The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-30
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went out on the intrepid included
Governor w. F. Frear, Judge Ballou,
L. A. Thurston, w. o. Smith, w. H.
McInerny, r. w. Breckons and H. F.
Wichman. .
The committee were taken aboard
and introductions followed, old ac-
quaintanceships we're renewed and
fresh ones made.
About 7:40 o'clock the steamer got
her anchor up and proceeded stately
up the harbor to the Hackfeld dock.
Before the passengers disembarked
the remainder of the reception COM
mittee went aboard, headed by Dele
gate Kuhio and Hon. ]. G. Lane, and
including many members of the Leg
islature, Board of Supervisors and
Federal and Territorial officials. With
them went a number of young ladies
carrying leis which they lost no time
in stringing around the necks Of the
visitors. The latter, by the way, wore
buttons depicting a scene at Waikiki
and bearing the word aloha"
Secretary H. P. Wood Of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee had these but
tons manufactured on the mainland
and sent to San Francisco iii time for
the departure of the Congressional par
ty
Kappelmeister Berger and his band
played on the wharf at the arrival of
the steamer AS the Siberia came
alongside the band played my Coun-
try 'Tis of Thee" and as the party
came down the gangplank aloha De"
was rendered.
There was a large crowd at the
wharf, when the steamer came in. 1t
seemed as If every hack and automo-
bile in town was parked outside the
wharf gates. A great many Hawaii
ans turned out to see the visitors
land, but Orientals, for once, were
conspicuous by their absence. Hon.
F. M. Hatch came with the party. The
as published were as follows: Mrs.
G. w. Price and three sons, Mrs. w.
A. Reeder, son and daughter, Mrs. A.
J. Barchfeld and daughter, Hon. q.
w. Taylor of Alabama, Hon. Polite
Elvins of Missouri and wife, Hon e.
s. Chanrler Jr., of Missouri.
MAKE ROOM FOR AMERICANS.
Il am heartily in favor of extending
the irrigation laws so that they apply
to Hawaii" said Congressman Wil=
! liam A. Reeder of Kansas this morn
ing. Il think it bound to come,
as it should. We made Hawaii an
outpost of the United States and Ha-
vail has got to be part OF the Unit
ed States some day. The Federal irri-
CATION laws extended here will do
much to put these islands in condi-
ton to make them ready for the
homes. am from Kansas and have
had some considerable experience in
irrigation matters, myself, and 1 ap-
preciate the benefits that may he de-
rived from irrigation. l want to tell
you that people on the mainland are
interested in these Hawaiian Islands.
Of course the west is tryinf for all the
| DeueIIS uudI may De udu lrOm Iu6
government in tie way of natural con-
servation, but you would be surprised
to know how much the great indus
tries of the United States are inter-
ested in Hawaii. They want an out
post; they want Hawaiis business and
they want to see Hawaii a thriving
part of the United States. Hawaii
needed to belong to some great coun-
try and she is fortunate in belonging
to the United States. Now we want
to do what we can for you, for your
interests and the interests of the
United States are one and the same.
The Western coast of the United
States wants good port here, wants
good trade post here. But most i'm
portant is it that there be more homes
for Americans here, and the improve
ment of natural resources will bring
about Americanization."
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