Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-11
SUSPENSION IS
HELD NECESSARY
CIVIC FEDERATION
HOLDS MEETING
Resolution Adopted After Many
Supporting J Arguments That
Advocate Abandonment Of Pro.
lection,


At a meeting held yesterday after.
noon In the makai pavilion Of the
Young Hotel. under the auspices OF
the Civic attended. with
one or two exceptions. by only those
supporting the suspension Of the coast.
wise shipping laws--a resolution was
passed.
The resolution that was adopted car.
ries with II the full and sparse argu.
ment advanced by the supporters Of
the suspension policy, and is, in full,
as follows:
Whereas, the coastwise navigation
laws Of the United States were enact.
ed at time when there were no dc.
tached sections of the republic to be
affected thereby, and 1t can not be sup.
posed that present conditions were
then contemplated; and
Whereas. the provisions OF such
laws. prohibiting the carrying Of pas.
sengers in foreign vessels from one
port Of the country to another when
such ports are not connected by con.
tinuous coast line. bear with peculiar
hardship on places wholly separated
from the mainland by hundreds or
thousands Of miles Of ocean, in the alb
sence Of adequate shipping facilities;
and
Whereas, in the absence Of suiii.
cient American vessels to meet the
demands Of passenger travel between
Hawaii and the mainland. such laws
have borne with great hardship on
this Territory. to the detriment of Its
development. and sufficient relief is
not in sight; therefore,
Resolved. That while earnestly and
loyalty desiring the restoration of the
American merchant marine to its for
mer prosperous condition, believing II
to be the duty of the congress &c
amend existing laws and enact such
, further states as shall have tendenc,
to foster and build up such American
merchant marine. we regard the en-
. forcement of the coastwise navigation
laws as to the carrying Of passenger
5 between Hawaii and the mainland I'm
I'll there shall be sufficient American
. vessels to meet the demand as hard
ship and injustice to Hawaii. not jus
titled; and we therefore respectful
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navigation laws as to the carrying @
passengers between Hawaii and tn
mainland until such time as the Pre-,
> ldent, or such officer as congress ma
name. shall find that there are sufi
: cient American vessels engaged In cal
n rying passengers between Hawaii an
G the mainland to meet all requir,
ments." re-
The discussion that preceded tn
b adoption OF the resolution produce
p some interesting and remarkable a
!, guments In support OF the suspensio
Z Of the coastwise law. The meetin
" was attended by about fifty pc
sons and there was about that nun
Der OF variations and differing int
" pretations placed upon the great an
~ iasting benefits that will accrue to tn
n people of Hawaii by being permitte
- to travel on Japanese passenger boat
4 w. n. Castle was In the chair du
= Ing the meeting and stated II wa
l. called In an attempt to ascertain tn
l. general sentiment OF the communit
2, on the question of coastwise suspe
Ie sion. He stated that during the cours
p OF conversation during the day /
II had been told that the advocacy Of
y suspension of the coastwise laws {
a applied to Hawaii would establish
10 bad precedent as far as the TerritoI
= was concerned. Mr.. Castle said tbi
70 he would like to know II there WI
:, any virtue in that argument.
II J. f. Morgan, president Of the Char
lie Der of Commerce, stated that he he
Of been asked why the Chamber of Cor
lr MERGE had not cabled to Washingtc
concerning the suspension of the coas
st wise law. He said that the Chamb'
" had adopted a RESOLUTION to the effe
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