Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-31
SUGAR and SHIPS
HAWAIpS HOBBY

The Trans-Mississipp Commercial
Congress has delegated to its commit
tee on resolutions the vitality impor-
,tant task of threshing out the chaff
from the wheat in a mass of Tesolu-
tlons. submitted to the convention
for formal adoption. That commit
tee commenced its deliberations yes
terday, taking up for consideration
eighteen separate resolutions on all
sorts Of topics from women's suffrage
to the conservation of national re-
sources To facilitate the handling
of the numerous questions which the
Congress is asked to consider. five
subcommittee have been appointed
TO digest the different kinds already
} submitted
Unanimity characterized the COM
mittee's deliberations yesterday, how
ever. Four resolutions were adopted
and will be submitted to the conven-
ton in a form slightly modified from
that in which they were originally
J presented. One set of resolutions
ideals with the needs of the American
merchant marine. The Hawaiian
delegation submitted them, laying
stress only on the question as It APP
plies to the Pacific. The committee
broadened the idea and worded the
text 20 that II applied to the mer-
chant marine OF the Atlantic as well
rs the Pacific. In this amended
form the resolutions were adopted rs
follows:
[, Resolved, by the Trans-Mssissip-
lpi Commercial Congress, now assem-
bled in the city of San Francisco,
That the existing condition of the
American merchant marine is dan
, gerous to our naval. military and
commercial strength and national
0 progress: and.
Resolved, That in the opinion of
D the delegates here assembled. the
Congress of the United States should,
at its next session provide literally
n for the expansion and maintenance
lof the American merchant marine
0 engaged in foreign trade, and that
such action be taken ut once before
D greater or insurerable difficulties pre-
sent themselves; and,
Resolved, That the delegates here
n assembled pledge themselves unitedly
to urge upon their respective Sena-
0 tors and Representatives in Congress
such prompt action as will insure the
u supremacy of American shipping. and
- thus safeguard national defence and
commerce"
10 Protection for Sugar
Another set of resolutions, submit
10 ted by Aaron Cove of Colorado, dealt
with Federal protection OF the sugar
W industry. As originally worded. the
N resolutions referred solely to the
beet" sugar industry. but this WAS
10 broadened to cover domestic" sugar.
"Tropical" sugar WIS also ellminat-
10 ed. although the idea remained. Fin
ally, as a neat diplomatic move, the
W phrase cheap Oriental labor" was
M amended to leave out anything
which might offend the japanese. In
10 their final form, the resolutions read
as follows:
= gar industry merits and Is entitled
n to competent and ample protection.
N and that this Congress is opened to
20 any measure that tends to increase
% the importation OF free tropical sugar
= grown by cheap labor"
" Among the other topics which
y were embraced in the resolutions
= submitted yesterday, nre the ques-
tons of special railroad rates to the
-YukonFacific Exposition,
the improving of Coos bay, the ne
cessity of more freight cars, the tar
y In improved highways, grazing on
= public lands, closer relations between
the Pacific Coast and the Latin-Am-
~ erican countries. the establishment
of a commission to develop irrigated
areas in the West communication Of
the Federal health authorities for
, relief to the South and Panama. aids
'" to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and, lastly, ,he parcels post.
This last resolution promises to de-
velop a lively battle, for the Com
meycial Travellers Associations have
united to down the measure believ-
ing that the passage of such law
would prove fatal TO much of the
developing commerce of the West.
All the travelling mems organizations
will line up for brisk fight tomor-
row morning when the resolutions
are formally presented to the Con-
grass tDr its nnnpnynl
The following subcommittee are
now considering the batch of rcsolu-
tions, which have been submitted for
their Endorsement
Rivers and Harbors-L. 4. Wright
california; Peter Logic, Oregon; w
NJ McGalliard, louisiana; L. Il
Benedict, Oregon d. p. Hall. Okla
@; homa.