The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-15

| before the presidential elections and
there is general indisposition to
touch certain matters and this is one
/ Of them. Then, too, there has been
special committee appointed and
there is general indisposition to
touch any immigration question until
| this committee has reported. Yet we
have great hope that we viii OBJ
tain action at this session. The Pres
| ident says that he will do all he can
to help us The Secretary of the IN
terror and the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor have promised the same
thing. The Commissioner Of Immigra-
ton. Mr.. Sargent. promises US the
same thing and others have promised
their help. I talked over the matter
with the chairman Of the immigration
committees of the Senate and the
House and also with Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor. who was once opposed to
the matter but who is no longer so.
There was a question of how best
10 introduce the matter into Congress.
The Secretary of the Interior promis-
ed that he would send a message to
Congress with a bill, but later events
decided him not to do so. There arose
some anita gonism against the depart
mental heads suggesting legislation,
although that has been the course pur-
sued for the past ffty-one years. Some.
Of the new Congressman took the mat
ter up and il has now been referred
10 the Committee on Rules.
''In this matter, as in all others, all
the Hawaiian representatives In
Washington. the Delegate. Mr.. Hatch,
Mr.. Mcclellan. Mr.. Wood and myself
cooperated. Finally we concurred in
the suggestion Of the Delegate that
Representative Hepburn should intro
duce the bill into the House and Sen
ator Clark into the Senate. This has
been done and we hope for favorable
action.
Another matter that I worked on
was the securing Of an amendment 30
the Coast wise Shipping laws that
would suspend them in favor Of pas /
sengers and perishable goods from Ha- /
wall. The matter Of sending perish /
able goods has been somewhat over /
looked by the majority. but I rather |
think that il is Of greater Importance |
to US than the passenger feature. 7 be- /
lieve that many Of us do not realize /
the great advantage and profit thai I
win come to US in the shipment Of /
fresh pineapples. As I understand it /
there is no limit 10 the market and If /
we can get vessels fitted up to proper
" handle the fruit, aEd enough OF
them. we can send our pines all over
the United States and even TO Eng
land 4 large dealer in Chicago told ]
me that he alone could handle two
thousand carloads IN a year, and I
that another large dealer
n New York can do the same. The
3eaIers say that there are no pines TO
EQUAL ours and that there is no limit
10 the demand. But we must have
hem delivered in good shape. Two
ahipments were made recently. ona on
n eight-day boat with ventilated hold
md one on a six-Cay beat not fitted
with accommodations The shipment
Il the ventilated slow boat arrived in
san Francisco ninety-eight per cent
Z good condition; the faster boat, not
-entilated. arrived with only sixty Per
ent. Of the fruit in good shape ourI
-rowers can sal T O. D. on the vessels
lere If the vessels are properly fitted
10 To carry the fruit. Every effort is
,eing made nov to have two other
teamships 10 afford space and forced
entilatfon, with good prospects Of sue
ess and there are others being ap-
reached. making FIVE in all Maybe,
{ we get satisfactory assurances that
his wiz be done-rhR proper schedules s
nd the boats fitted properly-we can
rrike out the words 'perishable goods
rom the bill The steamship COM
anies are very anxious that We do
his. lest this be the opening wedge.
Another question OF tactics arose
yer the manner OF Introduction o. Z