Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-06
BUILDERS TALK ON LABOR

I take up as IL would not be cent out
OF the Merchants pockets. Mr.. Steph-
enson claimed that the Government
transport Solace was loaded with coal
by japanese stevedores the last time
she was here. James Mott said the So
mona was held up New Years Day he
cause the Oceanic stevedores (Hawaii-
ans would not come to work. Mr..
Clark of HpIstace a Co. denied 1t, and
said that very few japanese were en-
ployed that night, that the Oceanic
company had no trouble to get all the
Hawaiian stevedores they wanted at
any time and he was constantly on the
wharf with his drays and knew some
thing about it. On motion Of Harris,
the Secretary was instructed to write
the Merchants Association letter and
ask them to take up the stevedore
question and request the employment
OF citizen labor.
Deal Through Delegate.
When the letter OF Delegate Kalaui-
anaole was read and taken up. L. r.
Tannatt moved that committee be
appointed to meet with the Delegate
IL possible, dIatC series OF resolutions
and report back to the Exchange at its
regular monthly meeting, August 20.
Mr.. Harris thought II should be a pc
tition to Congress, not to the Dele
gate. J. f. Bowler remarked that we
had had too much back door politics"
In this county and II was time TO deal
through the Delegate and not by spec
ial "Hlibustering expeditions" 1t be-
ing explained that II was merely
matter OF form, that the idea was to
confer with the Delegate and draw
petition to Congress to be presented
through the Delegate and in such form
a. he could support II, Mr.. Bowler
promptly seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously with a number of
pleasant remarks about the readiness
o! the Delegate to assist the Exchange.
Messrs. L. 7. Tannatt. w. w. Harris
ard l.. Il. Pinkham were appointed a
committee to confer with the Prince
and report al the regular meeting.
Tariff or Bounty.
Quite discussion was held as to
whether II would be better TO ask for
bounty on coffee or tariff on coffee.
1t being claimed by Mr.. Pinkham that
bounty was against the American
principles Of government and was very
hard to get and furthermore could be
removed by any Congress refusing to
pass the requisite appropriation, while
Representative Harris thought a tarifi
: much harder to secure as 1t would
raise the price Of every mans coffee.
while bounty would not, but would
equally benefit Hawaii and Porto Rico
Pinkham suggested that tariff on low
e grade coffee would be more easily Sc
cured and afford Hawaii much benefit
= Suggestions as to topics to present "a
. Congress are earnestly requested to be
@ sent the secretary of the Exchange by
I the public and especially by members
d OF the Exchange. Points to touch Oh
n rather than deliberately detailed argu.
ments are what the Committee want.
+ Japanese Emigration.
! The question of japanese being re
. fused passage by the steamship com
u panies was broached. II being contend
ell that the Planters were endeavorin,
&c keep the J6ps here. Mr.. Harris sale
3 1t was entirely in the hands OF tn,
y japanese Consul to allow them to go o
not and he had been informed that /
% was only those whom the Japanes
u Consul did not wish to leave that wer
e being detained.
l. At this point the labor people with
8 drew with a very cordial exchange o
y courtesies between the chairman of tn
.. delegation and the President OF t.
u Exchange, both suggesting the coop
l. Grafton of the one organization wit
d the other.
% Lighthouse Problem.
- Mr.. Harris brought up the lighthous
:. question and went into the cablegrar
. to the Secretary OF the Treasury sen
- by the last Legislature and quoting
!, Federal official as saying that II tn
Governor would simply deed the light
:, houses to the Federal government, the
:, would take charge OF them and vastl
=, improve our service, preventing sue
n accidents as occurred to the Claverin
, and which give Honolulu n black ey
~ among shipping masters. On motor
40 Messrs. w. z. Rowell, Stanley Stephen
son and James Mott, Jr., were appoin
:, ed special committee to take the mat
% ter up with the merchants and with
= Merchants Association Committee ca
a on the Governor and see II that coul
% not be done.