Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-26

cult court, Honolulu, a recent APP
pointee of the president, is urging up
on the interior department TO recon-
mend to Congress division of large
estate lands in Hawaii among many
small holders.
In a letter to Secretary OF the In
terror Franklin K Lane, the circuit
Judge attacks the territorial land laws
and the administration of them, criti-
cizes Governor Pinkham. politically
and otherwise, and threatens to ask
for public investigation by Congress
of what he alleges are local condi-
tons.
The letter was written in Honolulu
last January. The Star Bulletin Sc
cured a copy of Il from the interior de-
partment, where it is on file. Judge
Stuart this morning readily confirmed
the fact OF having written the letter
and expressed the opinion that II 1t
were published some action might be
stirred up.
The letter in full is as follows:
Honolulu. Hawaii, January 8, 1915.
Hon. Franklin X. Lane,
Secretary of the Interior,
washington, ID. c.
Dear Sir
For nearly two years ] have been
trying to get homestead IN HAWAII,
and succeeded on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1914, to certain extent, as
hereinafter stated.
In the latter part OF the year 1913,
the Editor OF the New Freedom, on ac-
count of articles 1 had written for
that paper, called your attention TO
the fearful state OF the land laws OF
Hawaii. You answered by simply
mailing him copy Of the Act or May
~. 1910. As this Act was too lengthy
10 be considered in a letter, and as
did not wish to appear In print as crit.
ieising the views Of a Democratic OF
fetal, IftplIed by an impersoiial ar
ticle. Jan. ! 1874, showing that the
Act Of May 9th did not cure the con-
tiitions complained Of; and that the
fault lay in the Hawaiian Laws, whlch
seemed to be enacted entirely for the
benefit OF the large plantations.
wrote in no offensive spirit, and sent
you copy particularly calling your
attention to the matter, but you have
ing the conditions here for the home
steader. ] do not believe that IN the
last year there was one person from
the States who had been able to en-
ter a homestead In Hawaii, and DO
not believe that any Hawaiian has
been able to get homestead of forty
acres. This does not conflict with the
Governors report. The Hawaiians
have In limited degree been able at
times TO, obtain from two to five acre
tracts and even up to ten acres. but
the privilege has been so limited and
restricted as to be worse than useless.
Take for considerable the last
drawing made in this country on the
28th DAYS of December, 1914. A tract
of some 23O acres was brought in,
that had been advertised over a year
ago. and for some unaccountable rea-
SON had been Withdrawn. This tract
was divided into % parcels, ranging
from about 10 to IA acres, and the
lucky persons in the drawing had the
right to take two tracts IL they were
aadioinlno.D that Is, II persons could
take % out of the % tracts, leaving
one tract for the twelfth person and
nothing fer the subsequent numbers.
There were 1S3 applicants for these
% homestead tracts. There would
have been thousand had anyone sup
posed that there was any reasonable
chance TO obtain home. was mum.
Der 13 on the list and had no oppor-
.tunity whatever If each party before
me took two tracts. This they did so
far as they could, but I finally sue
ceeded in obtaining lot of IA acres,