The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-23

ger traffic for their profits. The queS-
tion of passenger traffic is analogous
to that of mails. It is not question
of expense, but ore of speed and fire.
auency.. On freight we are willing to
patronize the American vessels, even
for the perishable freight, although we
need the frequent transportation for
this badly. But with passengers we
want quick and efficient service, just
as we want that for our mail service.
We have given the American shipown-
ers every chance; now we want them
to do the fair thing by us. 1t is as
logical to ask us to wait over for an
American boat to send answers to our
letters as to ask us to wait for an
American boat when we want to travel.
''Little Hawaii, even before annex
alton, did more to build up the Ameri-
can merchant marine than any other
foreign country on earth. No equal
number on the mainland now begins to
give the merchant marine the support
we do. Now, are we going. to sacrifice
the vital interests of the Territory for
the sake of the few paltry dollars
it will mean to>a few steamship own
ers2
eve are not opposing a subsidy bill.
We are all in favor of such bill, and
this bill we want now is not in oppo-
sition to subsidy measure. | do not
think there is much more to be said;
the matter has been gone into fully in
the press aid we all understand it. ]
might quote what Congressman Little
field said in regard to this measure
ybap hnfara bo 4ao
This matter is like the Sabbath he
said. The Sabbath was made for man,
not man for the Sabbath, and in the
same way, the coastwise laws are for
the public. not the public for the coast
wise laws -
The Governor was loudly applauded
at the conclusion of his address.
As soon as the applause had died
down, W. r. Castle presented the reso
luton, as given above, which was sec
onded by G. H. Dickey.
Interference With Personal Liberty.
The first speaker on the resolution
was Professor Babson of the College
of Hawaii, who said that he was a.
strong backboned an American as any
born under the Stars and Stripes, but
was in favor of the resolution, which
betokened no disloyalty. The present sit
uation resulted in the personal liberty
of the citizen being abridged, inasmucl
as the shipping laws interfered witt
the freedom of travel AS an instanc,
he related a personal experience.
Last July he received a semiofficia
position in Hawaii, being engaged t,
join the faculty of the College of Ha
wall. When he was appointed, he wa
in Boston, and he consulted the shir
ping agents in order to secure passag
down here. He foupd out that tn
only American vessel leaving an Amer
lean port for Hawaii which woul
bring him here on time was full.
japanese liner was leaving San Fraf
cisco on which he could have sailed t
reach here for the opening of the co
lege, but this he could not sail on.
s. was compelled then to 90 out O
my own country to a foreign port t
: take foreign liner for this America
: Territory | was not the only Amer
can who had to sail from that foreig
port, and in discussing the matter o
the way down the opinion among 1
was unanimous that there was som,
thing wrong when American laws mad
American citizens leave their ow
country in order to sail for anotht
part of their own country. The oue
ton of patriotism has nothing to d