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On  Tuesday,  the  second  day  of  the  Congress,  the  resolution  of 
the  Hawaiian  delegation,  which  was  adopted  later  in  the  week, 
was  introduced.  It  is  here  given  in  full : 
Whereas , The  rapidly  growing  commercial  and  naval  interest 
of  the  United  States  upon  the  Pacific  coast  enphasize  the  strategic 
value  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands  to  the  nation ; and 
Whereas , To  enable  the  Territory  of  Hawaii  to  respond  to 
the  duties  placed  upon  it,  there  is  required  on  the  islands  a large, 
vigorous,  self-reliant  American  community;  and 
Whereas , The  Territory  of  Hawaii  in  what  has  already  been 
done,  including  the  recent  levying  of  a special  income  tax  to  assist 
immigration  and  encourage  the  conservation  of  natural  resources, 
has  approached  the  limit  of  its  own  ability  in  an  effort  to  develop 
the  country  along  traditional  American  linesj  and 
Whereas , It  appears  that  one  of  the  most  practicable  ways  to 
secure  the  necessary  increase  of  actual  American  homes  in  the 
Territory  is  through  the  extension  to  Hawaii  of  the  Federal 
Reclamation  Act ; therefore,  be  it 
Resolved , That  the  National  Irrigation  Congress  urges  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States  to  extend  the  reclamation  act  of 
June  17,  1902,  to  the  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
Mr.  Pinchot,  chairman  of  the  National  Conservation  Commis- 
sion, delivered  his  widely  reported  speech  on  this  day.  He  dwelt 
largely  upon  the  importance  of  resisting  the  large  corporate  in- 
terests in  their  endeavor  to  exploit  the  national  water  power  sites 
to  the  detriment  of  the  commion  good. 
The  chief  interests  to  the  Territory  of  Hawaii  centered  around 
Forester  Hosmer’s  address,  in  which  he  demonstrated  the  national 
importance  of  extending  the  operation  of  the  irrigation  laws  to 
this  Territory.  He  showed  how  much  out  of  proportion  to  its 
size  must  be  the  role  played  by  Hawaii  in  the  development  of  the 
whole  nation  and  how  much  the  Territory  had  already  accom- 
plished for  the  safeguarding  of  the  western  coastline  against  the 
introduction  of  disease  and  agricultural  pests.  Upon  this  small 
community  is  placed  a national  trust  which  it  has  fulfilled  with  in- 
tegrity and  efficiency,  but  in  order  that  it  may  carry  out  to  the 
full  its  beneficial  part  in  national  affairs,  it  is  absolutely  impera- 
tive that  assistance  be  forthcoming  from  the  Federal  Government 
to  help  place  upon  our  lands  a body  of  substantial  citizen  home- 
steaders actuated  by  ideals  and  motives  similar  to  those  possessed 
by  the  nation  at  large  and  thoroughly  in  sympathy  with  the  policy 
of  the  Federal  Government.  In  order  to  procure  desirable  citi- 
zens the  extension  of  the  national  system  of  reclamation  of  arid 
land  by  irrigation  was  of  prime  importance,  for  it  would  enable 
the  Territorial  government  to  offer  homestead  sites  upon  suffi- 
ciently advantageous  terms  to  attract  mainland  settlers. 
Mr.  Hosmer’s  address  met  with  very  general  favor  and  much 
applause. 
