Evening star., 1932-03-02
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

| BY Gable to The Star.
HONOLULU, March (N.AN.A).-
It is necessary to go back some time
to show the efforts made to clean up
Honolulu which finally resulted In the
present laws.
soon after Gov. Judd took office he
! appointed a crime commission 10 IN
veStigate every problem OF crime anu
law enforcement, and many Oh the
recommendations made were enacteo.
But the main trouble was the way
in which the prosecutor and police head
were elected. The Governor year ago
introduced a bill to create the once
OF police chief and making 1t appoint
i've. but 1t had been thrust aside.
There has been long conflict be-
tween factions in the islands on the
advisability of centering more power IN
the Governor, and great opposition TO
this has developed by those who RlleVe
in local self-government.
Clash on Executive Powers.
Proponents and opponents of state
hood have argued increasingly. There
are some who feel that In Hawaii, as
a part of the United States. democratic
government should be carried to its
logical conclusion and all power gwen
strongly that, owing to the mixture o,
races, statehood is unthnkapie' anu
that some functions OF goVernment
should he taken from elected officials
and nlaced upon the Governor, VINO
could then be held responsible Tor con-
ditions. ONLY recently Col. c. P. lauKea'
a leading Hawaiian, greatly respecIeo'
said: Ia for
MY opinion is that it would pc lar
better in the interests OF all conceilieu'
and of the Hawaiian element III paI
ticular, that paternal government
such as Hawaii had at its 1nceptlon as
a territory and before SUBDIVISIONS IN
the way Of counties and municipalities
were created by our local Legislature,
be restored. with one guiding hano ana
executive in the person OF Governor.
representing the President OF the
United States, with appointiVe heaos ol
departments with the approval OF tne
Legislature. Failing which, l Tor one
would welcome a government by COM
mission. comprising the Army, Navy
and local citizens appointed by the
President with the approval OF the
United States Senate
Whatever the merits of either view
point. the condition exists and has un-
doubtedly hampered those who wish 10
bring about more centralized govern
ment of whatever form. When Gov.
Judd returned from the mainland IN
December he appointed committee
from the local House of Representatives
and the Senate to form concrete pro
gram to go before special session. Inc
Kahahawai killing gave. impetus to his
demands, and public opinion was now
with him. When the program was
! Tod he 11nH O SnpriQl session
and the remedial bills were soon passed.
There was no longer disposition to
! temporiZe.
Police Commission Created.
The most important of the bills
created Police Commission, which ap--
points and may remove the chief OF
police, and which creates all rules and
regulations for the police department.
This commission is composed OF some
of the most representative men in the
island, drafted for public service be-
cause of the emergency. They are
Ernest w. Greene, a native of New
York City. mechanical engineer and
manager of one Of the largest planta-
tions; Frederick D. Lowrey, white, a
native of Honolulu, Harvard graduate
and business man; E. E. Dodge, who
halls from New England; A. D. Castro,
FOTLuBueSe lTOLl Tie Mhuchd 4oAauuc
and president of trust company, and
George /. Brown, the only man with
any Hawaiian blood on the commission,
a brother of the golfer. Francis Brown:
His mother was party Hawaiian and
was noted for her philanthropy to all
races.
The commission appointed Charles F.
Weber, native of Pennsylvania and
secretary to Walter Dillingham;, one Of
the most influential and richest busi-
ness men of the Islands, police chief.
Weber already has started to reor-
ganize the force and has brought John
Greening, a captain of police from
Berkeley, Calf, to survey the police
department and make recommends
tions, The commission intends to OBJ
tain mainland experts for every branch
Of police activity. particularly to