The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-03
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Letters Of Lowey Washington correspondent New York
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HONOLULU. June s.-Because tn
Territory Of Hawaii is such a tin,
country. as compared with the main
place TO watch the working out o
governmental and economic theories L
is like working in a laboratory; on.
may condense. and may see all Of the
factors in operation in the field under
investigation. I wrote you the Other
day from Holualoa of the eager de-
mands OF the Hawaiian coffee plant
ers. that sn the eoffee drinkers on the
mainland be taxed in order that the
growers of the berry on Hawaii might
probably pursue its culture. In what
they ask they are supported by prac-
ticslly all of the residents of the Ter
risory. Be good enough to examine
the other foot and see where the shoe
pinches.
One of the unwisest laws ever pass
ed by Congress was the extension Of
the coastwise navigation statutes of
the United States to Hawaii. A stag
gerfng blow was struck at the pros
perity Of the Territory and great
hardship worked on its people. Every
member of Congress now in the is
lands with the visiting party is will
ing to concede this. The people of
Hawaii are a unit in asking that the
coastwise laws as applied to HAWAII
be repealed.
The same people who are so loud in
their demands for g tariff on coffee,
are equally vehement in urging the
repeal of the coastwise navigation act.
With an ingenious disregard of con-
sistency and logic they brush aside
the fact that the navigation laws as
applied 10 Hawaii are a protection 10
American shipping. The coffee and
sugar growers of Hawaii are ardent
protectionists where their own pockets
are concerned. but fail to see the beau
ties of tariff barrier when they are
on the outside OF the wall.
PENALTIES FOR SAILING IN FOR
EIGN STEAMSHIPS.
Residents of these Islands and citi-
zens of the MARYLAND may travel be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu
only on ships with American registries
and under the American flag. The
penalty for taking passage in a foreign
bottom is a fine of $500. A striking
of the hardship worked by
this law was afforded the other day
when Representative Webb of North
Carolina, one of the members of the
visiting Congressional party. received
a cable message summoning him home.
He was forced to sail on the first
steamship arriving here bound for the
United States II proved to be an
English boat Mr. Webb was forced
to deposit 500 before he was allowed
TO purchase his ticket home. II Is
more than probable that the fine he
was forced to pay viii be returned to
him by the government, but it in
censed him 10 have to pay it The
people of Hawaii were glad Of his
trouble and embarrassment because
they believe the incident will be help
full in securing the repeal of an oner-
Gus law.
Some Of the people down here resent
a practise which they declare to be
common One Is told that Federal Of
icials visiting the islands on business
pay no heed 10 the law against travel ?
ing on foreign bottoms, but travel on
the first ship that comes along, sure
Of having their fines remitted by the
at Washington. The peo-
pie who have no such privileges COM
plain that II is hardly fair for an Of
fetal Of the government to be exempt
from the penalty which they must pay
when necessity demands that they
take passage on a foreign liner.
The joint schedule Of the sailings Of
the vessels OF the Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company and the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company for the
present season show that three yes
seis Of these two lines will sail from
san Francisco for Honolulu and the
Orient this month On none Of them
nay citizen Of the United States
axe passage The steamship Doric.
;aiIing from san Francisco on June
i. and the COptic. sailing on June IS,
10Th belong 70 an American corpora
ion. the Padhc Mail Steamship Com
any. Both Of them are English boats,
Ind sail under the American flag.
Neither Of these American-owned boats
las an American register. Another
xampIe OF the beauties Of protection
d those who are not protected.
AMERICAN LINES BUY BOATS
ABROAD
When the Pacific Mall Company
5und II necessary 70 augment rs feet
) the addition OF two new boats. II
il not give an order 10 an American
70 lay down two new
tsamers Of the Specifications and ton
age desired Protection makes Amer
an bats cost TOO much 70 D. run IN
1zupetItion Tfth English and other
,-eigu-5uilt ships. The Pacific Mali
.ine IS not managed By pniianthro-