The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-01

| TO exchange MS WAIKIKI property Tor
the Naval Station grounds, or Wal
manalo bay for Pearl Harbor. No one
could tell where such policy would
bring the community. The question of
the desirability of site was not up for
debate, but the policy of reopening
the site question was 1t was bad
public policy for the Association to
agree to the exchange without n vigor-
Gus protest. Personally he would now
withdrew all his ideas regarding the
Irwin site suitability and agree with
the majority that the exchange should
not be made.
Outrage and Dishonest Act.
After James Steiner had stated briefly
his opinion that the proposed transfer
was an outrage, w. G. Peacock spoke.
He stated that personally il would pay
him better to see the Irwin site chosen,
but if it was possible for any two, three
or four persons to control the United
States with its ninety million people he
thought it was time that this was
known and also time that there be a
change. at is absolutely an outrage,
breach of confidence and dishonest
act, +" he declared.
NJ Brasch stated that it was not only
breach of confidence but breach of
contract as we'll He felt that Wash
ington had no right to trade away the
work done by the community and the
money contributed by the merchants. IF
it were possible to trade the site off
in the original condition it had been in,
not so much could be said against 1t,
but as it is any transfer would be a
distinct breach of contract, Snch a
procedure between merchants would be
considered dishonorable and he saw no
reason why Washington should be able
to do any such thing.
+. 7. P. Waterhouse thought that q
protest should certainly be made
against any change in the site being
, consummated without the public being
consulted. The deal had been conclud
ed so far as the authorities could con
I, clude it in secrecy and without the
public having been given any intima
, tion that such thing was belnG
thought of. The public of Honolulu
. certainly should have been advised a
to what had been going on.
There were present at the meeting
. in addition to those referred TO, E.. II
: Paris. c. S. Crane, A. G. Gonsalves, c
Du Roi, T. +. Lansing. C. Bartlett, X
Buchly, w. NJ. Bray, w. +. Warren, +
. o. White, A. Coyne, C. Bellina, j. M
u Riggs, C. Won Hamm, j. II. Hertschc
y Charles Eal1in, Fred l.. Waldron f. A
g Berndt. NJ. Phillips, H. +. Wichmar
- r. w. Shingle, I. j. King, j. H. Petri
~ and some others, practically every on
- of whom spoke in opposition to IA
- proposed exchange.
,s Resolution Proposed.
n A formal resolution was then rea
u opposing the exchange and expressin
It. surprise that the matter had gone
at far as it had without any notificatiC
he having been given the Honolulu publ
ry H. E. Cooper Explains.
er Just as the reading of the resolutiC
ne had ended and before any action or d
ce bate had taken place, Judge III.
81, Cooper came in, he having been askt
5 to be present and to make statemen
o. He was Immediately called upon al
m repeated in substance what he had sta
ne ed a short time before at the meetir
u of the Chamber of Commerce. A nur
lis ber of new points were brought out
n the questions which followed the stat
y, ment.
"a. e" Never Occurred to Them.
of "The question in this matter whiC
cir seems to irritate is the secrecy vii
which this matter was conducted,
said Mr.. Smith. "Don't you think
would have been better when this w
ne being arranged to have consulted Il
tu citizens here, Mr.. Cooper?"
N, "I dom think that that ever O
D. Cured to anyone answer Mr.. Coopt
Va, "'The Secretary stated that it was
ef question that the Department wou
TO have to decide. He had all the &C
re- respondence in the matter and t
10 various actions taken by the citizeI
The policy of the Department now is
Ia. put all public buildings together, n
ia' intersperse them among the residenc
~ =, or business blocks. This seems to
"a the policy that Secretary Winthrop
uu working on. He has been ain Honolr
III and knew the position and. Secreta
=, Garfield has been here recently, as y
,ii know. Mr.. Garfield said that as
result of his own personal observati
Vi there was no question in his mind
20, "a to the advisability of the exchange
Vno Various points were covered by gu
uu tions and answers in regard to I
ION, L,,;Ia;no of tho p;sbon etreet axtensi
4. DullulHE VI lHt plltpl
';t and the legality of the proposed
change
rev l;am "Were any expressions of opin
io Ia asked from Honolulu" asked +.
~ u Waldron.
,os .os "secretary Winthrop had all the
au, nr pressions of opinion before him,
swered Mr.. Cooper.
"And the opinions were all
. AZ nored.
apo ,po "'T don't know about the opini
NV, @ being ignored said Mr.. Cooper, sh
No. ing little heat
aa "Do you think that If no advan
on had been made by Mr.. Irwin that
., such transfer would have been made
continued Mr.. Waldron
81 don't know was Mr.. Coop
atus answer. "I am only stating what
'iousl Cured, refuse to be drawn into
'ited discussion as to the advisability of
exchange. ! don't know what WI
eN- have been done if the exchange
e to not been made, whether the buil(
site would have been built on the Nah
hnlc % pta Ia