Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-20
Complete Speech That
Won Basiness Men
To Garfield

year with the business men of the
city. II was the subject of favor
able comment among all those who
heard 1t. The rugged sincerity OF
the speaker was very much to the lik-
ing of the business men.
Owing to limitations of time and
space. the Bul lie II n did not pub
lish the speech In full in Friday aft
ernoon's issue, but today gives It
practically complete, the Blu letin
being the only pape rto take practi-
cally stenographic report Of the ad-
Dress
| Gentlemen Of the Commercial
Club. It is true that the Territory
does come into close contact with the
Secretary Of the Interior, and l. for
one want to bring It into still closre
contact. My purpose is to secure at
first hand Information of conditions
here. While the Department of the
Interior Is perhaps not in direct con-
troll of many matters of the Territory.
they come through the Secretary, and
go to other departments, so that he
is the medium Of exchange. There
fore, my intention is to get as much
Information as possible upon condi-
lions In the Islands.
1T is gratifying to find conditions
of harmony among the various asso-
Citations and bodies of the Islands. II
is easy to see that you are working
with cooperation, and that is what
we want. Any lack Of cooperation,
on your part will certainly be felt in
the way your interests fare at WASH
ington.
| During these quiet days which I
have spent here, there have been a
great number OF things which have
interested me greatly. have been
collecting information on schools,
your racial problems, the questions
which arise In connection with YOUR
harbors, and the like.
II shall not say that I am going
on tour Of inspection-it is too
cursory for that-but l am now
starting on tour to inform myself
In a general way on the conditions
In other Islands. Already I have
seen much on Oahu. Not only have
] met and want to meet men with
large interests, large holdings Of
lands, large monied enterprises. but
also men who are doing business in
small way. and making homes. We
must recognize that no set OF men
continue to control things Indefinite
ly without trouble. The most good
to the greatest number must be con-
sidered. The many must be consid-
cred. and not any smaller number.
But don't say for this reason that
any attack must be made on the men
who hold the most land. the largest
interests. In every country, some
men must succeed. and others fail,
but 1t doesn't follow, because these
things exist. that those who have lit
tie must make an unwarranted at
tack on those who have much.
I'm fact, those who have much
have duty toward others. We have
now reached a stage In our develop
ment when we realize that wealth Is
not for the individuals benefit, but
must be used for the public benefit.
This is the very meat and sub.
stance OF the industrial problems
which we face today.
ION the mainland, we hear much
Of antagonism; between the capital.
list and his employe. the railroad mag.
nate and his employe and the public.
] find much in this to study. have
given this careful thought. 1t is said
that there Is a chasm, an impossible
barrier between the classes. But II
has been found that the chasm can
be bridged. and that the barrier may
be passed by divers ways.
Men Of conflicting interests meet
there In their clubs; they talk the
matters over, interchange opinions,
and find the solution, much as you
gentlemen do who meet here at
luncheon in this club.
II am here to learn real facts. /
want real facts, whichever way they
cut
1T appears that you have prob
lens down here of an Industrial ma
ture which we don't have on the
mainland. And they cause great
many Observation-Disclosures.
II have read much OF Hawaii be-
fore l came here, and find when l
get here that l knew but little. \
man must be In touch to know what
conditions are.
That is why Mr.. Straus came
down here last year. and why
came, and hope that there will be
closer touch between your officials
and those Of the Government. have
had the pleasure to know all three
of your Governors. The three who
have served In this capacity have
been three who have done their ut