The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-30
Tag E g lT426 Is s,A SssS oE LIFE

and secretaries and the ladies and
children who accompany the commits
sioners the party arriving at Honolulu
numbered forty persons in all.
Soon after leaving San Francisco the
commissioners organized for the trip.
This organization was completed with
.out difficulty and the various commit
tees, appointed began at once the serious
consideration of the work laid out for
them. Conversation with the members
shows that the trip has been undertaken
in spirit of earnest inquiry and that
no effort will be spared to make it pro-
ductive not only of information but Of
definite result along the lines on which
the expedition has set forth--the ce-
menting of the friendly relation now
existing between the United States and
China and the stimulation Of the trade
between the two countries.
The commissioners go to China at the
invitation of the chambers of commerce
of that country and thus they viii be
put in position to obtain, under cir
cumstances of peculiar and unusual ad-
vantage, the information necessary to
an understanding of the conditions that
govern the commerce between China
and America The members of the
party are enthusiastic in regard to the
opportunities presented to them ON this
| trip and the determination is expressed
1 by them all that the facts shall be
learned to the fullest extent and pre-
sented to the commercial bodies of the
i Pacific Coast to the end that they may
/ go further, if necessary, and reach the
United States government itself.
! Whether these facts prove creditableto
\ America or not, there will be no gloss
i ing them over, no distortion IN the least.
The chief figure in this expedition is
Capt. Robert Dollar, pioneer shipper
of the Pacific Coast and man Of more
than ten years experience in trans
pacific commerce. Captain Dollar is of
inestimable service to such an expe-
dition for he not only has exceptional
knowledge of conditions in China and
of the circumstances under which this
visit is made, but he also enjoys the
confidence and friendship of. the prin-
lcipal men in Chinese offleial and BUSH
| ness life. The commissioners are work
ing along lines suggested by Captain
Dollar and under his advice.
The president of the commission and
the man whose broad shoulders must
carry most of the responsibility during
this visit to China is Willis H. Booth,
of Los Angeles, the president of the
Associated Chambers OF Commerce. AL
though a young man, Mr.. Booth is a
man Of force and enterprise and is es-
pecially happy as a presiding officer.
The quick and effective organization Of
the committee and the avoidance of the
reefs that have been struck on similar
expeditions was due to his skill in this
particular branch of navigation.
The committee upon whose efficiency
the most depends during the coming
days in China is the committee on pub
licity and censorship. This committee
has for its chairman E. F. Blaine of
Seattle, one of the leading attorneys
of the Pacific Northwest and man who
has given years of study to the oriental
situation and its relation to American
! affairs. Mr.. Blaine was one of the com
missioners to Japan in 1908 and he has
travelled extensively in China.
Among the subjects to be considered
: by the committee on publicity and cen
sorship, as outlined so far by the com
mittee's elaboration are the question
? of immigration, the consular service,
: monetary exchange, exhibition in China
of American products and manufac-
lures, and of course the exchange of
commodities between the two countries
Into this consideration enter such arti-
{ eles as coking coal, and iron ore from
J China, lumber, fruits, flour, and manu-.
/ featured silk from the United States
and all articles which may be made
part of the trade between the two ma
tions. The commissioners are to inves
|, tigate and report upon the internal de
' velopment of China, observing heI
! progress with railroad building, the use
|. of electrical energy, the. improvement
4 of rivers harbors and canals, as well
I as the changes in her general govern
= ment and the question of extra-te
|. toriality, both of which topics are OF
q immediate interest and Significance.
e The party win arrive at Shanghai, in
China, ON September 10th, and after
4 visiting some twenty-five cities of that
Z country expect to disband at Hongkonl
n on November 9TH. 1t is possible that 3
4 visit may be paid to Manila before th,
/. trip is completed After disbanding
n members viii make special trips in Jap
2 an aud some will continue around tbs
2 world.
The party resumed its voyage 4
7. China in the Korea at i've O'Clock
. Yesterday afternoon,