The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-03
HAWAII TURNS
OTHER CHEEK
San Francisco Hits Honolulu,
Honolulu Helps
Frisco.
SHIPPING MEN CONTROL
No chance to Get San Francisco
Aid to Relieve Hawaii's Trans
portation Congestion.

Honolulu is prepared to back up San
Francisco in the strenuous strife de-
veloping on the Mainland, regarding
the choice of city in which to hold
great exposition in celebration of tho
opening of the Panama Canal. Already
Delegate Kalanianaole has been cabled
to by President +. l.. Waldron, of the
merchants association, TO the follow
ing effect:
"San Francisco's interest in worlds
fair is likewise interest of Hawaii.
You will have solid backing from homo
in this direction"
At the meeting Of the directors Of
| the merchants association this after.
noon, steps will probably be taken to
give further force to this endorsement
of San Francisco's efforts to hold the
great exposition. 'fIt is certainly to
the interest of Hawaii to have the ex-
position held in the west" said Mr..
Waldron yesterday. "The result of
bringing so many Americans to tho
Pacific would be of vast benefit to us,
both by reason of the fact that many
would continue westward and visit us,
and because of what they would neces-
sarily earn in San Francisco regarding
Pacific commerce, and Hawaii's i'm.
portance as an outpost. -
The big exposition proposition at
present is contest between San Fran
cisco and New Orleans, the latter city
having sent strong delegation, head
ed by the Governor of Louisiana, to
Washington, to urge that congress fix
upon, New Orleans as the place for the
exposition.
In the mean time San Francisco also
has committee organized, and it rails
ed over four million dollars in few
hours, by subscription, for the fair.
New Orleans fund is less than mil
lion, and the San Francisco men are
pointing to their superior financial
showing as an argument in their favor.
The question of which city shall be
recognized by congress as the EXPOSE
ton city threatens to become quite
lively issue.
Though Honolulu came quickly to the
aid of San Francisco in this matter,
, and remains a very large customer of
the Golden Gate city, there is no
chance, In the opinion of Mr.. Waldron,
for Honolulu to get any support from
San Francisco in the matter of her
coastwise suspension fight. AS presi-
: dent of the merchants association of
Honolulu, Mr.. Waldron, who has Just
. returned from the Coast, had occasion
to discuss the matter good deal while
he was in San Francisco. He returns
! with the impression that it is useless
to urge the matter among the leaders
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association. 1t
appears that the shipping interests
which are anxious to defeat Honolu-
LUIS efforts to get coastwise suspension
have control Of the situation. Mr..
Waldron is a strong supporter Of the
suspension policy, but Ne doesn It advise
making any further efforts to get help
: for Honolulu in San Francisco.
The matter is regarded by some local
merchants as very vital one, and it
may be that if San Francisco organized
opposition continues, there will be
something doing along the lines of the
recent suggestion to take Honolulu
trade away from San Francisco to other
Coast ports which will not work in
jury to Honolulu.