The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-16
TWO Days
FOR TAFT
fMail Special 70 the Advertiser.l D

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 1.-Sec-
rotary William II. Taft will not be sat
;sfied with less than time enough to
show the members of his party both
the scenic and industrial features OF
Hawaii. A program was discussed be-
tween the Secretary and Secretary T..
M. Boyd of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee today and, after confer
ence, Secretary Taft expressed his de-
sire that any arrangement made Tor
the entertainment of the party bound
for the Philippines should include a
drive to the Pail, an excursion to
sugar plantation and visit to Pearl
Harbor.
Secretary Taft has on many occa'
sions shown his interest in Hawaii. IL
may not be known, although l have IN
timated as much before, that the inter
est of the Secretary had much to do
with the appropriation for harbor i'm
provements. 1t is his desire now, since
80 many Senators and Representatives
have indicated their wish to see the
Philippines. that this occasion be made
the opportunity for the Islands and 1t
is safe to say that nothing will be left
undone by the Secretary which might
rebound in any way to the future ad-
vantage of Hawaii.
Much depends, of course, upon the
disposition of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company as to the July trip OF
the Manchuria. If time enough IS
given it is certain that Honolulu will
be thoroughly looked over, its harbor
inspected, the surroundings enjoyed,
and its necessities weighed by the Off
cial visitors. The story, perhaps, is
best told as Mr. Boyd put it to me, fol-
lowing his interview with Secretary
Taft, who is now Secretary of War,
acting Secretary of State, and de facto
President of the United States:
''Secretary Taft has shown the
greatest interest in Hawaii" d" said Mr..
Boyd this afternoon. "He began his
comment by saying that he wanted to
show the members of his party the
Jumping off place. which, of course,
meant Nuuanu Pail. AS to what he
really wants to see, / gather that an
excursion to Pearl Harbor with an in
spection of the sugar mill alone will
satisfy him. Secretary Taft knows
Hawaii by reason of several visits,
and my interview with him today was
to secure from him an expression as to
friends. In the absence of Chairman
Hedemann of the joint committee,
took up with Secretary Taft all of the
many points of interest and of indus
trial Importance. While no program
has been or can be arranged finally,
presuming that the Manchuria will ar
rive early in the morning, Secretary
Taft has intimated that he would en-
L Ia, tlrn hQ
following could be arranged: First, a
drive to the Pail. After luncheon, a
trip to one of the sugar plantations
The second day n trip to Pearl Har-
bor. This is framed on the presump-
tion that the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company will arrange the time of the
Manchuria so that the vessel will ar
rive in Honolulu early on the sixth day
out of San Francisco and stay in port
not less than thirtysix hours. Secre-
tary Taft expressed the most urgent
desire that every possible minute OF
time might be given in port that his
party could see Honolulu and its sur
Ioundings, and intimated that the
hours to De devoted to sightseeing
would be stretched to the limit in the
interest of Hawaii. General Passenger
Agent Kerell of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company said to me in San
Francisco that the company would try
its best to give Hawaii every consid-
Grafton and l am hopeful that he will
order a stop of not less than two days
"The Secretary was especially pleas
ed with the suggestion that it was the
desire of the people of Hawaii to meet
himself and the members of his party,
and said that they would gladly take
part in any public reception arranged
for them. When the subject of a re-
ception was broached, the Secretary
said: son the Steamship and when
informed that the vessel, following the
custom, would lie outside the harbor,
laughingly commented: 'Ah, another
object lesson. -
/ am informed that Secretary Taft
will personally make known to the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company his de-
sire to have as much time in Honolulu
as possible, and that he authorized
representations be made to the San
Francisco office that he would be pleas
ed with as considerable stay as the
ship could make and keep up her
schedule. Secretary Taft now thinks
that his party will include not less
than sixty persons. According to one
who has talked with him, there will
be ten United States Senators, twenty
four members of the National House
and about twenty ladies. The excur
sion to Pearl Harbor assumes added
interest in view of the fact that one
of the leading members of the House
of Representatives party will be Chair
man Foss of the Committee on Nava
Affairs Among the men who will FIND
many personal acquaintances will bt
Senator Warren of Wyoming, one of the
leading members of the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
HONOLULU HARBoR.
The Improvement of Honolulu har
bor waits upon the receipt here of the
specifications for the work. AS sooI
as these are received the War Depart
ment will advertise for bids and will
place such a. time limit as will insur,
speedy action. Nothing is known her,
as TO how far along Col. Heuer at Sal
Francisco has nrnUraqaad with fhi