The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-05-02
Senate Lacks Nerve
For Language Bill
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in the allowance to inmates. The
propositions to segregate the sexes
and to turn control of the settlement
over to the federal authorities did
not even get into bills or resolutions.
One of the requests Of the legislature.
however, is that the federal buildings
on Molokai rever to the territorial
government.
Senate Shows White Feather
by a vote OF II TO 4 the senate on
Monday tabled the bill providing that
foreign language schools be brought
under the jurisdiction of the depart
ment of public instruction, and that
all schools in the islands be more
completely Americanized,
Their action" says the Star-Bul-
letin editorially, referring to the IL
senators, lis even shocking to loyal.
Jealous Americans when it is realized
that the import of the measure was
to make it impossible for Japanese
language schools to spread Japanese
propaganda; to compel them to teach
the principles of Americanism, of
democracy, and to impart the ideals
OF liberty and justice as seen through
American eyes, to incluate a knowl-
edge of American institutions and
history"
The vote was:
To table: Baldwin, Coney, Correa,
Hind, ~Kamaouha, c. A. and Harold
Rice, Russell, Shingle, Chillingworth
and Wise.
To pass; Cooke, Desha, King and
Pacheco.
Senator Wise favored to defer ac-
ton, even if it meant another two
years, while Senator Pacheco declar-
ed all schools should be controlled by
the department of public instruction.
Senator Cooke referred to the former
German school at Lihue Kauai, and
declared the Islands want no more of
it. The bill had the approval OF both
Japanese and Chinese authorities.
Senator King argued.
Senator Desha declared that the
real opposition was the almighty
dollar The planters were afraid ii
would disturb labor conditions, he
added.
In reply to Senator Desha, Senator
Single said hat from conversations
he had had with congressman, con-
gress would probably not consider
Hawaii's request for statehood until
the japanese question had been settle
ed.
Answering Senator Single, Desha
flung across the floor of the upper I
house the question as to the why and
wherefore of adopting the resolution
providing that a commission of seven
persons, headed by the governor, pro-
coed to Washington, d. c., on matters
OF importance to Hawaii, including
statehood. Senator Cooke said hal
the petitions of protest that had been
received were not from Japanese edu-
Gators, but from Japanese agitators.
This is the third highly important
Dill to be tabled by the legislature.
The first was woman suffrage, the
original bill having been killed" in
the house, and the second was re-
apportionment, which also met its
fate in the lower chamber.
Appropriation Bill Scrap
There has been a considerable SCRAP
in the legislature over the appropria-
ton bill. The measure was amend
by the house, and the senate de-
to concur in the amendments.
The Dill was then referred to a con-
ference committee composed of seven
of each house. 1t is ex-
pected that the conference committee
report will be forthcoming this morn
ing. 1t is understood the conference
mas the national guard appro-
priation to $4,000, which will be
sufficient, only for the upkeep of
armories during the next two years,
while indications are that the axe has
been applied to the territorial market
ing commission item inserted by the
house finance committee.
To Help Homesteaders
The conference committee, it is be-
lieyed, will insert in the bill an
amount sufficient to enable the gov .
ernor to employ a man of experience :
in the sugar business to advise and
assist homesteaders in the cultiva-
ton and production of cane. The sal
airy of the expert, it is said, will be !
from 10000 to $4,000 a year. It is '
believed that any of the items t