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

/ this bill. A bill had already been in
tr0duced allowing the Postmaster Cen
eral TO extend TO vessels Of the see
ond-class on the Pacific the same small
mail subsidy as the boats Of the first
class on the Atlantic. that is to six
i teen-knot boats here the 81 a mile al
lowed TO twenty-knot vessels plying
between the Eastern coast and Eu-
rope. I have hopes that this viii pass,
for it viii reinstate the Oceanic boats.
the Sonoma, Ventura and Sierra, on
their run, at least trust so, and en-
| courage others to put steamships on
the run or add vessels to the lines al
ready established. This same bill was
introduced into the last Congress and
passed the Senate. but not the House.
The matter is UP again now and the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
feels very sanguine that it viii pass.
Now we cannot expect to get both Of
these and the question Is, which would
be the most valuable to us? I hope
that the subsidy bill viii bass. Then
the question viii be whether to in
troduce the other or not 1t was I'M
derstood when left the East that the
subsidy bill would be favorably re-
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In the. immigration matter there
was a Question Of tying up with the
South which wants measure some
what similar to ours but it was de-
cided best TO go it alone. This would
not mean opposition 10 the Southern
bill. but would mean that If that gen
eral bill passed we would get the
benefit Of it. while If the bin were
defeated We would have a chance OF
our bill passing. There are some rea-
sons why our bill might pass even II
the other were defeated. II does not
involve any general legislation and
would not meet the same opposition
owing 10 our peculiar conditions.
II have hopes that a subcommittee
Of the special immigration committee
viii visit Honolulu IN the very near
future we cannot expect the Con-
gressmen on the committee 10 come
now. for Congress IS in session and
after the adjournment there viii be
the elections. but a portion Of the
membership might come
ORGANIC ACT AMENDMENT.
Another matter that I worked on
was in regard to the amendment Of
the Five Year clause. as il Is called. I
BY the Organic Act we are limited 10
FIVE years in our leases Of public land |
in the Territory. I sought to have this |
amended 70 allow Of leases for twenty /
vears. This is not meant to tie up 4
the land for the benefit Of the sugar I
or any other people, but 4
there are instances in which the pub 4
years. on. account Of the capital requir- 4
"a 70 open them up and clear them. /
# the bill is passed we can lease these I
lands for a period sufficient 70 justify .
the lessor in clearing them. IN this /
way we viii benefit not only through 4
the increase in industry and the in
creased taxes that viii come in. bat /
NJ VIII be preparing the land for Ill
innate demonstrating.
PEARL HARBoR FORTTFICATIONs
Another matter was the opening up 4
md terrifying Of Pear Harbor. There (
: not much II this that you do not 4
already know. but il is certain that a
great deal Of interest Is being taken
Z this question now, especially in the
War and Navy Departments and also
lnong the government officials and
he Congressman This is due perhaps
o the japanese scare. Some evil events
'rfng good II their train. II took the
sDazisn-A n1erfcan war 10 strengthen
gur army. II has taken the Japanese
care-aIthough there may be nothing
n ito give US oar @har7ors and for
5fcatious; il took the wreck Of the
Ianchuria 70 bring Us our lighthouses.
Il have had 70 answer the question
How about the japanese question n
1awaji?' very many times and I had
ways % say that.we did not have any