The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-03-22
makers thsrs IS riak Of cumbersome and iniuriou.

makers, there IS risk Of cumbersome and injurious
legislation.
iects which ought to be accomplished by such an
association as is now proposed, nor the methoos
by which they can be effected. That is what You
have met here to deliberate upon
The causes are plain enough why such concerted
action has been 80 long delayed. Our diversity of
nationaEties may have something TO do with the
delay. No one has liked to assume the response
bility of initiating move simply because of the
risk of being thought self-mportant, self-assert
ing. We have never acquired, as a community,
the valuable habit Of public deliberations. Self
chosen leaders are usually as unlucky they are
undesirable, and men have not until recently felt
inspired with a common purpose During the
first years of the Treaty, people were occupied
in putting their new enterprises into operation,
that they could i'll afford time or thought for any
thing else. There has been reluctance 10 take
steps which might excite the distrnst of Havaiians
as Of some political combination intended To affect
them iniuriously. | think this Is an error. The
great source of existing distrust of sO-cailed
foreigners by aboTiginals Is in the misrepresenta
ton and misunderstanding of the acts and pur-
poses Of the former. This Association can
do much to promote a better feeling III tins
matter Foreigners were invited and encouraged to
come here and make this their home. IL - by the
aid Of such men, that the present form of govern
/ ment was secured. with nationality recognized
| by the treaty powers The preamble of the Act of
Kamehameha III opening the sale of lands Is
worth reciting;
"whereas the development of the resources of
the islands depends essentially upon their aSricu-
ture. And whereas, that agriculture requires the
| aid of foreign capital. skill and labor: And
whereas the King desires to encourage the intro
duction of foreign capital and labor 10 the utmost
extent that His rights of sovereign jurisdiction and
domain will allow, therefore: Be 1t enacted &c.
One sometimes hears doubts expressed of the
security of capital heTe-hints at possible enor-
nous taxation to be made, and for preposterous
objects of arminG the entire native population for
policemen. The whole thing Is out Of the question,
eli. flfun Iap hpra
many citizens of the United States and subjects Of
Great Britain and Germany here, against whose
| rights and interests no such invasion would ever
e Dracticab bic or would seriously be contemplated.
We nave plenty of the best material for the dis
cussion now before OF course perfect unaninity
is neither to be expected nor desired; but reasOn
able Difference to the views of the majority ~, l
SUPPOSE an object to be aimed at. Our WORK Is be-
| fore US, / believe it will be done. Applause.
Col H. 5. Spalding said he should be very egOtis-
tical if he thought he had enjoyed the remarks of
Judge Hartwell more than any one else; he there
| fore took great pleasure III proposing vote of
thanks for the previous speaker. The motion was
/ seconded and carried with applause.
| Colonel Spalding then proposed that committees
| be appointed, respectively ON Labor Cultivation.
Machinery, Legislation. Reciprocity, IranspOrta-
tion, Manufacture of Sugar. and an Executive
| Committee.
The chairman explained that the object Of these
committees was to place the convention III working
Mr.. j. Cartwright asked if it would not be in
| order to first organize the body as assembled.
| Mr.. Adams said it seemed to him that the report
of the various committees would lead b an organ
| iZation.
| The chairman then proceeded to nominate the
various committees, as follows:
| LabOr-Messrs. Y. s. Spalding, J. c. Glade. W.
| q. Irwin, A. Unna, W. o. Smith, ). L. Alexander,
| C. F. Hart, W. f. Grant, W. II. Bailey
! CRltiratiOH-Nessrs. H. NJ Whitney. G.. y. Viii
cox, j. NJ Alexander j. n. Wright, Z. A. BurchaTdt
A. 5. Wilcox, Geo. Holmes, \. II. Smith, L. c.
| WetmOre and ]. H. Soper.
| Mdehiaeyy-J. d. Spreckels, c. L. Hart, Il. Il.
Hind, ]. NJ. Lidgate, W. H. Rowel r. Halstead,
H. X. Macfarlane.
| LegisidfOH-A. 5. Hartwell, z. G. Jones' Jr. j.
| Austin, j. Woods, j. H. Patty.
| RecipyOcity-S. T. Alexander, L. F. Adams, 4. J.
| Cartwright s. b. Dole, 5. L. Austin, 7. X. Clarke
| G. Motley, A. Young. j. b. Atherton.
| TrdHsp0rfdfioH-H. A. Widemaun, I. Ii. Hebron,
| w. Ii. Rickard, A. Dreer W. H. Conwell.
| Manufacture Of SFgaI--R. A. Macie. Jr.. H. p.
| Baldwin. c. KoehlDg, A. Hanneberg, p. n. Makee
ETecafire-E p. Adams, W. G. Irwin, z. S. Spal-
ding, A. S. Hartwel j. H. Patty.
Mr.. Hartwell proposed that the Executive Com
mittee report on the permanent organization of
| this body. Carried
As the meeting was about 10 adjourn, Col. S. C.
| Allen said he had welcome news for all. He read
from letter Just to hand from Minister Allen, of
! Washington, - There is no doubt the treaty will
run Its time which Is September. 1884.
| Mr.. L. II. Walker considered that an adjourn
ment desirable on account of the arrival Of
| the mail He moved that they adjourn until 10 am.
on Tuesday the 2lst instant. Carried