Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
TEACHERS ON HAWAII
MAY NOT WRITE TO
SUPERVISORS NOW


stltutions win not be allowed TO per
letters to the board pf s,tpe: isort
asking for this or that inn r0vemeilt
addition Or any othaf hing that mar
strike their fancy. In tie past him
dreds of letters have been, forwarded
to the supervisors asking Tor al sorts
OF things, and making all sorts Of sug
gestfons. This has resulted in a grea,
waste of time. and. IN many instances
In an sorts OF trouble and added ex
pense to the county which provides
the school buildings.
1t has been decided that, in future
any teacher who has e .siiggestion 81
request to make shall hdfess the sti
peryisipg PRINCIPAL Of & stFictso Thes
supervising prfneip pal VII then pay. the
school q visit and, ,if he thinks some
thing should be done as requested. 2
communication viii be sent ~ him tc
the board OF supervisors.
treasury OF the United, States and at
the cost OF the Industrial system Of
the honest farmers In Louisiana and
the western states and the planters
In the Hawaiian Islands who have
always contributed their full share IN
upbuiIding and making prosperous 9
deserving people and furnishing q
valuable increasing ana eversreiiable
market for American made goods.
War Saved Industry.
The European war has saved and
kept alive our sugar industry from
the first cut of twenty-five per cent
In the tariff duty and the anticipation
Of the total abolition Of the duty. Ger
many stands first and Austria third
in the list Of sugar.p producing coun-
tries, and these at present are out of
the sugar business Prior TO the war,
twelve sugar. beet factories on account
OF the action of Congress closed
down, and the Louisiana sugar farm
ers were seeking IL possible the sub
stitution of another less profitable
crop. In Honolulu q few days ago !
learned of the sale of a large local
sugar company and plantation to a
party Of Japanese. The explanation
was, the owners knew after the close
of the war In Europe and the removal
of all duty-the placing of sugar on
the free list on May 1, 1916-means
bankruptcy to compete with the Gu
ban sugar planters. This first sale Of
a sugar plant Is but the forerunner
OF what will happen to this splendid
American industry, unless Congress
repeats the free sugar law. II free
sugar permanently remains, the indus.
try will in our insular possessions fall
into the hands Of aliens, our desery.
ing people crowded out and our local
or export trade to Porto Rico, the Ha-s
waiian and the Philippine Islands will
be done by our foreign competitors.
& The American people have certain
ly been chastened, 9punished-paid a
fearful penalty--for the folly Of elect.
ing q free trade educated theorfst to
the presidency, along with a subser-
Went Congress ever ready to do his
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Desiring to close this letter with
something pleasant and give the read
er a true picture of the Hawaiian Is,
lands made with the pen rof our own
beloved and E. observation-disclosures gotten
Mark Twain, quote his just and beau
tifuf tribute: - ~ -
- TNO diISu tduU III OH LuS "Ot4 Al Hoe
any deep, strong charm for me but
that one; no other land could so long
ingly and beseechingly haunt me
sleeping and waking, through half a
lifetime, as that enc has done. Other
things leave me, but it abides: other
things change, but it remains the
same. For me its balmy airs are al
wavs hIovinp ifs summer seas flash
ing in the sun; the puIsfng Of its surf
beat Is in my ear; / can see its gar
landed craigs, It's leaping cascades, its
plumy palms browsing by the shore;
it's remote SUBMITS floating like is
land above the cloud-rack; can feel
the spirit of its woodland ssolitudes;
I can hear the splash OF its brooks;
In my nostrils still lives the breath
of flowers that perished twenty years
RsW. AUSTIN.
a. lzi,,s Menbef of Congress,
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