The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-10-31
MEssRs. II. HAoRFELD & Co., agents
o. 40. s. S. Co, Honolulu, III. i.

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ther, that these passengers would
, have to be kept on board the steamer
in quarantine-that is to say, we
would not even be allowed to transfer
them to water craft. This decision is
made on the grounds that such land.
ing would be violation of the exclu-
sion act.
You can readily see what an embar.
RAISING position this decision places
US in. In case ship arrived with
small pox or other contagious disease;
and one or more of the passengers re-
ferred to on board, it would mean a
total disruption of our schedule and
quite likely the laying up of steamer
for full voyage, and it has occurred
to us that when ship arrived at
Honolulu with contagious disease on
board, you might arrange with the
health authorities to care for such
Chinese as are not legally entitled to
land at Honolulu. That is, said Chi
nese to be put into quarantine, you
giving bond, on behalf of the COM
pany, that we will pay all expenses
incident to their care, and agreeing to
call for them, say within sixty days,
and take them back to Hongkong.
We would, if necessary, send the ship
back via Honolulu to pick these pas
| sengers up. Mr.. Center has asked me
to say to you that you may consider
this letter as on joint account for Pa
| cific Mail and o. & o. S. S. COM
panies.
By the Oceanic we will write Mr..
van Buren, to instruct the ships peo-
pie to examine all the Honolulu pass
ports just after leaving Hongkong
and compare them with the holders,
and in case any of them are not valid,
to land the holders at Yokohama,
to be returned to Hongkong in due
course.
Yours truly,
(Signedl. d. d. STUBS,
Secretary.
After reading the correspondence
the encouragement said the execu-
tive had carefully considered the mat
ter and did not feel disposed to grant |
the request. The company had dis |
eliminated against the port and people |
of Honolulu by refusing to take freight |
and by lately raising the fares for pas
senger traffic between here and San
Francisco. He did not think, under |
the circumstances, they had right |
to ask any favors of this govern
ment. While they thus far had no
official statement of the discrimi-
nations mentioned there was no
doubt of their existence. Without
considering the legal phases and diff
culties which would certainly arise if
the request were granted, he wished
to emphasize the fact that under the
the executive did not
feel disposed to grant the request.
Mr.. Suhr said he wished to call at
tention to the fact these steamers had
called here for the past ten years. He
wished to say the steamers had never
refused freight and if it could be of
fered in sufficient quantity he had no
doubt arrangements could be made
with the company for taking it to
San Francisco. As to the raising of
fares all that he had to say was the
had a right to raise its fares
if it saw fit. If they gave better
accommodation they had a right to
charge more. Mr.. Hackfeld had in
quired in San Francisco as the reason
for raising the fares and this was
what they had told him.
The encouragement said that
where cases of humanity required all
the companies asked would be grant
ed, but otherwise he was opposed to
granting the privileges asked.
Mr.. Brown said it was his opinion
that should the request be granted it
would raise the same troubles here
that the United States authorities
were now fighting. There would be
a continuous run of law suits and
habeas corpus cases. As high as
eighty to ninety Chinese passengers
would be landed here as in the past.
How would the government be able
to get them out of the country after
they were once landed?
President Dole said the only protec-
ton the government would have |
would be the guarantee of the COM
panies.
Mr.. Brown pointed out that such a
guarantee would not bind the Chinese
landed and prevent law suits. He
moved the action of the executive be
The Encouragement said the mat
Ter had been laid before the council
as one of information.
Mr.. Brown Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Emmeluth said he had a resoIu-
ion to offer. He was particular to
state it was based upon his individual
observation at the drill held the night
before. He thought the resolution was
just measure, and it should pass. He |
you'd read as follows:
Resolved, That all employees of this
government under forty-five years of
Ige shall within ten days enroll them
elves in some one of the volunteer 6
military companies, and those over
he age specified shall enroll them
elves in the citizens guard.
The encouragement explained the 7
was not clear, and even if
,assed would have to be modified. He
,ointed out that lady school teachers
ould not be expected to join the
militia.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved to refer the
to the executive.
Mr.. Emmeluth hoped it would not
e referred to the executive; they had | =
lad q similar resolution in hand six
months, and had done nothing with
t. He thought it would be time
brown away to refer it to that body.
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