Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-21
SUPPORT Ut LOCAL AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE.

When Secretary Stratus visited IIa-
wall the transportation facilities of
this Territory p..uutad the cXtraUr-
binary situation O. q fleet Of Amer
lean steamships carrying thousands
OF tons Of our freight to and from the
mainland and only two Of those
steamships offered passenger accom-
modatlons. This was the status when
the Congressional visitors were here.
The merchants OF the city and The
business men were unit IN the very
sensible conclusion that In case the
American lines which carried the
freight of the Islands refused to con-
slider the demands for passenger
transportation, relief should be given
by opening up the barriers Of prOteC-
ton
The American steamship intore5, 8
were abusing the protective priyl-
leges they enjoyed
Since that time the situation has
changed entirely.
Responding 10 the very righteous
local demand, one of these freight
lines has added new steamer with
passenger accommodation and has
within the last few weeks placed an
order for the construction 0f another
steamship with ample and elaborate
passenger space TO be placed on the
run between this city and San Fran
cisco. This steamship involves an in
vestmcnt OF million dollars.
In other words, the Maison Nayi-
cation Company has taken steps to
make good on the advantages to
which the people are entitled under
the protection given the American
ships.
The fact that local capital has been
Invested in this line and local money
made in the Islands Is being turned
into enterprises that win further de-
yelOp the Territory Is now used 10y
the promoters Of foreign ships in IN
effort to prove that the support given
continued protection Of American
shipping Is based on 5ordld, selfish in.
tcTest.
This cannot appeal TO the dcliber-
ate Judgment of the patriotic business
men of this city.
when local capital goes into trans
portation enterprises 1t Is entitled
to the support Of people who want
TO see their city grow. We want more
of Honolulu capital in the projects
with which the progress Of these
Islands liz vitality associated.
The business men Of this city. tho
merchants large and small, have been
crying out for modern steamship
of the latest brand for passengers
between this port and the Pacific
Coast.
Now that they are about to real
ize on this request, II Is not the part
of loyal men who build and make
for progress to turn about and charge
that the evil-minded, dollar-grabbing
galloots who put their money into
new steamships should be nayed over
the head by criminal with mud
stick at every opportunity.
When every American steamship
that comes in a regular freight serv-
ice to these Islands is equipped for
and has license to carry passengers,
the transportation service of the
Territory will be second TO none in
the world.
The start in that direction has
been made. The people should con
tinuo their demand that the lines
OF freight-carriers shall give this
city and the other Islands passenger
transportation.
In this manner will strong feet
of American ships be created and at
least Hawaii will have done its share
toward the building up Of the mer'
chant marine In the Pacific.
How much more satisfactory a po'