The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-18
PEARL HARBOR
HAS To
WAIT
Government Is Making
Things Easy for
Japan.
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. Slope
of securing any appropriation for Pearl
Harbor at this session Of Congress is
fading. There appears to be strong
opposition within the House Navy
Committee, based largely. perhaps. on
Ghe necessity of observing economy.
Gen. Mckenzie has been asked 10 fur
nish as early as possible estimates for
dredging the Pearl Harbor channel
and it is understood that these figures
have been cabled for. Delegate Kala-
nianaole and Mr.. Mcclellan have had
another talk with Admiral Pillsbury,
the chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation,
and with other members of the Cen
eral board. but as things look now
that improvement VIII have to come
later on.
There has been a feeling here that
sooner or later the federal government
wonld have to appropriate the neces-
sarT money for the Improvement of
that harbor The efforts this session,
OF course, have been to awaken inter
est in the matter and to that end some
important work has been done The
Indications are, however, that Chair
man Foss and several members from
the Atlantic coast win resist any policy
OF appropriating large sums for the
Pacific ocean yards.
Mr. f VI. Lewis and Mr.. j. T. Nc
Crosson OF Honolulu have been in
Washington this week, en- route from
London. They stayed here but briefly.
leaving last evening for Chicago.
Mr. J. T. Warren. president of the
Photographic supply Company Of Ho-
nolulu, is also in Washington this
week and today has been visiting
around the Capitol
II is said at the State Department
that the japanese government has
completed its regulations for the re-
striction of immigration and that these
regulations Of stringent character
viii be put into operation as soon as
affairs become a little more settled
over there. The ministry does not
want to arouse opposition to these
regulations Just at this time. when
there is great political excitement and
the State Department is not pressing.
preferring that the Japanese officials,
as far as possible. shall consult their
convenience.
NATIONAL. POLITICS
The reports that the Republican
politicians il this town hear from
various parts OF the country about
William Jennings Bryan are not alto |
gether Of character 10 make them /
feel easy about the coming presidential |
campaign They are learning that, in |
spite OF the tremendous newspaper /
against Bryan in New York /
city. his popularity is increasing and /
that there Is every reason TO believe |
that he viii be formidable IN the bal
ioting next November.
For one thing the Gold Democrats
and even some OF the big Gold Demo-
cratic news pers are said. by those /
who should be in a position TO know,
10 be getting ready 10 stand by the
Peerless One in the coming campaign
These, as well as other evidences, con-
vince the Republican observers that
thev viii have TO fight a united Demo-
cratic party IN the next campaign One
Of the keenest newspaper editors in
New York, who has been in very close
touch with conservative Democrats in
that state. said here today that there
was no question about the willingness
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