The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-20

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that the work planned be undertaken
not for Hawaii's sake nor because we
asked it, but for the much more i'm
portant reason, namely, to ensure the
proper protection of the Pacific Coast
would be a good move.
R0OSEVELT'S PERSONAL EFFORT.
within a few days after these let
tiers had begun to arrive in Washing
ton, l called, by appointment, upon
President Roosevelt, who expressed the
greatest interest in Pearl Harbor mat
tiers, spoke of the many letters he had
received from different chambers of
commerce all over the country, urging
favorable legislation and expressed his
appreciation of what he termed the
right conception of existing conditions
shown. 1t was indeed this action of
friendly chambers of commerce that
induced the President to write that
three and half page letter to different
senators and Congressman in regard to
the matter, one of the strongest argu-
ments in favor of the development of
Pearl Harbor that has ever been writ
ten.
eve also know that the President,
realizing keenly the defenseless condi-
ton of the western coast of the United
States, the great need of providing
for the protection of the Pacific en-
trance to the Panama canal, the safe
guarding of our commerce, which can
only be assured by the establishment
of an adequate naval station at Pearl
Harbor and the rendering of the Island
of Oahu impregnable to attack, never
loses an opportunity to speak of these
matters to visiting senators and Con-
gressmen, and is apparently pleased to
be able to say that the leading COM
mercial bodies of the country, East,
as well as West, are strongly in favor
of the movement.
GOOD TEAM WORK.
"The Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce is most fortunate in having for
its regular representative at Wash
ington such an able man as Hon. F. NJ.
Hatch, who, with his wide acquaintance
and years of experience, combined
with an exhaustive knowledge of Ha-
wall s conditions and needs, is SPLEEN
didly equipped for any service that
may be asked of him and can always
be depended upon in any emergency.
l am under many obligations for eour-
tesies received at his hands.
Il wish, at this time, also to ex-
press my appreciation of the good work
Hon. J. X. Kalanianaole and his secre-
tary, Mr. George B. Mcclellan, are do |
ing for the islands. They are ever |
on the alert and keenly watch all legis-
lation in which Hawaii is in any way |
WAS THANKED HIMSELF.
In according the report a vote of |
thanks to Mr.. Wood was moved and |
carried, President Morgan saying that
the result of the work done showed the
justification for the trip. Mr. Morgan |
personally thanked Mr.. Wood for the
promptness he had shown in replying
to all the letters and cables sent HIM.
PACIFIC NAIL PROPOSAL.
L. A. Thurston asked what was be-
ing done in regard to the proposal of
the Pacific Mail that they reserve a
certain number of staterooms for tour
lists returning from Hawaii to the main
land. F. L. Waldron, one of the COM
mittee to whom the matter had been
said that nothing was being
done, pending an official notice from
the steamship company of their plan.
Mr. Thurston thought that there had
been at least enough direct communi-
cation between members of the Cham
Der and the company to compel some
of approval or disapproval.
The matter was an important one and
should not be allowed to die through
This brought out the information
that the agents of the company and
the chairman of the committee were all
to get direct proposal from
the company, after the receipt of which
joint action of the Chamber and the
Association would result.