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S T O C K H O L M , A u g . 23— B r it is h a m b a s s a d o r in W a s h in g t o n L o r d H a l i f a x d e c la r e d on h is a r r i v a l in L o n d o n F r i d a y t h a t h e w o u ld r e m a in in E n g la n d f o r t w o o r th r e e w e e k s . A s h e la n d e d in a b o m b in g p la n e a t a B r it is h a ir d r o m e , th e n a m e o f w h ic h w a s n o t r e v e a le d . L o r d H a l i f a x w a s a c c o m p a n ie d b y C h a r le s P e a k e o f th e B r it is h F o r e ig n O f f i c e w h o p r o c e e d e d t o th e U n it e d S t a te s s o m e t im e a g o .
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T h e O rg a n ic A c t is t h e c o n s titu tio n o f th e T e r r it o r y o f H a w a ii. I t w a s p r o v id e d f o r th is T e r r it o r y b y C o n gre ss, and t h e r e fo r e th e la w s s e t fo r t h th e re in should be s t r ic t ly o b s e r v ed.
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tio n a g a in s t h o ld in g t w o p u b lic o ffic e s a t th e sam e tim e b y g o v e r n m e n t em p loy ees. S e c tio n 16 o f c h a p te r 11, w h ic h has r e fe r e n c e to d is q u a lific a tio n o f le g is la to rs , re a d s : “ T h a t no m e m b e r o f th e le g is la tu r e shall, d u rin g th e te r m f o r w h ic h h e is elected , be a p p o in ted o r e le c te d to a n y o ffic e o f th e T e r r i t o r y o f H a w a ii.” A g a in , in th e fo llo w in g se c tio n 17 o f th e s a m e ch a p ter, w h ic h r e fe r s to d is q u a lific a tio n s o f g o v e r n m e n t o ffic e r s and em p lo y ees, i t is s t a t e d : “ T h a t no p erso n h o ld in g o f f i c e in o r u n d er o r b y a u th o r it y o f th e G o v e rn m e n t o f th e U n it e d S ta te s o r o f th e T e r r it o r y o f H a w a ii shall be e lig ib le t o e le c tio n t o th e le g is la tu r e , o r to h old th e p o s itio n o f a m e m b e r o f th e sa m e w h ile h o ld in g sa id o ffic e .”
T h e la n g u a g e s em p lo y e d in th e f o r e g o in g sectio n s a re p la in and e x p lic it. T h e p r im a r y pu rp ose o f th e t w o sec tio n s is to p r o h ib it a n y p erso n fr o m h o ld in g tw o p u b lic o ffic e s and t o p r o h ib it t h e a p p o in tm e n t o f le g is la tu r e m e m b ers to t e r r i t o r ia l o ffic e s . T h e p rin c ip a l rea son is in c o m p a tib ility o f h o ld in g tw o p u b lic o ffic e s w h ic h h a v e in c o n s is te n t fu n c tio n s and c o n flic t o f d u ty. O ne ca n n o t d is c h a rg e w it h f i d e l i t y and p r o p r ie t y th e d u ties o f b o th . A t com m on la w , o ffic e s a re d eem ed t o b e in c o m p a tib le w h e n t h e ir fu n c tio n s w e r e in co n sisten t.
O u r S u p rem e C o u rt s a id : “ T h e pu rp ose o f th e la w in r e c o g n iz in g and e n fo r c in g th e p rin c ip le r e la t in g to in c o m p a tib ility o f o ffic e s , is t o see to it t h a t a p u b lic o f f ic e r sh all fe e l a t lib e r t y to e x e r c is e h is o p p o rtu n itie s and h is a b ilitie s in th a t o f f i c e w h o lly u n in flu en ced , co n sciou sly o r u n con sciou sly, b y a n y c o n flic t in g in te r e s t o r d u ty .”
O u r co u rts h a v e h eld t h a t th e o ffic e s o f th e s u p e rv is o r and d e p u ty a sses so r o f ta x e s , th e o ffic e s o f s u p e rv is o r and le g is la t iv e o ffic e , and t h e n o ta rie s and le g is la t iv e o f f ic e a re in co m p a tib le.
W e th in k t h a t t h e r e h ad b een m a n y v io la tio n s o f th e A c t , and som e o f o u r le g is la to r s a re s till w it h in th e in h ib itio n o f th e A c t . T h e y a t te m p t to escap e th e la w b y s a y in g t h a t t h e ir em p lo y m e n ts a r e n o t o ffic e s “ in o r u n d er o r b y a u th o ri
t y o f th e g o v e r n m e n t o f th e T e r r it o r y o f H a w a ii.” I t is r id i
culous. M o r e o v e r th e m e m b e rs o f th e le g is la tu r e a re too s y m p a th e tic t o w a r d th e m and t h e y ca n n ot ex p e l th e m fr o m t h e le g is la tu r e . A f e w b ills h ad been in tro d u c ed in th e le g is la t u r e to g e t r id o f th is e v il. T h e c iv il s e r v ic e re g u la tio n should p r o v id e f o r such ru le.
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ee b u t th e s u p e rio r w h o a p p o in ts is also re sp o n sib le to a c e i- t a in e x te n t f o r th e v io la tio n o f th e A c t . T h e s u p e rio r can d is c h a rg e o r d ism iss a n y p erso n h o ld in g tw o p u b lic o ffic e s . A n d y e t, th e s u p e rio r w h b is su pposed to e n fo r c e th e la w s ig n o r e th em .
L a w s a re m a d e to c o n tro l th e hum an conduct. I t i^ u t t e r ly im p o ss ib le t o m a k e a ll la w s w ith o u t looph oles. B u t th e s p ir it o f th e la w s m u s t be re sp ected , and th e la w s m u st be o b served , o th e r w is e it w o u ld be a m o ra l d e fe a t f o r o u r com m u n ity .
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T h e p a r lia m e n t a r y c o m itte e , a c c o r d in g t o th e c o r r e s p o n d e n t in its r e p o r t , p o in t e d o u t f o r in s ta n c e t o a t t h e a ir p la n e f a c t o r y , w h ic h w a s t o l i a v e b e e n r e a d y t w e lv e m o n th s a g o , h a s n o t y e t b e e n in a p o s it io n f o r f u l l p r o d u c t io n a s s c h e d u led .
T h e c o m m it t e e s u g g e s t s th e c o o p e r a t io n o f v a r io u s m in it r ie s in o r d e r t o p r e v e n t t h a t n e w f a c t o r ie s e s ta b lis h e d in p la c e s w h e r e i t is im p o s s ib le t o o b t a n i s u f f ic ie n t l a b o r p o w e r . T h e c o m m it t e e c o n c lu d e d th e r e q u e s te d fu n d a m e n t a l r e v is io n p la n s o f th e m in is t r y o f a i r p la n e p r o d u c t io n f o r th e e s t a b lis h m e n t o f n e w f a c t o r ie s .
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