The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-27
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LOOMING
UP
By Ernest G. walker.

| cessation OF governmental activities,
apart from Congress, the events of
strictly local Importance to Hawaii in
Washington are narrowing In number
and magnitude. The immigration er.
rand, of Mr.. A. ]. Campbell. is possibly
of leading interest in that category.
He has rounded out his work here very
satisfactorily, obtained about every
thing he asked for and has gone to New
York. If he has not already sailed for
Europe, it will be only few days be-
fore he is aboard ship.
He was assured before his departure
from Washington that an immigration
agent and surgeon of the Marine
! Hospital Service would be detailed to
Madeira to survey the immigrants whom
he will muster at that port for the
voyage to Hawaii. These agents of the
Government will give their assistance
toward wedding out of the company any
undesirables. The physically unf., il
/ such there should be, will be detected
by the Marine Hospital Surgeon. The
| immigration inspector will be an ex-
pert who can aid Mr.. Campbell in many
ways.
There is promise of considerable agit-
alton in Congress at its next session
over the immigration question. How
much legislation will develop is, of
course, a matter of conjecture. The inn
migration Commission, of which Sen.
ator Dillingham; is chairman, will make
an exhaustive report before next
March, probably in December or Jan
uary. Some recommendations for legis-
lation are expected, although the mem
bers of the Commission do not talk now
| Oh E..
by Congress for some time. 1t has al
ready been announced in Hawaii that
Senator Dillingham; intends to visit the
islands in the autumn to study
there with reference to Oriental lab
orers Some very thorough inquiries on
that subject are now under way on the
Pacific Coast. Senator Dillingham;,
however, said to the Advertiser cor
respondent today that he had not fully
decided yet to visit Hawaii. Much
would depend upon later developments
as to whether he takes the trip.
The feeling in Congress against the
admission of japanese is undoubtedly
growing, although the agitation of Jap.
anese questions has been relegated here
to the background. Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, announced incidentally
in debate not many days ago that he
sympathized with the people of the
Pacific Coast in their opposition to
Japanese coolie immigration and that,
in his judgment, they were right In
their contentious. Heretofore, New
England and the East generally has
been very lukewarm on the exclusion
of Oriental laborers. Senator Lodge 8.
statement was all the more significant
as he is member of the immigration
Commission and also member of the
Senate Commission on immigration
. When the Chinese exclusion law was
remOdeled and reenacted Senator Dill
lingham was one of those who felt that
the legislation was far too drastic and
that it would not be bad thing if
: Chinese, in restricted numbers. were al
lowed to come into the United States.
: 1t would probably be to Hawaii s ad-
/. vantage should he decide to visit the
l islands. He is a conservative and
: thoughtful Senator, unlikely to take
| radical ground and disposed to take
S local conditions into consideration. He
1 will have an active part in framing
. whatever immigration legislation Senate
= and House enact as n result of the
forthcoming recommendations for he is
not only chairman of the Commission
but Chairman of the Senate Immigra-
tOn Committee.
Mr.. George B. Mcclellan is back from
New York, whittier he went to interest
l some of the big transportation cOmpan.
| les in the pineapple duties now before
J the conference committee of the SEN
ate and House, as paragraphs in the
Aldrich. Payne tariff bill. He was
: promised assistance from that quarter
I which may be helpful. In the mean
!. time he has seen three of the Senate
: and five of the House conferees. to
j whom he explained the situation. This
: was done before their designation as
conferees and was intended to acquaint
them with the situation so that they
: could have the information whenever
they should reach the pineapple par
: agraphs. He urged the House conferees
!. to stand by the rates on canned pine
d apples which the House voted and ask.
n ed the Senate conferees to yield. The
/ men with whom he talked were natural
|. ly non-committal and the outcome is
e uncertain.
n The House rate on canned pineapples
is 80 per cent and one cent pound
e the Senate rate 25 per cent There may
q be a compromise between those rates
4 and there may be provision for lower.
e ing the sugar content.
e Everything is progressing favorably
e for the visit of the Congressional party
II to Hawaii and for their leaving Sar
e. Francisco August "a. As matters look
now Congress will adjourn July a. al
though il may be few days earlier oi
later. Mr.. Mcclellan expects to remain
in Washington till well toward tine
close Of the month or even into Augus
II hut will 90 to Chicago little in nd