The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-10

arisen as to the attitude of the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce in regard
to the Ocean Mail Act, and to the
Coastwise Shipping Laws; and
Whereas, This Chamber believes that
everything consistent should be done
to again establish the American flag
on the high seas; and
Whereas, There has been an INSULT
cheney of first-class passenger accom-
modations between this city and the
Pacific Coast on modern passenger
steamers sailing under the American
flag, causing great inconvenience and
much complaint both from our own
residents and tourists, and having the
result of keeping many tourists and
health-seekers from coming to these
islands on account of knowing that
there might be difficulty in getting
away on comfortable boats when they
wished to do SO; and
Whereas, 1t is true that one of the
steamship companies now running
freight steamers with limited passen-
ger accommodations is about to build
an additional steamer to come on the
line in something over year from
now, yet there is great danger that
the steamship company now running
the largest of the American steamers
may in the near future withdraw
these vesse.s, thus making the sltua,
ton worse than it has been; and
Whereas, 1t is felt that the bill in
PRODUCED at the last session of Con-
gress providing for the suspension or
the Coastwise Shipping Laws so far
as they applied to passengers between
for period of six years might tend to
discourage the placing OF American
boats on the run; therefore be it
Resolved, That this Chamber wishes
to place itself on record as in SYM
pathy and in hearty accord with the
Administration at Washington in it's
endeavors through the Ocean Mail Act
to encourage the establishing of Anne
rican l1uvs of steamers between the
United States and foreign countries,
and in urging Congress- to pass proper
laws to bring about this result; and,
be it further
Resolved, That pending the realiza-
ton of the establishment of lines of
American steamers to this port which
shall relieve the passenger situation,
that this Chamber unite with the Pre-
sident and others in asking Congress
to take such action as shall permit the
travelling of passengers to and from
these islands and other American
ports without the payment of fines or
the necessity of applying for the re-
mittance of fines, until such time as the
President of the United States shall
be satisfied that there are American
steamers running to this port which
furnish suitable passenger accommo-
dations to meet the reasonable re-
quirements of the residents and tour
lists, at which time he may give notice
that upon a certain date, to be de-
signated by him, the special act shall
become imperative and the general law
again come into rorce; and, be it fur
Their
Resolved, That d copy of this resolu-
ton be forwarded to the President and
our Delegate in Washington, and to
such other individuals or departments
as the officers of the Chamber shall
deem wise.
The foregoing resolutions were car
ried yesterday by standing vote of
10 to IA at one of the largest meet
ings of the Honolulu Chamber of Com
merce ever held.
They were presented by F. j. Low
rey as an amendment to an amend
ment that E. d. Tenney had moved,
to ratify the action taken last week
the Chambers former
support of supervision, as a substitute
for a resolution moved by w. r. Cas-
tie to leave the entire matter to Gov
ernor Frear in Washington. Although
Mr.. Castle, on hearing the latter, with
drew his own the chair ruled Mr..
Lowrey's motion to be an amendment
to the amendment and put it first.
Able speeches were made on both
sides and, after the meeting, some of
the oldest members admitted that
there was a great deal of weight in
the considerations favoring either side
of the question.
Those in attendance were Joseph P.
Cooke, vice president. in the chair;
H. P. Wood, secretary; e. D. Tenney,
H. Focke, ]. H. Mackenzie, A. w. T.
Bottomley, ]. w. Waldron, j. R. Gait,
e. l. Spalding, It. ]. King, IL. M. Won
Holt, C. NJ Cooke, j. F. Hackfeld,
F. B. McStocker, W. w. Hall, F. NJ.
Swanzy, f. ]. Lowrey, F. C. Ather-
ton, c. H. Atherton, e. A. Berndt, F.
l.. Waldron, F. A. Schaefer. A. Cart
ley, L. Tenney Peck, M. Phillips, r.
Ivers, j. A. Kennedy, w. H. McInernY
w ~ Tmcas Jared G. Smith Norman