Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18

propriaIe a sufficient sum to acquire
q suitable site; and to add to the
present appropriation such an amount
as may be necessary for the erection
OF an adequate home. without which II
is impossible tn derive the full beIe-
fit Of existing legislation.
PueLIc health. /.
We pledge orr legislative candi.
dates To further legislation towards
safeguarding the health OF the people
OF the territory and in making suf.
ficient appropriations to carry our
health laws into effect, and we favor
liberal support 10 the leper settlement
We are strongly in favor of further
governmental aid in the campaign for
the control End ultimate elimination
of tuberculosis. We firmly believe in
the institutions that are maintained
in the garious counties for the proven
ton and treatment or tuberculosis and
We favor liberal financial help by the
territory. In addition 10 assistance by
the various counties, TO these institu.
tiols and we pledge our re .resenta'
lives and senator's in the legislature
to consider the prevention, the treat
ment, and the possible determination
of tub orculosiS, from a broad and
liberal standpoint and in the best in
terests and for the best good OF the
territory and our people.
We pledge our hearty support in at.
tempting to defeat any movement by
the congress of the United States or
by the legislature Of any state
through which leprous persons of the
United States are to be sent to this
territory for any purpose whatsoever
or in the establishment Of federal
leprosarium in this territory.
REGULATION OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES
We favor the adoption of laws re-
Iatfng to fire insurance, and proVid-
ing for the regulation and control oil
rates of premium thereon and to this
end ask for the enactment OF law
that will provide a standard form OF
policy under which policy only fire
insurance may be written In this ter
ritory. ~ 49,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
We favor an improved system OF
accounting for public moneys. and a
system of accounting for public prop
erty; the valuing of public properties
and for a systematic and periodical
return which will show absolutely a
valuation of the assets Of public prop.
critics controlled by the counties and
by the territory, and to the end that
such modern systems may be pro-
vided, we pledge the earnest afforts
of our members of the coming terri
tor.al legislature. ~. IL
CITIZEN LABOR
< We pledge all Republican senators
and representative at the next SEES
sion Of the legislature to memorable
the Congress Of the United States to
the restriction of the employment
upon federal work In Hawaii to Amer
lean citizens or those eligible to be-
ecme citizens only, and pledge our
delegate to Congress to urge congress
sional action to effectuate such re.
striction. r. :-<E...:. 81. p.
Es.'.'A FISHERIES g..
We consider that our fisheries con.
stitute a natural resource of this ter
ritory. We therefore favor federal
aid to promote the development OF all
fisheries. r. -. : -
FREE SEWER AND, GARBAGE
- SYSTEM
We believe that tine health and free
dom from epidemic and disease of all
the inhabitants of the City and Coun-
ty Of Honolulu depends primarily upon
an adequate sewer system in the Dis.
trist of Honolulu, and that the growth
of the City and County of Honolulu
demands the extension of the exist
ing system. @...
We believe that the sewerage and
garbage service, as a disease pre-
ventive and compulsory health re-
quirement, should be function OF
municipal government, and that such
service should be furnished by the
City and County Of Honolulu to it's
inhabitants free of charge other than
the expense of connection with the
street sewers. -.-s's Ct. -. -.
LIQUOR LAW
The experience of the past. four
years has demonstrated that In all
of its material aspects the. present
liquor law is admirably adapted to
conditions within the territory. We
therefore pledge our representatives
in the legislature to resist any at
tempt to alter the laws of the Terri
tory of Hawaii in respect to the liquor
question, and pledge our party to q