The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22

The Pitts6urg Dispatch publishes
the following:
CongresNman Al. Barchfeld yes
terday returned from a seven-weeks'
tour which included a three-weeks'
visit to the Hawaiian Islands. He
was one of a party of % Congress
men appointed by Speaker Cannon to
investigate conditions and suggest
legislation in the interest of our ter
ritory in the Pacific. That his visit
will prove of advantage by reason of
the information obtained, all of which
will be officially submitted in the
committees report to Congress, is
disclosed by the interview which the
doctor gave The Dispatch.
In response to inquiry as to the po-
litical situation in Allegheny County,
the Congressman was informed that
during his absence there had been
some talk of opposition to his renom-
ination, the name of Carl Capped be-
ing mentioned in this connection. Dr.
Barchfeld displayed no nervousness.
He said that since his entrance into
politics he had always had more or
less opposition, always expected to
have and believed that competition
was helpful to the candidate as we'll
as to the party. He spoke in the
most friendly manner of Mr. Capped
and said while he had not been au-
thoritatively informed as to the lat
ter's intentions he was entirely con-
fident Of his own denomination at the
primaries next June.
Speaking in detail of the features
of his trip Mr.. Barchfeld said:
BUT, OH you PITTSBURGH
'T love my country. 1 love her
States and Territories, but oh, you
Pennsylvania and the Industrial CEN
ter of the world-Pittsburg
"After a seven weeks sojourn in
the Far West and our territorial pos
sessions in the Pacific l come home
stronger and better champion of
Pittsburg, her growth and her won
derful future. AS a guest of the Ha-
waiian Territorial Government, along
with 20 of my colleagues from the
House of Representatives, we visited
Hawaii to ascertain her immediate
needs and try to assist her in solving
her future problems. Approaching
the fact that Hawaii has population
\ of 100000, 10000 of whom are native
born, 10000 Japanese, 10000 Chinese
and 100 Caucasians, one will readily
appreciate that there are many deli
cate questions of mixed nationalities
involving the best thought and the
purest patriotism of one Of our most
recent acquisitions.
PARADISE OF PACIFIC.
Hawaii is rich in natural resour-
ces. She is the Paradise of the Pa
cific, her sugar, pineapples and rice
being her principal articles of export.
Hawaii shipped to the mainland last
year $4,000 tons of sugar, 100000
cases of pineapples, along with con-
siderable rice and bananas, so one
can readily see that the exports from
the islands are material source Of
supply to the mainland.
"The three great questions that
confront the people of the islands are,
first, docks and wharves, with the
necessary breakwaters to protect the
same, transportation by means of
railroads upon the islands, and third
ly, and by no means the least, ships
to carry their commerce to the main
land, where they can find a ready
market for all they produce.
THE NEED OF DOCKS.
GAS a matter of fact today there
are only two docks on all the islands,
which number eight When one de-
sires to make a landing the vessel is
anchored a mile at sea and the boat
men pulls one ashore. But such
condition should not exist in a terri
tory which is part of our great coun-
| try and which has a civilization as
progressive as our own.
"The greatest harbor in the world
when finished, with its dry docks, ma
chine shops at Pearl Harbor, upon
which our Government. is expanding
$4,000, 900, which will place our Ma
ton in the Pacific in the same posi-
ton as England, with her Malta in
| the Mediterranean Pearl Harbor,
when thoroughly improved, which
work will be completed by July l,
1912, will allow the fleets of the world,
both naval and merchantmarine, to
find a safe haven within her protected
walls Pearl Harbor lies seven miles
west from the city of Honolulu, on
the direct route to Japan
is WELL FORTIFIED.
"The city of Honolulu will be great
| ly benefited by the dredging being
done in her harbor, the material be-
ing deposited upon a natural coral
reef which furnished anchorage to
our 16 battleships on their conquest
of peace around the world Both
Pearl Harbor and Honolulu are pro-
,tected by invulnerable Notifications
at Diamond Head and Fort Ruger,
where we have already installed
eight modern 16-inch disappearing
guns. At Hilo we have built a break
water extending out into the ocean
a distance of two miles, which, when
completed, will give the islands an
additional harbor in time OF conflict
or peace
1 .,anHa vnnct 4. Md.