The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-16

necessary, and all that the government
should grant, till such time as the
question Is finally decided. II, as has
been stated by residents Of Kauai, and
also by government officials, there Is
a question as to the ownership of the
Hanapepe water, II should be taken up
Immediately by the proper officials, and
a decision had as soon as possible, in
Order that this valuable block Of land
be not allowed 70 stand idle. r
An Entitled To Land y, a. 4.." T. =
Every American citizen is entitled
to apply for a homestead IL he so de-
sifes, and congress has said that the
government lands of this Territory
must be homesteaded, but on the other
hind there are people who are stand
ing in, the way Of demonstrating, and
who leave no stone unturned In their
search for obstacles to put in the way /.
These people can afford to have the
brightest legal talent in the Territory
In their employ, and gave us a very
fine example of this kind, that should
make Us realize that we who do be-
lieve in homesteading, must be forever
on the lookout, and to look with sus-
picion on every move made to change
existing safeguards to these lands and
Writer'S. ~. I'LL.
"a Honolulu paper in an
editorial says: The history Of this
resolution is that II was introduced in
TO the senate late in the session, by
Senator Chillingworth, and was voted
for by the members of the senate, but
met its doom in the public lands com
mittee of the house, as did another
proposition made by the Governor, in
Ia message to the legislature early In
he session, requesting that the legis
iature recommend TO Washington that
The government lands be set aside, tC
produce revenue for the National Guard
Of Hawaii.
Rivenburgh Is Active '".
cit was not long after the legisla.
lure adjourned that we began TO get
lecdunts in the papers Of the appear.
lnce of our land commissioner, whom
i regret was unable to accept our invi.
tation to be present tonight, and who
you know represents the people, you
and / and every citizen as well as the
promoters of that resolution, befor,
the committee on territories in Wash
ington, urging them to recommend the
resolution to congress. am pleased tC
sny that the committee gave the resolu
tion the same treatment as did The
committee Of our own house of repre-
sentatiyes. .'..... .... .s.
aundreds Lack Opportunity
"There are hundreds of men on thiI
Island, born here, who have never had
an opportunity to own their homes and
there are many others, who have speni
the best years of their lives here, anC
If there is one condition that seem
abominable to me it is when, after
man has spent all the best years Of hi
life in the employ of others, especially
on this beautiful Island, to be COMPEL
ed when the time comes when his serv
ices are no longer required, to pacl
his goods and take his wife and family
as most of the men who. remain steadily
in one position are married men, ant
20 to some place that he is an entir,
stranger, and spend his remaining day
lmong people he is too old to get &c
quainted with. This applies not onl!
70 working men but TO officials on plan
tations, business men and others. I
seems that people here should hav,
some preference over even people from
the rest Of the Territory, and certainl!
over people from the mainland.