Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-01
big WATERFRONT
PROJECT STANDS
BEST OF CHANGES
Proposition to Take $3.50, 900
Annually From Customs Re-
ceipts Favored, Says Forbes
C0NGRESSMEN FRIENDLY
TO HAWAl,S INTERESTS
Military Affairs Committee At
tentive to Arguments for
Belt Road for Oahu

That national legislation for Hawaii
looks exceedingly good, and that the
feeling which the legislators In Wash
ington have for the territory is very
gratifying, is the statement made by
Superintendent of Public Works
Charles r. Forbes this morning on his
return from a visit of several weeks
in the national capital, where he has
been working in the interest OF terri
torial affairs. .@.." - = + .-...-....
Mr.. Forbes came In on the Mauna
Kea, getting in ahead of the Great
Northern, on which he made the trip
to Hilo. ~ :,
"Of all the proposals which took
mp in committee hearings" said Sup
erintendent Forbes, that one proyid.
ing for $250,000 to be taken from the
customs receipts end turned over to
the territory annually for period Of
years, met with the most favorable
comment" The money, If obtained,
will be used for waterfront. improve
ment. s...g
"At the close of that hearing sever
al members of the committee were
ready to vote upon It, but wanted to
wait until they had checked over the
figures l provided, 10 see If they cor.
responded with those In the treasury
office, and also with the figures OF
the federal engineers.
Chance For NawillWiIi.
Il took up with the Rivers and Har
bors Committee the question Of ap-
preparations for Nawiliwili, Kahului
and Kalihi, and though the bills have
not yet passed, It has mot been decid.
ed yet that theyewill not be. Several
members of the committee are hold.
ing out for new projects
Forbes had hearing on the belt
road before the military affairs com.
mittee, and laid both commercial and
military arguments before them,
though he spoke chiefly Of the COM
mercial advantages of such q road.
Gen. w. H. Carter, former command
er of the Hawaiian Department, and
Gen. M. M. Macomhy president of the
war college, Washington, are both
heartily in favor of the plan and will
argue for II before the committee.
Forbes things that President VIII
sons argument for preparedness and
Secretary Garrison's plan for con.
tinental army will result In some sort
of compromise bill In which the Ma
tional Guard shall have prominent
part The feeling for an .active Ma
tionaI Guard is felt everywhere In the
mainland, he says.
kilauea Park Bill. ~
All Hawaii's bills that have passed
the house so far" says Forbes. "are
the public utilities bill, the harbor
commission bill AID the Wailuku Elec
trio Light Company franchise bill
They have gone through unanimous
ly. | believe that the Kilauea nation
al park bill will pass If no appropria
tion is insisted on at this time. Both
Professor Thomas A. Jaggar and Dele
gate J. K. Kalanianaole think it best
not to ask for an appropriation" =.
Superintendent Forbes does not
think that Intervention in Mexico is
likely, even though a large number of
people seem to favor it. Wilson's at
titude on the question has led to con.
siderable opposition. from border citt
zens. II 81 y . az !,
Il found in El Paso, as L passed
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