The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-06

Hawaiian sugar planters in his speech
hero today at the opening Of the Civic
convention. t5s,. ~
Discussing the sugar tariff and the
possibility of having the free sugar
legislation repealed by congress, he
said that Hawaii had been so often.
sive to the administration In 1913 az
to bar the islands from any legislative
reconsideration at present.
The representatives Of the sugar
planters in Washington are conducting
a yellow journal campaign, - he said.
Secretary Thayer then said that
proper representation in Washington
Regarding tho distress which will D.
brought upon Hawaii by the free. sugar
policy might now succeed. yt &
Convention Opens on Tine
| With the arrival Of the steamer Xxi.
lauea bearing the Oahu representatives
all the delegates to the convention were
ON hand when the convention opened
this morning. .' .
After the asscmblage had been call,
ed to order by +. r. Baldwin, the pre-.
siding officer, w H. Pogue gave an
address OF welcome. ...
As Governor. Pinkham had been nm.
able to attend the convention on ac
count of illness, the territorial score
tary, as his representative, read let.
ter from the governor, addressed ia
the chairman OF the convention, the
feature Of which is the statement that
Hawaii does not need to go the main.
land for experts to solve any of the
civic problems.
Governor Pinkha2's Letter
The governors letter was as fol.
lows:
''Thc governor Of the Territory re.
grcts his enforced absence from your
convention. ....s.
- He had hoped to resent in mod,
est way, after others had addressed
you. his views in the most ordinary
common. sensed way in form and mat.
ter, for, in his opinion, we need prac-
teal, prodigested talk rather than as.
sertions and dreams that outrun our
means and prospects Of immediate re,
alization. |t,""
az assert that we have ample en-.
gineering, constructive, artistic, philan,
thropic knowledge and skin within our
own citizenship, il properly sought out
to meet every requirement for the
cities, towns and country Of the Ter
ritory, and the population thereof, men
able to execute for the present and
plan for the future. IN. 5... #E
"We do not earnestly seek, and, il
found, do not properly back such talent
Even among the qualified, salaries
Jobs, and pulls overshadow. round, fav
sighted conceptions and wofkf ff
The governor is trying TO do away
with this weakening factor. G g.
HSeveraT heads of departments could
tell you they were Obliged to pass n
long, searching personal practical ex
animation before receiving appoint
ment. :...
| Too Many Cocks ...
"The governor does not approve OF
sending to the mainland for expert;
who do not know our climate, or the
topography Of our islands, or our prod
ucts, or our means Of income, or the
employments we have TO offer, or oui
limited though intensive agriculture
and who do not know our racial prob
lens; in fact, who are absolutely ig
norant Of every fundamental condition
that affects US or the Orient, from
which much of our population springs
SIT we will remember tho hOmcly
expression, TOO many cooks spoil thu
broth, VIC will keep our advisory com
mittces down to a very limited number
and not necessarily, composed of ouI
conventional citizens, but of men Of
Judgment, capacity, and self sacrifice
for the public good, in getting dow
to the fundamentals of the subjert'
they undertake. ". ,',.l
| HWhile a moderate altruism is in
spring and helpful, tho basis Of GU
society is the home and the surround
lings that make for refinement, aud com
| fort. ... ~
"wo may put on all the frills Of 1
multiplicity of organizations, religious
educational, entertaining and otherwise
but tho more you draw from or MAX
impossible the contentmcnt and soil
ldarity of homes, and the desire to pos
sess them, the further you stray iron
the ideals for which you are striving
J 5 Educational Problems
- Assuming education as ono Of tn
fundamentals, beg TO quote my word
lIOul, III ~ Spoihr w bhO oNSiNNu'v -
the interior: >
q THE Territory of Hawaii has bee
distinctly and generously a snpporto
of education in practical forms and ais
of what may be termed advanced the
ories of pedagogical and ethical types
and the tendency has been to magnif
these latter.
| !. "2' A point has been reached whcr
there must be reaction in favor 0
sound, rational education, If the Tol
ritory Of Hawaii is to find support /
the vocations il has TO offer its chi
Idron after such preparation.
40 THE department of public instru'
ton has been directed to use al il
wisdom and effort to bring abou
sound, not theoretical, education, an
Fit is making tho effort
"While. l am tempted TO 90 at som
length into number Of subjects
which | am and have been deeply il
terested, this convention may be vii
err than ! could hope to be, and posslbl
may touch on many of them, and I ma
profit by its views. Many items wi
be brought before the coming legisli
ture by the administration
Money Is Disturbed
:. "The money markets Of the worI
ara In "a, disturbed aud uncertain cOnd
II finn hencp Hawaii cannot avail itSe