The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-21
PANPAC|F|C
CONFERENCE

state, Honolulu may DE Tue SCENE next
year of one of the most important con.
sular and commercial conferences ever
planned to take in the Occident and the
Orient. Through Governor Carter a
Joint committee of the trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce and the directors
of the Merchants Association, will
present the matter to the attention of
the Secretary of State, and it is be-
lieved by many of the members OF the
! committee that the wishedfor approval
will be granted.
At a Joint meeting of the trustees of
the Chamber of Commerce and the di-
rectors of the Merchants Association
held yesterday afternoon at which j.
+. Morgan presided, the following com
mittee was appointed to confer with the
Governor:
George w Smith, +. II. Paris and A.
Gartley .Jr., for the Merchants Associa-
ton: J. X. Gait, f. !. Spalding and +.
+. Paxton, for the Chamber of Com
! merce.
The meeting was well attended and
! Mr.. Morgan was chosen as chairman,
with II. =. Wood, secretary. Mr.. Cart
ley was called upon to state the object
of the meeting, the chairman saying
that Mr.. Gartley had presented the plan
to the Governor, who had heartily en-
/ dorsed it.
Mr.. Gartley said it was planned to
have Consular Panpacific Convention
/ in Honolulu, to comprise all consuls
whose posts bordered upon the Pacific
Ocean, or were within it. He said he
would present the arguments in favor
of such a proposition. He said that
people here as a general thing did not
like to 60 into a project except they
saw something to benefit them. From
promotion standpoint it would be an
excellent thing for Honolulu. If the
State Department of the United States
could be induced to authorize such n
convention to be held here, and if COM
mercial agents could be induced to come
here at the same time, it would benefit
all concerned. At such gathering
different methods for promoting trans
| pacific trade could be discussed and it
would be an opportunity of lifetime
for the consuls and commercial men to
meet at such central place as Homo
lulu where steamship lines converge.
The convention would bring Hawaii
prominently before the world.
! cit would show the necessity of
building Notifications here,' said Mr..
Gartley.
"The necessity of defending these is
lands against attack is absolute. "
Mr.. Gartley referred to the Amer
ican-IIawaiian S. S. Company, one of
the largest in the United States, which
! had found Hawaii to be its most i'm.
portant base, and was an important
factor in moving the sugar output of
the islands. The Tehuantepec railway
. was a new feature which would aid in
reducing freight rates. Honolulu would
be great port of call. These were
features that would be discussed.
He added that in connection with
such convention it might be well to
have the United States Marine Hos
pital Service hold similar conven.
tion and interject its plans into the
discussions, as they would be related
from health standpoint to the meas.
urcs so discussed by the consuls.
+. +. Paxton inquired whether the
Department of Commerce and Labor
would have any objection to the con-
suls meeting here.
Mr.. Gait said he was not certain
whether any one could answer that
question now. But the matter had been
suggested to the government and the
government had considered it and
thought it good one. The State De-
partment could order n meeting of Con-
suls to be held in Honolulu at a given
time and that would be the end of
the matter. They would come.
He said that in carrying out the plan
for Panpacitic Convention of Consuls
it would be necessary to act in con
junction with the territorial govern.
mcnt. He very strongly approved of
starting in to work to see if such
meeting could not be brought about
He felt it would be of the greatest
benefit to hold such a conference here.
Mr.. Gait thereupon moved that the
chairman appoint a committee of six
persons, three from the directors of the
Merchants Association, and three from
the trustees of the Chamber of Com
merce to organize and act in conjunc-
tion with the Governor to bring about
the Panpacifc Convention.
f. II. Paris in seconding the motion
said that the convention could not be
| considered from a mercenary stand.
point. The community could not over.
estimate the results in holding the con-
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