The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-05
LOGAN TALKS OF AMERICA
THINKS WASHINGTON GREATEST
CITY ON EARTH.
What He Learned Regarding Hawaiian
Legislation-Early Committee Re
ports Probable.

Daniel Logan, secretary of the. Ha-
waiian Commission to the Omaha Ex-
position, with his wife returned yeste--
day by the Mariposa. At the close of
the exposition Mr.. and Mrs. Logan
made a tour of the east visiting many
places where Mr.. Logan had lived be-
fore coming to the Islands and where
he had relatives and friends. They were
in Washington for several DAYS
Il met both Mr.. Hartwell and Mr.
Smith in Washington" he said. How
ever, l was there too early in the ses-
sion of Congress to be able to Judge
very accurately of the probabilities of
Hawaiian legislation. 1t seemed pretty
certain at that time that the Hawaiian
territorial bill would be reported from
committee both in the House and SEN
ate very early in the session. The opln-
ion was held by some that there would
be early action and by others that ac-
ton would be delayed. There is I'M
doubtedly a wide diversity of opinion
in Congress, and out of it too where the
subject has been given consideration,
as to the merits of the Hawaiian bill.
The onposition to it is not, as a rule, 20
the, bill as a whole, but as to certain
features of it. some men Directing TO
one1 thing and some to another. The
result Of this, it was generally con-
ceded. would be to provoke long dis
cussion of the matter. So that unless
something intervenes to bring about
summary action, the indications are
that final action can hardly be expected
right away.
"Then there was a belief expressed in
some quarters that there would be an
effort to secure discrimination in the
way of duty against Hawaiian SUI
gar. The source of this movement is
popularity ascribed to the sugar trust.
1T is hard to say whether there is
much general or popular interest in
the Islands or not, among the public
outside of Congress. Wherever 1 went,
there were requests from the newspa-
pers for interviews and statements re-
garding the Islands. In Chicago, rep
resentatives of nearly all the papers
called on me. In Boston several of the
papers published interviews with me
under display heads. And it was the
same in most other places. People with
whom came personally in contact also
displayed considerable interest and l
was often kept busy answering ques-
tons about Hawaii with the name of
the Islands given every variation of
pronunciation it was possible to give
it under the uncertain rules of pronun-
citation of the English language.
But my mission was not political
nor personal My labors were directed
mainly to doing what was within my
power especially by presenting the i'm
portance of it, to securing friendly ana
effective interest in a worthy display
and representation of the Islands az
the Paris Exposition. And it is my only
regret that the plague situation here
seems likely to bring to naught, or at
least greatly minimize the result of
my work in this direction.
washington, 7 consider one of the
finest cities of the world. I was espe
cially fortunate in the weather expert
enced after / left Omaha. 1t is said this
autumn has been an unusually fine one
throughout the east. Certainly it SEEM
ed so to me. The days were like Indian
summer nearly the whole time and the
air was delightful and bracing.
I'm San Francisco the news of the
plague here seemed to be received with
little concern. | proved a false prophet,
for once, to my keen regret, for l told
the passengers on the steamer when
the subject was talked about, that in
all probability by the time we got to
Honolulu the plague would all De over
and almost forgotten.
Il have had an enjoyable trip both
in revisiting scenes of my earlier life
and in visiting places where had new
er been before. But I am glad to get
back to Honolulu, and ready to get in;o
the harness of newspaper work again.
For whether it is the inherent fascina-
ton of the work, or whether habit has
made 1t second nature. the newspaper
profession. it seems to me, is the great
est on earth