The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-16

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hnH tHH tnt.fi Hf. h. II.N.f Ui
iht claims Hs thUfa IIIs ttft tIi bf
ihH 1rulfIt bot Burton insisted upon
bovine thr hrufrs Co. nu itBt th.
measure soc Iui Through Goo rlUmt.
Co. under pressure ana ha voted fDf DO
with reluctance. Senator Mitchell at
won fayiHr that be- felt there was b..
ink established bad precedent and
,hnt be would have o. meet questions
fIr any revival ~ the claim would
meet with n hard nrht BE- wanted an
th" possible facts, so that the ques.
u1n could be met on the noor
! r. W. Macfaflane said ho was the
chairman 81 the Fire Court. and b.
I wanted the commission 10 visit the
/ quarters and see the system followed.
! Mr. irwin. as a banker. explained how
the banks opposed the Issuance OF war
rants To prevent speculation, and none
could tell OF any speculation In the
| certificates.
The Commission gave some more time
TO the Hawaii Ditch Company project.
Mr.. Mechanism being on the stand.
He recapitulated the testimony OF his
associates. saying however that he was
never asked To sign any agreement OF
| consolidation. After a long hearing he
was asked If he was willing to permit
the people OF the distrlct TO settle the
question as to the company which
should be given the right to the water,
and said he was. All of his associates
answered the same question to the same
way, but later Gehr was unwilling to
answer.
When asked IL he would be willing
rftnft hA
eide he said no. for there might be a
cloud on the title as there had been
50 much difference in the opinions rem
dered. He said he knew Gov. Dole had
absolute faith in his integrity. He fav-
ored the passage of the House bill, with
amendments as suggested by Gov. Dole
Questions by Senator Mitchell brought
out the fact that in the opinion OF Mr..
Mechanism there would be no other
company possible If the rights wereI
granted to the Hawaii Ditch Company. |
Herbert Gehr, of the Kohala- Hilo |
Railroad Company, was next on the
stand and he was questioned at length, |
saying that he had talked of the wa
ter scheme with OShaughnessy, on the
way to San Francisco, and he thought |
the matter was thus brought to the at |
tention of McCrosson. His testimony
brought also all the previously told !
facts about the meetings and the al |
legged agreement of Col. Parker to sign
the document
a. c. Gehr recalled got into hot wa !
ter when he stated that he had ex-
pended some $4,000 before hearing that !
Col Parker had in an application. He
was asked why he had not made an
investigation before expanding this
money and could only say he did not
think there was any other man inter-
ested. He was finally induced to an
swer question as to what Col. Jones |
was to do, by saying that he was
man of influence and could assist in
getting the franchise and any stock
needed.
Col. Parker wanted to know whether |
Jones had the most influence as court |
or adjutant general or
whatever he was, and got only laugh. |
ID. G. Camarinos was introduced and |
read long statement in which he re-
viewed the situation saying that there
were a great many Orientals in the city
who were driving out the white me-
chanics. He thought this could not be |
white mans country with the mass OF
Orientals here and engaged in every
tons he said there was no trouble about
the Orientals on the plantation but
in the city they came into competition |
with the white men and caused much |
trouble.
Judge Humphreys was heard in sup
pementng his former statement and |
said he desired to raise a question of
privilege, taking it that the committee .
wanted to hear the unprecedented, I'M
clouded and unbiased opinions of citi-
zens. He had appeared and made state
ments. Within forty-eight hours the
Chamber of Commerce received reso-
luton tending to denounce him He
said he did not believe any member
wanted to denounce him, but intended
To show that any statements from the
lower classes would be frowned upon by
the dominating class.
lie then read the utterances of the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
and denounced them.
He said the memorial to the Commits
sion from the Planters Association was
signed by w. G. Irwin who was a splen-
did type of the British gentlemen and
for him to attempt to influence Ameri-
can legislation was at least bad taste.
He then read from the Congressional
Record telegram addressed to Senator
W. L. Frye urging reenactment of
Geary law, and signed among others by
Mr. Irwin at San Francisco, which he
said would prove that he was a sort
of absentee landlord.
He then said Mr.. f. NJ. Swanzy is
today British Vice Consul, and that
fact was not disclosed to the Com
Senator Mitchell said that leaving the
matter of nationality aside what had
he to say in regard to the facts and the |
Humphreys said he
did not agree as to the facts, and he |
thought 1t important that the Commits
sion see that these men were not in
terested in building up an American
here, but would simply make
their fortunes and then would retire to .
their native lands and enjoy the fruits
of Oriental labor He was compelled to |
admit that the men named had been