Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-28
Merchants Strongly
Opposed To Exchange

Winthrop told me that the Department
had never been IN favor Of the Mahu
Ea condemnation proceedings. We
then looked up and found that there
had been no binding agreement mad
to erect n building on the Mahukg
site A meeting was arranged with
Mr.. Irwin and Secretary Cartel
asked me how | was prOgrCE.ing VT!
negotiations for the transfer. MIR. Nc
Clellan. think. called on Mr.. Ga"
field. and protested against the chang
in site. The proposition was drawn
up and submitted to Mr.. Irwin and
Secretary GARFIELD"
President Smith stated that ia,
main irritation was mostly caused by
the secrecy used In the matter.
81 don't think this was taken into
consideration" said Judge Cooper
THE policy all over Is to place the
government buildings together. an'
the department has full authority As
far as the legal side Is concerned. Con
gress can. of course. do as II likes.
/ Mr.. Cation called attention to the
fact that $50 900 had been subscribed
by the merchants. Judge Cooper said
that this was not called for by the
Federal Government. He also said
that he did not know whether the
Government would have taken the CX
change question into consideration IN
less Mr. Irwin had made solicitations.
I Mr.. Cooper insisted that he would not
go into the merits of the case and said
that he had nothing TO keep back re
garding his connection with the case.
He had been in favor of the Palace
site for the past ten years. He gave
the approximate areas of the two
sites. Mr.. Cooper declined to state
whether or not there was any other
consideration In the exchange
Judge Cooper then left.
+. l.. Waldron stated that he thought
the secret negotiations should be de.
nounced In the resolutions. lie also
used the word contempt" In express.
ing his feelings concerning the trans.
action.
T. ". Paris said that 1t was all de
plorable, and quoted a local Federal
official In the matter of getting rid
of the Mahuka site. He was heartily
In favor of the resolutions.
Mr.. DOhrman asked for permission
to speak.
ut seems to me that possession Il
nine points of the law" he said. "ant
believe that the Department cannot
, make the exchange without the sane
! ton of Congress. ! don't think the
. case stands as those who advocate the
: change say. ! suggest that. In takin;
any action, you assume the position
that those negotiating the exchange
/ are doing what they think Is right. !
, you want to keep the Mahuka site. asl
| for delay and hearing respectfully
: II you want to denounce the name
. of the negotiations. make the resolu
i ton as strong as possible. But ! rec
i Ommend that you appoint commit
{ tee as the Chamber of Commerce ha
/. done, TO deal with the people who hav
2 brought the exchange In sight, and +
}. deal with Congress. as well, II 20
!. cannot get hearing You can &c
the cooperation of the Chamber q
/, Commerce and Merchants Association
n on the Coast. A good cool. deliberat
|. stand taken upon facts, will. I believ,
{. prevent the exchange. | make this a
Y suggestion and assume that the otl
n er parties feel and believe they ar
IS in the right, and | believe right COZ
clusion can thus be reached" Al
n plause.
e +. l.. Waldron moved that an ind,
a, pendent committee OF five be appoin
p. ed to act not later than Monday morl
II ing at 10 a. m. He thanked Mr.. Doh
N man for his good words of advice.
IF THE Father Of the Merchants A
4. ISOLATION Of Honolulu" Is what Pres
dent Geo w. Smith called Mr.. Doh
Ig man in thanking for his good words
advice.
4. Present at the meeting were Ge
i. W. Smith, 4. II. Paris. Chas. Crane,
+. Lansing, G. Du Roi, NJ. Brasch..
~ Cation, II. c. Buckley. C. G. Bartlett
err W. c. Peacock. +. NJ. Wakefield +. :
Err p. Warehouse, NJ. Gonsalves, NJ
e. Bray of Hopp e. Co.. Mr.. Ware
a Oscar White, J. T. Snider, C. s. BE
al lima, Lieut. Coyne, Mr.. Riggs, NJ
IS Hertsche, Mr.. Won Hamm.