Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-08
LANES CONCLUSION
IN LINE WITH STRONG
SENTIMENT IN HAWAII

Secretary Lanes conclusion that
Governor Frear should no. be re-
moved now and that no appointment
OF a successor should be made until
autumn is a strong Endorsement OF
the stand first taken bv The Star
Bulletin month ago.
On April this paper urged upon
the people Of he territory that Presi.
dent Wilson and Secretary Lane
should be asked to defer action until
the goyernorship situation, so far as
the candidates were concerned.
should be cleared up Editorially,
The Star-Bulletin said:
The first of September. 1913. is
the logical time for change in gov
errors to be made; a change can be
made hen with the least clashing of
policies and methods; with the great
est efficiency. The new governor can
enter the Office with the territory
SWEEP fairly clean of accumulated
business; with a new financial bud
get; with a Clean slate. Governor
Frear himself, it NAV be stated, thor
oughly agrees with this view.
In the second place, a change of
governors now would bring no assur-
ance to the territory tina. new man
had been named in whom the terri
tory could place its confidence of
ability, comprehensive grasp and
keen desire for the common good
The situation now, with regard to
the Democratic candidates, is unfort-
innate, and to many it is intclerable.
To speak plainly. none of the candi-
dates whose claims have Eeen placed
before President Wilson has a gen.
eral following, a general backing, in
the territory. The Democratic party
is hopelessly divided in bitter fac
tional dispute, and already the scram-
Bile for the office has developed an
uDsavory set of charges that are
bound to leave their faint, even
though disproved. With the adher-
ents of three Democratic factions
urging each for its man an immedi-
ate appointment, the territory in
general shrinks from the possibilities
should President Wilson lchange gov
errors at this time.
Nothing more on this point need
be said; the situation is such that it
is generally recognized.
Such are some of the reasons why
a change of governors at this time
is to be respectfully opposed. In
favor of longer consideration of an
appointment by President Wilson
there are equally strong arguments.
Should no change be made until Sep
TENDER I, the president will have sew
eral months in which to familiariZe
himself with Hawaii's conditions and
Hawaii's needs. 1t is not impossible
that Mr.. Wilson and Secretary Lane
might find it advisable to send a
commissioner to Hawaii to look into
The situation. None of the present
candidates could, we affirm, object to
such a course, and it would commend
itself forcefully to very many of Ha-
walls thinking citizens. At any rate,
while Governor Frear is clearing up
the slate for a successor on or about
September l.. the governorship stu
alton, speaking now of candidates,
would be clearing itself up. 1t is a
rather hopeless situation now,-the
one ray of hope being that no sum,
mary action will be taken.
The governor does not want an
other four-year appointment; that he
has already said and he has not
changed his mind. He desires. as
he stated two years ago, to complete
his work. and he believes that time
will tie september 1, 1913.
The Star-Bulletin believes that
Ifawaii's people, Hawaii's leading
men and women, Hawaii's business
can we'll serve their terri
tory by urging upon Mr.. Wilson to
make no change in the executive Of
flee until September 1, 1918; and, If
any appointment is made sooner,
that such appointment shall not be
come effective until that time.
The suggestion made by this paper
was Immediately acted upon by many
people of the territory and letters
were sent to Washington urging the
retention of Governor Frear until the
autumn That Secretary Lane saw
the force of the arguments as the
various gubernaterial candidates
reached Washington, and the in
volved situation became evident, is
shown by his decision, as told in
cable news today. that Governor
Frear should be allowed to hold Of
flee as he desires, until the fall
Today there is much hope ex,
nroccod that tho president will agree