Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08
Former Governor, Home From
Extended Stay in Mashing-a
ton, Discusses Legislation
LOOKS FOR REPUBLICAN, s.
VICTORY TN 1916 VOTE
Federal Building Bill Should
Pass at Present Session
He Believes
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8 Substantial duty to be restored {,
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:: Kalihi basin project should be 9
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. Pearl Harbor drydock work to :,
:; be pushed under new contract 9
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Former Governor Walter =. Frear
returned from Washington this morn-
ing after more than a year OF absencR
from the territory.
Leaving here on September 10, 1913,
'as the chief ekeUufiFesQE Hawaii, lie
went to Washington to insist upon
being relieved Of Office. At that time
the nomination OF l. e. Pinkham to
succeed him was still held up N the
senate. Later In the year the nomina-
ton was ratified and Mr.. Frear wnB
added to the list OF Hawaii's ex,g0y.
ernors.
Since that time Mr.. Frear has spent
many months in Washington. largely
because Of the negotiations between
the navy department, the Hawaiian
Dredging Company and the San Fradk
cisco Bridge Company over the new
Pearl Harbor drydock contract, Mr.
Frear representing as attorney the
Hawaiian Dredging Company. News
Of success of these negotiations has
already come to Hawaii In the wirPr
less dispatches that a new contract
had been signed.
While In Washington FTear also
took more than a passive interest IN
several important Hawaiian matters
pending before Congress or the vart
GUS departments On several ocRt
sions. called on from Hawaii In time
Of need, he represented local inter
ests or projects very energeticaIfy
and successfully.
Discussing Hawaiian matters nov
awaiting action or decision In Wash.
lngton, Mr.. Frear Indicates that sew
eral vital matters should be settled
soon.
Optimistic on Tariff.
His views regarding future tartff
legislation as affecting sugar are optlt
mistic He foresees q Republican
victory in 1916 and consequently ;
change in attitude as to free sugar
Do you look forward 10 nodifiea-.
lion Of the administrations attitude
On the sugar tariffT' he was asked.
The proshects look very good for
restoration OF the duty on sugar, he
said. mot the entire duty as II was
under the former tariff bill but q sub
stantiad duty. The Republicans should
win control Of the house IN 1916 and to
my mind very probably viii elect the
president. President Wilson may be
reelected, bat do not think so Il Is
not likely that the. senate viii be Re-
publican, but with a Republican pfel-
dent and honse there ought TO be .
1uty placer on sugar. Even with q
Democratic president, the tariff ato-
tude might be modified Il the hOusP
we're to be Republican z
Federal Building eiII.
The former governor appears c01-
tident that the federal building bill
win pass Congress at the present
short session.
1t Is on the unanimous consent caI-
endar and may be acted upon attire
first unanimous consent day be sayp
OF course. as you know, II was held
1p before because Of personal diff
ference between two congressman. but
understand all that has been smooth