The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

native American is coming into the
islands and progressing tnere- ineio
are no more Japanese coming, pul II
is Impossible 10 substitute wnite iapor
for japanese. The labor prooieh Is
the biggest question there l would
suggest that Chinese be readmitted up
to a certain number to perform the
necessary work / believe that there
should be a harbor for each of the four
big islands
Sees Great Improvement
Congressman w. A. Rodenberg OF
East St Louis, Ill, said that he visited
the islands eight years ago and was
greatly Impressed now with the i'm
provements There is a healthy ma
tional American sentiment there, ne
said tRodenberg favored appropria-
tions for harbors each or the four
larger islands-Oahu, Maui, Hawaii
and Kauai Rodenberg is member
of the committee on expositions and ne
and Congressman julius Kahn dis
cussed the exposition which is to be
held here in 1913 to celebrate the open
ing of the Panama canal and the dis
'covery of the Pacific.
Congressman w. G.. woodward OF
West Virginia. member of the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, said that
he favored an annual appropriation of
from 100000 to 5000, 900 for the inn
provement of Hilo harbor. woodward,
with Congressman McLachlan of Cali
fornia, Humphreys of Mississippi, and
II. Olin Young of Michigan, also mem
bers of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee win leave for Los Angeles
today to inspect the San Pedro harbor
work.
Congressman James w. Good of Iowa
discussed the question of public lands
in toll of N
the islands" he said, want the recla-
nation act with certain local restric-
tions, to apply 10 the islands. The idea
Is to have the homesteads of less than.
f160 acres. To throw open the islands
to unlimited settlement would mean
that the land would fall into the hands
Of the big interests already there.
the protection of American labor-the
planters should employ Americans at
the skilled labor and not Asiatics."
Congressman Good is going to the
Yosemite and Het6t Hetchy valleys to
look into the water rights question
there. He would not discuss San Fran
cisco's interests there. saying that he
was as yet unfamiliar with them.
Favors HarbOr Work
Congressman b. G. Humphreys of
Mississippi, member OF the rivers and
harbors committee, spoke strongly in
favor of the Improvement of the har-
bors of the islands of Oahu, Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai. But / have formed
an opinion" he said, with which you
people Will not agree. / would have
the coastwise shipping laws not apply
to passenger traffic between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu The Pacific Mail
company is not able to carry all the
passengers who present themselves
Polite Elvins OF Missouri, the young
est member of the party and who.
with his bride, took the trip to Hawaii
as their honeymoon, found the island
ers extremely hospitab1e he said He
was impressed with the need of ship
subsidy legislation, he said, to develop
island commerce. He will go home by
way of Los Angeles
me party returned In the best of
health. Not a mishap nor day of
serious illness occurred to any men,
Der of the party on the junket.
Congressman Julius Kahn and re-
ception committee from the California
Promotion committee. consisting of
r. B. Hale, chairman of the Tamalpais
mann and M. Hall McAllister. mem
bers; Zoeth s. Eldredge. chairman of
the reception committees: Colonel
George Pippy and DR.. c. e. Edwords
of the Promotion committee, boarded
the Mongolia in the stream and well
coined the congressman back to the
mainland. An invitation was extended
to the entire party TO visit Muir woods
and Mount Tamalpais.
Members of Party
The following are the members of
the congressional party:
Richard Bartholdt. Missouri: George w. Prince
and wife: Illinois: George w. Taylor. Alabama;
j. ~ Miller and wife. Kansas: William A.
Keeder and wife. Kansas: James McLachlan
and daughter. California; Charles r. Scott aud
Wife. Kansas: Ezekiel s. Chandler Jr. and sec
retary. Mississippi: j.. r. Padgctt and wife,
Tennessee; w. A. Rodenberg, illinois; w. n.
Ells and wife. Oregon; ii. oln. Young and
Wife. Michigan; IL c, woodward and WIFE
West Virginia: b. q. Humphreys and wife,
Mississippi: W. Aubrey Thomas. Ohio; A. G.
Barchhela and wife, Pennsylvania: A. ". Dawson
and wife. Iowa. a. !. Watkins. Louisiana;
James W. Good and wife. Iowa: Polite Elvins
and wife. Missouri; Edward r. Miller an0 wife,
Illinois; 4. s. Theall, New York; George Me-
Clellan, In charge of the party.
Congressman Thomas, Prince. Daw-
son. Ellis and Padgett left last even
ing for Seattle, going directly from
the liner to the ferry depot. The other
members of the party went to the st.