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Tim MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915.
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THE MAUI NEWS
Entered at the Post Offlce at Wailuku, Maul, Hawaii, as second-class matter.
A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People
Issued livery Friday.
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will J. COOPER,
FRIDAY,
EDITOR AND MANAGER
OCTOBER, 1, 1915.
JUSTICE THAT BREEDS CONTEMPT.
A few months ago a young Portuguese clerk in a Honolulu hotel was
lounil short in his accounts some 1300. He had become involved in
a gambling hui and had used money not his own in an attempt to recoup
his losses. He has since been able to make good to his employers the en
tire amount, it is reported, and upon this showing his friends are now
besieging the governor's office for a pardon. And what a position the
governor finds himself in. Cases are cited of more flagrant violation
of the law for which not even an arrest is made and in which the wheels
of justice appear to be blocked. A bank clerk steals thousands, makes
partial restitution when caught and although he had deliberately thrown
suspicion on, and caused financial loss and misery to innocent fellow
employes for a long period of time, is permitted to leave the territory.
Even when outraged public sentiment finally forces reluctant officials
to act, a grand jury fails to find an indictment. The protest of a judge
against this travesty on justice brings no result.
A trusted trust company official is now accused of diverting to his
own use over $20,000 worth of bonds belonging to a trust estate. He is
now nominally under arrest, but he is said to have been able through
aid of his friends to replace the shortage, and is assisting in straighten
ing out the muddle he caused. A cynical public is freely predicting that
he will never suffer any penalty that the law provides for such breach
of trust.
The case of the brewery official, who looted the funds of his com
pany, and cooly departed for the coast, with only the most half-hearted
efforts subsequently made to locate him, is fresh in public minds.
But there does not seem to have been the slightest difficulty on the
parts of prosecutors, courts, or juries in vindicting the law in the case
of the Portuguese clerk, though his crime was less flagrant probably,
than any of the others just mentioned. . Is it any wonder that he now
feels that he should be released? And if justice in this territory is to
be so lop-sided as this, he deserves to be free. Should Governor
Pinkham exercise the clemency prerogative in his case tomorrow, he
could scarcely be censured for it, notwithstanding he might be violat
ing his oath. But how about the oaths of the the First Circuit Court
grand jurymen? Has justice in Hawaii broken down completely? Are
only the weak and uninfluential to be subject to the rigors of the law?
It would seem so but what are we going to do about it?
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THE FOURTH CIVIC CONVENTION.
The Fourth Civic Convention was a delightful affair. The citi
zens of Kauai proved themselves ideal hosts. Their homes wert
thrown open to the delegates, and the best thy had was none too good
for their guests. Their beauty-island was in perfect setting and the
weather was at its best. The visitors were made to feel at home, and
every facility for enjoying themselves was placed at their convenience.
Kauai's reputation for hospitality was upheld in no uncertain manner,
and all who were fortunate enough to have been of the visiting party,
will not soon forget their pleasant experience. From the standpoint
of results accomplished, the Kauai convention probably does not mea
sure up to the standard set at any of the other conventions. Three re
solutions backing up projects already well defined form practically
the sum total of the tangible accomplishments of the meeting. There
were addresses that were inspiring, and no one who heard them but
must have carried away a higher ideal of his duties as a citizen. But
they opened no line of argument their pronouncements were beyond
dispute.
Perhaps this was an oft" year. The next legislature is two years off,
and had any definite constructive work been wrought it must have
waited all too long for legislative action. Perhaps for this reason
also some of the most vigorous and forceful men of previous conventions
were not present this year, and their absence was very evident. There
was a distinct lack of "steam" that has characterized previous sessions
of the body. Nobody is probably to blame for this. But the significant
thing to note is that while all felt the absence of some essential, not al
together tangible, there was no disposition evident to tninimize the
importance of the Civic Convention idea. That next year will re
trieve any lost ground is the firm belief. Nor will Hilo be able to
claim the credit for this, simply because she happens to have the honor
of entertaining the convention. No one community is responsible for
success or failure in such organization it is up to the people of the
vvhole territory. And since the idea of the civic convention is sound,
there is no doubt about the future.
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THE ROAD'S THE NEXT THING.
"During the months of July and August more people visited the
crater( Haleakala) than during any year, and perhaps any two years
in the past, the number being about 150." From W. O. Aiken's report
to the Civic Convention.
This is a striking demonstration of what getting ready for the
tourist will do, for there is no other explanation than that the com
pletion of the new rest house on the summit of the mountain was re
sponsible for the big increase of visitors. Moreover these visitors
more than paid for the maintenance of the place, including the cost of
a caretaker. There isn't a doubt that an auto road to the top of the
mountain would also pay a good rate of interest on the investment al
most from the start. This is one of the most imj)ortant projects to be
undertaken by the county, but it is also the one that will reflect more
credit on the lard of supervisors that puts it through, than anything
else they can do. It will rank as a monument of usefulness and profit
to the county and to the men that make it a reality.
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We share with the Haiku Farmers' Association the belief that the
Kuiha homesteads will eventually prove successful. We believe that
the federal experiment station, through the unremitting efforts of Prof.
Krauss, has already demonstrated that an immense amount of the best
kinds of stock feed may be raised on these lands, and that there is no
more reason why the diversified farm, with high grade live stock as a
component factor, such as is to be found in the middlewest, is not en
tirely feasible. About one more year should settle this point very de
finitely, but the outlook right now is certainly most encouraging. Also
we hope that the Association is right in declaring that those who have
"temporarily left their lands in order to make a living" will return.
Whether they do or not is immaterial so long as their places are event
ually filled by men who have the ability and energy and imagination
to profit by the lessons of others, and by what the government is do
ing to make the way smoother.
Whether this can be accomplished or not is the real problem the
homesteaders should face squarely and bend their united efforts to
wards solving.
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The Hilo Tribune suggests that the coastwise navigation act be
amended to permit passengers to travel on foreign vessels without pen
alty at such times as they are unable to secure booking on American
ships. This is certainly a most reasonable proposition, though it will
doubtless be vigorously opposed by the dog-in-the-manger American
shipping companies.
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