Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-21

aggressive eXclusiveness. Even IT
some reciprocal arrangements between
the Republic and the Commonwealth
could be made condition would I'm.
not blame Mr.. Spreckels for looking
elsewhere. II New Zealand treated the
service fairly he believed they could
hold it, but otherwise they could not
hide from themselves the fact that pro.
posals would be a great inducement to
Australia, and in view of the strong
reciprocal feeling existing between
America and Australia, there was no
saying what the outcome OF II might
be. America regarded Australia with
even more friendly feelings than she
regarded Great Britain. looking upon
Australia as young and rising nation,
which had come through some of the
same struggles as America has herself
experienced and with that feeling In
the air the proposals for more direct
communication between Australia and
the United States might come to ma.
turity at any time. The scheme to
connect New Zealand with the service
via Suva would neither be so good for
Auckland nor for the rest Of New Zea.
land as the present direct connection.
Dut they could not expect Mr. SpreCk.
els to again leave himself In the
hands OF the New Zealand Parliament
after the treatment his improved ser.
vice had just received from that quar-.
ter.
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Myers. who has al
ways been strong advocate OF the
san francisco service, said he regard.
| ed this Sydney via Suva proposal as
/ itIgt annth.V II
10 be frustrated in the interests of New
zealand. II proved not only that Aucl;.
lnnd was justified in the strong agita.
tlon made some months ago for better
terms, but also that II the service was
TO be retained for the future this and
all similar movements would have to
be carefully watched. or. in other
words. that the mail connection be.
tween Auckland and San Francisco
was matter which should no longer
be trihed with. He did not regard
fortnightly in place of three.weekly
service as sufficient compensation for
the loss OF the direct connection, and
the loss in actual cash which Auck.
land would feel through the steamers
not calling here; and. moreover, he
believed that II New Zealand treated
the Oceanic Company fairly, we would
get a fortnightly service on the pres
ent route.
Mr.. d. r. Caldwell Cpresident of the
Chamber Of Commerce) said he did not
see that fortnightly service via Suva
would compensate for the loss of the
mail steamers calling at Auckland. It
would, of course, depend to large ex.
tent on the class Of steamers put on to
carry on the trade between Suva and
Auckland. II these were upto.date
steamers, there might he some advan.
tage to Auckland in developing the
trade with Fit. but on the whole he
thought New Zealand should endeavor
to retain the present direct Frisco
service.
Mr.. r. Angus, Auckland manager
Tor Messrs. Thos. Cook a. Sons tourist
agency said in the event of the route
Oh the Frisco mail steamers being
changed, as proposed. New Zealand
would not get the full advantage OF
the tourist traffic unless there was a
really tptop service connecting
New Zealand and Fiji, and he was not
hopeful OF really good service being
established on that line. He thought,
however that New Zealand could re.
'"'H 'h' TilStO service III the COLONY
was In earnest in the matter. and so
retain the tourist traffic.-New Zea,
land Herald.
douDtedly be made that trade must be
carried in American ships. 1t is stat,
ing the proposal OF the Oceanic Com
pany frankly and accurately to say il
Is that Australian money shall be spent
! TO help the realization of the all.Amer
ican idea with regard to the Pacific
In view of the fact tnat an up.to.date
British line can be obtained, presum
ably at about the same price. the Tele
graph considers that 1t is not worth
while to give the Oceanic anything
like large terms for an immediate fast
service, with a shadowy chance of re
clprocal trade with America all car
] ried In American ships. But the mon
I ey aspect is a minor one. A greater
, consideration Is that a small present
gain to the Commonwealth might dc
great injury to its own and the En-
pres shipping interests.