The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-21
Judge Stuart Pioneers Public
Way For What Some Favor
But Have Never Found the
Courage 70 Openly Advocate.
PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS q ...-o
s'1sa" ARE THE HANAIlANs
Jurist Contends They Would Not
BE Injured, While Question Of
a Japanese State Would Be
Met BefoteIt Became Menace

Va fiVf6 10 NJ EkT;i4l
Circuit Court Judge T. A. Stuart
is an advocate Of complete change
of the governmental system of the
Islands, arguing that Hawaii would be
better governed and at less expense by
commission appointed by Washing.
ton than under the present system of
an appointed Governor and admins.
tration and an elected legislature and
four county governments. " 4,
During the past several years there
have been number of advocates Of
a government of Hawaii by an APP
pointed commission, but Judge Stuart
Is the first public man of the Terri
tory to come out in the open in his
advocacy and to present q tentative
bin outlining his ideas. ....-.
The legislation which Judge Stuart
behaves the Islands should ask from
congress includes three most radical
departures--the elimination of a gov
eminent dependent upon the votes Of
zones on the Islands as "free ports, -
on the lines of Hamburg, Curacao,
Singapore and other great transship
ment centers, and the taking over of
the sale of intoxicahts in Hawaii by
the government.
In' submitting his tentative bill for
publication, Judge Stuart writes:
Editor Advertiser:-I hand you for
publication, copy Of (tentative) bill
for commission form of government.
have talked with several about it;
some have looked upon it with ap
proval, others have, said they must
think about It; and q few have been
seized with political spasms ny the
mere reading of the title. / think it
is but mir that il should be published
so that all may be informed. - T.. i
The principal objection that has
been made Is that it will not be salts
factory TO the Hawaiiahs; that they
wish to legisIate and hold Office. Now,
does not this bill increase their chan
ces in both direeti0nsf It seems but
Reasonable to suppose that they would
be we'll represented on the commission.
OF the heads of departments they
would be given their full share. EN-
Ployment in all the minor Offices and
positions would naturally drift TO them
and their employment would not de-
PEND on politics, As to legislation,
they would be given four chances in
the highest legislative body in the
world. when heretofore they have had
hut one. These chances must be dis
tributed between four Islands. If Ha-
oil al.nk XnhsA
greater ease elect the four delegates if
they choose to do so. The giving OF
the four delegates, including. two to
the senate, is a greater grant in this
direction than has ever been given to
any Territory. A seat in the United
States senate or house is open to all
persons latiye-b born, and includes ma
tive-born Chinese and Japanese. Such
Is the law now as to the one Delegate.
The person who thinks this Territory
stands the remotest chance Of state
hood Is b dreamer OF dreams. Such q
condition would give Us Japanese
state in an American Union, about as
near TO japan rs 1t Is to the United
States, and more subject to japanese
influence. The powers of State, when
once granted, are very great, and are
irreVOcable.
Too Many Judges
! make no objection to the Japanese
or Chinese people; give them their
rights as provided for by the Organic
Act and they will always be peaceable
and loyal to the United States. l think
there are many Of them here who
would Gil the Governors chair much
nearer in accord with true Democratic
and true Republican principles than he
does. And by this statement I mean |
no disrespect to the Governor.
There are SO many jingoes including
our Governor, who are continually rails |
ing the question Of Japanese control, !,
etc, etc, that II would seem but com.
n on sense to settle the question now
while we may do so without objection,
discrimination, or friction; rather than
to leave it until the Japanese vote
shall give them entire control; and |
then proceed to disfranchise them.
This cannot be done, The government
s"ould grasp promptly the control of
his Territory directly by Washington,
which II can now do, through com,
without violating any eonsti-
tutional rights, ~.
If It may be desirable q change may
made from commission to State,
ut we cannot change q State back to
commission. These Islands could be
'un under a commission at one.third of
ne present expense Surely the other
matters referred to in the bill cannot
% Objectionable, u. ~ T..
-. T. B. STUART.
\ Tentative Bin - |
The tentative bill which Judge
tuht has drafted and which he sub. I
its to the community for criticism,
"'saction /. The Government Of Ma. /
"ai IN hereby changed TO q 'territoriald
pmmission, composed of FIVE members, y
md all the powers of the Territory