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


as never before, n is imperative that
a Republican. delegate be sent TO con.
gress, and that every member OF the lel
gislature elected in November be Of our
\ political faith.
rrbe community Of this Territory
has IN the past in times Of crisis risen
to the magnitude Of things and refused
TO be conquered BY disaster
j There is a tide in the affairs Of men
which taken At its food leads on 70 for.
tune.
with this same spirit, let us Of the
Republican Party, the party Of men Of
mnny races, the party Of equal rights
lpnd opportunities, the party most
deinocratic and most progressive, unite
land rise to conquer ss
Three rousing resolutions were unani.
mousIy adopted by the Republican con.
1 vention. They cover the attampted
iestablishment Of national lepromrium
I'm Hnwnii q strong stand towards lin.
fitlng federal employment to citizen
labor; and pledge the Republican Dele,
gate TO Congress to support all meas.
Lures tending TO better the conditions
Surrounding the soldiers and sailors OF
the Army and Navy stationed in Ha.
wall. II was voted TO send these reso.
liutions 10 congress, the secretaries Of
! war and the navy, and the leprosy reso-
linton TO the surgeon general in Wash.
linRton.
Oppose Proposed Leper Settlement.
The first resolutions were as follows:
] Whereas, Democratic disregard Of our
interests and tendency on the part 6f
the Democratic party 70 exploit the
4 Islands without reference TO the wishes
or feelings or interests Of our citizens
lis evidenced by the recent attempt In
a Democratic congress- TO make OF IA.
wall leper settlement for the entire
mainland; and
a,,". sersas, without regard 70 marty af'
OF Hawaii have ever shown their deep
sympathy for the unfortunates affiict.
cd with this dread disease and have
kindly and considerably ana literally,
4 by appropriations Of money and other,
wise, done alltin their power 10 relieve
the sufrerings Of and provide care and
lattentiOn to the afflicted. and
Whereas, through the care and lib.
efal expenditure Of territorial moneys.
lleprosy is Decreasing In the Territory
and there is bright hone that eventI.
ally IL viii cease TO be menace.
Therefore, be Il resolved. That we,
IN convention assembled, representing
the Republican PARTY of Hawaii. pro,
| test most vigorously against anv such
attempt as is shown BY recent Demo
cratic action.
The care of the'res;dents Of the leper
/ settlement is peculiarly our own, and
we have at no time asked assistance.
We object strenuously to the Demo
cratic plan to advertise us to the world
as leper resort, and believe that other
communities should take care of their
Ipeople who suffer, even as we have
done Of ours.
Plea FOR citizen I.ahor
va 4, ~ ~
me second resolutions provide that;
nsseas, tne hfosPsEi.y, tne psarius,
Is determined largely by the PROPORTION
which the citizens owing allegiance tb
the eonntrv IN which thew reside hears
10 the entire population; and
4 Whereas in Hawaif this proportion
lwill largely increase should congress
enact q law under which only citizens
or those eligible to become citizens of
the United SttteS may be emptOycd' on
i federal contracts or work being ear.
Iried ON at national expense within the
lTerritory; and
Whereas; such provision would be
lpeenliarIy and particularly appropriate
to the Territory, in view Of the fact
that most Of the work being done here
is for military purposes.
1 Therefore be IL resolved, That, we
lpledge all Republican members Of tho
coming legislature to support heartily
a memorial to congress, recommending
the enactment Of a law requiring al
persons employed ON federal publis
works within the Territory to be eitf
zens of the United States or eligible q
oeeois 1s, cltlneis and We il'Nss'isv pieue'
~ uur ueissu'v ~ eonsi , " euFo'"''
bhe passhgo oh suehia NV
Better treatment Tor Soiolers.
The third and final set of resolution
reads as Follows.
Hesolved, That The Republican part,
of Hawaii desires TO 20 on record il
appreciation Of the uniformly higl
standard Of citizenship among the ranl
and file Of the regular army and nav,
|, forces stationed within the TerritoF,
and to express rs earnest desire TO d