The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-14
VISIT WILL LEAD TO
PRACTICAL RESULTS
SECRETARY STRAUS WILL M
PROVE COMMUNICATION
WITH HAWAII


his safe-keeping could not be entirely
administered from his desk at Wash
ington, the secretary determined to
make personal inspection of the
workings of the department away
from the capital, and to become per-
sonally acquainted with the various
officials having supervision He ac-
cordingly planned trip along the
Canadian border to Vancouver, and
thence south through Seattle and
Portland to San Francisco, with Hon
olulu as the ultimate destination. He
returned to Washington today, and
talked freely about his experiences,
especially those in the Hawaiian ISL
ands.
Secretary Straus made several not
able addresses while at Honolulu
one at a banquet given in his honor
by Mr.. Hatch, and at a dinner given
by the Honolulu chamber of COM
merce, the policy of the government
in relation to the islands was touched
upon. On the latter occasion one
of the largest and most representa-
tive bodies of business men ever ga
thered in Honolulu assembled to pre-
sent the commercial needs of the ISL
ands. l.. A. Thurston, speaking in
behalf of the merchants and planters
described certain commercial disad-
Vantages resulting from annexation
laying particular stress upon the me-
cessity for a modification of the
coastwise shipping laws applying to
the islands, which penalize the carry
ing OF passengers and freight be-
tween the territory and the mainland
of the United States in other than
American bottoms. Owing to the in
frequency with which vessels of that
description stop at Honolulu, Mr.
Thurston declared that large quanti-
ties of fruit rot upon the wharves
while awaiting shipment, and that
the same lack of transportation fa-
cilities acts as a peculiar hardship
upon residents of the territory who
We're often Obliged as result of i'll
ness or pressing financial matters, to
leave for the United States on YES
sci of foreign registry and thereby
incur the fine of 5000 which our ma
vigation laws impose
Replying to this address, Secretary
Straus assured the islanders that he
would endeavor to have existing
grievances remedied. and concluded
his address y saying:
Il have knowledge and experience
of the fact that one of the greatest
shortcomings in the way of the prog
ress of the islands is that there is
not sufficient communication between
them and the mainland. This you
must have, and you ought to have,
and speaking individually and Off
cially, | promise you that | shall do
everything within my power to assist
in getting the shipping facilities that
you need | have seen much of the
world. I am familiar with those
places which are the favored lands
for tourists, and my eight days stay
here has convinced me that there is
no land on the face of the earth, con-
sidering climate and population, and
charms of hospitality, which offers
so much to the tourist, either in
health or pleasure, as this Eden of
the Pacific
These declarations were enthusi-
astically applauded, and upon con-
Guiding the secretary was generously
cheered.
On another occasion the secretary
was waited upon by delegation of
Japanese newspapers of Honolulu,
who called to ascertain his views re-
garding Japanese matters in the ter
ritory and as to his policy with refer
ence to Japanese immigration, par
ticularly if he believed that the pre-
ponderance of Japanese in Hawaii
was inimical to the future welfare of
the islands In reply the secretary
said:
"An ideal condition for the future
welfare of these islands would be
that there should not be too great a
preponderance of any one race, but
that an equilibrium be maintained.
I would impress upon you, and upon
each of the several races here, to
have care not to exploit these ISL
ands and their resources for the ben
eft of the country from which they
came, but to act in the spirit of the
government under which they live;
of LOYALTY to the interests of the ISL
ands which afford such happy and
ideal homes for them and for their
children
These remarks, which were re-
ported in all of the newspapers-Am-
erican. Japanese and Chinese, met
with an enthusiastic reception.
One of the most interesting din
ners rendered TO the secretary was
given by w. r. Castle, an old school
mate, who graduated from Columbia
university with Mr.. Straus, in the law
class of '73. The guests included
the leading educators of the islands,
who entertainingly described the
public school system of Hawaii, and
the progress made by it's foremost
institutions.
In the red-draped throne room of
the Palace, long closed to social af-
fairs, the Governor and Mrs. Carter
rendered a public reception to Secre-
tary and Mrs. Straus, and Represent
ative and Mrs. Longworth. The
grounds were brightly Illuminated
by myriads of vari-colored incandes-
cent lights, under which, to the mu-
sic of the Royal Hawaiian band,
thousands of citizens congregated
while the reception was in progress.
Unfortunately the limited time at
his disposal prevented the secretary
from visiting the various islands of
the Hawaiian group, but his party
were afforded opportunity of seeing
all that there is in Oahu, the island
upon which Honolulu is situated.
When the secretary left Honolulu
large crowd was assembled on the
|