The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-02

The following interview appeared in
yesterdays Star:
Walter Clifford Smith, editor of the
Pacific Commercial Advertiser of this
city, this morning in the s. S. Alameda
returned home from a rest and vaca-
ton of two months or so which took
him to a number of the principal cities
of the East, including Boston, New
York Norfolk and the jamestown Ex-
position, Richmond and Washington.
He returns much benefited to resume
his editorial duties within a week or
two. Interviewed by q representative
Of The star at his rooms in the Young
this morning, Editor Smith had much
10 say of vital interest to Honolulu
people and Hawaii in general
! lfwhilA IN Washington said the
Honolulu newspaper man, Il met
i large number Of prominent men ana
those high in authority, most Of those
who happened TO be in the city. Ernest
/ G. Walker (the Advertisers Washing
ton correspondent accompanied me
part of the time. There is very gem
leral interest there in the Jan8nese
situation as it affects Hawaii and in
conversation with the Adj0tant Gen
eral I was impressed with the fact that
they are more thoroughly acquainted
there with conditions here than we are
in Hawaii.
FLEET WILL STAY.
I'm washington and elsewhere in the
East it is the impression that the
great Atlantic fleet, which has been
ordered to the Pacific, will in all prob
ability remain in the Pacific, that at
Do oif a
i a fleet. There may be transfers of in
dividual vessels, boats from the At
/ lantic being sent to the Pacific and
/ sbins from the western ocean being
sent to the East, but once in the Pa
cific the ships which are to leave the
Atlantic next month will remain and
a new fleet will be constructed for At
lantic waters. With a large force OF
nen-of-war in the Atlantic, Fasteners
are not impressed with the necessity
of an increase of the navy, but once
let the main floating fighting force be
sent to the Pacific from the Atlant1c
and not only will the necessity or the
presence of a big fleet in the Paclnc
- anpreciated, but there will be de-
mand. which will probably be sup
pIied. for an equal or greater force IN
the Atlantic. Such is the sentiment
in washington and Hawaii may expect
to see much of the vessels of the navy.
TO FORTIFY HAWAII.
'In talking with men OF the army
and navy and others in prominent posi-
tons / gathered it as their conviction
Fl that these islands or at least Oann,
; which means Honolulu and Pearl Haf-
bor. would be heavily fortified ana
there is much significant action 10 TINS
end. There is a great deal DONG pul
: of this I am not at liberty to SPEAK
! further The idea is that IL TINS stra-
tegic position is thoroughly Iortineu inc
necessity of heavily fortitying the Fd-
cffic coast is to very large e1tent
= done away with. once an enemy
sbonld take these islands the PACING
> coas st would have to fortify to protect
1 against the operations of a foe VINO
would undoubtedly make of Oahu an
( alien Gibraltar.
..The East will no longer be led by
tho Pacific coast in matters of imml-
J., ovation and in Washington japanese
s Exclusion is not considered practical
t question.
EAST LABOR HUNGRY.
sThe East is clamoring for idpof'
!, They have a great labor prooleiil 70
solve In New York state laooi
S wanted IN the farms and domestic
: labor is most difficult to secure nm
grants from Europe swarm to the Iac-
. +orias and manufacturing interests are
increa sing so rapidly that the factories
swallow I'D those who might otherwise
Iook for employment in households as
domestic servants. AS factory hdhoa
tbev are a little higher in the socldi
scale and they get better pay. oh INC
farms Americans will not Worh' ~
4 Irish are looking for better eiipioS-
| n,ent and the Italians flock 10 tue
cities. e +bo
..I was talking to a member OF Tue
n crnreme Bench of New YORK otaIe diiu
. he Informed me, discussing the iapol
question. that New York state aione
y was ready to take mlllloh uoliies
s. field workers such as they III ~"
N york believe the japanese TO De. NV
YORK City is tremendous. II - Hs "a -
that in 1920 without lnctuoils o..
u townships on the Jersey slue' lildt -
ly will exceed London IN popuiAti
! 80 sor,a time New York city Is yedl
M -, becoming less of residence
~ ;+v Last wear but $50 pernlts Aol
a.iaanca buildings were issued. Holne'
a. aro spreading up country ana New
VIZ is Incoming a place whefe SUM
so1, very few people will live, eAcep
in hotels.
IS HAWAIIAN PROMOTION.
ne ..The East is well supplied WIN ma d
d wall promotion literature oh
en- has been handled well ana tiiol JUS.
~ At hotels and railroad and steam
'a' shin oftices I always found literatur
us concerning Hawaii and 1 was mu l,,
in s,rnrised that so much was kno"
of Concerning these islands Among OF
~ dinarily well-informed people tnet
all esilT,, to be very fair gener;
ro- knowledge of Hawaii and Of matter .
All in which Hawaii is figuring as an III
,ps portant factor. - ~ Ca
.eWhen / was interviewed IN %
Francisco it was stated tnat w, w.
. making a trip for small Iarlileis -
- was not so, but as result
Ill from men WI