The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-16
DELEGATION TO
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from mage one.

chants Association These with the
replies, he read. The message of the
Chamber of Commerce to Mr.. Hatch
was as follows
December IA, 19O5.-To Hatch, 1907 1
street, Washington. Business com
munity intensely interested Presidents
recommendation seventy-five per cent
revenue; stand ready send men or
funds consult delegate and others;
wire opinion what should be done this ,
end. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Mr.. Hatch's reply was as follows:
Washington, December 10, To Cham |
Der of Commerce. Honolulu: Bill fol- /
lowing message drafted by Mcclellan
i'm hands Hamilton; Delegate will in
troduCe Immediately after consulta-
ton; no hearing before January fifth;
make vigorous campaign, mass meet
ings all Islands; Atkinson can help
with executive; delegation three bust
ness men from three Islands.
1 HATCH.
The message to George b. Mcclellan
was as follows:
Honolulu. December Is, George b.
Mcclellan, The Cumberland, Washing
ton. d. c. Reference to Presidents
message, Merchants Association and
Chamber of Commerce prepared to
send delegation to urge passage, if
deemed advisable. Confer with Dele
gate and friends and cable reply.
GEORGE w. SMITH.
McClellan's reply was as follows:
Washington, December Is. Delegates
. bill setting aside revenue approved by
Hamilton, Burton, Hatch; have second
desired assignment territories commit
tee; action delayed by statehood bill;
, if delegation can aid later will CABLE
Delegate would then prefer business
, men like Dillingham;, Tenney, Smith.
MCCLELLAN.
In reading the replies which were in
telegraphic brevity, Mr. Smith explain
eded what the committee understood TO
he the complete sense. Mr.. Hatch's re-
: ply was understood to mean that
George b. Mcclellan had drafted bill
following the tenor of the President
Z recommendations and that 1t was III
the hands of Congressman Hamilton
: Chairman of the House Committee on
Territories. This, Delegate kalani-
anaole would introduce Immediately
. after consultation with friends of Ha-
I wall There could be no hearing before
the committee on the bill before jan
t uary 5. Mr. Hatch suggested that a
7 vigorous campaign be made in Hawaii
= including mass meetings on each of the
= islands. Atkinson he believed coulc
help much with the executive depart
o mepts. A delegation should be sent OF
e three business men from three differ
= eDt islands.
e Mr., McClelan's cable was understood
+ TO mean that the bill prepared was ap
e proved by Hamilton and Burton o
e the Committee on Territories, and 10y
s f. NJ. Hatch; that it had or could have
the second place on the committee cal
endar for consideration, coming afte
the statehood bill applying to Oklaho
ma, New Mexico and Arizona. If il
McClellan's opinion a delegation could
be of service later he would cable; tina
Delegate Kalanianaole would prefer ;
delegation of business men like Dill
bingham, Tenney or Smith.
Mr.. Lowrey said that as the bod!
they represented had received mucl
# advice and much criticism, and mucl
70 direction as to what they should d,
= and what they should not do, he would
: like to state that in the message to Mr.
n Hatch the statement that the Cham
q Der of Commerce stood ready will
% funds. must not be construed to meal
6 that they had any thought of BUYING
!, votes. But it was thought that if i'm
> mediate aid were needed by Mr.. Hatch
10 there might be men there, who by thei
ability and knowledge of Hawaiian af
faf hn Of 90 ~
would have to be paid for their ser
u, vices, such men in short as Prof. Hos
mer, who has constantly kept in toucl
g with Hawaiian affairs.
- Mr.. Lowrey suggested that it nigh
Q be appropriate to discuss the question
Of how the delegation should be Sc
y lected.
= James Gordon Spencer moved that
- committee of three be appointed to Sc
, lect names to be reported back to
: meeting of the Merchants Association
y and the Chamber of Commerce. 1t wa
on this motion that most of the debat
followed.
+. NJ Swanzy said there had been
good deal of journalistic vaporing, an,
=, bleating up the wrong lane in regart
u to the action taken by this body Tn
Planters Association was represente,
in Washington by Mr.. Hatch, man il
e whom they had confidence. When an,
- matter came up requiring or seeming
to require action there, they very pro
pery asked his advice. The Merchants
Association We're represented by MI
Mcclellan and it very properly aske,
advice of its representative.
4 - -,
prevail at this statement of Mr. Swan
zy.
The replies of Mr.. Hatch and of MI
n Mcclellan We're then discussed some
k what to see that a common under
s. standing of their contents had been ar
g rived at. 1t was pointed out that
I, delegation to reach Washington b
i January 8, must leave here next TUGS
e day This would leave no time to com
IS municate with the other islands.