The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-10
ALASKA NATIONS
FAVORED infant
Hawaii Suffers While Northern
Territory Reaps BENEFIT Of
National Legislation.

| SAN FRANCISCO, March 81 -
efThere is a deadly reverse parallel ii
the national legislation which has been
passed by the Wilson administration
affecting the territories Of Hawaii and
Alaska, said w. A. Gilbert, promi.
nent Chicago attorney, who has Just
returned here from visit to Alaska.
81 II seems strange that national leg.
isIation could so deliver body blow at
the Industries and prosperity Of Ha.
liwaii, and at the same time give one OF
the greatest boosts 10 Alaska, for
where Hawaii Is bound TO suffer from
tariff and other iegislati0h, Alaska
win boom, Here is the deadly reverse
parallel:
Y " Hawaii--TariR legislation taking
of duty on sugar leaves Hawaii at the
mercy Of all cheapIy produced sugars
in the world; the Immigration Bill,
with the literaey test, aims another
blow at the Islands, rs under that bill
IL would be difficult to obtain laborers
or even settlers for the Islands;
"1sland legislation, taking away pub
Tic lands from the future use Of the
sugar plantations and breaking them hp
into homesteads (which was done, as /
understand II, by reason of suggestion
from Washington, although not alto
gether Democfatic), u. has and will reduce
the territorial revenues to a very large
extent; &.4sa.se. Tt
shipping legislation, including the
tolls problem for the Panama Canal,
hits Hawaii ut all times;
Z Hawaii has been doing a splendid
A.. a .Aa A.. -
even this industry is hit by legislation
which is favorable TO Alaska.
"Alaska--Congress recently appro-
priated $35, O00, 900 to build 1000 miles
of governments railroads; this Is for
imidable boost, for II paves the way
70. the development Of the gold and
coal fields Of Alaska, and Il legislation
strangely in contrast with the legisla-
ton which tends to tear down Hawaii's
main industry;
"The federal government is behind
the building Of telegraph lines, the es-
tablishment Of wireless systems, the
building Of roads, and the upbuilding
of the shipping industry;
Alaska cost the United States
$4,000, 900, and Hawaii about $4,000
900; still i hear the argument, But
look at thesvast amount Of gold which
Alaska has produced for its new, parent,
Uncle Sam.'g Quite true, but also look
at the vast amount Of sugar proddced
annually IN the Hawaiian Islands,
about $45,o00,ooO to $50,OOO,OOO, and
the great commerce which the Hawa.
iian Islands have built up with all
parts Of. the worlala They who are 70.
Alaska overlook the fact that Uncle
Sam fhreathed EsHigh of relief when the
Islands were annexed In 1898, for he
needed those islands TO protect him
sblfiat q critical period Uncle Sam
also received q group Of islands then
which were thene and are now and al
ways win be thee greatest military
strategic barrier to be found in the Pac-
life, a barrier, which, with ats formid.
able armament means the protection to
billions Ia values not only on the Pac-
lie Coast but for all the continental
United States. tSs Fgt w
1.-THE Hawaiian Islanders have built
their own railroads, their own tele-
phone and telegraph systems, their own
wireless plants, their own steamship
lines; have invested millions 10 back up
their own industries and show that the
Islands were splendid part Of the ma.
tional domain. st
Compare these features and see
how Alaska is being favored and how
Hawaii is being fairly splintered by
legislation. These points should be
JAILED to the attention of the admins
ration. Uncle Sam has done nothing
for Hawaii except to fly its flag over
he Islands, and take unto himself
nearly $4,000 900 annually in customs,
POSTAL and internal revenues, and gives
back q very small part for adm:nistra-
ion expenses and purposes.
He gives it back IN the amount |
Ipent for fortifcationsf Uncle Sam
ioes not regard those amounts as a
helping hand for Hawaii. That is |
lone as national measure of defense.
Luckily, Hawaii derives considerable
benefit from the tremendous amount Of |
military and naval activity under way |
n the Islands. y E
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