The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-16

termed muckrakers. His service in the
House, said he, confirmed his belief in
the average ability, average character,
and average patriotism of the average
Congressman. He believes Congress
fifty represents the magnificent nation
of 90,000,o00 people.
Admiral Sebree responded for the
"Navy'' in humorous vein. He paid
high tribute to the. present personnel
of enlisted men in the Navy and said
the average age of the men of his
command is twenty-three years. Al
though of the old school himself, he
is glad, said he, that today's Navy is
composed of young men. When they
go back to civil life after four years
of service, he believes they are better
citizens.
The toast to the "Army' was re-
sponded to by Hon. I'll. DIN Young,
of Michigan, Of the House Military
Committee, who also paid beautiful
ly worded tribute to Hawaiian hos
pitality. When the Republic of Ha-
waii married the Republic of the Unit
ed States, she brought to Uncle Sam
magnificent dowry, he said. He be-
lieves Hawaii should be made an i'm
pregnable outpost. 81 trust the time
will never Gomez said he, "when an
American sentry, pacing the Rockies
will call out: .All's we'll, in Denver
while the Pacific coast is in foreign
hands,
AS a member of the rivers and har-
bors committee, he believes in liberal
appropriations for the island harbors.
Ocean commerce is the life blood of
Hawaii IS prosperity, said he. Appro-
priations for Hawaii s harbors should
be more liberal than for mainland har-
bors. Harbors are nothing without
ships. Nine-tenths of the nation favors
ship subsidy. Seize upon that while
it is possible to obtain it, rather than
experiment upon some untried method
| to obtain relief and to better shipping
conditions.
Representative McLachlan of Cali
| fornia spoke to the toast of "Com-
| merce." He spoke of better roads for
the Hawaiian Islands as means of
aiding the transportation of products
| to better harbors to be marketed else
| where. He paid tribute to those
| whose brain and Drawn have tapped the
| water supplies of the mountains, and
| by bitches and tunnels have carried 1t
down to make barren lands the most
arabic and productive. He spoke of
| the devotion of these men who have
risked their all in the general devel-
| opment. He spoke of the fact, as a
| member of Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee, of advising Prince Kuhio when
| to reach into Uncle Sam s pocket to
get an appropriation of 100000 for
| Honolulu harbor, which he got, and the
! 100000 which he got for the Hllo
! breakwater and now he believes in still
larger appropriations for their contln-
ued development. "Suspend the coast
| wise law to better passenger facilities,
but don t do it until every other meth
Cd is exhausted said he He ex-
| pressed the hope that Prince Kuhio
| will consent to be returned to Congress
| Tremendous applause.
Governor Frear was the last speaker
| his subject being "Hawaii. HIS ad'
| dress was filed with statistical data
concerning Hawaii's problems and hel
needs, particularly in the direction OF
| manning the lands with other than ORR
entails. He said there were, in par
| ticular, three main matters to discuss
/ The first and greatest was the need
| to encourage demonstrating and to dis
seminate knowledge as to tropical cui'
tivation and crops. The second was
the extension of the Reclamation Act
i to Hawaii.
''This is a vital necessity in order
to develop large areas for homestead
ing" said he. "The proceeds from
The sales Of public lands would pay
for the surveys necessary to carry out
! the reclamation. The third was the