The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-28

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% those flags would b. American naFs.
as there would be- the British. the GER
man. the Norwegian. the French. ana
I the Swedish. Every country has So
great commerce carried entirely b. It's
own vessels except the United states.
/ Our flag which once foatcd over every
sea. In the harbors OF every land. IL
now found scarcely anywhere A.
Tor my opinion as 10 the cause 81 thia.
shall not propose az this time TO
answer nor as 90 the legislation that
may be necessary. There a. a very
wide and marked difference OF opinion
as TO the proper legislative course 60
be pursued. l have talked sufhcicntly
with both Republicans and Democrats
TO state that they are all In favor OF
some method for the revival OF Ameri-
can shipping.
The important question In my judg-
ment is the one upon which the future
OF the Industries OF these islands de-
ponds. When I speak OF the indus
tries. refer 10 them all. both In ex-
istence. both In embryo and In hope.
The cost OF transportation 20 the Uni
ted States OF products. in order 90 put
them on the market e.. I'm my judR-
ment, bound 10 be a fundamental point
upon which the prosperity OF the Ter
ritory will depend.
There are men In charge OF your
industries who succeed with aliens.
have been told that the sugar corpor-
ations cannot AFFORD TO pay any higher
wages than they are paying today.
Whether this be true I know not. II
Il be true that those Industries can
pay more then they ought 20 nay more.
IL IL be true that they cannot nav
more. then they ought not 20 be COM
PEELED TO pay more.
SUGAR A TROPICAL INDUSTRY.
"And there rs another question. and
that is that | know Of 40 place where
sugar cane is raised as = commercial
proposition except in a tropical country
and in a tropical way. I appreciate
the question that confronts this Ter.
ritory. And 1 understand that IL il a
grave and serious question, but az this
is tropical country and IL has 90 be
inhabited by a tropical people. there
is no legislation on the part OF tho
Territorial Government. and there is no
legislation on the part Of che Federal
government that can change IL by one
iota or in one degree.
''I want to say that there il no par.
ticular danger to property that may be
affected by the votes OF all Hawaii.
This a government Of the laws and
not Of men, and the Federal part IL
presided over bv one Of the most emi-
nent, distinguished. and able citizens
this great republic has ever had. ZAP
plause.
NO DANGER FROM JAPAN.
CHOW there are matters connected
with the safety OF the islands. I ought
to say first that 1 am not filed with
any apprehension about controversy
with country that is known AZ Japan.
/ don't believe that these islands, or
any part Of the Great Republic 80
long as the republic stands, viii ever
be in very much danger from Japan
(applause), notwithstanding the fact
that there are over fifty thousand loyal
subjects of the Mikado in the islands.
do not believe in the FIRST place that
japan has any intention Of ever posses
sing these islands; / don't believe that
she has had any such design. The
recent controversy with japan over the
local question in San Francisco has, per-
haps. given rise TO some controversy.
do not now propose 10 discuss tho
merits of that controversy; l do not
of the city of San Francisco acted
wisely or unwisely in that controversy,
but simply want 90 suggest, ne 60
Japan's claims, that they will receive
the equal protection Of the law. But
let me say that whether you be a voter
or not does not concern the question.
ANY man who lives in the United
States. in any part, whether in a state,
Territory. in Alaska, or in the dis
triet of Columbia, that he viii receive
and get the equal protection Of the
law. And If japan feels that, under
local conditions. her subjects have had
their rights violated for unwisc and
improper motives by the people Of the
United States, IL - right for her 70
call the attention Of the government
OF the United States 90 the fact. We're
an American citizen in japan and there
deprived of equal protection OF the
law. aud he applied 20 his government
10 whose protection he b. entitled for
the enforcement Of his rights, and ~
the United States failed IN "a proper
and honorable way TO call the atten-
ton Of the government Of Japan 20
the incident, then the government or
the United States would De under me
contempt o.. and be dcspiscd by the ma
tions Of the world.
''No one need have any apprehension
that there g. any danger from
Japan. or that she could accom-
plish any disastrous results against the
Republic. what are the dofences OF the
Republic The Qualifications and the
navy. What are fortincatonsf A
great mass Of Geld work. machinery
appliances. guns. garrisons and men
what IS a battleship? II Is a great steel
structure upon which are placed the
great guns and machinery for naval
warfare. and manned BY officers ana
men for that work. There IL no battle
ship that can fire thirteen-inch gun
without being supplied with coal the
lights which illuminate the great ship
have 10 be supplied with coal. But We
have a navy and have had u already
partly constructed. and there have al
readv been authorized by Congress a
number OF vessels that are stu under
construction and are TO be constructed.