The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-08
American Legion Is
Seeking To Put All
Nominees on Record

HN'NN W hNN NFBAA ASA 'N' 49,
pecially for legislative offices, on rec
ord upon the issues which the Legion
deems most important. The queries
deal with Americanization, education,
public health, juvenile courts and pub
lie improvements.
The Legion in non-sectarian and
non-pOlitical. 1t is designed TO place
the replies OF the candidates within
reach of members of the Legion so
that they can vote i~ntelligehtly and
make up their tickets Of men who
stand with the Legion in its purposes.
Candidates Are Addressed
The letter to the candidate follows:
On the eve of a territorial election,
on the results of which will depend
the hopes of these Islands for good
government and proper laws for the
ensuing two years, it seems lifting
that the members of the American
Legion should be advised rs to the
stand to be taken by the various an
didates on questions which are OF i'm
portance to them and to the Terri
tory.
Because the questions in which The
members of the Legion are vitality in
terCsted are those of broad public pol
icy, it is believed that the Legion viii
represent public sentiment in asking
an expression of opinion by the can
Gidates on these issues.
So that the position of the Legion
may not be misunderstood, it is well
to define the status of his organiza-
ton.
The American Legion is not in poll
tics in favor of the candidacy Of any
individual or in opposition to any in
d%ividual. 1t stands for principles
rather than for men. The support Ol
it's membership will be given men, or
men will be opposed, only as they
are closely Unidentified with measures
involving important principles.
The American Legion stands for con
stitutional, representative government,
for equality under the law, for the
greatest degree of individual liberty
and initiative consistent with the
rights of the mass.
1t opposes government for the bene-
fit of classes; it deprecates the iorma-
ton of political juntas for the support
of class advantage at the sacrifice OF
Intelligent interest in all other gov
ornmental problems.
The individual members of the Le-
gion come from all walks OF life in
this Territory, are of various political
and religious beliefs, and reserve to
themselves the fullest liberty of action
in the exercise of their rights as citi-
Zens.
But as an organization the Legion
concerns itself with certain principles
of Americanism and good government
which it is steadily working to bring
to the first prominence in the minds
of all the people and their representa-
tives, regardless of what political par
ty they represent or from what sta
ton of life they spring.
Asks For Full Reply
For this reason the members of the
Legion desire to know the opinions Of
the candidates of certain now leading
issues in this Territory, and in sub
hitting these questions, the Legion
asks a full reply, specific rather than
general wherever possible, with the
view that the replies may be given to
itG members and to the public as in
formation necessary to be had in in
telligently voting for the present can
didates.
1t is believed, also, that our voters
are interested in intelligent discussion
of the leading problems with which
this Territory has to deal rather than
with the generalities and personalities
which sometimes form so large a part
of political campaigns.
% AUGMENTATION:
Where do you stand on the doctrine
that Hawaii is an essentially Ameri-
can Community, and that existing and
future laws and policies should be
tested by the full Americanism as rep
resented by the principles of the cons
titution of the United States and a
form of government which should rep
resent the interests of the whole peo-
pie?
(a)-What are your views in regard
to the possibility and ACCESSIBILITY Of
trying to Americanize the aliens in
our Territory, that is, both those who
are by birth Americans and those who
may by law become Americans?
(b)-What steps should be taken,
along sound, sane, conservative lines
to carry out an Americanization plan,
and what form should the plan take?
(2) Education:
Where do you stand on giving 10
each child in the Territory an oppor.
tunity for an American public school
(a)-What is the situation as re
CARDS school buildings?
(b)-What is the situation as re
CARDS school equipment?
(c)-What is the situation as re
CARDS school teachers?
(d)-What action should be taken
and how promptly, to place our edu
catiOnal system on a sound basis?
(c)-If additional funds are needed
ever in large amounts, should they
not be raised, and how?
~ Foreign Language Schools:
What remedies do you advocate il
dealing with the Un-Ameriran educa
ton of children in schools conducted
i'm foreign languages and under ideals
leadership and doctrines foreign t.
American civilization?
"a Public Health:
Are you satisfied with the presen
conditions of sanitation and healtl
tbrpugbouf the TprritorV aSDpCia1V a