The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-14
MORE MONEY FOR
'H|LO BREAKWATER
tstafr Correspondence of Advertiser.)

hItTO, ScptenUeT III EOHlscs VI
appropriations to continue work on the
breakwater project, of aid for Fed
eral building, better postoffice, and
assurances of friendly consideration of
any matter affecting the entire group
of islands, were made by speakers of
the Congressional party at the big mass
meeting held here last night. A rebuke
was administered to one of the local
speakers who trespassed upon the privi-
leges afforded him, by careless criti-
cism of a department of the Federal
government at Washington, and the re-
buke was applauded by the audience.
The meeting was the largest and
most enthusiastic the Congressman
have attended. The great armory was
handsomely decorated with flags, and
the speakers stand was particularly
well draped. In the background Amer
lean and Hawaiian flags were suspend
ed, picture of George Washington
being conspicuous in the folds.
AS the Congressman entered the hall
they were covered with beautiful leis
by pretty Hawaiian girls. Upon the
shoulders of Prince Kuhio lei ahuula
| OF yeUOW DloSsOIHS WIS pidceu amiu
great applause. Upon the stand were
Lorrin Andrews, chairman; Prince ku-
| hio, Representative Bartholdt, Roden-
berg, Ellis, Gambler, Houston, Dawson,
Good, McLaehlan, Barchfeld, Scott, Mil
Ter, Prince, Reeder, Humphreys, Taylor,
Thomas, Watkins, Padgett; Messrs
John Baker, Kealawaa, I. j. Ryan, E. A..
Holmes, and Supervisor Lewis.
Gall NF mo
canism, patriotism and friendship, and
the speeches gave opportunity for the
audience to appreciate how many ora
tors are in the party.
Supervisor Lewis spoke on Hilo IS
wants from the Federal government.
| +. n. Holmes made an address replete
with statistics concerning Hilo's grow
| ing Importance as shipping port and
its prospective greatness, when the
Panama canal and its own breakwater
shall have been completed. Then, he
said, the whole Navy of the United
States will find it possible to ride at
anchor in the sheltered bay. Already
the national government has acknowl-
edged the strategical Importance of
Hilo, by appropriating funds for the
breakwater. Hilo people asked for fur
Their appropriations to complete the
work already begun, and for a Federal
building Protection from the intro.
duction of diseases from foreign ports
was also asked.
Representative Bartholdt, dean of
the delegation, assured the audience
that the meeting would be quite an
event in the history of the Congress
ional visit. The delegation could be
| 30 ma
of itself, said he, in behalf of the
Islands.
AS to the Federal building for Hilo
he feels that Hilo is entitled to a new
postoffice building on the splendid sit
selected.
: Representative Humphreys of Mis-
, sissippi, made fine address. II
, claimed his share in getting Hilo'
breakwater appropriation. Although
not member of the Public Building
Committee he promised to aid an.
measure to provide Hilo with a suitable
postoffice. He hoped Hilo harbor woul'
, some day be able to float the entir
American navy.
He was impressed, he said, with tn
. undeveloped possibilities of the cour
! try back of the bay, for various in
dustries, and when Congress convene:
> he added, we are going to give yo
appropriations to complete the break
n water. (Applause.)
a Representative McLachlan, of Cal
? fornia, made rafting good speech
and he was loudly applauded when h
said 81 hope the day will come 500
when the money paid to the laborin
men of these Islands will renal
here"
!. He praised Delegate Kuhio, Secr'
| tary Gerge B. Mcclellan and L.
! Thurston for the splendid work the
| did in presenting the needs of tn
] Hilo harbor. He said that after sal
ing over the harbor, he felt that tn
Federal government never expende
money to better purpose than on tn
u breakwater.
}. He referred to many bad roads Il
+ had ridden over around Hilo and asl
ed why this bad condition should q.
list. He advised the taxpayers to g
behind the supervisors and expend lC
n cents on the roads for every dolls
. appropriated,
r. j. Ryan, who is somewhat radios
in his views on the public land que
II | llOn, appeared On lnt Slduu dImt
with books and documents. He mac
remarks about the Washington GO
eminent which called for whispere
lie requests from the Congressman to r
T frain from further talk of that kin
Ryan asserted that the annexatiC
resolution was a sort of treaty, al
d its promises were binding. The Co
lie gress, according TO the resolution, WI
"a to enact special laws for the island
He turned TO the Congressman and as
e. ed: "Have you done it2 No." TIT
he went into a slap.bang talk again
: Congressman and rung in all Il
Z, changes he could think of on the HON
- stead law
!. "You have violated certain articl
q Of the constitution, he added, sha
!" ing a long forefnger at the lawma
3 ers. "You certainly did somethil
= very peculiar. | don I see how y
q did it, AT this juncture he was
e. minded by Prince Kuhio that VIII
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