The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-01
Warm Protest Against
Any Exchange.

There was large ATTENDANCE III 'nS
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,
and clearly evident an overwhelming
sentiment of protest against the star
chamber proceeding in regard to the
Federal building site, the discovery Oh
which had brought them together. mat
resolutions voicing this protest were not
adopted at the meeting was solely pc
cause there was n feeling that the dls, |
nity of the Chamber, the Importance oil
the subject, and the fact that a depart
ment of the Federal government was
concerned constrained the Chamber 10
very careful consideration of the scope
and phraseology of whatever resoiu
tions it should adopt. A committee was
appointed, consisting of f. j. Lowrey
(chairman), f. NJ. Swanzy, }. A; Ken
nedy, j. NJ. Dowsett and A. Gartley, TO
whom was referred resolutions present
ed by A. w. L. Bottomley, with an
structions to report at another meeting
of the Chamber to be held Monday at
ternoon at O'Clock.
Some Hair Splitting.
There were number of episodes dur
ing the meeting which brought out the
prevailing sentiment. f. j. Lowrey
stated that II. Il. Cooper had represent
ed Secretary Winthrop as saying tnat
while disappearing of the Mahuka site
from the first, the negotiations for its
purchase had been completed because
the department felt itself morally bound
by Taylor's contract; if that were SO,
he would like to ask why the depart,
ment did not continue to feel itself
bound by the Taylor contractf
s'There was moral obligation to
purchase the property, but not to erect
the bulding,'' replied Mr.. Cooper
whereat the entire gathering was con
vulsed with laughter.
The Chamber Smiled.
Another episode had its genesis in tho
belief that was entertained in the meet
ing for a time that the Chamber OF
Commerce had never committed itseli
to the Mahuka or any other site, Wee
President j. =. Cooke, who presided
having stated that a search of the min
utes had not resulted in finding that the
Chamber had taken positive action
Some one asked if the meeting on thu
Young Hotel Roof Garden was not
Joint meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Merchants Association
and if it had not committed itself b,
taking part in that meeting. Chairman
Cooke corrected this impression by say
ing that the Roof Garden meeting wa
a public meeting of citizens called b.
Mr.. Taylor, and was not in any way
Chamber of Commerce meeting.
alt was not a large meeting nor
representative one,'' said T.. l. Spalt
ing, whereupon Mr.. Shingle asked tha
the names of those present as reporte
in the Advertiser be read by the seer
tary, and the following list, which NJ
Spalding seemed to think constitute
neither a large nor representatiN
gathering, was read by Secretary Woo,
c. NJ. Cooke, Z. d. Tenney, S. b. Dol
+. w. Macfarlane, w. ID. Alexander,
A. Wall, A. f. Griffiths, F. S. Dodge, '
w Hall, J. II. Soper, w. L, Howard,
Kidwell, Albert Waterhouse, Alexand
Young, A. s. Hartwell, c. Achi, II. Gi
fard, Alexander G. NJ. Robertson,
Emmeluth, T. S. Kay, S. NJ. Damon,
A. Young, r. w. Shingle, Judge King
bury, W. r. Castle, +, j. Lowrey, j.
Colburn, p c. Jones, j. w. Pratt,
S. Hosmer, II. f. Cooper, George
Gear, A. +. Judd, w. o. Atwater, l..
MeCandless, +. b. McStocker, exec
ernor George X. Carter, A. Herbert,
II. BuInelle, II. II. i. w olttI, d. a. "
Candless, L. r. Peck, A. Hooking,
Creighton, T.. Ingham, r. C. A. Pet
son, G. j, Hutchins, f. w. Macfarla
l.. A. Thurston, C. S, Crane, W. T.
cas-, w. A. Kinney, j. ], Egan, C.
Won Hamm, j. Garden, o. A. Steve
Sam Parker, Prince David Havana
koa, DR.. C. b. Cooper, l.. b. Kerr,
Lucas. A. p. Wood, W. b. Stockman,
A. Brown, Z. /. Spading, j. A. Mago
b. +. Dillingham;, William Protenhar
Spalding is Game.
As the reading of name after ma
of well-known and influential II
proceeded, the collective smile on
gathering increased. Mr.. Spald
was game, however, and valiantly
turned to the charge, insisting I
even gathering as large as that il
rated by the list of names was
large or representative for comm
ity of fifty thousand. Moreover w
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