Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-09

stances 10 the department. 81 the IN
terror.
= had an inquiry made this spring
Of Judge Stuart az to whether he had
ever visited the other islands, so
might know IL he had knowledge OF
lands BY personal observation, and he
stated he had not.
His assertion as 70 lands on the
island Of Oahu would indicate he ID
not personally familiar with the lands
and land situated on that island even
"The bald facts az to our public
lands have been stated and printed
time and time again, and are within
reach Of everyone.
THE total arabic lands belonging 20
the territory amount to but 59,044
acres, Of which 36,776 are cane lands,
20,5a1 other agricultural lands, and
1886 acres rice, taro and fish ponds.
"Quite IN area IL solely dependent
on waters other than those belonging
to the territory. Most Of the land 10
out on unexpired leases.
- do not propose this morning to
further anaIyze every acre Judge
Stuart may imagine he knows or does
not know. but If he will submit an In
quiry about any spC sific parcel or par.
cells Of land he will receive correct in.
formation.
THE land laws are controlled by
the Organic Act.
THE act is being conformed to.
Judge Stuart has signed a home
stead agreement and does not wish to
carry out his voluntary agreement, but
wishes the governor and land com
missioner TO consent TO a course tina:
would destroy all true demonstrating
and turn our lands over to specuia-
tors
Purchase Price Refused.
When Circuit Judge T. B. Stuart,
shortly after he had taken the local
bench, secured lot No. "a of the Hale.
kou- Waikaluakai homesteads near Ka-
neohe, Oahu, by drawing option No.
IL, which was the only homestead lot
left. he offered to pay the purchase
price of $425 which, he declares, Land
Commissioner Joshua d. Tucker re-
fused to accept.
The complaint was fled late yester.
day afternoon, after the second edition
OF the Star Bulletin had gone to press.
Based, probably, on the commission
er's refusal to accept the purchase
price, Judge Stuart has begun an ac-
ton against the governor and the land
commissioner in the form of a writ
of mandamus ordering the two high
officials to appear In Circuit Judge
Ashford's court at 10 o'clock on Sat
urday morning. November 20, and
show cause why the land laws OF the
territory should not be administered
according to Judge Stuart's way of
thinking.
That the action OF Judge Stuart viii
reopen the old land question in Hawaii
is the opinion of many who have be-
come interested. On the other hand,
1t Is predicted that Judge Stuart has
fired the opening gun In the Demo
cratic campaign for the approaching
territorial election. and that the Bour-
bons intend to make the land question
once more a live issue.
Settlement Stopped" He Says.
Judge Stuart's complaint attacks bit
terly the governors land policy. and
alleges that. because of this policy,
settlement in Hawaii has practically
been stopped. The complaint declares
that, by the policy of the governor,
the requirements of Congress con-
corning the opening of public lands
in the territory have been each will
fully violated in each and ev.
cry respect.
1t is further alleged that frivolous
excuses" for their non compliance
with the requirements of Congress
have been given by the governor and
the land commissioner, one of these
being that they will not allow entry
of any land until a road shall be
built thereto" and also that "such
lands should be held to meet the pub
lie debt"
The complaint further charges the
governor and the land commissioner
with ''wrongfully Withholding the pub
lie lands from entry" and sat the
same time are shipping In foreign peon
labor at heavy expense to the tax
payers; that in the last two years over
$4,000 Filipinos of the lower and .rirn-
inal class have been introduced into
Hawaii through the personal activity
of the two officials.
1t is charged that annoying, fool
ish, offensive, absurd and unlawful
conditions have been inserted into
the homestead deeds of small settlers,
while large corporations have es-
capped. Hundreds of poor citizens
have been deprived of and driven from
their homes" declares the complaint,
through unlawful and unconstitution.
al acts" of Governor Pinkham and
Land Commissioner Tucker.
Makes Many Demands.
Judge Stuart's complaint makes the
following demands of the governor
and the land commissioner:
'First-Accept from petitioner the
purchase price Of said land, and to de-
liver to petitioner patent for the land
without conditions except that he shall
not convey to anyone already owning
so or more acres of land in Hawaii.
'Second-That the reservation
placed in said so-called contract, name