The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-11

.le Will develop and place before
that America begin to plan NOW
for what is to be done with her
great army when victory has been
secured in France and the Kaiser
is driven into the oblivion he de-
serves.
I'VE will have a million MEN
IN France by this fall" said the
Secretary yesterday, and two
million by next spring, and as
many more after that as may be
equired to bring about the COM
'lete defeat of Germany. When
victory is won and Our army of
millions of men are brought
home; we must besprepared to
axe care of them. Many of them
will not he able to return to the
occupation they left to take up
lrms. We cannot allow them sim
'ly to be turned loose upon the
ommunity to bring about a Sc
'iouS economic disturbance.
PUBLIC LAND SURVEY
Il have a proposal in mind TO
resent to congress-, with a re-
quest for an appropriation OF two
o three million dollars to carry
ut the preliminaries. My plan is to
av" the land situation of the Nation
IrNrlrd ! would have the many thou
and acres of eastern swamp lands
one over, with the idea Of seeing
here the dykes and the canals to
rain and protect them should 20 in,
i'll the cost of the work | would have
he 'rut.orer' lands of Michigan and
illinois surveyed and estimates male
Il IL" work necessary to stump and
lrHr these lands for cultivation;
would have the fifteen million acres of
rid lands in the west gone over to See
,hcrC the reservoir systems can be put
II and the irrigation canals run to
'rmG this land into use
II wonh have the lands an rlas.i
fed. including the public lauds OF
HuWaii. and when the soldiers come
back from France l would offer it Ia
them for demonstrating. Those who
Nunt land can specify what kind they
prefer and then the various prOiot Is
FOR the reclamation Of the lands could
h" started. The men would not be
discharged from the army, but retained
III service and under the direction OF
army enSineers could themselves carry
tnt the reclamation Of the lauds they
had selected. The government Woald
support them and pay them while thus
engaged.
Finance Homesteaders
"When the reclamation projects
have been completed, the governme nj
would under the plan ! have in mind
finance the operation of the homestead
rrs, build them homes, furnish them
with farming utensils and stock, hold
ing the cost of reclamation and the
amount of the advance as a lien
against tho homesteadera payable bacb
to the government on easy terms, ovei
period Of thirty or forty years.
"ln this way we would meet the
problem of what to do with a disbard
I'd army; we would meet the economic
question Involved and, at the same
time, We would carry forward the de
Nel"pment Of the country"
Interest In Hawaii
This is the great project today hold
ing the mind of Secretary Lane, bu'
in tue midst Of it he has time to con
slider other projects, in which Hawai-
has her big part
wanted to visit these Islands fG3
years ago, y he says. 81 promised \,
come then, and | wanted to keep tha
promise, but big events intrrfcred
Now, at Washington, we have
smoothly running machiqe aud We ar
meeting the great problems Of the wa
! in II way that believe is satisfac / dr.,
To the American people This has heul
| my first opportunity To pay tho whit
have long wanted tn make ! um her