Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-07
AGREES WITH WILSON AND PINK.
HAM.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Sir: 1t strikes me quite forcibly
that since the spontaneous exhibition
of good will. shown by the people here
towards our newly appointed chief
executive, Governor Pinkham, on his
arrival in the city and since, and from
expressions made by him at public
gatherings throwing some light on the
policy which President Woodrow vii.
son has in store as to our political
future, when the governor said That
President Woodrow Wilson told me,
THAT you must get the people of Ha-
vail together and work for the best
interests of all Hawaii, and that we
wish to do nothing that will work to
the injury of the people of Hawaii but
to do everything to further their in
terests.',
Il think that's good enough plat
form for Hawaii" said the governor,
and continued by saying: 1--WE down
here feel little sensitive on the tariff
matter, but let me tell you that the
tariff hasn't taken effect as yet so
far as we are concerned. In the states
the people have begun to realize that
the president was right in his attitude
and the people Of Hawaii, I believe,
will come to the same conclusion as
they see how the legislation and Mr..
Wilson's attitude toward Hawaii works
out" ,.
: He pleads for unity by saying: Its
family affair after all. We have diff
ferent political tags to wear, but we
must work together-work for Hawaii
as an entirety. We have party lines,
and let them be as strenuous and Wig
orous as they may be, but we won't
oyerstep the bound of family ties and
affection, and when we get to that
feeling that all Hawaii is one big fam.
lily and we can talk our differences
over inside the family circle, we'll see
Hawaii make the progress that she is
entitled to make" s#....
With such utterances and expires.
sions of the friendliest kind coming
from President Wilson and Governor
Pinkham, as quoted above, towards
Hawaii nei, should be regarded as
most convincing and conclusive that
the Democratic administration means
to do what 1t believes would be just in
the affairs Of the people of this terri.
tory, in the hope that 1t will improve
and better our present and future pros
poets, which, as itinow stands as have
been predicted by some, that the new
tariff bill will be lowering menace
to the future prosperity of Hawaii
mel; be this as it may, Governor Pink.
ham has given us the assurance that
President Wilson will not do anything
that will work to the injury of the peo-
pie OF Hawaii; otherwise he will do
everything to further our interests,
which is about as much as our people
here ought to expect. with the In.
nuence and power which the president
has welded in Congress during the
past few months, is of sufficient as.
surance that he will see to it, that
justice will be done Hawaii.
The proposition of getting together
is significant, and 1t ought to be &C.
cepted by the people in the same spirit
as was given and get together and
meet the administration on common
ground and elect men to the next leg.
lsIature that will work in harmony
with the governor and aid him in
every way possible in his effort to
carry out the instructions and policy
OF President Woodrow Wilson, prob.
lens as to the future destiny of the
territory of Hawaii.
And if it need be, the people could
stretch a point, and let politics be set
aside for this once, and give Governor
Pinkham a Democratic majority leg
isiature, which would give no cause
OF hindrance for his administration to
make good and solve the problems
that confront US today, some of which
have been declared to be detrimental
to the best interests of Hawaii nei.
c. B. WILSON,.
GOVERNOR PINkHAM TAKES THE