Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
RESOLVED AS
IT WAS PLANNED
Civic Fed Program Was
Carried Through
Unopposed

Those favoring the suspension of the
coastwise shipping law. held a meet
ing ON the roof garden of the AleXand
or Young Hotel yesterday afternoon tC
decide on course of action. II was
decided to cable resolution to Dele
gate Kuhio at Washington. calling fol
suspension of the. present law forslN
years, or until three new passenger
steamers shall have been built ant
placed on the run between here ant
the Pacific Coast. ....
Several speeches, favorlng the sus
pension of the law, were made by mon
lresent. Governor Frear delivered q
long talk, explaining the state of affairs
as he believed them to be on the main
land and urging that the Chamber Of
Commences stand In favor Of the sus
pension of the law be endorsed
]. =. Cooke offered a resolution that
Il cable be sent to Captain Matson, ask
ing him to withdraw his opposition tC
the suspension of the coastwise ship
ping law. The resolution was adopted
The chief resolution was offered by
W. X. Castle.
After the adoption OF the Castle res
olution' had been moved and seconded
Chairman Harry Won Holt called fol
discussion on the problem. Severa
talks were made in favor of the pass
ing of the resolution. One of tn,
speakers urged that the resolution
should be increased in scope little. t
provide for the carrying Of fruit OF
foreign bottoms. The suggestion die
lot meet with favor.
After the adoption Of the Castle res
| olution, a cash collection was taken III
to provide the money needed to cabl,
1t to Delegate Kuhio at. Washington
Whereas. in the absence of Amer
lean ships, the operation of the coast
wise navigation laws in Hawaii ha
produced very great Inconvenience
i amounting almost to a denial of tn
right of individuals to freedom o
movement, except to travel ava,
from the United States; and such II
convenience must continue and vii
increase, to the great detriment o
the Territory, and now does and mus
hereafter operate seriously agains
the influx of Americans; and,
| Whereas, the President of tn
United States in his Annual Messag
70 Congress recognized the injustic
Of present conditions and has urge,
| measures of relief in suspending tn
operation of the coastwise naviga
ton laws, and in RESPONSE to sucI
recommendation n bill has been In
tioduced In Congress TO suspend sal,
,oastwise navigation laws in thei
duplication to passenger travel be
tween Hawaii and the mainland o
the United States, which bill has tn
probable support of majority o
Congress; and.
Whereas. It is of vital importanc
| to. Hawaii that the right to travel be
tween Hawaii and the mainland shal
not be restrained, to the end tina
avery possible encouragement shout,
De given to increase the number o
americans coming to Hawaii in In
hope that many will be induced t,
settle and thereby assist In the tru
Americanization of this Territory
and.
Whereas, the history and expert
ence of other places has proved tina
the increase of facilities for trans
portation has enormously added 4
the volume of travel, and there Is M
reason To doubt that such will be tn,
| case here, until the number of thos,
travelling between Hawaii and tn,
mainland of the United States shall
be so great as to induce American
| shipowners to furnish the facilities
required for passenger transportation
thereby restoring ships under tn,
| American flag to the Pacific Ocean
which contamination is earnestly de
sired by the citizens and, residents
OF this Territory; therefore,
Resolved, That we, citizens ant
residents Of Hawaii. do hereby petit
ton the Congress and President o
the United States that the said bill
be enacted into law; and, be II fur
Their
Resolved, That, for the purpose
OF promoting American shipping ant
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