Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-26


promote the idea Of concerted and joint
consideration OF all measures that vi.
tally affect the welfare Of the whole
community, as this question OF It's
future population unequivocably does
then great advance will have been
made.
Consider Subsidy.
In conclusion 1t is submitted that the
question OF obtaining reduced steamer
rates, as a means OF inducing tourist
travel, is vital one, that should re-
ceive the continued efforts of every
member OF this Association.
Your committee, therefore, submits
the above for your further considera-
ton.
/ We finally recommend that the As
ISOLATION also debate the ACCESSIBILITY
OF endeavoring to secure subsidy
from the legislature. and on what lines
this should be based.
Respectfully,
lSigned) j. g. ROCKWELL,
GEO. W. SMITH,
j. OSWALD LUTTED,
A. HOOKING,
NJ. A. GONSALvES,
j. f. SOPER.
Letter Of Sugar Men.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso-
citation was written by the above COM
mittee and asked to guarantee freight
and the San Francisco merchants were
appealed to. The Oceanic Steamship
Co. was written, also, the company
answering unfavorably. The Planters
Association was again communicated
with, the committee expressing the
opinion that the Planters had not Civ
en- the matter due and careful deliber-
alton. Following is the final word from
the Planters:
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.
Honolulu. r. H., Dec. 9, 1904.
Messrs. Rothwell, Lutted. Gonsalves,
soper, Hooking and Smith, Com
mlttee OF Merchants Association
OF Honolulu.
Gentlemen:-The annual meeting of
this Association and other pressing
matters has rendered II impossible to
make earlier acknowledgment of your
communication of November End, to
which reply is now made.
Very careful consideration has been
given to your letter, In which 1t ap-
pears that you have wandered some
what from the original proposition,
which was that the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association should guaran-
tee 1000 tons freight for each trip OF
u special steamer to be run In the In-
terests OF tourist traffic between San
Francisco and Honolulu.
Powerless to Guarantee.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters AssO-
citation desire to make Il clear to the
Merchants Association that, while It
Is quite In sympathy with any project
for introduction Of tourists. 1t is en-
tirely out Of Its power to guarantee
freight TO any vessel whatever. as 1t
is not trading organization and
neither imports nor exports any msr-
chandise whatever. II the Merchants |
Association desires support for a spe-
cial steamer, Il should ask II from the |
Chamber Of Commerce and from the
ranks OF Its own members. where the
Importers are to be found.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Asso- |
citation does not assert that 1t Is q
matter OF indifference whether or no |
. proper ratio of white population is
maintained here" and It does not take |
The position that ''sucn population Is |
not requisite or necessary for the |
OF good order and gov
eminent" but II cannot see how any
affort apart from that 1t has already
made, can materially alter existing
conditions or cause any large influx
Of white settlers.
Skilled Labor.
1t Is the policy Of this Association to
have all positions Of skilled labor on
he plantations filled, so far as posi-
Jle, by United States citizen or those
eligible for United States citizenship.
The position taken up by the Mer-
chants Association that there are two
Instinct camps In this COMMUNICATIVE
planting and the mercantile-each with
is own special interests to guard. and
10Th totally disregardful of the in
,erests of the other, is untenable.
3oth parties are working for the same
'auses-the good OF the country, and
he protection of all agricultural and
Mercantile interests.
Not Practical Idea.
Your letter says: "The only SUCCESS
Ion that can be offered, is to put forth
very effort to promote immigration