Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-27
AID Club ALOHA
TOCONGRESSMEN
At stunt LUNCH
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Over here" and the AID club quartet,
which sang Daddy" SilEerwood's
song, Honolulu, I'm Coming Back to
YOU"
Judge Dole, first speaker, declared
himself thankful to be back in Ha-
waii, thankful that he found on the
mainland a deep-seated enthusiasm to
prosecute the war to finish, though
| 1t is an enthusiasm without excite
ment. -@
Nuuanu Water Heard From
Wade Warren Thayer, one of the
Nuuanu residents protesting against
the dirty water furnished from Nuu-
anu dam, gave five minutes of vigor-
Gus protest and declared that the ar
tesian system should be developed
and the city given pure water. He was
cheered with vigor which proved
that there is much support for this
Congressman Goodall of Maine and
Elston Of California in very brief talks
expressed their thanks to the people
OF Hawaii for the pleasures of their
trip here, and declared they would help
Hawaii in any way possible in Wash
ington. .:....&. g..
Fred B. Smith, the businessman
evangelist, bulking large and square
shouldered as he stood on the table,
said in his tremendous voice: -
Il am thankful that from Maine to
Hawaii this country Is = absolutely
united in the determination to prose-
cute this war to a victorious issue,
and that there isn't a dirty sneak in
the country but what knows, it," and a
roar of applause greeted him.
John McCandIess Speaks
Dealing in millions of dollars John
"A. McCandless in his remarks at
tempted to demonstrate to the gath,
ering that the public lands of the ter.
rftory OF Hawaii are too valuable to be
homesteaded and too valuable to be
leased at the present low rentals.
Just a word on this land question, u
he said, after he had been prevailed
upon to mount a convenient table
'one element wants to give the land
to the sugar planters for nothing and
the other element in these islands is
kso blamed mad about it that it wants
to give the land away to outsiders.
Now, I'm planter myself, but think
that these public lands are too valu
able to be given away. These public
lands are our birthright and we ought
TO see to 1t that we protect our birth
right.
If we allow that element which
wants to have these lands homestead
ed to carry out their desires we will
be simply allowing the planters to
grab it all.
Il think we ought to keep the land
and lease it out at the highest DOS
sible figures and get all the revenue
we can out Of it.
Ill tell you what I'll do, Mr.. Chair
man. I'll give $500, 900 rent a wear for
all the public lands in Hawaii under
lease and then after paying that
amount make 100000 out of it on the
deal.
/ These lands are supposed to be
worth $3.O00,000 as land values go.
Wen, as to that, I'll tell you what III
90 Mr.. Chairman, I'll offer $4,000. OOO
LOT them and I'll bet you another mil
lion that l won't be able to buy them
at that figure because somebody will
outbid me.
This land Is our inheritance and
oont want one element or the other To
dispose of our birthright to the plant.
ers. l want the congressman who are
mere, and I wish they were all here to
near 1t, to remember that this is the
| peoples land and should be held for
the people,
District Attorney S. G. Huber was
caled upon next to tell what he was
thankful for and said that he was
particularly thankful to be able to
say that since this time last wear.
Wnen he had been called upon at an
AID club luncheon to express thanks.
ne had become a citizen of Hawaii and
tnat ne was three times as thankful
and knew the members three times as
well as before.
Delegate Kalanianaole expressed
himself as being thankful for many
things, including the fact that the con.
gressmen had paid a visit here. but as
the visit had entailed so much work
On him that he was thankful they were
going away, which brought laughter
and cheers.
ReaVis Is Eloquent
Representative Charles F. Reavis of
Nebraska delivered an excellent
speech, touching on the land prob.
lens of Hawaii by saying that the
question would never be solved until
these islands secured larger class OF
Independent American home-loyine
and BODYBUILDING citizens.
THE promise of these beautiful isl
ands will never be fulfilled until YOU
have men of the land here with ideals
of America as distinguished from ORR
entail ideals, for the strength of this
nation is in the home" 49,:
He commented on the excellent time
he had had in Hawaii and concluded
with a statement that when We return
to the mainland we will be thinking OF
Hawaii and her problems and will re-
member you and help you to solve
your problems, and what is more we
will always love you"
Senator William H. Thompson OF
Kansas was witty in his remarks and
kept the gathering in laughter
throughout. He declared that he was
thankful to have had the opportunitJ
Of visiting Hawaii. On the land prob
lem he expressed himself as In favor
Of the lands being homesteaded by
/ Americans. He said that the visit
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