The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-30

American lines will be able 70 f,,n;.,
sulhclent accommodation for thai,
MI. Kahn. The Sierra will aa..u
modate several hundred. and sbo v';r
san every other week. Mr. Ncigol'an
says that they contemplate taking off
the Alameda, which is a small vessel
but which has always been very ~
liable vessel. There are a great NAV.
people who live in Honolulu who nrefs,
TO travel on the Alameda TO any o,ho.
she IS known on that line as ,Id D.
liable, and 1t is a fact that the morn;n.
she is supposed to arrive her smoke.
stack can be seen coming over the bori.
zon at the regular hour. she is SO reoul.r
IN her run. L am told by Mr. Flynn
who is III touch with shipping. because
he represents the fremen on the Pae;s.
Coast, that they intend to keen tbs
Alameda on that run also. | am told
also that the Nevadan. which belonos
to the Observation-Disclosures line. make,
occasional trips with passengers from
San Francisco to Honolulu.
Mr.. Mcclellan. The Nevadan has !
capacity for y passengers.
Mr.. Kahn. she occasionally makes
the runs.
Mr.. Mcclellan. For the last year and
a half she has made the run, but refused
TO carry passengers.
Mr.. Humphrey. Mr.. Kahn, suppose
restriction was placed in this bin per-
hitting only foreign vessels that run
on other routes to carry passengers be-
tween the Hawaiian Islands and San
Francisco. 1t is such small thing. ac
cordlng to your own statement, if that
precaution was thrown around it, do
You think that American shipping could
be injured!
Mr.. Kahn. | think it would be in
Jured to this extent. | do not suppose
there would be many passengers. vi
course, there are a good many people
who want to travel in Pacific line
steamers, and they. do not want any
other. You understand.
Mir. Humphrey. Yes.
Mr.. Kahn. And of course they would
prefer to travel on the japanese line
in preference to any other, and think
the coastwise- trade laws of the United
States ought not to be set aside to meet
the whim Of few people who want
to travel on this particular steamer and
do not want to go on any other.
Mr.. Humphrey. Mr.. Kahn, you will
admit, undoubtedly. that the situation
as to Hawaii is exceptional. There IS
no other parallel to that in our country
that | know of. no other situation that
parallels it entirely.
Mr.. Kahn. / do not know. OF course :
| have never looked into the matter
very carefully, because this is the only
case that has ever been called to my
attention. | suppose there may be some
difficulty in getting down to Porto Rico;
| do not know. | do not know just
what the situation is there, but II -
barely possible that there may be- A.
the same time the benefit under tnis
bill to the people of Hawaii would oe
so insignificant, probably, that the law
ought not to be changed and dep'Ne
the American vessels that are lltihs
hard to build up a coastwise trade, lhas
are trying hard to Keep the American
flag afoat-t they ought not to be cha's
ed with this loss of business, ana u
would be a loss. no matter how ihs's
nifcant it was; it would be loss.
Mr.. Humphrey. | agree with you ~
that. Mr.. Kahn, but stln II cohsi .as
refuses 10 do anything that VIII oui.a
up our American shipping and heip
give ample service, should we Piae'
penalty on the Hawaiian! ,or
Mr.. Kahn. The American sniPoSns'
on the Pacific Coast is dong Ms IL
He has built the Lurline; he mas pa ha
the Wilhelmina; he Is now putliHs Ms
Sierra into commission. He IS DONG
level best to put ships on that ilne, az II
why mt any obstacles in his way
YOU stand back OF him and enapIe .bs
to run as he is running now, ..bar
chances are that he Will nave an nc
vessel in a wear or year anu VII.
months The chances are that ing vas.
helmina : owners viii put anothe. 80
sci Oh. But why do You wan; :. tbsir
to work and put any obsfac'es -
way! -. ma 10
Nr. Hardy. Will You permit NJ
ask You a question:
Mr.. Hardr During the last ten ; ysiss
have the actual transportation la'''' San
for Messengers from Honolulu ~ The
- ~ ~, America. been. OIL ''
,,-hnr, increased or decreased5 ,os.
',',''' 49, Tbov have been lncre"'