Evening star., 1939-04-30
A Farewell to Hawaii
Best Perspective on Return Home
Visitor From Mainland Often Gets

Hawaii and the States Of the Amer
ican Union. Nor Is that relation
ship unprecedented. The Territory
of Alaska, it is often pointed out
In the course Of discussions OF the
Statehood question, serves as a pre-
cedent of a physically detached area
remaining as q Territory, without
pledge or promise of statehood. And
there is always the case Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, created by the
Nation, through the authority grant,
ed to Congress by the Constitution
the Seventeenth Clause OF Section
III of Article (which reads: The
Congress shall have power
to exercise exclusive legislation IN
all cases whatsoever, over such dis
trict (not exceeding 10 miles square)
as may, by cession OF particular
States, and the acceptance OF Con-
gress, become the seat OF the Gov.
ernment of the United States, ana
to exercise like authority over all
places purchased by the consent OF
the Legislature of the State In which
the same shall be, for the erection
of forts, arsenals, dockyards ana
other needful buildings"
It is perhaps in consequence OF
the condition of the District OF
Columbia, an American community
without the American right OF rep
resentation in the law-making and
governing body, that the stateless
plight of Hawaii is not regarded by
visitor from Washington with
particular sympathy.
However that may be, the ques-
ton remains one of personal IN
terest-perhaps hardly concern-to
the Hawaiians, who are perennlally
aroused by the promoters OF the
statehood proposition, perhaps In
volving the dispatch OF a congress
Sional committee to the delightful
isles during recess of Congress, for
the sounding of sentiment and the
taking of testimony on the subject
Nobody is harmed by these adven-
lures in inquisition, save, very frac-
tionally, the taxpayers Of the United
States who pay the bills.
High-Grade Citizenship.
If, however, statehood is to come
to Hawaii it will be through the
evolution of Hawaiian citizenship to
a point where its quality merits
such reward. Just now it Is high
grade. 1t is intelligent. 1t is loyal
The day may come when it will be
even superior to that of the Ameri-
cans of the mainland. 1t is indeed
today on a somewhat higher plane
than that of some mainland COM
munities, where the standard of law
and order is lamentably low, wherea:
the Hawaiian standard of law anC
order is remarkably high.
For the present, probably for s
long time, and perhaps indefinitely
Hawaii is to be considered as ar
American liability" managed by
the United States with care for tn,
development of the people, theil
abundant livelihood, their educa
ton and their training in citizen
ship.
incidentally, Hawaii remains ant
will for that indefinite period re-
main rich producer of valuable
crops and delightful and inspiring
place of visitation for recreation
refreshment and inspiration.
To steadily increasing degre
the mainland is appreciating thes
qualities of Hawaii and making it
place of visitation, for pleasure an,
for the profitable observation of al
evolution of American citizenship
on the part of conglomerate o
races and peoples. There is mucl
to learn there. Nature teache
many lessons. Man teaches other.