The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-15
NO. REASON To GIVE UP
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Il do not consider Secretary Root 5
opinion as final. The Governor has
written to the President and we have
many other wires out as we'll / have
not seen the Governor since he received
the eablegram from Mr. Hatch =
SECRETARY WOOD IN SIMILAR
STRAIN.
Secretary Wood, of the Promotion
Committee. expressed verv much the
same hope that further work at Wash
ington would bring about a change of
views
cit may be that it is supposed that
We are asking that all the eonsuls leave
their posts and come here, which of
course would be out of the question.
But it would be possible TO have all
the consuls general here and repre-
sentatives from practically all the con-
sulates. There is a special committee
working in this matter and lido not sup
pose that they will consider this first
BIT Of encouragement as finally dis
posing OF the p1an.'
SUGGESTS TRADE CONFERENCE.
Henry T. Wills. editor of the New
York Commercial, who has taken up
the idea of the Panpacife Conference
enthusiastically since his arrival in Ha-
waii, and who has cabled his paper to
do what is possible toward pushing the
matter TO successful conclusion, sug
gests the amending of the scheme and
the turning of efforts towards trade
conference If the more advantageous
plan has to be abandoned. Mr. Wills
said:
It is certainly to be regretted that
according to cable dispatches Secretary
Root considers that consular confer
ence is impractieable.
1.-The term .impracticable' as used
may be interpreted in a way which
should not discourage the efforts Of the
people in Hawaii.
sit is more than probable that con-
ditions in Washington at the present
moment are accountable for the state
ment 1t may mean money-or per
haps the passing of a special appropria-
ton, which during this present short
session, and the fact that appropriations
of the Diplomatic and Consular bill can
not be well reopened, makes any effort
in this direction impraeticable, or it
may be that there are certain difficulties
to be considered from the legal side
but in spite of all this, is there any
reason why efforts toward a distinctly
Trade Conference should not be made2
The more / look into the situation
here, the more convinced I am of the
desirability of concentrated effort in
this direction, and il our manufacturers
once realize what can be gained by
meeting at some central point in the
Pacific, as ia Hawaii, then ! am sure
that even if the Consuls can not be
present, that delegates from all the
great trade points IN the Pacific and
throughout the United States can indie
pendently gather here, and discuss and
may be mature plans for an increased
trade. Perhaps after all such a confer
ence would produce results which might
have great weight with future Con-
gress in giving them a knowledge of
the opportunities and actual necessities.
which would prove a strong argument
toward directing more attention to the
possibilities than in any other way, and
eventually lead to a consular meeting
in these islands,
eff such conference as is desired
at the moment in Hawaii is not prac
ticable, then a trade conference GER
tainly is practical, and may be far
reaching in its results. I believe that
our manufacturers would see this and
would welcome such an idea All de-
ponds on the proper publicity