Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-28
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preparedness. Hawaii's hospitality Is
so great that many may overlook her
military unpreparedness, he said.
ut is unnecessary to tell the people
of Hawaii how happy we have been In
their midst-all of u.s. You know that
by our manners, you can read it In our
faces. Further, we have gained great
deal of knowledge and we go back
deeply instructed.
This island is the key OF the great
est ocean of them all, and it must be
fortified as no other place in the world.
We must have the heaviest batteries,
the best naval harbor, the best sub
marine stations, coaling and oil stor.
age facilities that money can buy. Let
no man deceive himself. Universal
peace is not yet for while, and if we
love our country truly, let us show 1t
by safeguarding the wonderful inner
itance given us by those who p1o'
neered and died for us.
Military roads and breakwaters
here are an absolute necessity. To
delay may be fatal in years to come.
Efficiency, economy and thoroughness
must be the order of the day in all
things.
with Hawaii thoroughly prepared
no great damage can be done to our
Pacific coast. San Francisco and
California will be safe for the reason
that any enemy going beyond thor
oughly prepared Hawaii would have
his lines Of communication cut and
necessarily meet with disaster.
1--WE love Hawaii and her people and
We want to be of the greatest possible
help to you all. You have helped and
inspired US and we go back to Wash
ington determined to see that justice
IS done to these parts. Aloha Muir to
you each one and all"
REPRESENTATIVE EDMU ND
PLATT Of New York-That the gov
eminent should make all the money
possible out of public land leases is
the view held on the land problem of
Hawaii by Representative Platt Of
New York.
1--WE could not undertake to settle
all the problems of Hawaii after visit
of few weeks. Our visit has merely
given us a basis on which to study the
subject" he said.
Il differ with Senator Myers on the
homesteading question demonstrating
belongs to undeveloped lands. l don't
think that lands under lease to planta-
tions when the lease expires should
be homesteaded. 1t seems to me that
the sugar-growing industry is one re-
quiring considerable capital Rnd ne
cessitating great OUTLAWS.
II don't see. how a small planter
could do it unless by complete coop
Grafton with the big plantations, which
practically amounts to doing what the
big plantations say or leasing to thu
big plantations.
Lands on which a man can get a
living by direct production should be
homesteaded wherever possible, and
as time goes on a profitable crop will
be found for lands not now cultivated.
THE labor problem here is not any
more complicated than it is on the
mainland. I do not see any necessity
for bringing in more Oriental labor.
The increased cost of living should be
a strong factor in sending many men
in the cities back to the land and help.
ing out the plantation labor problem.
"If it were possible to work gangs
of Chinese laborers on the plantations
much in the same manner as wheat
harvest gangs in the Northwest and
/ then after the harvest sending the la.
hon ~ h1
posed to bringing Oriental labor, but
it appears to me that the plantation
laborers work pretty much the year
around.
THE land question as we view it in
the East is that public lands belong t.
all the people instead of a few fortu-
nate individuals who may be on the
ground ready to grab it or win it in
lottery. While l don't want to appear
to have formed a positive opinion, l
believe the government ought to re.
tain its lands and lease them for as
much revenue as can be obtained.
while lands which can be generally
cultivated should be homesteaded.'
REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES F,
REAVIS Of Decentralization in the
homestead laws so that bona fide
homesteaders will find it easier to get
on the land is the opinion given by
Congressman Reavis on settling the
land question Of Hawaii.
THE promise of. these islands in my
judgment will never be fulfilled unless
the homestead laws are so revised
that bona fide homesteaders and home
builders imbued with the ideas of
America as distinguished from ORR.
entail ideas settle upon the public do
MAN, he said.
He added that he believed there
were plenty of Chinese here already
and that if the proper kind of revision
could be made on the demonstrating
question, the proper kind of settlers
could be found to take up the land.
Military roads are necessity and
should be built Immediately. am not