The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-14

laws into effect including liberal sup.
port to the Leper settlement.
We are whole hcartedly Ia favor Of
further governmental aid IN the cam.
paigp for the control Of tuberculosis
throughout the Territory. We believe
that those institutions being maintain
ed IN the various counties for the pre-.
yention and treatment Of tubercuIous
patients should receive liberal financial
help from the Territory, IN addition
TO what assistance IL being given by the
various counties We believe this to
be one Of the very important questions
Of the day aud we pledge our rep
resentatives and senators ia the legisla!
ture TO consider the matter from
broad and liberal standpoint for the
beet good Of the Territory.
WATER SUPPLY.
The hrtesian water system should be
controlled by the people. To effect
proper legislation for the ultimate
supervision Of the artesian water tys-
tenn, we believe that commission
should be created for the purpose Of
making careful investigation OF this
question and report upon the same to
the Governor and Legislature
LABOR LAWS FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
We favor proper labor laws for the
protection Of women and children com
PEELED to enter employment for a i've
lihood.
PROMOTION.
We believe that tourists should De
induced to visit Hawaii, and for shis
o.. "a.
promotion work and publicity Of the at
fractions Of these Islands, We believe
further that the government should be
represented in the Promotion Commit
tee which has charge Of all promotion
and publicity work.
FISHERIES.
We consider that our fisheries con-
stitutc a natural resource Of this Ter
ritory. We therefore favor Federal aid
10 promote the development Of all
fisheries,
PASTORAL LAND LAW.
We believe that our laws relating to
pastoral lands should be broadened 10
the end thattthe animal industr yin Ha-
wall may be encouraged. We favor,
therefore, an amendment to the Organic
Act giving the right to apportion pas.
toral lands in sections Of not less than
two hundred acres each.
CIVIL SERVICE.
We favor the Improvement Of the
law governing the civil service system
by basing the same ON the merit system
and providing for examinations to be
held in English or in Hawaiian, such
examinations to include practical rather
than technical subjects.
LABOR.
We favor the enactment of legisla-
tion for the regulation Of the hours Of
manual work performed within the Ter
ri.cIy. In, this connection we believe
that the eight-honr law should be APP
piled in all cases where economical con
ditions win permit, due attention to be
paid to the health Of laborers employed.
IMMIGRATION.
\ The Democratic policy Of free trade
has obviated the necessity for further
Immigration at the present time, since
the supply Of labor now exceeds the de
mand. That same policy has so Grip
Piled the financial condition Of the Ter
ritory, that, even were immigration de-
sirabIe, necessafy fnnds'would be want
ing. Until conditions have altered for
the better, we favor the suspension Of
operations for securing immigration.
HoMESTEADING.
Conditions within the Territory Of
Hawaii are such as to make successful
homestead farming depend largely upon
perfect cooperation between manufac-
turers Of agricultural products and
homesteaders. Such cooperation can be
secured where the Territorial govern
ment itself superintends the system. In
the absence Of laws. permitting such
supervision the securing Of cooperation
and thus preventing legitimate eompeti
tion and discrimination will be difficult.
We favor the enactment OF laws for
reasonable Territorial supervision and
thus give to the homesteader and small
farmer an equitable and Just return for
his raw material of all kinds of manu-
featured products.
We favor financial assistance to
small farmers and homesteaders by the
government, and pledge our representa-
tives to the enactment of laws TO ef-
feetuate the same.
We favor and encourage all other le-
gislation which may tend TO advance
Ohi ooNiuij, mural, anu NVVhU"'iS Noi'Ni
tions i.ai 1851.
That our representatives In the le-
gislatnre are pledged to work for a.
large appropriation for the construction
Of a commodious Territorial market, and
sufficient funds for maintaining same
thus enabling the small farmer an OF.
portunity Of disposing his products d.
rect to the consumer.
CONCLUSION.
Two years ago, in convention Assem-.
bled, the Republican party In its plat
form, used. in its conclusion, this Ian
guage: ssThe present prosperous condi.
ton Of the Territory Of Hawaii is due
largely to the policies carried out by
the Republican party, national and To-
cal. = These conditions no longer ex-
list. That the change is due to the aban-
donment Of Republican policies, all ad-
nit.
The Republican party, while properly
calling attention to existing depression,
is a party, as shown by its history, cap.
able Of meeting all emergencies, no mat
ter how serious their nature.
Should our appeal 10 the electorate to
enter vigorous protest against the de-
Il a.. ~ e D a. n. !.