The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-14
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Chamber of Com
merce for
Tourists.
Asks Legislature to AS
sist in Pressing Ad-
vertising Work.
Commissioner Sargent Discusses
Commercial Needs of the
Territory.

Without dissenting voice, the Cham
Der of Commerce yesterday directed
the payment to the Joint Tourist COM
from the Wharf committee of the ship
ping agents. and it is expected that
this nucleus will be augmented month
ly, by such sums as can be spared from
| the collections of the Wharf committee.
In addition the Chamber, in view of
the fact that the House had turned
down the asked assistance to the mer-
chant bodies, to help with advertising,
passed a strong resolution requesting
action along the lines recommended by
the committee of the House.
A request for collection of pictures
and products of the Islands, from the
High School of Providence, r. l., was
referred to the tourist committee, and
another from the Board OF Exchanges
OF International publications in Bris-
bane. asking for local publications, was
referred to the Secretary of the Terri
tory.
On motion of F. ]. Lowrey suitable
minute in memory of the late w. W.
Dimond was adopted. and will be en-
crossed.
The Secretary was instructed to send
message of greeting to President
Roosevelt at San Francisco Commits
sioner Sargent, was then introduced to
the Chamber and in answer to the
greetings. spoke as follows:
II came to your city in the interests,
particularly of immigration. Having
only been in charge of the Bureau
since June last / am seeking now to
familiarize myself with the conditions
of immigration. Hence I came here.
have been the recipient of many kind
nesses since my arrival, and have been
afforded opportunities which have en-
abled me to learn much more in the |
short time of my stay, than would have
been possible in months without
Before leaving Washington I was
asked by the officers OF the Congress of
Commerce with which / shall be con-
nected after July next, if had time. to
look into the subject of labor. And so |
I have, have been impressed with the
marvellous quality of these islands.
and satisfied that in these islands the
United States has the richest lands
within its borders, and in the business
men of these islands some of the most
energetic and resourceful men in our
population. If you weren't you wouldn't
have put the investments here that you
have.
II have found a number of things
here which have more or less surprised
me. because things are different than I
had heard they were, We had been
told in the states that labor was op-
pressed down here; that you were hard
Well, I have been out on
some OF your plantations and / have
seen something of your labor and its
conditions. l was impressed with the
arrangements for the comfort care
and health of your laborers. OF course
L recognize that sorne of these arrange
ments may not be fully appreciated,
or utilized to the fullest by the la
borers, but you have provided for them.
There We're gardens and sanitary appli-
ances. and doubtless as the orientals
become more ATnericanized they will |
more fully appreciate these things.
'As a labor man, az one who has
been connected with labor organiza-
tons for the past eighteen years. I had
thought it possible you might view me
with some suspicious; that you might
look on me as a sort of agitator, or
walking delegate going about seeking
to drive further apart two things which
ought to be in cooperation, capital |
and labor. But am not an agitator,
come here with no remedy or lotion to |
apply to your problems. I come here
to see for myself. to learn at first hand,
and to report what I have seen and
what has been presented to me- When
7 go back if I am asked my opinions
shall give them without hesitation. and
I shall say that if you are aided by
proper legislation, you will develop
here one of the finest portions of the
American domain.
Il am very happy to have met so
many OF you personally. ana to have
had the honor and privilege of adj
dressing this body
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