The herald., 1897-12-09
CHAMBER COMMERCE
DIRECTORS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST ANNEXATION
Don't Want Hawaii-Department Of
Commerce 1ndorsed-Other
Matters Considered

The board or directors or the chamDe1
Of commerce met yesterday afternoon
at 3:15 with the following present:
Messrs. Duque, Francis, Forman, Croft
Klokke, Mathuss. Newberry. Patterson
Slauson. Story. vetter. Waters, Willard
President Forman occupied the chair.
Director Patterson, chairman of the
committee on commerce, made the fol.
lowing report on the matter Of the in.
crease of freight rates on wines from
California points to New York:
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. g. 1897
TO the Directors of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce: Gentlemen-The
matter Of threatened increase Of rates OF
freight upon native wines and brandies to
New York. which was brought to the at.
tention Of this board by Messrs. Charles
Stern & Son, and which was referred to the
committee on commerce, with power to
act. has had careful attention.
I addressed communications to the rep.
resentatives Of both of the great railroad
systems which operate In Southern Cali
fornia, urging upon them in behalf of the
chamber the most serious consideration OF
matter of such vital Importance to this
section Of the country. I have already
received assurance that the matter Is re-
ceiving careful attention.
(Signed) w. C. PATTERSON,
Chairman committee on commerce.
Director Patterson also reported ir
reference to the action of the Western
Traffic association as follows:
LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec. 8, 1897.
To the Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce: Conference.-The committe on COM
merce. to which was referred the commune
cation from the Portland. Ore, chamber
of commerce, dated November 18th, 1897
would respectfully report advising the
adoption Of the following resolution:
Whereas. 1t is reported that the West.
ern Traffic association has passed an or.
der. to become effective January 1st, 1898
whereby all railroads under the jurisdic-
ton of the association shall be forbidden
to allow passengers to ride ON freight
trains; and
Whereas. The enforcement of this order
will work q great hardship to mercantile
houses in the territory west Of the Rocky
mountains. where passenger service Is sc
infrequent: therefore, be it
Resolved, By the board Of directors OF
the chamber Of commerce, that this body
respectfully petition the Western traffic
association to omit from the operation OF
the above mentioned order such railroads
as run into cities west of the Rocky noun.
tains.
Resolved, That copies Of this preamble
and resolution be transmitted to the West
ern Traffic association, to the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe companies. and ia
the Portland chamber Of commerce.
(Signed) w. G. PATTERSON,
Chairman committee on commerce.
Director Patterson submitted anothe,
report, upon the communication of j
Ross Clark touching the proposal of the
annexation Of the Hawaiian islands
which was in substance as follows:
We should be disposed to question the
wisdom Of annexation. because:
First-Of the long established American
sentiment against the further ACQUISITION
of territory.
Second-By reason Of the great distance
Of these islands from the United States and
the consequent difficulty and expense
which would be involved in their defense
and protection In case of war.
Third-Because Of the enormous alien
Mongolian population which would be ac.
quired, and which would in some degree
be menace to American labor.
Fourth-The spirit of American institu.
tions does not lend itself to the extinction
of autonomy in any other nation. The
plea ESQ brilliantly exemplifled in the Brit.
lsh colonial policy that weak and ig
norant nation should be uplifted by taking
away It's independence, jibes better witt
monarchical Ideas than with ours. We
believe government should rest on the con.
sent Of more than three per cent of the gov.
erned. Three thousand adopted Hawaiians
desire annexation: ninety-seven Thousand
native Hawaiians do not. It is not yet 6
republican proportion.
The following resolution was Offered
and, on motion, adopted:
Resolved, That It Is the sentiment Of thu
board Of directors Of the Los Angeles
chamber Of commerce that the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands will be in the Ions
run decidedly detrimental to the beet su
gar interests Of Southern California.
Resolved. That copies Of this resolution
be sent to the senators and Representatives
from this state.
Director Newberry. In behalf Of thu
committee on ways and means, made {
lengthy report on the matter Of open.
ing up q new set of books January LIST
for keeping the accounts and records O.
the chamber. The same was adopted.
Director Slauson reported progress II
the matter Of soliciting funds for tn,
Omaha exposition.
A communication was read from tn,
joint committee to promote a depart
ment Of commerce and industries, ask
ing the chamber to appoint q delegat,
to act Jointly with this committee II
order to assure success in the movement