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VAST AMERICAN DEFENCE PROGRAMME: HAWAIIAN CHANCES FOR STATEHOOD
Washington, May 3-Prospect that Hawaii will add the 49th star of statehood to the American flag is brighter as result of the vast defence programme now under way in the mid-Pacific Territory, in the opinion of Delegate Samuel Wilder King, member of Congress.
He thinks that the great military and naval construction design. ed to make Hawaii an impregnable American fortress in the Pacific will bring the Territory deeper into the national consciousness, cause large migration of workers, stimulate commerce and tourist travel, and quicken many activities that reflect the identity of Hawali with the American Union.
Delegate King has just written closely associated with the military Territorial leaders counseling "fall services" of the United States. For speed ahead" in the campaign for more than a century, and long be- statehood, in accordance with the fore Hawali came under the Ameri- favourable vote in the popular ple- can flag, the people of the islands biscite held last November 5. He re- have been well acquainted and commended that Territorial friendly with the United States Legislature should create a Hawali Navy. Statehood Commission to wage an "al out" political campaign both In the Territory and on the main
land,
"They have known the ariny for nearly a hall century. Many of our people have served in the army or
navy. A great many professional and business men in the islands
"The Territorial vote was 2-to-1 for state-hood," Delegate King said are members of the reserve forces. in a United Press Interview. "To Experience
under
the selective my mind that is a clear.cut man-service act will demonstrate the date to the people who were elent- thoroughgoing loyalty.
to the
than 80 per cent. of the populations of Hawalt consists of native-born American citizens Among the re- maining 20 per cent, about one- half are United States nationals, or Filipinos, who are not classifeed as citizens. About 8 per cent, of the population consists of Japanese allens.
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MAXIMUM ESTATE DUTY
RATES CUT
Reduction of the maximum rate of« taxation from sixty per cent, to forty per cent, is among the amendments to be made to the Estate Duties Ordinance, the Tribune learns from authorita- tive sources.
The amending legislation, which, ance
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it is, is "oppressive,
W3d
In addition to scaling down the unjust and unfair.". rates, will also provide for the sur- I might be recalled that when render of Government stock and It
fhdicated by the Hon.
C. debentures as payment of duty, as Attorney General, Mr.
G. well as payment in the nature of Howell, at last month's meeting of
Legislative Immovable property, and reduction the
Cour.chi that to of the fate of interest, will be in- amendments the legislation troduced inta the Legislative were to be introduced shortly, he Council,
said that it was not admitted that the rates as they stood were not high in themselves.
Scaling down of the rates of ELE. Govt, 34% Loan (1994), 94.30, taxation, it is reliably understood,
Union Ins., $405.
Electries X. Rts., $22.25. Electrics Rts., $11.75 Macao Electrics, $18.,
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The total value is $7,455.00.
CITY OF FAMINE
will only have effect on estates
valued at $3,000,000 and more estates with value less than this amount will still pay the taxes originally levied.
Instead of the original rates, estates valued at $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 will pay tax at 35 per cent. estates Valued be- tween $4,000,000 and 85,000,000, 37 per cent and those of a value of $5 millons and more to pay 40 per cent..
..It is understood that the amend- ing regulations are not retrospec- tive in effect.
"But," he added, "it is appreciat- ed that in the circumstances ob- taining in the Colony, it might be difficult and might cause hardship to have to realise substantial sums in cash by the realisation of pro- perty in such a limited market as we have in Malaya,
FOOD ECONOMISING CAMPAIGN.
TAIHO May 13 (Central) Klangst has launched a campaign tc economise food.
Wide publicity is undertaken W Impress the population with the
The provincial government fas issued a proclamation strictly pro- hibiting brewing wine, and making
U with rice.
Meanwhile, it is encouraging the
Schools and different organisations. reclamation of uncultivated lazıð. are instructed to help in this re- Kard
ed to Territorial posts, and to the American flag of ali Hawaiian boys."H.K. Electric Rts. Delegate in Congress, to undertake Delegate King said that more HK to carry out that purpose. REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSION
In connexion with interest to importance of economising food "The Commission should repre-
be paid in the event of duties be at this war time. sent different civie, economic and
ing paid by instalments, this, it racial groups in the islands, and it
ls also learnt, has been reduced to should be given sufficient funds to
s flat rate of four per cent. on carry out an active official public
SHTUKOW, May 13 (Central)-all estate duties from the fate of campaign for statehood. The Com-
Foochow has become a city
death, instead of the previous sys- mission should appear before not
famine. following ย thorough tem of four per cent for the first only the Territories Committees in
The delegate said that income Congress, but also before other tax payments from the Territory to search and seizure of foodstuffs by six months, and six per cert committees that have close contact the National Treasury have exceed- ied those of from 12 to 19 individual with Territorial needs."
Without waiting for this Commis-states, in various recent years. son, Delegate King has undertaken.j STATEHOOD CLAIM an active personal canvass of Con- He thought that the Hawalian gressmen to promote the statehood statehood claim is supported also cause. He has received a
large by the more frequent and rapid number of letters from senators transport facilities between the
and representatives indicating that islands and mainland. Passenger
the Japanese.
The price of rice has soared - to $7.50 per eatty, but even at that price it is hard to get. Fruits and cakes are almost non-existent.
Hundreds of civilians are said to have died of starvation
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statehood is recognised as an ac- steamer transit now has been re- tive topic for discussion, and induced to 44 days, and there are STOCK EXCHANGE numerous causes reporting "open three aeroplane trips fortnightly mindedness" or active support for from the Coast to Hawail. Honolulu the political advancement of the Territory. The majority of Con- gressmen have not, of course, taken a definite position at the present stage of the campaign.
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is a point of call on both steamer and air routes to the Orient and to the South Seas
Delegate King wih awalt action by" the Legislature on the State- hood Commission proposal, before Delegate King, himself a former asking for hearing here on the naval officer, admitted there is utatehood enabling act which he some army and navy sentiment introduced early in the the present" against statehood, but held "that session of Congress. H.R. 597, pend- this generally reflects the view of lng before the House Committee on the junior and rather inexperienc- the Territories, is entitled "A bill ed officers. He said that he had to enable tine people of Hawail to not at any time heard an official form constitution and State expression against future. state government and to be admitted in- hood for Hawall on the part of high to the Union on an equal footing ranking and responsible,spokesmen with the original states.".
for the War and Navy Departments.
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Delegate King is convinced that
The great defence expenditures the logic of events will rapidly in- in Hawall mean that the ties with creas
the support for such a
the American Union are absolutely measure.. permanent, and give added logic to
"The 49th star is on the horizon,"
the approval of statehood status," he said. he said,
The growth of the fleet base and new military establishments means that thousands of skilled workers will settle permanently in Hawall. They will take their fami- lics there,
100,000
More than 100,000 buildings were cestroyed by the Nazis in their
Already the Territory has need lightning war on France. for direct representation In Con- This figure is given in the offi- gress equal to that of the Stares, dial estimate of French war dam- In the long run the large number age.
of persons from mainland states About 25,000 of the
buildings
will desire that their interests be were on the Somme area; the rest represented in Congress by people on the Seine Inferieurt.
of their own selection from their
Three hundred historic buildings: were wrecked.
own community.”
WORKERS INCREASE Delegate King said that the
number of civilian skilled workers
But the famous Chartres cathe- drat escaped the Nazis.
Amiens cathedral also, although
at Pearl Harbour, faval establish- the town was practically razed to. ments had "increased from 2,000 to the ground.
4,000, and that army civilian pay
rolls have trebled or quadrupled
Rheims
cathedral
was only
since the great military and naval lightly damaged, but Evreaux's expansion measures were launched. was seriously affected.
thereafter.
The amendments to the legis'a ton have resulted from a petition forwarded to Government early last month by over six hundred "property owners of all descrip- tions," who claim that the Ordin-
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They have gone up by nearly the chemical is used are also no from Germany £5,000,000 to about £28,000,000, the longer getting largest increase in any group hf across the Atlantic. United Kingdom -manufactures
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"If, statehood for Hawall were to be regarded as incompatible with the special administrative interests of the army or navy, then the same argument could be made with respect to other great military. centres within mainland states," he said. "The national Lim of the United States at this time is the preservation of democracy, and statehood for Hawall would con- form to the spirit of this aim,"
"Military" necessities are not in- terfered with by any state govern- ment, and the national government Thu. 16 has authority to fulfill its defence proposals. The fundamental rights Fri. of American citizenship already are fully applicable in the islands Bat. and these rights have never been regarded. incompatible with inter- esta of national defence.
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Fire ravaged the Rouen district, The population growth in the Ter ritory of Hawali during the decade between the river and the cathe- from 1930 to 1940 was 14.9 per dral, but this church escaped heavy cent., compared to a 7.2 per cent. bombardment.
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