The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-29

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Kalanianaole has inaugurated his fight
70 have congress, al this time, enact
the necessary legislation to make the
! Island Of Oahu the greatest naval and
military base in the possession Of the
United States. He believes that despite
the war in Europe It is necessary fol
Congress 70 60 the limit in having a
naval base and fortiAeations that will
be ready at 1 moments notice 10 de.
fend the coast line Of the mainland
from Alaska to Panama. Following
several conferences with leaders he has
introduced into the house the following
resolution: 49,. --....E 5 k,,a =
~ Whereas the naval base and
military Notifications on the Island
OF Oahu, Territory Of Hawaii, con.
stitute the main defense of the
Pacific Coast OF Continental Unit.
+ cd States; and ,t'. fN
Whereas II is imperative that this
naval base and Notifications be i'm.
mcdiately brought to the highest
degree Of efficiency; therefore be IL
II IA. * Resolved that the committee on
military Affairs Of the house of rep
resentatives be directed to make
inquiry of the proper naval and
b military authorities and report to
the house the necessary legislation
to, bring to the highest degree Of
efficiency the naval base and forti-
hcations on the Island OF Oahu 49,.
Hearing Is Assured M I2E NFf,@
The resolhtionAis directed TO the mil.
itary affairs committee of the house,
although matters that pertain to the
navy are involved. Under the proceed.
ure Of The house, committees do not III,
Y vide jurisdiction over any matter pre-.
scented and to the committee Of the
longest service goes the honor Of hand.
ling the proposed legislation. M IL w., -.
Following eonferchees with members
Of the rules committee, the Delegate
hug been assured that a, rule will be
, forthcoming to give the resolution q
hearing 10 the house. H4F &.l b"
% (" There is much to be done TO make
Hawaii q real fortress, said the Dele
gate in discussing his resolution. 'My
intent Is to bring this matter force,
fully TO the attention of the members
o. congress. The war is engul6hg the
entire world and a little foresight now
may save untold wealth before peace
again comes to the earth ~"
would Repair Our Roads e~.f
Delegate Kalanianaole; has introduced
ameasure In the house that appropri
Ates $50, 000, 900 to be spent under di
rection of the secretary of war to re
pair state and territorial roads that are
damaged by army service. Senator
Smith of Maryland fathers like meas
pre in the senate. The damage that
the roads of Oahu has suffered by heavy
army transportation is being duplicated
especially on state roads around mill
tary environments Particularly is thi,
80 Of the Maryland state roads.
Women May Get Vote
The bin Of the Delegate to give the
women of Hawaii the franchise will
shortly be considered by the new com
mittee ON suffrage of the house. The
measure has already passed the senate
Senator Shafroth introduced the meas
ure the Delegate presented to the house
in the first session of this congress,
and il went through the upper body
without much delay. Chairman Raker,
OF the house suffrage committe, on re-
quest of the Delegate, has taken up
tile bill. II provides authority for the
territorial Legislature to submit the
suffrage question to the voters.
Prohibition Certain Va 80
3 Congress at this session will u9doubt-
edly pass the bill Of the Delegate max
ing Hawaii bone dry for the period of
the war and giving to the electorate
the right TO determine, when the war is
concluded, whether or not the Islands
are to stay dry. The measure OF the
Delegate has been fayorably rep orted
by the house committee on territories.
Senator Sheppard Of Texas introduced
the Delegate, : bill into the senate and
has had 1t fayorably reported by the
senate committee on Pacific Islands.
The mesFure of the Delegate knows no
dry for the rich man as, well as for the
poor man. 81, g, Il /. at, afs;&q, r....
oahu DRY Order Criticized p.
In this respect the sbill before con
gress is unlike the jqFder just issued by
President Wilson making Oahu partly
dry foyB military purposes The order
Of the President has been severely eTiti,
eized Discussing the order the Dele.
gate said III Is simply class legisla.
tions by executive order. | 1t depriyes
the poor man on the leland of Oahn of
his beer aud his wines. Yet it permits
the man with, money to indulge his pas.
sions to his hearts, desire. The order
Of the President makes bone dry. pro.
hibitipn at this time imperative, IL for
nothing ehe than TO MAKE all the, people
on the island Of Oahu stand on 81 equal
footing on the question Of prohibition. "
RIGHTS Of t'Gentlemen''
When the house committee on terri,
tories was considering the Delegates
prohibition biIl,' the Washington, feprc,
sentative of the Honolulu Chamber 81
Commerce inquired as to the rights of
the gentlemen on the Islands. He
wanted the bill amended so az to per.
init gentlemen to bring ID their booze
in the original packages and baye, It 10
thor homes for tiieif own nse Repre,
sentative Albert Johnson OF Washing,
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