The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-11

= ORLN II. ivy. NENi
probably with good reason. that the
fleet will go 10 Honolulu and that much
OF the coal now being sent there will
be used in supplying the feet for the
long journey TO the Orient.
DEWEY FAvoRS PEARL HARBoR.
During the last few days the Gen.
eral Board of the Navy, of which Ad-
miral Dewey is president, has been
considering prospective improvements
for Pearl Harbor. Admiral Dewey
stated to Mr.. George Il. Mcclellan that
personally he favored making start
soon in the improvement of that har-
Dor and that he hoped Congress would
make some appropriations for II at the
coming session. Mr. Mcclellan appear
ed before a subcommittee OF the gem
eral board and furnished them with
all the Information he could on the
subject. The Improvements under dis
cussion include the establishment at
Pearl Harbor of a coaling station. some
dredging of the channel and the pos
siole construction OF a dry dock.
The officers of the general board,
While apparently all favoring the i'm
provements, are shy about taking up
the necessary cost. Nevertheless eff
forts viii be made to have some esti-
mates for these works submitted Mr..
Mcclellan had conference with Sec
rotary OF the Interior Garfield this
morning. He presented to Mr.. Gar
field charts and other documents per-
tanning 10 Pearl Haroor for the pur-
pose Of having the question presented
by Mr.. Garfield TO the President. 1t is
hoped that he will recommend in his !
annual message that some appropria-
ton for the harbor be made by Con-
gresS.
HONoLULANS IN WASHINGTON. |
Mr.. A. ]. Campbell. Treasurer of Ha-
wall. is here at the New Willard Hotel, |
seeking TO arrange for a small issue
of territorial bonds. He has secured |
the Presidents approval of the issue
and is now at work trying TO secure
assurance from the Secretary of the
Treasury that the bonds will be ac-
cepted as security for treasury deposits
in National banks. 1t is likely that
such assurance will be given as ii has
been given in connection with several
previous issues of territorial bonds.
Mr. 5. B. kingsbury, of Honolulu,
whose daughter is the wife of Capt.
Z. +. Humphrey, Quartermaster of the
army. was in town for few days this
week. Mr.. L. T. Peck, president of
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company, has also been in Washington
this week. In an interview with the
to say about Hawaiian affairs:
MR. PECK'S VIEWS.
1t is mistake to think that the
natives of the Hawaiian Islands look
on the japanese as interlopers and that
a hostile feeling exists between the
two races.
1t is true, however, that the Japa-
nese are dangerously near the control
ling element of the islands, as out of
a population of 10000 there are about
$4,000 Japanese. The number is in
creasing year by year, but in proper
ton they are just about holding their
own. The feeling between the natives
and the japanese is good, and there
is little race rivalry, although it is not,
of course, the same feeling that would
pervade the islands were it composed
of natives.
That there will ever be any trouble
between the two races in the islands I
do not anticipate, but if it does come,
ii will be stirred up by strangers and
Europeans, who have at times shown
tendency to be meddlesome.
Neither race can be said to control
the business or finances of the islands,
for most of both races are laborers or
small merchants. The money in the
Islands is held mostly by Americans or
Europeans, and for that reason there
IS no clash in business interests be-
tween the natives and the japanese q:
Neither is the labor question a serious
1ne, for the natives can work just as
Well and as cheaply as the japanese;
n fact, they are in many ways superior
20 them. As merchants and vendors, {
he natives far outrank the Japanese,
while in the field they are in every
'ense equals In case of war, 1 do not .
.hink the japanese in the Hawaiian
Stands would cause much trouble, I'M
ess secret agitators from Japan got
among them, and in that case 1 be-
ieve that the natives, who are loyal I
o the United States, would more than c
lold their own. As a nation, they are j.,
lot overpartial to Japan, but as in
lividuals they like the japanese. There
las been, however. not much intermar- t
wing between the two races, as each '
me considers that it is a bit superior :
o the other.
1T is true that a cargo of japanese
migrants went to Vancouver primed
or trouble. but they were taught
essen which will be appreciated by the
'thers in the islands j
ERNEST G. WALKER.
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