The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-08
HARRINGTON
INAUGURATED
AS GOVERNOR
More Than Ordinary Pag-
eantry Attaches to Cere-
. mony; New Executive Out
lines Policies in Address.

Wallace r. Harrington took the
oath of Office and became Governor of
Hawaii on Tuesday morning shortly
after his return from the mainland
on the Matson liner Maui.
More than ordinary ceremony at
tached to his induction into Office. He
was met off port by reception commit
tees and friends, at the dock by other
reception committees and the march
ing brigade of the Ad Club and on ar
rival at the capitol building there
were other ceremonies conducted by
the Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian
Warriors. The participation of Ha-
waiian societies lent distinctive color
to the affair and there was a union
of the old and the new Hawaii in the
pageant and ceremonies. Along the
ruote to the capitol building Cover
nor Harrington was given an ovation
all the way and great throng wit
messed his taking the oath of office
and heard his inaugural address.
Chief Justice Coke administered the
oath of office.
Policies Outlined
In his inaugural address Governor
Harrington said in part:
81 take my texts from the Christian
faith of our American fathers and
mothers; from the lessons of Amerl-
can history and from the gospel of
hard work. l call upon every Ameri-
can in this territory to renew the
pledge to enlist in civic service. l
can see no place in Hawaiis scheme
of life for the lazy or Indifferent. I
offer the people of Hawaii message
of action. l am confident that strike
a responsive chord in the civic spirit
of these islands when I say that our
faces should always be to the front.
Forward is the spirit of the hour. We
must build. There is great work to
be done and citizens privileged to
make their homes in this outpost of
our country will accept the opportun-
ity, marking performance with quiet
courage, common sense, vigor and a
patriotic determination to do the
plain duty of today, so that the NOR
row shall find us cheerfully and read
lily undertaking whatever new task
is then at hand.
Will Seek Efficiency
"Hewing to the line that has run
consistently through the history of
national and territorial administra-
tion under the Republican party from
President Lincoln to President Hard
ing every effort will be centered on
securing the highest possible standard
of efficiency at the lowest possible
cost. At the same time there will be
thoughtful regard for the adequate re
turn to which the sincere and profici-
ent public servants are entitled. We
should not allow ourselves to drop
into the careless and thoughtless at
titude of assuming that a public Office
is synonymous with an undesirable
brand of politics.
Intensive Methods Needed
"To accomplish our purpose means
a return to frugal living, careful dis
cipline in business management high
regard for moral standards, intensive
methods as distinguished from the
careless and reckless, simple justice
and fair return for the laborer and
for the executive leader on whose in
dustry, judgment and financial
strength so much depends. The in
.tegrity of our business institutions,
Nhe intelligence of our citizenship and
the atmosphere of comradeship evi-
denced in the past. inspire confidence
in the certainty of our success in ad-
iusting to changed conditions and
holding an advanced place in the
march of events.
Prevent Land Speculation
"The rehabilitation or Hawaiian
Homes law that will be nut in opera
ton by the incoming administration
represents an agreement by leaders
of the territory and of the nation that
the valuable public lands of the ter
ritory under cultivation in sugar cane
shall not be jeopardized by possible
land spectators operating through a
lottery system The law registers
the solicitude of the federal govern
ment for the American citizens of
Hawaiian ancestry and also establish
es the policy of the government to
facilitate rather than hamper the legi-
innate activities of reputable corpora
tions engaged in large scale agricul-
tural industry.
Support For Homesteading
"The Executive of the territory will
bend everv energy to secure for the
Hawaiian homes movement the COM
plete success pictured in the minds
of the most ardent supporters. NO
private enterprise could call for the
exercise of greater accuracy in fore
thought, more eXacting business man.
agement or more efficient team work
than this homesteadingf fpfogram that
will soon be launched. 1t is of the
utmost importance that homesteaders
and officials shall receive for the full
fillment of the promise the united
support marshaled in the campaign to
secure the massage of the. law Bear