The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-30
THE HOLD-UP
OF TOURISTS



NJ a. Moore. of Le Mars. Iowa, has
kiek coming 90 tho United states
Congress aud the men who manipulated
the Coastwise Relief Bll 40 that 10 died
miserable death Mr. Moore has been
coming here at intervals since 1891 and
be always brings his family with him.
Last fall he bought his return tickets
to Australia and aad to travel on the
Canadian line because there Is no Amer
lean line between the United States aud
the colonies. On january PC. he booked
at Sydney 30 take the Mariana at this
port and had his arrangements made
for going home when he heard there
was No record Of his name on the ship s
list.
81 come here because like the eli.
mate, Mr.. Moore said yesterday,
"and my family enjoys the place and
the people, but i confess this expert.
eGce has given me something of
Crouch. We had arranged to leave ON
the Mariana and had everything in
readiness but the other day we learned
we were not TO have berths on her. 1t
happens that j have to get home ON
account of rather urgent business so
| have secured resting room in one of
the alleyways of the Mariana. My
family will wait for the Makura as
our tickets from the Coast are via Seat
tie and il will not be more expensive
to wait here than to pay steamer fare
on the Alameda and train fare from
al 1.
ject to is being compelled to remain
while the Tenyo Maru left with room
for upwards of ninety passengers. We
would certainly be more comfortable
if we were going together than to
divide up and leave the wife and girls
here.
~ think someone is to blame for
not keeping track Of my booking in
| Sydney. 1T shows a lack of system
on the part of the Canadian Australian
steamship employees continued Mr..
Moore. "'What security has man
who books and makes all arrangements
! to leave place and then finds himself
shut out by the cOastwise shipping
laws2 1t seems to me there should be
no further switching on the part of
| the people who live here and who en-
courage tourist travel; if they want
people to come and make short or long
visits they should. provide means for
their returning to their homes. We
might go on sailing vessel, perhaps,
but we do not care for that; time is
too valuable these days to travel on
| sail boat when there is a steamer. L
am a good American and believe in up
holding the industries of the country
| but / draw the line at marooning be-
cause it pleases the magnates who con-
troll the shipping in the United States
to indulge in that sport to the disad-
vantage of others who enjoy visiting
| overseas.
Personally L prefer the English
ships because the officers do SO much
to make the journey pleasant for the
| PASSENGERS When we got on the 40
rangi at Suva. one of the officers came
to us with program of sports and we
had something doing all of the time.
We have Travelled on other steamers
and there was nothing to do. This eX-
perience, however, has opened my eyes
to the fact that even the officers of the
English ships can improve bit and
not hurt the feelings of those who book
and then find they are not booked.
"The next time we come to Homo
lulu we are going to take one way tick
cts to Honolulu and go as we please
without regard to destination on the
home end of the journey. This delay
has its pleasant features of course. 1t
gives the girls chance to do their
spring sewing, they buy the materials
from the local merchants and when
they 90 on the Makura month hence
they will feel acquainted with the
steamer for they were on her twenty
fouf days going to Australia. When
90 back I think / will write my views
. of the coastwise laws to the Washing
ton Post, pretty lively paper and
, one that is willing to hear from a man
while he feels the sting"