Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-25
MAY rs, 1909

.rca.c on the steamships Of the Ca
uldtlu-Nnatruliau line These ships
$40 foreign ships plying to aud from
. foreign port. They are not now
and never have been touched by the
,ra.rwisc shipping law Of the United
States.
Furthermore. there is no occasion
for anyone 10 travel tn Victoria be-
cause Of no American ships being
available for travel at this time.
The steamship Alameda leaves to-
morrow and will probably reach san
francisco ~ soon or before the Ma
lurr arrives at Victoria.
- much for tho mi representa-
rrru. Il rs soon ounctured and
handled by the friends Of prOtec-
iiuu in Congress will show on what
sort Of material the local enemies OF
protection are feeding the public.
Hut this purchase Of long-dis-
ranrr ticket by Mr.. Baldwin is not
without It's local lesson.
/, shows how Honolulu Is
stdurarhcd by the through
steamship lines. ami is convincing
evidence that this port, in order to
Hrynrun the steamship aCCommoda-
''.u. rnar will give the people the
... .rr.trn. must build up It's
own steamship lines and have high
n',aa loraI service. answerablo TO
u.I responsive to local demands.
The Canadian-Australian line Is
not touched 10y the cuast-wisc ship
ping laws Of America. Steamships
under any and every flag can take
all the passengers to and from this
port and Victoria that may offer.
Not the slightest restriction is plac-
ed on the freight or the passengers
carried in foreign ships between
Z Honolulu or any other American
mort and Victoria or any other Cana
dian port.
Yet. despite this perfect freedom
Of tranic, the Canadian-Australian
steamships come into this port
crowded to the guards with through
passcngcrs. and Honolulu is allow
eli to play second fiddle on this for
- cign through-line, as well as the
American thrOuCh-linc to the Orient
II all points to the pressing de-
maud for more and better passenger
nrrowmoiotiuYs ~ the locally own
cd steamship lines and the steam
shin lines receiving IN" great freight
patronage Of these Islands
The through lines make Honolulu
% way station. They always have
and they always will They let
Honolulu take what is left after al
tho demands Of the terminal ports
are satisfied.
Meanwhile the industries of tho
Territory Of lIawaii are giving mil
lions Of dollars worth of freight t'
"a steamship line under the Ameri
can flag that does not return TIM
port accommodation for one solitar!
passenger.
And some of our good people--a
well as the attorneys for foreigl
steamship line would correct Thu
.,,viI by attacking the protective
uriuriple on WHICH our island pros
uority Is based and further E;ve tn
passenger business over to foreigl
, ships on through lines that nov
make honolulu secondary factor
How much more in keeping wit
. solid progress Is the proposal to cor
, rect the evil by standing by the pro
% tcrtivc principle, and, while REAP
, ing all the benefits of our Industries
, demand that those gaining the bent
nts Of protection on the sea sha
s give the Territory of Hawaii wha
S 1t has every right to demand-iirB'
, class passenger accommodations
/ Thus will Hawaii's permaner
% prosperity be built up on its ow
Independent steamship lines, secon
10 none in service, enabling passeI
gers to buy round-trip tickets with
guarantee of getting what they pa
for, and all under the American fla
We may take It for granted thi
with Congress in its present tempe
, Hawaii cannot assail the proteci'
principle on the sea without makir
q severe sacrifice In loss of protc
.. tiun for its industries.