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THE HAWAIIAN STAR,, , - .SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1008. . ,,'
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GEORGE F. HENSHALL MANAGER
SATURDAY DECEMBER 26, 1908
NO MORE DELAY IS TOLERABLE.
The trouble with the sluicing plan for the Nuuanu dam 1? its uncer
tainty, which is not tolerable. Honolulu wants her water supply im
proved, at once And it is not at all sure Mint the sluicing plan is
reasonably practicable after all. It is true that as far as rainfall records
go this year has been an exceptional one, but most of the recording
measures arc far below where rain is needed to make sluicing at the
dam practicable, and it may be doubted whether rain enough to com
plete the work in reasonable time may be properly expected on these
higher levels. The Adveriscr thinks that an attempt to alter the con
tract now nr'ght cause legislative opposition which would defeat the
whole scheme, but this is inconceivable. No sine legislator could vote
to abandon a practicable plan into which so much public money has
already been put. The question now is simply one of how best to fin
ish the job. One great consideration is that Honolulu, as soon as pos
sible, shall have the splendid water supply the proposed reservoir is
intended to give. The plan of waiting for heavy rains to enable the
contractors to. sluice dirt into the filling is shown to be unreliable.
Therefore the question now to be considered is whether some method
insuring results should not be adopted. Considering the contour of
the country, it would seem that a gravity railroad system to bring dirt
to the filling place should not be very expensive. The matter is one
for engineers to consider. But there can be no doubt that the people
of Honolulu do not want any more dry seasons with a shortage of water
for household and garden purposes.
AMENDING THE ORGANIC ACT.
routes of trade." v "
The fate of China is also secured by the agreement or treaty between
Washington and Tokyo. sa,ys the London Times, and it delicately ex
presses a hope that henceforth justice will be done to those portions of
the Chinese Empire which have been in the occupation of japart, by the'
stablishmcin there of a system of real comincrlcialcqtiality among the
nations. This is particularly desirable, thinks the Aption (Paris), be
cause China, at this present moment, is the object of the commercial
aspirations of them all, especially of Germany, hints the Libcrtc (Par
is). Germany will be mightily irritated, thinks this journal, by the last
clause of the agreement which provides for a mutual (Consultation, be
fore taking individual actionem case of any emergency which threatens
the status quo.
The Figaro (Paris) dwells upon the matter from completely com
mercial standpoint, and concludes that in matters of trade Japan in
spite of her proximity ,has no more rights in China than America has:
"The interests of Japan in China are identical with those of Amer
ica . . . and consist very largely in guaranteeing an open marke
throughout the length and breadth of the great Middle Kingdom. We
are now assured that the American Government will' hot establish any
relations with China detrimental to the lcgitiniatc,;in'te,rcsts and aspira"
tions of Japan, and that Japan will welcome the' activity of American
enterprise in that country.
A NEW JAPANESE WAR STORY.
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The publication of the understanding with jpan has brought out
many stories of secret negotiations. The latestAis one in the Hearst
papers to the effect that President Roosevelt'sT'intervention, which
brought about peace with Russia, was at the request of Japan :
In connection with the formation of this ."new treaty, some
astonishing facts in connection with 'the Russo-Japanese
war arbitration have cropped otit. For instance,
there is authoritative report behind the statement now given
forth for the first time, that it was Tanair'and not Russia.
which first sought the mediation of the United' States through
President Roosevelt in order to end the conflicts'.
Hitherto the people of America, as well as those of Japan,
have been taught to believe that Russia, desperate, and beyond
succor after the succession of disastrous defeats' to her arms,
made overtures to Roosevelt that brought .aboiit the Ports
mouth conference. '
But it now appears that Japan was in far.'mbre desperate
straits than her apparently conquered cnemv, and that she sent
en embassy to Washington to frankly ask President Roosevelt
to intervene while there was yet chance of gaining a fair share
of the honors of war. Hm''
According to the information now at hand tlic President
agreed to intervene, assuring the Japanese cVOy, however,
that there was no possible chance of his country obtaining a
war indemnity or a cession of Russian territory. Japan agreed
. willingly to this condition of mediation. The treaty confer
ence followed, but until now the Japanese people have been al
lowed to believe that they were robbed of the fruits of their
Victory by their envoys, with the aid of the. United States -(lovernnient.
The Stars Washington correspondent today gives details of manv
proposed amendments to the Organic Act, as offered in bills introduced
in Congress by Delegate Kalanianaole. These definite details Serve to
clear up some mysteries ,due perhaps to an apparently inerradicable
tendency among Hawaaii public officials to see that the public know
as little as possible about public business. The Star more than a week
ago called attention to the strangeness of the method of procedure, in
connection with executive failure to even allow the people here to see
the text of amendments of the land laws being drafted and proposed.
We dpn't know exactly why there should be this reluctance. As stat
ed before, its imply militates against the measures themselves, no mat
ter how eood thev are. To illustrate atrain bv the Mabuka site matter.
the wav to make Honolulu unanimous aerainst any proposition is to I
try to run it through secretly in Washington. Resentment against the-t-V
method blinds many people here to the merits of the scheme, what
ever it may be. So it is to be hoped that government officials will grad- f '
uallv erow to understand a "bit better than the public cannot be brought
to regard officialas as arbiters of the destiny of public lands, or any "'rpm a. letter received yesterday
Other "public affairs. "J 0vernor .Frear by Actlng-Gover-
; ' , ,,nprMott-Smtth it seems apparent that
The weather joined in and tried as best this latitude can try, to niakc-fttwall has been for the nrst time al
it seem like Christmas. People were actually heard to make the .state-j.lQWQd to participate In the appropria
mcnt that it was cold yesterday morning. j.tleuw made yearly by Congress for the
- ; .purpose of .hydrographic and geogra-
There an- those who-think that the large sum which generous v!?-'' "I"1" ln wMnG ot tne
ftors stent on .-1 Christmas tree fnr children in tlie BUhnn lnt' in fm-.t' 8UbJect Governor dear's letter states
-.r l -r tt a 1 1 a 1 -ii 1 1 1 . . I 'niu j u wmacuto liciu ucLwctjii ii iii - cent YiBit or iJirertor Newell or the
rt rho Vnniiir Hntn n 1 1 nr 1 1 1 lioftnt- intra Knoti iicnH m nincA trnr-ft -2 1 vcat won ui uiiCLlut iicwcii ui wig
k"1 "v-"" ""v--l""",',v'8e .'Saeretary Garfield nn,l th hPni ;..i ri o,i-. .i
- - " --mum t CUC1UI iVCVJUllJClllUlt UC1 fltC (1I1U lllll U
of -tlu- hydrograpWc and geographic it Is but a forerunner of the use of
surveys, It was decider! that the chief Federal funds in reclaiming the arid
on 'ttie Hydrographic bureau should areas of this Territory along the lines
Come to Hawaii to look into the con-.. -,
dltlons as soon as possible,
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and If you don't need classes will tell
you; If you do will Bell you the beet
. Count Zeppelin is building a balloon to make the trip to the North
V6k It will make Emperor William' sad to say fe&dbv to "the 1
im Herman ot the twentieth century," as he has called the Count.
Any Hawaiian should be able to give that mainland author the in
rormat.on he wants about poi. At least they all have the substance of
it at their finger s ends.
vvnen uovernor'!Tear left this city
he stated that hp. would attempt to
h&ve a ruling made that the appropria
tions made for his work should he
available in this Territory. He ap
peared doubtful tftoiifih hopeful that It
could be done, but' from the fact that
Interest enough has been taken in the
matter to arrange for the sending of
the chief of the bureau to Hawaii, It.
seems certain that his hopes have"been
more than realized.
The subject of''water conservation
will be the' work taken in hand, and
it may be definitely stated that this
action on the part of the government
is due In a very large part to the re
SOME PROMISE
OF
RECLAMATION
charity. But this view does not prevail among those who had a chance
to sec what a fine time the youngsters had at the tree.
DOES IT AMOUNT TO AN ALLIANCE?
The whole world seems to regard the" exchange of notes between
United States and Japanese diplomatic representatives as settling condi
tions of peace for a long time. It is difncutl o tee on the one band
how it amounts to anything, or on :!'e otEcr 1E il .l."s a-' is bin 'ing
if cj-ii escape the fate of discus..on as a treat- in the United St.itej
Senate, liut the press, of Europe takes it as a settled agreement amount
ing to an alliance. As a matter of fact, doesn't it? Could cither the Unit
ed States or Japan pursue a policy contrary to that set forth in the notes
exchanged by the Japanese ambassador and the American Secretary of
.State -without standing before the world guilty of bad faith? If they
coufd, the notes amount to nothing. If they could not, the notes
amount to a treaty, an alliance. However, no matter how the Ameri
can Senate may view the matter, tlie European press, as shown Ly trans
ations of comments for the Literary Digest thinks that there is an
alliance, or an agreement just as effective:
In treating of this matter in a long article the Preussischc Zcittmg.
(Berlin) speaks as follows with regard to the Pacific problem:
"In America the view was at one time entertained that a decisive
struggle was imminent between the United States and Japan to decide
the problem of hegemony in the Pacific. It was in the first instance
supposed that Japan might have depended upon the support of Russia.
Frurr today there can be no more mention of such an idea."
Hu London Daily Post also believes that the new agreement "post
pones indefinitely the once inch-talkcd-of struggle for the. mastery of
he Pacific." Reckoning it as one of the great compacts such as those
between Japan and Great Britain or France and Russia, The Daily
News (London) says that "apart from technicalities it might just as
well be called an alliance." It is a "fresh guaranty of peace in the Far
Eat," especially between the United States and Japan. These two
countries will henceforth "repudiate the idea of rivalry in those re
gions." declares the Paris Temps; and the Journal (Paris) thinks that
the signing of the compact at Washington pours a flood of glory upon
the closing ciays of President Roosevelt's official term, adding:
"France, as the friend of both nations ,is likv them, deeply interested
n the maintenance of the status quo in the Far East, and is gratified
by this new j ledge of peace."
This iden that the Agreement insures the solution of the Pacific prob
luin and the maintenance of peace between the nations on its Eastern
and Western shores is emphatically dwelt upon by the Journal dos
Dqlmts (Pa:.) which pruiies Japnn's unselfish conduct in the matter.
Thus we nj.ul:
'Japan hns now given to Europe full proof of her disinterestedness.
A,4u ttml America will fel tlitniiiylves coinpulhd to come to some com
mortJlnl njp intuit with JaKm, wiiCinlly ns oponiiitf of the Panama
glial ii nWnijd to cluuitff), to tlm iitivBiit&jfs of the iBHer, tlie vrki!
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