The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-14

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was an immense amount of travel be.
tween Maine and California, and Mich.
igan and the South. Over that vast
extent of territory, il travel were hin.
dered and restricted, communities in
various parts of the United States
would have single dialect only. What
is the great aim of the United States
in Hawaii 1t is to make these Is.
lands American and homogeneous with
the mainland, but how can they bring
about that result when freedom Of
travelling is restricted from the main.
land here, and vice versai How can
we make this community American
when there is restriction in the meth
ods Of travelling. when a man can not
travel on the first boat that passes
through If you want the people to be
patriotic and loyal in Hawaii, then you
are failing to carry ont that end when
You restrict the flow of travel from the
mainland here, and from here to the
mainland. 1t is the part of statesman
ship and wisdom to assist the people
to travel between here and the main.
land.
We have not only the question of
merchant marine to take care of. When
a storm comes we will be able to meet
crisis. That is a matter of infinitely
more worth than dollars and cents.
(Applause).
Unselfish Corporation.
L. Tenney Peck made one of the
strongest speeches at the meeting and
he was frequently applauded and when
he had concluded, particularly when he
had made sharp and conclusive an
swer to a query from Mr.. Harrington,
he was greeted by burst of enthu-
siastic applause. He said, in part: 81
had thought that perhaps / would not
say anything today. l think there is
a certain sense of delicacy in rising as
one of the directors of the firm of Cas-
tie G. Cooke, who are supposed to take
position contrary to the views ex.
pressed here today. The Castle s.
Cooke directors can not be accused.of
taking any position in this matter that
is selfish for the interests of Castle s.
Cooke against those of the community.
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 a 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.
1t 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 a
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.
"It may be well to urge that if we
give up this idea of travelling on alien
vessels that local capital in the Ha-
quate for all needs. but 1 don't be-
lieve it.
Want More Than Freighters.
1.-THE vessels the tourists want to
travel on are the big vessels engaged
TN the transpacific trade, and don't
believe we are going to be satisfied
with combination passenger and freight
vessels. don It want to be compelled
to ride ON a 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 l have said before, I believe
in going as far as possible in UNFOLD
party, and believe it would be a good
idea to put 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
to San Francisco. He is
paying $75 for ticket for himself,
$75 for one for his wife, and $400 for
the privilege of going on the Tenyo
Maru, foreign steamship.
The Wilhelmina.
81 know when the Wilhelmina was
planned, she was planned as freight
er, and passenger accommodations were
added. Suspension or no suspension,
the ship was of such character she
could make monNy carrying freight
alone, without passengers. However, 1 |
say all honor to Captain Matson, who
has stood by his guns all these years
and has built up splendid service
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