The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-09
IN ARMS
AGAINST
LEPERS
Business Men Send
Strong Cable
Protest.
Declare LdZdrettO Plan
Is a Wrong to
Territory.
Strong Memorial Will Be Sent on
at Once-Ask for Delay
on Lands.

It was a second cable day yesterday,
but instead OF being given over to eel
ebration of the fact that the cable was
here it was devoted by business men
to the use of the wire to forward to
! Washington protests which they feared
would be all too late for effect if sent
in the usual course of delivery.
Every business body, the formal or
CARNATIONS of the parties and inf1u-
entail men of all shades of belief, join
ed in the transmission to men who will
have to do with the settlement of ques-
tions affecting Hawaii, of messages
| which will, it is hoped, open their eyes
to the unanimous opinion here that the
time has not come for action as pro-
posed in the forecast of the report of
the sub-com mittee which spent a month
in investigation, and left with one set
of views, which seems to have been
revolutionized by the lapse of time be-
tween their departure and their consid-
Grafton of the points to be covered.
The Chamber of Commerce led in the
fight against the proposals of the Sen
ators that Hawaii should be made a
dumping ground for the lepers of the
nation and to revolutionize the land
question. 1t was very full and rep
resentative meeting of the chamber
which was held at its rooms yesterday
morning. The members assembled
early and the discussions were sharp
and pointed, so that at length when
action was taken there was no doubt
ing the earnestness of the men who had
determined to show their feeling as
opposed to the plans proposed by the
Senators. The sentiment was crystal
lied into the following kilograms,
which were sent forward during the
afternoon.
ITO Senator J. B. Foraker, Chairman
of the Committee on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico, and
"Hon William Knox, Chairman of the
House Committee on Territories:
care informed Senate Committe rec
ommends making Molokai National
leper asylum.
I'VE protest against injustice of
placing stigma on Hawaii.
Territory able and willing to care |
for its own sick; others should do |
same.
"Ask your help to protect Hawaii |
from this wrong.
&c NJ. COOKE,
"Vice President Chamber of Com
merce.
''F. w. MACFARLANE,
president Merchants Association.
"a. GARTLEY,
president Builders and Traders Ex-
change.
MATT HEFFERN,
President Trades and Labor council.
CLARENCE CRABBE,
Chairman Republican Central Com
mittee.
&c. J. MCCARTHY,
Chairman Democratic Central Com
mittee."
CIT was intended to have the Repub-
lican delegate-elect sign, but he was
not in the city,
Commercial bodies of Hawaii urge
that action on the Hawaiian land mat
tiers be delayed pending arrival of
protesting against transfer
of government land to Federal control
without further careful investigation.
&C. NJ COOKE,
Vice President Chamber of Com
merce.
IF. w. MACFARLANE,
President Merchants Association.
"a. GARTLEY,
president Builders and Traders
Exchange"
When the meeting was called to or
der Chairman Cooke announced that it
was a special gathering, called for the
purpose of taking action upon several
matters in the report of the sub-cOm-
mittee of Senators, which had been