The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-17


OF an industrial and labor revoIutio
with as much enthusiasm as the in
dividual blessed with nothing blu
filled with a knowledge of how it shout,
all be done.
am absolutely confident that III,
sugar plantation interests would hal
as God-send anything that will en-
able them to turn a portion of tn,
tide of European immigration toward
Hawaii, and that in order to aid IL
this they will give most liberal terms
to honest. Industrious European i'm.
migrants seeking homesteads and op-
Portunity to work at a fair wage
European immigrants have already
been success on the sugar planta-
tons 1t is not an experiment in that
sense. 1t is only matter of getting
them here.
Bear in mind that for European i'm
! migration purposes the Hawaiian ISL
ands are the farthest distant from
emigration centers of any place on the
face of the earth. That means ex-
pense for the emigrant who has no
means. The planter cannot assist
him. And there you are The terri
tory. however, may enlist immigrants
and a sensible American policy is one
that viii assist the territory in every
way possible to do this successfully.
1 do most enthusiastically approve
the immigration of European laborers
for Hawaii. I believe it to be the
American salvation of the islands.
These Europeans will replace Jap
anese. Not entirely of course, for the
surplus of japanese is so overwhelm-
ing that the Japanese laborer will
never be wiped out.
I believe that every incident point
ing to the increasing importance of
the Pacific has demonstrated that
Hawaii is of value to the United
States. Hawaii is American territory.
It's position as a strategic point is
quite as important in times of peace
when commercial development &C.
cupies our minds. as in times of war. |
To have Hawaii under any other flag
would be to make American mastery |
Of the Pacific practically hopeless. |
Let congress pass a subsidy bill so that |
our merchant marine will have |
chance for life and the American peo- |
pie will wake up to the value of Ha-
vail in times of peace as they have /
,ever been aroused before. 1t is nat
rally somewhat difficult to under
stand our value when the merchant
marine of a great nation is forced to
struggle for it's very existence. A
ross roads junction does not show to |
he best advantage when the railways
t serves are struggling against bank
uptcy.
The Yankee way to answer a Ques- I
ion of this character would be to ask,
it has been demonstrated that Cali
ornia is of value to the United States
n time of peace, other than as a
ource of gold and fruit supply?
Certainly it is imperative that the
stands be fortified and q naval base
established at Pearl Hsrbor. When I
his is not imperative there will be no
urther cause for armies and navies.
ynless the obvious duty is followed /
ur country is due to suffer some
rushing defeats in future wars. put E
he man who says there will he no
1ore wars. in the same class with
ools and knaves.
Panama Canal and Hawaii viii I
ander reciprocal service. Just where
ne aid of one to the other will begin &
nd end would take a long time to 4
leasure. One without the other would
use fifty per cent. of its value to the &
merican people.
We expect commercial advantages
rom the Tehuantepec railway in the
anne way any community gains in
of shorter routes of trade
We don't expect. We know, Think
f what railway cut-offs and faster
teamers have done for your state, our
alton and the world at large and you
an measure to a certain extent the
advantages of Tehuantepec
nd later the Panama canal to Hawaii
Mark my word. The growth of Ha-
All since you were here ten years
go has been remarkable. This growth
as been due in large measure to the
evelopment of the trade of the Pacific .
s we'll as the domestic advancement
f Hawaii. The limit of the next ten Z
ears will so far outstrip that of the
asst as to make us wonder that we
allied 1.-The good old days" progress
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