The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-11

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a position contrary to the views ex-
pressed here today. The Castle &
Cooke directors can not be accused of
taking any position in this matter that
is selfish for the interests of Castle &
Cooke against those of the community.
I believe every one there is imbued
with the idea of doing the best for
Hawaii.
"This question has only one aspect
when we think of the welfare of the
Territory of Hawaii. This is public
question, not private one.
Best for All.
"We are told when we favor the
suspension of the coastwise law that
we are driving a nail in the glorious
doctrine of protection. That was adopt
ed by the Republican party as some
thing that would benefit the Nation.
It is certain, of course, that some pri-
vate interests might be aided, but the
benefit of the Nation was paramount.
Now, we as citizens, come here today
with just one idea and that is just
what will best benefit Hawaii nei-
| what will benefit us without hurting
| the homogeneousness of the American
| Nation. If We are going to have
merchant marine, and have passenger
carrying lines that will be adequate
| for the carrying of tourists, then we
| must have vessels equal to the best.
| cit may be well to urge that if we
give up this idea of travelling ON alien
vessels that local capital in the Ha-
waiian Islands will build vessels ade
quate for all needs. but I don't be-
| lieve it.
! Want More Than Freighters.
"The vessels the tourists want to
| travel on are the big vessels engaged
IN the transpaciic trade, and I don't
| believe we are going to be satisfied
with combination passenger and freight
vessels. I don't want to be compelled
to ride on freight boat. No tourist
wants TO travel on freight boat any
more than when we go to fine hotel
| we want to be carried up in the por-
ters' elevator.
| GAS 1 have said before, I believe
| in going as far as possible in UNFOLD
ing the doctrines of the Republican
party, ana believe it would be a good
| idea to put a tariff on steamship tick
/ cts sold for alien vessels; nevertheless,
/ the crisis has come, and we are to meet
| a hardship. The cOastwise law was
/ passed years ago and never intended
! to maroon people down here two thou
| sand miles away from the mainland.
| (Applause.)
ga customer of our bank came to us
! this morning and said his father had
| died in San Francisco and his mother
was critically i'll in hospital, and the
| family were in great trouble and it
! was absolutely necessary he should go
| Immediately to San Francisco. He is
paying $75 for a ticket for himself,
| $75 for one for his wife, and $500 for
the privilege of going on the Tenyo
Maru, foreign steamship.
The wilhelmina.
/ "I know when the Wilhelmina was
! planned, she was planned as a freight
! er, and passenger accommodations were
added. Suspension or 10 suspension,
| the ship was of such character she
could make money carrying freight
alone. without passengers. However. [
say all honor to Captain Matson, who
! has stood by his guns all these years
and has built up a splendid service
| of freighters. But we want to travel
on the best boats, and don t want to
wait unnecessarily to travel on a yes
sci. To wait two weeks because we
are not allowed the freedom to travel
on an alien boat is intolerable. and |
am opposed to it all the way through;
and in saving this I viii say for my
colleagues of the First National Bank,
! we are all in favor of suspension. I
speak for Hon. Cecil Brown, who has
| always had the welfare of the people
! of the Islands before everything else,
and for N. P. Robinson. applause -
Mr.. harrington at this juncture ask
ed if there were any instance when
passengers compelled to pay a fine of
5000 had not had If RENTED
Mr.. Peck said he could not state off
hand, but mentioned the case of Mrs.
Lord and Mr.. and Mrs Chance, whom
he felt had not had their fines RENTED.
: Then Mr.. Peck warmed up and said
with emphasis:
Sarcastic Thrust.
"This is a restriction on free-t orn
Americans. And l want to say that
there are over 300 sacks of mail, Amer
lean mail, with every piece Of mail in
the sacks stamped with an American
stamp, made up to go out on the Tenyo
Maru, an alien vessel. Why not stop it
from going on an alien boat. You
might just as well say that you should
send every letter stamped with an
American stamp on a vessel which flies
only the Stars and Stripes Zap
plause].
Humiliating Fines
Chairman Castle said something
about the very fact that a fine is i'm.
posed is unpopular. Il was like a man