The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-09
DR.. SCUODER
ON M0H0NK

e1 yesterday on the Korea from very
strenuous trip tu the mainland. lie
had been gone little over three
months and when found nj his desk
at the board rooms was IN the midst
Of a mass OF mail that had apparently
engaged his attention all the after
noon.
The doctor spoke very enthusiastic
cally OF his trip and OF the good that
the promotion work Is doing In san
Francisco, the Coast and the East. He
said that the friends OF Hawaii were
multiplying rapidly and that many
who had previously not interested
themselves in the islands had many
questions to ask him and others from
this Territory.
The Mohonk Conference found quite
a few representatives present from
Hawaii and the plank In the confer
ence platform with reference to the
non-integral sections OF the United
States, Alaska, Porto Rico, the Philip
pines, Hawaii, ETC.. was drafted for the
express benefit of Hawaii. although
no mention is made OF this Territory
in the plank.
HAwAITS PLANK.
DIR. Scudder was the representative
Of Hawaii on the Platform Committee
Of the Conference and when the plank
was first drafted there was opposition
10 1t. Ordinarily opposition kills, for
the platforms of the conference must
be adopted, IL at all, by unanimous
vote, thereby giving much more
weight to the expression of opinion
than IL in any sense radical. Friends
of Hawaii. however. made representa-
tions which finally induced the COM
mittee to report the plank and II pass
ed the conference. The plank did not
cali for legislation by Congress to per-
init the admission of Chinese laborers
10 Hawaii only. there being strong men
in the conference who would have
fought such a plank and prevented It's
adoption. But the way the plank final
ly went in was that 1t was the opin-
ion of those present at the conference
that Congress should pay more heed
to the opinions of the people of the
non-integral portions of the American
Empire" and those well posted on
local conditions therein whenever
framing legislation for such territory
relating to taxation or immigration.
There was opposition to the specific
terms taxation and immigration. as
being against the precedents and ira
ditions of the conference to be specific,
but it was here that the friends of
Hawaii came in and urged the inser-
ton or rather the retention of these
specific terms, stating that great as
sistance would thus be given the dele
gate.
WHAT ,MOHONK is.
There were some four hundred in
vited guests present at the confer
ence, composing experts in all lines
of work, men who are well known To-
cally and many of them nationally In
addition there were many guests Of
the hotel who paid the regular hote
rates in order to attend the sessions o
the conference.
Tell us, what is this Mohonk Con-
ference?" queried the reporter. 1.-THE
Mohonk Conference" said the Doctor
ais an outgrowth of the establishment
of a summer resort on Lake Mohonk
and an adjoining lake by two Philadel-
phia Quakers of great wealth. just
how many years ago, have forgotten
but am sure IL was more than twen-
ty, two wealthy Philadelphia gentle
men by the name of Smiley bought q
great reservation on these two lakes
and erected near each of them a mag
nificent hotel equipped with all the
eonveniences of a summer resort They
were told by the knowing ones thai
the plan would be a failure. But they
have spent vast sums in improving
the property until now Mohonk hote
is undoubtedly the most attractive anC
finest appointed summer resort in the
world and annually attracts thousands
of the wealthy class who desire abb
solute rest and quiet.
HOTEL FREE TO MEMBERS.
mot drop OF liquor is allowed OF
the reservation and this, too, wa:
pooh-poohed by the wise ones, who
said the wealthy, the desirable patrons
of such a resort, would not come unless
they could have their liquor. But thu
Quakers proved themselves better busi
ness men than their critics, The!
have simply coined money. Every
thing they have touched has simpl!
INTO ne lloNNl OpNhS "a
the spring and closes in the fall Ate
the hotel is officially closed the man
agement entertain prominent men in
vited there for that purpose from al
over the country for the purpose q
discussing matters OF interest to tn
American people. College presidents
specialists of renown in all walks
life, including scientists, minister
congressman, etc. These people pa
their fare to the hotel, but then becom
the guests of the Smileys and are Ell
tertained royalty from Tuesday unit
Friday night, and leave Saturday.
THE SPRING CONFERENCE,
Originally the fall conference cor
fined itself to Indian affairs and a
most all OF the remedial legislatio
passed by Congress for the last decad
has been the capitalization into law
the recommendation OF the Mohon
Conference. IL was not proposed
use the first week OF the season,
rather the week Just before the seaso
opened for the discussion OF negro "A
fairs, but so much bad blood was d.
yeloped that this phase was dro?p'
and since then the spring meeting hi
been devoted 10 an arbitration conf ;
ence. Last year representatives FRO
Hawaii The phiiiuDlnes and other no