The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-12
GOVERNOR TO ASK
WASH|NGTONFOR
CUSTOMS DUTIES
This Is One Object Of His Trip,
According To indications
~ On The Surface
MONEY WOULD BE USED
TO PAY NATIONAL GUARD
Land Deal To Benefit HaWalians
Also Thought To Be In
Pinkham's Mind


The old scheme of securing q diver
sion for strictly Hawaiian purpose of
the customs duties collected in Hawaii
an ports Of entry is to be resurrected, if
the addition of the Visible two and two
in connection with the Governors
planned visit to Washington make
believable four and il the natural in
ferences are to be drawn from the few
facts known. w."
The Governor has made only the most
yelled references to the object Of his
quest Washingtonwards, surrounding
the trip with mystery several thick,
nesses deep, but there are some things
which are becoming known.
The Governor purposes, il the guessss
be correct, to ride in on the prepaI cd
ness wave and base the claim Of Ha-
vail for greater share of the fed
eral revenues on the fact that Hawaii
has been asked to do a big share in
the matter Of the defenses of the Isl
land and that the expenses Of the three
thousand national guardsmen here
should be borne in full by the federal
government.
What Scheme Is Based On
A proposal was made on the main
land, in one of the various plans for
| the encouragement of the militia, that
the militiamen should be paid each
small amount, in return for which the
| militia regiments would become more or
less attached to the regular army.
Such a plan, to be applied to Hawai-,
will be advocated by the Governor, the
1uggcstCl details of his scheme being
| hat each enlisted man in the guard
be paid at the rate of five dollars n
month, with the pay of non CONS and
officers in proportion, Such a sugges-
ton calls for the expenditure of fed
| aral funds Of close to $200,000 a year,
and this is to be drawn from the Ha-
| waiian customs receipts.
The rush to recruit the guard up to
three regiments, with the assurance
that the taxpayers of the Territory
! would not have to foot the additional
bills, is said to be due to the Governor 3
! Iesire to have a strong hand when the
! show down comes at the national capi-
tai.
Hawaiian colony Planned
Another plan of the Governor, accord
ing to the reports, is to secure author.
ity by act of congress to withhold the
lands of the WaimanalO plantation and
the lands adjacent from homesteading
under the general law, in order that "A
suitable place may be available to Of"
fer the Hawaiians, should they he
found willing to "return to the land
and cease making their homes in the
congested quarters of the city, in sur
rOundings that are inimical to their
health and where they are most sub
| ject to the tuberculosis that is extermi-
mating the race.
The WaimanalO lease expires in 1918
and cannot be renewed under the pres
ent law except with the withdrawal
clause, under the certain operations of
WHICH clause the plantation would soon
disappear.
The Governor hope is to see estab
lished at Waimanalo an ideal Hawaiian
| colony, that portion OF the island being
most adaptable for the purpose in
view.
The main object of the Governor :
trip, however, is in connection with the
maintenance of the national guard and
the coOrdinating of it with the national
service. The continental army idea
would not be applicable here, while the
enrolment of the militia on a semi
regular basis, under partial pay, would,
it is believed, work out splendidly.