The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-11
Mr.. RAY Is BACK
Commission Officer Re
turns to The Islands.
On a Special Mission THIS Time
Labor InQuiry-CoaSt survey.
Cable M

D. A Ray, secretary of the Inte"- !
state Commerce COMMITTEE ri theI
United States Senate, arrived By the
Australia yesterday morning. This is.
not Mr. Rays first visit 20 the Islands,
as he was here with the commission
last August.
Il am down here on Il special mis-
sion to find out the exact state OF al
fairs and the manner in which every
| thing has been progressing since the
| departure of the commission sad
Mr.. Ray to an Advertiser reporter las.
! evening.
The thing which l especially intend
| to inquire into is the condition OF IA
Dor, the number of workers now on
| the Islands, where they are coming
from-in general all about J.. When
the bill for making Hawaii Terrific
~ comes up in Congress 5ne OF the
points upon which the opposition VIII
! fight hardest will be the labor. Fer
this reason it is absolutely necessary
| that the advocates of the bill be pre-
pared with facts. / understa7i that
considerable importation i being
made from Portugal, and that recently
steps have been taken toward inducing
| Immigrants to come from Italy. Whi!"
this would not be the particular
strong point of the opposition, the i'm
portation of Chinese and Japanese
would The general feeling Of the
people of the United States * 10 eN-
clude both these races.
Il have no doubt but tina; me terri
torial measure will pass. However, II
is always better in Legislation As vel
as in war to overestimate rather thau
underestimate the strength Z the en-
envy. The tactics of those who oppon'
= the creation of a territory will be II
J hinder and obstruct the passage rain
err than to defeat it. Senator Cuilcu
will lead the fight on the fccr Of tn
Senate for the bill, and will b. second
ed by Senator Morgan. o. oou"s"
Representative Hit will lead IN th'
House. The commission stands ECN
as it ALWAYS did. They favor the IS
! | enlistment of the Hawaiian TsrrltorN
, with government and privileges as lni
and free as any between the Atant'
. and Pacific.
| shall also inquire into MARITIME
, matters. | have already cOnferIc'
with several of the proInlheh
men of the local steamship com
! NAMES. What are needed are tho'
. ough and complete reports anu sur
} views of the coast lines, OF ree-s' anu
ALI danger points. AS soon as tines
are made they will be sent 10 IN
, Coast Geodetic Survey, which viii az
, range them according TO the SEstei
, adoDted by the United states. IN
, SURVEYS cruiser, the Pathfinder, Mo
he exnected here along in o"tcoef I
complete the work.
D ..The need of a cable l. Dres-tb:
D This has been demonstrated ID man
D WAYS lately. the trouble in S.aIuca7 q
= instance Again. during this time
n the plague it is needed. Whlie 1he'
\ is nothing really definite. Senate
= Morgan told me not long ago ina, >
. had good reason to beleVe 'iia' al :
\ preliminary arrangements ir 10y
= the cable will have been ma"e " u
2 time Congress meets.
= q had particularly desired -
n here on the Fourth, but -He uei"S,
= Nippon prevented me. l Wlsnen - "
serve the spirit with when en- III
Fourth after the raising O. ne 80
was celebrated.
II leave at once for tas Fc.; Il
y where intend to see all there Is 10
= seer. no matter how long = EaE+'s
= am charmed with the ls-alGs, 4.
. have always been anxious - tEhe .
. other trim down since the time J icy.