The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-23

publican territorial convention SGStCT
PREAMBLE
The Republican party of Hawaii in
convention assembled for the purpose
of adopting a platform, pledges FIRST
foremost and all important, its support
of the war policies of our country.
MilitaFism must be wiped out; democ-
Taey must rule. We pledge each and
every Republican candidate For the leg
islature to. snpport i with the same ar
dor which moved the delegates to the
first continental Congress of the Unit
Jed States to adopt the Declaration of
independence, every measure which
will help win the war, and win it now.
The Republican party in congress, and
in every State of the Union has, in
support of war measures, disregarded
Partisanshi and within the Territory
of Hawaii will follow that course
where success in defeating of our en-
omies is involved.
More than a million American young
men are already in France in the uni
form of the United States, where, with
the assistance of our Allies, thCy will
wipe from the earth military despot
ism, that menace to freedom of the
world. Millions more are ready to
Join them If necessary. To all of these
the Republican party of Hawaii sends
cheer and encouragement. Their sac
rficcs shall not he forgotten in the
years to come when peace is restored.
The record of the Republican party is
clear and Illuminating in this respect.
The necessities of soldiers who have
fought for the honor of our country
have always been rccOgnizod and cared
for. Fidelity to the flag of our coun.
try means support by the Republican
party of the needs and necessities Of
the soldier who has shown that fdcli,
ty, and for the widow or orphan when
he has lost his life in the service.
Hawaii recognizes the courage, pa
triOtiSm and prOmptncss of her soldiers,
whether volunteers, national guard or
drafted men, and we pledge our sup.
port to them and their families while
they are battling for our berries and
our land, and we further pledge our
legislators to the enactment of such
legislation as will give each and every
soldier of Hawaii the vote who is clig
ible.
We recognize that the outdoor life
of Il soldier singularly fits him for
agricultural pursuits, and we therefore
pledge the party that in proposed
amendpents to the land laws of the
Territory of Hawaii ito the needs of
our returning soldiers shall be care,
fully studied, and that whcrevR pos
sible preference rights in and to the
public lands shall be granted to them.
A careful survey of all lands should
at once be made, and also an extensive
research into their condition and
adaptabihty for use and occupation by
the soldier who has served his cOun-
try.
Our Delegate to Congress
We heartily endorse the course pur-
sued by our Delegate to Congress, j..
X. KalanianaOle, in his efforts uni.
fOrmly successful; in the interests Of
the Territory. BY reason Of his in
innate acquaintance with departmental
routine, his long experience at our
national capitol, and his close and ar-
curate knowledge of the needs Of our
own people, his services, particularly
at the present time, have been inval-
liable. All of the numerous appeals
arising from the situation created by
the war made to our Delegate have
been eXpeditiOusly, satisfactorily and
successfully responded to by him, and
he cannot be commended too highly for
his close attention TO his constituents =.
Particularly do we endorse tho
course of our Delegate in his endeav-
urs to secure for the people Of the Ter
rtory the largest measure Of home rule,
and the right Of our people to enact
laws for the solution Of all home prob
Irms. His consistent course in this