Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-07
SEN. CLARK
HURRIES TO
THE RESCUE
Wyoming man Works for Ha-
waits inclusion in Lever
Page Federal Aid Bill
By C. S. ALBERT
special star-Pulletin Correspondence

| Especial Star-Pulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. rs
Whatever benefit Hawaii may derive
from participation either in agrieul.
tura or vocation education must be
credited to Senator Clark, of Wy.
oming. who has long been firm
friend of the Territory. He took the
initiative looking to the incorporation
Of Hawaii In the combined Lever
Page bill. = -. 49,. F.,
After the subject had been repeat
edly discussed in the senate, and a
final vote seemed drawing near, Mr..
Clark and the debate followed:
Mr.. Clark Of Wyoming. notice
that in both of these bills a very i'm.
portant section of our agricultural
country, at least, has been omitted,
and that Is the Territory Of Hawaii
There is no section of the United
States or its Territories where either
of these bills will be more beneficial
and effectual than in that Territory.
! hope it has been an oversight, and
not Intentional. <
Mr.. Smith of Georgia. / want to
say to the Senator that. It has been
an oversight.
Mr.. Clark. suggest to the Senator
from Vermont that in the reprint the
till be so printed as to include not
only the States but the Territories of
the United States Hawaii being, as
u understand, the only distinct Terri
tory that we now have.
Mr.. Nelson. Mr.. President, the Sen.
ator has omitted the great Territory
of Alaska. sesaf fslsss.s 4 Z.
Mr.. Clark. Sometimes we cali
Alaska q Territory and sometimes we.
cali Al Bfstrict. =. 20 - 8 = =
The President pro tempore. Tha
Chair will inquire Of the Senator iron,
Vermont whether his request FOR
Printing included printing In the Rec
ord or simply printing in the usua!
form? ...-.z-..
Mr.. Page. Mr.. President, 1t occurs
TO me that il that amendment is in
Guided in the bill it may require some
thing more than the bare insertion OF
the words "and. Territories" I wish
that matter might be left for future
cons liberation, and that the bill may.
=
ally feel so generous in regard to
any matter of vocational education
that l wish it could extend over the
whole world. t,. j
Mr.. Clark. Mr.. President. 1 see no
reason why Hawaii should not be in
I luded if the bill is to- be favoratlr
considered. There is certainly no.
reason why the Territory OF Hawsri
should be omitted from this bill any
more than any State in the Union be-
cause there are disabilities there that
few States in the Union possess.
Mr.. Page. VIII the Senator please
Prepare his amendment and maze il
ready by tomorrow?
Mr.. Clark. Mr.. President, there is
rothing to which l can present ali
amendment 1t was only a suggestion
that in printing the draft which the
Senator proposes to offer on Monday
II be 50 arranged that the Territory
will be included.
Mr.. Page. l shall be glad to have
the Senator prepare an amendment,
and I think l will accept it if he wi
The Lever hill, as passed by the
House merely provides for training
eericultural pursuits. The Page bill.
offered as a substitute, and combining
the Lever bill in its entirety. goes he
yofld that point and arranges for ecu
cstion in III industrial vocations.
The ini"oI approximation is a trifle
less thar 100000, but running
a nIyaber of years the amount
le expected to materially increase.