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

"AShlNGION, ~. u, Jan. ZS.-
Whatever benefit Hawaii may derive
from participation either in agricul
| tural or vocation education must be
credited to Senator Clark, of Wy,
cming, who has long been a firm
friend of the Territory He took the
| initiative looking to the incorporation
| Of Hawaii in the combined Lever
Page bill. *
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. III 80
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
understand, the only distinct Terri
tory that we now have. = -;
Mr.. Nelson. President, the, 3en-
ator has omitted the, great Territory
of Alaska. =. 49, s.. -
Mr.. Clark. Sometimes We call
Alaska a Territory and sometimes we
call it a District. sf W. hit 3st H.. rs
The President pro temEore.> The
Cnair will inquire of the Senator from
fNermont whether his request for
frfntfhg included printing in the Rec
ord or simply printing in the usual
form? I~ ~. =.
Mr.. Page. Mr.. President, it o t,u:s
to me that If that amendment is in
Guided in the, bill 1t may require soLe-
thing more than the bare insertion o:
the words "and Territories" I Wish
that matter might be left for future
and that the bill may
ae prined as it now appears. Person
ally / feel so generous in regard to-
that / wish it could extend over the
whole world. -
Mr.. Clark. Mr.. President, see no
reason why Hawaii should not be in
tluded If the bill is to be favorahl'
considered. There is certainly no
reason why the Territory OF HawS
should be omitted from this bill any
more than any State in the Union be-
cause there are pos sibilities there that
few States in the Union possess.
Mr. Page. Will the Senator please
prepare his amendment and lnaa' i
ready by tomorrow? ..
Mr.. Clark. Mr.. President. there is
nothing to which can present all
amendment 1t was only suggestion
that in printing the draft which the
Senator proposes to offer on Monday
IL be 30 arranged that the Territory
will be included.
the Senator prepare an amendment.
and l think l will accept it if he wi
present II.
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
yond that roint and arranges for ecu
cation in all industrial vocations.
The initial approximation is trifie
less than s4,0OO,000. but running
through a ~"nber of years the amount
&c expected materially increase.