The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-21

system of school dentists should be
extended. There should be school
nurses, trained to detect bodily defects
and diseases. who shall not only in
struct and guide the child while in
school, but, whenever desirable, visit
the home to instruct and guide the
parent in the care of the child. They
shall see that INDECENT, undernourish-
ed children are given proper food, and
that children suffering from adenoids,
enlarged tonsils, defective sight and
hearing, and other such diseases and
defects, are provided with proper med
ical and surgical attention.
The legislature OF 1921 provided a
clinic for the treatment of venereal
diseases. Hospital care for certain
of the more serious cases has proved
desirable and should be provided.
There should be additional sanitary
inspectors for the districts of Homo
lulu and Hilo and additional facilities
for the prompt handling and removal
of garbage. The rat-proofing of all
seaports in the territory is urged as a
means of protecting the public health.
Revision of Primary Law
We believe that experience has
demonstrated that, under a form of
government such as ours, the best re-
suits in the enactment of legislation
and in the administration of public
affairs can be maintained through the
maintenance of virile and effective
party organizations and we pledge the
representatives of our party in the
Legislature to the amending of the law
so as to provide the partisan and in
dependent primaries to the end that
the primary elections be held in such
a manner so that each voter shall vote
only as a member of a party or as an
Independent and that the integrity as
well as the secrecy of the primary be
maintained.
Pensions
We believe in the principle of pen
sions to all public servants who by
their faithful. efficient and %long-con-
tinued service have been useful con-
tributors to public welfare.
Regulation of Public Utilities
We believe that the Cummins bill
now pending in congress of the Uni
ted States providing for the amend
mem of the Interstate Commerce
acts by making them inapplicable to
the Territory of Hawaii and thereby
rendering all local public utilities now
subject to regulation by the Inter-
State Commerce Commission subject
to local regulation only is in harmony
with the homerule doctrine heretofore
advocated by the Republican party in
the management of local affairs. We
therefore endorse the principle of
local regulation of all public utilities
under proper local legislative action.
Taxation
We believe in the revision of the
present tax law governing the assess
ment and collection of the tax on real
and personal property within the ter
ritory and we pledge u legislative
candidates to work for such revision
looking to a more equitable assess
ment and better distribution of taxes
collected between the territory and
the several counties thereof.
Hawaii Tourist Bureau
Promotion: We endorse the activi-
ties of the Hawaii Tourist Bureau and
commend its policy of increasing main
land travel connections. We favor
liberal appropriations for assistance
of carrying out the work which has
done so much to acquaint the travel
ing public with Hawaii's attractions
in scenic beauty and world wonders
and to keep in line with similar eff
forts by other parts of the world.
Civil Service
We favor such legislation as will
correct such abuses as may have
grown out of the enforcement of all
parts of Chapter III of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, 1915, and all amend
ments thereto, relating to the police
department of Honolulu, City.
Distribution of War Trophies
We pledge our senators and repre-
sentatives to the legislature in work
for the passage of a bill appropriating
a sufficient amount of money to pay
for the expenses of securing and dis
tributing Hawaii's pro rata of the war
trophies now stored in the United
States government warehouse at New
ark Bay, N. j.
Social Welfare
The Republican party in Hawaii fav-
ors legislation for social welfare. 1t
pledges its support to all measures
that promise to increase the health,
happiness and well being of the people
of these islands, and especially of
those in need of the care and train
ing that only the state can give.
The youth of Hawaii must be pro
tected and given a chance to develop.
The institutions for the care of hill
dren in need of special training and
supervision merit support ample to
meet their needs. The Girls Indus