an American insti-
tuition, Robert College, at CONSTANT
nople, that the Bulgarian leaders Of a
generation ago were educated In the
principles OF liberty and were inspired
10 seek release from the Ottoman yoke !;
and that 1t was Schuyler, MacGahan
and other Americans who chiefly re-
vealed TO the world the atrocious con-
ditions and practices which filled for
Turkey the cup OF wrath and brought
on the war Of 1877.
But the present war, so long as 1t Is
confined TO the present combatants,
will have slight effect upon American
interests. It will leave our commerce
practically untouched and will put us
to no pains to maintain neutrality. 1t
is remarked that much money IS being
sent from this country to the belllger-
ent states and that thousands Of
Greeks, Bulgarians and others are
leaving our shores to enter the armies
Of their mother countries; but II does
not appear that there Is in that any
violation of neutrality. The raising Of
q war fund here might be objected TO-,
and the equipment and sending forth
Of armed bands would be illegal. But
there is no apparent ground on which
to forbid individuals TO transmit money
abroad or to require Of transatlantic
travellers a pledge with surety that
they will not do any fighting when
they get beyond our jurisdiction.
The chief practical interest Of this
country in the war is anticlpatory. II
the great powers should become i'm
plicated in It the whole aspect from
the American point Of view would be
radically changed. 1t will of course
be remembered that the Russo-Turkish
War of 1877 followed hard upon the
minor Balkan war Of the preceding
year, and that 1t was with great diff
Guilty restrained from extension to sew
eral other great powers. 1t is scarce
ly conceivable that one Of the powers
could become engaged In the present
war without being followed into it by
Others, and not all on one side It is,
indeed, something much like a general
European war that this country and
the world have to fear. Wellington
once told the British Parliament that
it was impossible for the British En-
pire to have a small war. 1t remains
to be seen whether It Is possible for
Europe to have a small war.