The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20

CHIEF EXECUTIVE SEEMINGLY
FATIGuED BY RECENT STRESS
Outlines To Mute Houses Plan
For Reclamation Work Two
Years From Now

Governor Pinkham addressed a silent
and hostile joint session Of the leeisla.
ture yesterday. His subject in the
main was Waikiki reclamation, with a
little foot note about the civic center,
tackled ON, as II were, at the bottom.
Senator Paeheco, McCandless Dem.
ocfat, bitterly hostile to the Governor.
and Representative Mossman. the lester
Of the house and also Of Pauahi Street,
formed his escort Of honor
Speaker Holstein made the ihtrod,ie.
tion as brief Us possible, fGentlemdn
81 the legislature, y he said. ssthe Gov.
ernor of Hawaii.'' " a
Then the Governor began to read his
message. Seemingly the fatigues and
humihations Of the session have worn
him, for his delivery was tremulohs
and weak, sometimes hurried, some
times halting; but there was worse m
store for him.
AS he faced the joint session. map
of the Waikiki lowlands stood at his
left, swathed In white linen, as If for
burial, and placed back Of the press
stand, 20 that none Of those who were
70 carry his message to his larger audi.
ance outside the room in which he was
speaking, could possibly see anything
he might point out, OF understand any
reference to the map he might make.
And now,n SAID the (iovernJr,
Concluding his message, g should YOU
desire to make any inquiries, ] shan
be glad to answer them
Not . Question Asked
There stood the map, waiting for. in.
terrogations. 1t looked less blank than
the collective expression Of the joint
session, which had listened unblinking
and absolutely impressive. 7
Senator Kamauoha was sound asIoep.
Representative Andrews, his chin On
aus breast, his eyes closed, dozed UNI
(, 4. Gentlemen Of the legislature, !, To-
peatcd the Speaker, !" do any OF you
wish TO address any questions to His
Excellencyi"
Not a sound, not flicker Of chrids.
ity on a single face. A moment more
and Il would have been uncomfortable.
The Governor turned toward the door
and, thanked BY his escort of honor.
the best his party could give him,
silently feccded fl
There stood the map, mute testimony
to the seene for which the stage had
been set, Nobody ut the press table
my longer cared which way the map
faced, II had served its purpose. Il
lad pointed plain path to the sign
icanee If the session.
fsThe keynote Of the whole propoa
ition,'' said the Governor, calculating
ais theme, sis drainage canal or
lagoon, 80 placed that the surface
grades lead to the canal, draining the
entire avenue mauka Of Kalakaua Ave.
nue.
This is the plan which The Advdr.
User predicted yesterday the Governor
would recommend and, though his mes.
sage bristled with statistics Of millions
and even billions Of gallons daily, and
decimal fractions. Of acres, presenting
a highly scientific aspect to the en-
gineers from the department Of public
works who were listening from the
back row, It added very little to the
outline already printed.
Must Wait Two Years n
/ To those who use the beach. the most
interesting news the message carries
is that they can wait for at least two
more years before they may expect any
relief from present conditions. The
Governor asks for no money now. In.
stead he asks c0mmission sfto pre-.
pare and present eomprehensive re.
port 70 the tenth Legislature, session
of 19l9.'
There IL bin in the house now ask.
ing $1,000 for a continuation Of the
Waikiki survey.
The Advertiser estimated that the
proposed canal would be from twelve
20 fifteen feet deep; the Governor says
ten. ~
The Advertiser estimated the width
IF the proposed canal at from fifty 10
one hundred feet; the Governor say
l25 feet.
He gives no figures showing the cost
# his plan, or even the frsf unit of II
gnquestionably he believes they would
itartle the public, but he does "a,
hat the work should be undertaken
ow, None Of the ride fields would be
disturbed until their rising value had
made them too costly for agricultural
The most SPECIFIC thing told about the
Inc Of the canal is that it win lend
from the kapahulu Road to the rect
III Ala MoanRv Carrying the canal
out through the reef 20 deep water Il
IN important feature of the plan. This
Will obviate the pollution of the Dc
hNssy swimming pool sure TO occur
we're the effluent discharging Just be
low the Mockizuli club 10 pour Out
greatly swollen flood onto the cora
Stats. II times Of fresheth the streAn
wen now fouls the beach for quarter
Of mile ~
Civic Center Note 81
The footnote on civic center devel
oped only one point not already ex
planned In the report Of the senat,
ways and means committee on Senate
shingles bill approprinting 10000 TO
the expenses Of moving the warehous'
Of Thee, IA. Davies and CO.., Ltd, from
one government lot TO another, thereb,
permitting Bishop Street TO be openel
IMP 70 the waterfront and placing OF
the market various remnants OF gov