The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-14

why IS there only one company
Mr. Good do not know, unless it
be that this Inrer-IsIand Steamship
Company owns all wharves and landing
places.
Mr.. CandIer-Nr. Chairman, I want
to be recognized in my own right.
Just want to say word IN reference
to this amendment offered by the gen
tleman from Iowa. There is no ques-
| ton in my mind but what The amend
ment should be adopted. The reasons
given by the gentleman are absolutely
! correct and true. There is only one
| company that is operating between
| these islands IN Hawaii. Some of those
Islands are 250 miles apart; and as
| shown by the report TO which the gen
| tleman has referred, it is a very profit
| able business in which this one com
! pany is engaged. Consequently, I do
not know why somebody else has not
! engaged in that business. But this com
| pany absolutely controls the situation
and conditions throughout all of the
| islands. They charge as much to carry
| some kinds of freight from one island
| to another island and from one side of
| the island of Oahu, on which Honolulu
| is situated, around to the other side of
| the island as other transportation com
| panieS charge from San Francisco to
Honolulu, a distance of 215O miles
! Some of the citizens of Honolulu told
me so when I was there myself.
| Mr.. Campbell-Does the gentleman
! from Mississippi know of any reason
why the territorial legislature of Ha-
wall can not regulate the rate of this
interisland transportation company
Mr.. Candler-Well, | am not prepared
to say whether they can or not; but
| do know that congress has the right
| to regulate it, and congress ought to
regulate it.
Mr.. Campbell-Is it not all in one
| Territory and under the control of the
| territorial legislature?
Mr.. Candler-Oh, to a limited extent
| it is under the control of the territorial
! legislature. But there may be ques-
| ton as to the legislative authority
because any act they pass might have
| to come before congress for ratification.
Mr.. Mann-There is no question about
the authority of the legislature.
Mr.. Cumberland no question Of the
authority of congress to assert the right
of interisland control of this traffic.
Mr.. Mann-Not the slightest.
Mr.. Candler-Not the slightest. We
have the right to do it, and we ought
| to put this in the power of the inter
state commerce commission. | see no
reason why it should not be extended
to the commission, and give these people
the same benefits that we ask for the
people of the States.
Mr.. Campbell-The reason | made the
| suggestion as to the territorial legisa-
ture was because they ought to be very
close to the people, and should know
what was for their best interests.
Mr.. Candler-Well, if the territorial
Legislature will not take any action in
reference to the matter, its failure to
act should not prevent us from eXer-
cising any power and jurisdiction which
we see proper to exercise. | had an
opportunity to investigate personally
this matter, by talking with the people
about it and by seeing the situation,
and | believe | am Informed on the
situation existing there, and have no
hesitation in saying | think that the
amendment ought to be adopted, and
| hope it will be.
Mr.. Goulden-I should like to ask the
gentleman from Mississippi if he knows
any reason why the territorial legisla
ture has not acted in this all-impOrtant
matter?
Mr. Candler-No l do not.
Mr.. Goulden-Why they are derehct
in their duty3
Mr.. Candler-I DO not know
Mr.. Mann ask unanimous consent
that all debate on the pending amend
ment close in ten minutes.
The Chairman-The gentleman from