Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-09
HAWAII'S
BUSINESS
IS BLOCKED
. Judge Wilder, Back from
Washington, Says Situa-
ton Is Unfortunate
APPOINTMENTS AND
LEGISLATION DELAYED
Press of National Business and
Local lmhroglio Combine
to Check Action

= Hawaiian affairs Ia Washington, no
matter how important to this terri
=. tory, are not likely TO get mitch ac-
tion for some time TO come. accord
ing TO Judge Arfhu; A. Wilder. who
returned this mo1ning by the steamer
WilheImina from q business Tip TO
the coast and the nstional capital. !.
Here are some OF the interesting
angles on the situation as viewed by
Judge Wilder:
oAawaii legislation, Including several
important bills will 60 over until the
Hsxt session Of congress. because Of
: measures more pressing to the NJ.
tionaI sdmlnlstration.
Appointments under the repart.
ment of Justice will be delayed until
the Mccarn-Meerid case 10 settled.
This may also delay other appoint-
fnents.
There 70 conSlderanIe likelihood that
federal positions nG~ orsscon to be
vacant.
The absenee Of t-aws;ls delegate
from Wastington is operating 70 Do.
lay the course of several btlts that
should be passed.
Judge Wilder waG a busy man In
Washington One OF che n.nin objects
Of his trip, az IL wcil known. vas TO
present 10 Washington leaders HIS
protests againef u. s. District Attof.
ney McCarn But he also fnund time
70 visit q number pf the departments
In the interests OF fIawalf
The Mexican sitnation and tne dis
orders In Colorado lave rcen s.llzing
up much Of the time OF ccneTekE and
several OF the dep5rtmentk he said
this morning nEiirthelrlore the
Democratic caucus has dcciced 10
postpone action on all bur the press
Ing administration Weeeures This
means that Hawaii iegislatia1 viii Be
temporarily saelyed. The Rapid Tran
slf franchise extension bIll the bin
bringing public ser4fee corporations
here under the puh ic utl ities com
smiesiou, and other iAehShE 6 import.
ant 90 this territory VIII have 70 50
over - the next 1Dkkion of congress-
The coneressntn have been c0ntinu-
Ofsly In session FOR more tadlI . year
and they are anxious TO gel hone this
summer. Particularly is this tho case
In the House. wher< al the members
arc up for re-elect1on.
Action on some apveintHenfs
night have been expected by this
time bur nor the Investigation into
the district attorney matfps lts now
eseems probabls that all juditsal ap.
} poipffnenfs. as MeE as thar oil tile u.
3. marshal Tor this district, will be
held - nending the result-af T.. Ne.
Carr Investigation. Indeed. tnere may
be no appointments until tbs Is set.
tied. heard eomething % q man
from Tex1s getting the marshalships
but there Is nothing definite about
this.
"ln spite Of the protesys against
tie appointment OF mainlandSfs Of.
fice In Hawaii when We haya mn per-
fes.tly capable cf filling the sosi ions,
there is danger. because cf the situas
tion here, Of having such Insinland
appointments made. In fact. it's a
lucky thing tint judicial Apprentices
must be residents...'
Judge Wilder says that the presi.
d6nt's attitude IN the Mexa..aa il brog.
lii Is receiving eSneral suppo t In.
Washington Here and there some
congressman gets up and Attacks Mr.
Wilson, but In general he y support.
ed not only ~ the Democrats but by
the Republicans" !ae saic.
Referring to matters other than po.
litical, he said tnat Walter Billing ham
and the Hawaiian Dredging Company
have won their long fghs against
standing the financial resfonsi' ility
for the collapse OF the Peafl Isrbor