The San Francisco call., 1910-11-15
FOUR SUBJECTS TO
DEMAND ATTENTION
Merchant Marine, Defenses, Ex-
position and Organization
on Program

With the organization of the. Pacific
coast congress in this city Thursday
there viii come into being compact
body representative of eight Pacific
slope states and the territories of Alaska
and Hawaii to work for legislation ia
vorable to the great district.
In the presence of several hundred
delegates, including the governors of
Utah. Arizona and New Mexico, the
full congressional delegation of Ne
vada and senators and Representatives
from other states, Governor James n.
Gillett Of california will open the
gathering at the Palace hotel Thursday
afternoon. The congress will continue
in session Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. Elaborate plans have been made
for the entertainment of the visitors
during their stay in San Francisco
FOUR LEADING SUBJECTS
The Pacific coast congress will de-
vote itself mainly to four important
subjects. the leaders feeling that con-
centration at this time will be most
effective in accomplishing the aims of
the gathering. Those topics are:
The urgency of legislation to reha-
bilitate the merchant marine.
The maintenance of a strong battle
ship feet In the Pacific and the
strengthening of the coast defenses.
The permanent organization of an
annual Pacific coast congress to solid
ify the interests of the Pacific slope.
The consideration of Pacific coast ex-
positions. dealing chiefly with the Pam
anna Pacific and the San Diego exposi-
tionS
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
The permanency of the congress is
considered the most vital point that
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value of such a body to influence ma
tional legislation has been impressed
upon the committee in charge by Unit
ed States Senator George c. Perkins
and others.
Governor Gillett will call the body
TO order in the Palace hotel at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. O. G. Henion. sec
retary of the Merchant Marine league
which sfostered the idea of the Pacific
coast congress. viii be the secretary
of the congress. A president will be
elected and a vice president from each
of the eight states and two territories.
The commemorative represented will
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, California,
Alaska and Hawaii. Governor William
Spry Of Utah, Governor Richard r.
Sloan Of Arizona and Governor William
Mills of New Mexico will be present
". ". Bates, former commissioner
Of navigation. and Lewis Nixon, the
ship builder. Will speak on the plan
Of ship subsidies by discriminatory du-
ties In favor of goods carried on Amer
lean bottoms. Congressman w. E.
Humphreys of Washington will dis
cuss the Humphreys bill for ship sub
sides by extending to vessels OF is
knots speed the mail allowances now
paid to vessels of 20 knots.
PROGRAM FOR DELEGATES
The program in brief provides that
the delegates will be given an auto
mobile ride through San Francisco
Thursday morning. The congress will
assemble Thursday afternoon and ad-
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by Governor Gillett and Mayor P. II.
Mccarthy. Thursday evening there will
be a brilliant reception at the Palace
conducted by the women of the Cali
fornia club, Mrs. Lowell White presid-
ing. With her in the reception lire
will be Mrs. James N. Gillett, Mrs. P. H.
Mccarthy. Mrs. Phebe Hearst Mrs. T..
H. Bliss, wife of the commanding gem
eral. department of California; Mrs. r.
3 Hale, Mrs. c. G. Henion, Mrs. Homer
King. Mrs. C. c. Moore and Mrs. Eleanor
Martin.
Mrs. Martin will be attended at the
reception by the following friends: