The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-23

will be able to knock the persimmou
down.
Judge Ballou spoke also of immigra-
ton and homesteading and called a,
tention to d. Victor Cla-k's recent
article on the military census of the
Islands, in which it was shown that
more than onehalf the able-bodied men
who could bear arms are japanese. He
said Washington regal DIS Hawaii as a
natural on post for the protection of
the billions of value on the mainland.
If the men capable of bearing arms
are Japanese and they continue to in
crease more than any other class the
plantations may some day be swept
away on the plea of military necessity.
Kuhio's Opinion.
President Morgan called upon Dele
gate Kuhio to give his opinion con-
cerning the resolution.
The Delegate gave his opinion
straight from the shoulder. He said
that he thought that congress did not
care for general expressions of opinion
from the chamber of commerce, about
what congress should or should not do;
that it would consider any and every
even though the chamber of commerce
of Honolulu said it should not that
he was opposed to the resolution AA its
present form; as it attempted to tell
congress what principles it should act
upon; that he thought it was a sound
thing for the chamber of commerce to
oppose or approve of any measure
which came up and give its reasons
nd
specially to any such expression of
opinion.
He said further that he thought the
resolution presented by the trustees
went too far in saying that no bill
should be considered by congress unless
first passed upon by the legislature.
Straight Talk.
"What are you going to do, said
the Delegate, elf you pass this resolu-
tiOn and by and by you want to bring
some matter up before congress be-
tween sessions of the legislature7
"You would have stultifed your
selves. Do you want to put yourselves
is the same position as when you passed
the resolution about the coastwise
shipping law and then a little while
later passed another resolution opposed
to the first one putting me in hole
over in Washington as it didR 1t put
me in a bad predieament.
"Congressmen are not fools and I
don't think you need to be alarmed
about their passing any bills about
grabbing other peoples water or un-
wise irrigation bills. They will give a
full hearing to the matter and do what
is right. / do not propose to favor
any bill which is not for the public
interest. i do not like to see this
chamber of commerce pass the resolu.
tion in the shape that 1t is, committing
itself to the legislature. Sometime the
legislature may pass an act that You
do not like, and, then where are you att
You may want to go before congress
yourselves"
Vote Is Unanimous.
The vote taken on the resolution as
amended by Mr.. Thurston resulted
fourteen in favor and four opposed.
The resolution thus amended was then
passed unanimously.
Waldron Makes Report.
Before the discussion of the resolu.
tion was called for, Secretary Wood
read the report OF Fred l.. Waldron on
the trip of the Pacific Coast honorary
commissioners to China. II was a long
and very interesting report. Mr.. Wal.
dron was present.
drugs were practically worthless.
"The association deserves a great
deal OF credit for the way they have
come forward with offers Of money aud
assistance 10 cure an evil when the
cure viii only iniure their own busI'
ness, said Blanchard yesterday, "and
] appreciate their efforts, have little
trouble with the japanese prepared
foods and this action will make all im'
nOTted Jauan0sa druRa and food nrne.