The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-16

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nerce and Labor that there is great
need of your coming here Immediately,
when there IS sickness in your family,
when there is any great necessity for
your coming, all that you need do is TO
make affidavit to that effect and supply
your proof, and ! am told that 1t Is
the invariable rule of the Department
to remit the 5000. Now, Investigated
somewhat the case that my friend the
gentleman wrom Maine (Mr. Little
field) spoke of little while ago.
The gentleman from Maine stated
at the outset that the service was
much worse now than when the islands
came into our possession. But what
does the Secretary say in his letter to
the Committee on the Merchant Marine
and Fisheries? Let me read it to you:
The people of Hawaii are enti-
tied to regular and frequent means
of transportation by tirst-class
steamships to and from our main
land. Between the year of 1900
and 1906 the American steamship
companies had considerably i'm
proved such facilities, but in 1907,
through the withdrawal of the
Oceanic Line to Australia and
through accident to the steamships
Mongolia and Manchuria, those
facilities were curtailed.
So that, as a matter of fact, between
1900 and 1906 the American lines i'm
proved, if you please, their service
to the islands, according to the re-
port of the Secretary. The other day
wired to the manager of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company when it was
said that there were so many people
waiting for opportunity to get trans
portation accommodations from Ho-
nofufG to San Francisco This is the
telegram sent:
May 20, 1908
To R. p. SCHWERIN, James Flood
Building, San Fran, Cal.
| am informed that Mr.. McClel-
lam OF Honolulu is telling Mem
bers that 65 per cent of the time
that Pacific Mail steamers arrive
from Orient en- route to San Fran
cisco they have no accommodations
for Honolulu passengers. Please
wire me the facts at once.
JULIUS KAHN.
On the same evening | received this
reply:
San Fran, Cal. May 20, 1908.
HON. JULIUS KAHN, House of
Representatives Washington, D.
c.:
Telegram goth Record May !,
1907, to April 80, 1908, we had 81
sailings, Honolulu to San Fran
cisco. Maximum cabin capacity,
4.5O5. Total carried these steam
ers. including passenger embark
ing botn Orient and Honolulu .,
S71. or 1855 less than maximum
cabin capacity Maximum steer
age capacity. 1910; number car
ried. 1859. or 1881 less than max
imum steerage capacity. There was
36.3 per cent cabin capacity unoc-
cupied. Mr.. McClellan's state
ments Incorrect as to facts.
R. P. SCHWERIN.
Mr.. Littlefield Is that the same gem
.leman, I would like to inquire, that
stated to Mr.. Mcclellan if they would
from the bill the proposition
in relation to perishabe freight he
would withdraw his opposition to this
legislation
Mr.. Kahn. l know nothing about any
statement that Mr.. Schwerin made to
I only know what said In
the telegram that I have read to this
House.
Mr.. Littlefied. Who is Schwerin?
Mr.. Kahn. l have told the House
two or three times. He is manager OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr.. Littlefield Mr.. Speaker, yield
now five minutes to the Delegate from
Hawaii (Mr. Kalanianaole), and be-
speak for him on the part of the House
careful and quiet attention, because
this is a matter that vitality concerns
his constituents and in which he has
more interest than in any other piece
of legislation pending before the House.
The Speaker. The Delegate from Ha-
wall (Mr. Kalanianaole) is recognized
for five minutes. (Applause.)
Mr. Kalanianaole Mr., Speaker. the
gentleman from California (Mr Kahn)
a little while ago mentioned among
the steamers running to Hawaii the
Ohio and Indiana.
Mr. Kahn Only occasionally.
Mr.. Kalanianaole. Only once did
they visit Hawaii and that occasion
was an excursion from San Diego
They have never been there since that
Mr.. Kahn If the gentleman will al
low me, my authority is the Commits
sioner OF Navigation That is all
know about it.
Mr.. Kalanianaole Mr.. Speaker, II
the Commissioner of Navigation re-
ports those two steamers as in service
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