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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
8
Hawaii’s new governor outlines a vigorous policy praising past progress and urging bold action on current issues. He highlights the island chain’s transformation from feudalism to constitutional governance, calls for economic diversification, education, public works, and responsible citizenship to sustain growth and independence.
The piece argues for building national spirit and capable self government in Hawaii, urging inclusive training of Japanese Chinese Hawaiians and Portuguese for citizenship, and promoting immigrant selection, diversified industries, and irrigation. It stresses sugar as vital, urges constructive policy, and highlights transportation, irrigation, education, and development to expand the territory’s economy and land use.
The piece argues for a constructive policy over destruction, praising American influence as the core of Hawaii's development and self government. It warns against a demoralizing factory model and urges Congress to reform the territorial act to cultivate national spirit and unify future citizenship through immigration labor and land policies.
Walter F. Frear, Hawaii's governor, born in Grasa Valley California, traveled to the islands at age ten. He studied at Oahu College and Yale, earning LL.B. magna cum laude, then served as judge and chief justice in Hawaii before entering public life. He married Mary Emma Dillingham and held multiple roles including trustee, director, and secretary for historical and corporate bodies.
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