The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-24
FEDERAL VISITORS
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HON. w. w. COCKS OF NEW YORK.
Representative Cocks, who comes
from the Presidents district of Oyster
Bay, Long Island, is a member of
the Agricultural Committee. He ex-
poets to look particularly into the
work of the Experiment Stations and
to study the possibilities of the Islands
from an agricultural standpoint espe-
cially. 81 do not believe" he said,
that Territory can get along on only
one line of products, and be success
full. Hawaii should be developed in
diversified lines agriculturally and
commercially"
Regarding the commercial interests
he stated that he did not see why the
application of the Coastwise laws to
Hawaii could not be modified so as to
relieve the Territory of the trouble
she now experience in the matter of
passenger and freight traffic with the
mainland being confined to American
boats. when they are unable to handle
it. He spoke as though thoroughly in
accord with the movement which will
be made to modify this law.
HON. ]. NJ. REYNOLDS, OF PENN
SYLVANIA
Representative Reynolds stated that
he wanted to get a general impression
of the conditions here. 81 think we
all hope to get much more intelli-
gent idea of conditions here than we
could possible expect to do through
reports. The development of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, think, is one of the
important things to be considered, and
and what remedies can be suggested.
am in favor of encouraging the inn
provement of shipping and commerce
by suitable harbors, and believe that
the Territory needs to get system
of diversified industries, in order to
make them ost progress"
HOW JAMES MCKINLEY, OF I'LL
NOIS.
I'VE are all especially interested in
Hawaii" said Representative McKin-
ney in speaking of the visit this morn
ing, And more especially so as all
except Mr. Cocks are members of tn,
Territorial Committee. 1t is a very
hard thing to act intelligently with
regards to a place you know practical
ly nothing about, and we feel that by
stopping here for a few weeks, ant
spending the time judicially, we shall
be in a much better position to under
stand what the Territory needs. The
delegation which you sent to Wash
| ington at the last session was made
up of able men and it made a grea
impression on the Committees
much so that We were only too GLAD
to get an opportunity of seeing fol
ourselves. The Territories Committee
is one of the busiest in Congress, ant
| with the development of Alaska anC
the demands of other Territories, We
don't have a great deal of time t
read up and study in detail. / an
especially interested in the matter o
the refunding the duties collected b!
the federal government, and shall lool
into that with some care"
HON. EDWIN M. HIGGINS, OF CON
NECTICUT
81 have come to Hawaii without an
hard and fixed ideas of the people an,
conditions here" said Representativ
Higgins, of Connecticut, And am OF
en- to all the information can get.
We believe that by coming here W
shall be in position to much more il
telligently consider the needs of tn
Territory in the exists here, especia
ly as to the long time leases granite
during the monarchy. l think Their
is much field for investigation alon
that line"
1t is easy to convince the averal
woman that her husband is alway