The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-26
Urges Delegate to Sink Personal
Feelings and Work for
Hawaii Nel.
HIS EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED
leading Citizens Applaud the
VIsitor-Kuhio Smiles and
Looks Happy.

Kuhio's boom for denomination by
the Republicans was launched yesterday
by no less parsonage than Congress-
man Kahn of California, who in pub
lie address before fifty of the leading
men Of the city urged the Prince to
remember the duty he owed to the COM
munity. and forget personal feelings,
and urged upon the community the me-
cessity at this time of sending back to
congress the only man they had with
congressional experience.
Mr.. Kahn made his address at the
Iuau rendered him by the Delegate at
the residence of Colonel Parker at Wal
kiki. at which were present the officers
of the two commercial organizations OF
the city, the leading members of the
Honolulu legislative delegation, Secre-
tary Mott.Smith, Mayor Fern, members
of the planters association and repre-
eentatives of the press. The words of
the sneaker were loudly and heartily
applauded Although the Delegate
failed to make any open response to
the urging of the California congress
man, it was taken for granted by the
majority Of those present that the time
has come for Kuhio TO swing back into
line with the other leaders of the party
and place himself in position where
the nomination may be again given him.
A Srmptuous Luau.
Yesterday Is affair at waikiki was one
of the most elaborate luaus ever served
in Honolulu in late years, the tables be-
ing spread in cocoanut house on the
green of Colonel Parker's beautiful
place. with the Pacific waves dashing
within few feet of the banqueters
and adding to the harmonies evoked by
Kaai's Quintet Club. The host, Prince
Kuhio, occupied seat beside the guest
of honor, with Secretary Mott.Smith on
Mr.. Kahn g left. Thanking them were
Rear-Admiral Gowles, U. S. ~, and
Brigadier General Macomb, U. S. A.
while the other guests had plenty of
elbow room at two large tables 1t was
Mr.. Kahn's first experience at luau,
which fact failed to interfere either
with his enjoyment of the material side
of the luau or his evolutionary powers
afterwards.
Pledges Aid to Hawaii
Mr.. Kahn, after his health had been
drunk, made a warm protectionist
speech, announcing that he was stand
patter enough to combat with all his
power any attack upon the tariff upon
sugar. He prefaced his remarks by stat
ing that there was close community of
interest between Hawaii and his own
State of California, so that in pledging
himself as a friend of Hawaii all could
know that he meant what he said. There
will be, according to his opinion, an at
tack upon the sugar tariff within a few
months, an attack which will have to
be met.
He did not believe that any reduction
of the sugar tariff would aid the con-
sumner, but the millions the government
would lose would go only into the pock-
cts of the refners. He instanced the
fact that the government by its reduc-
tion of duty on Cuban sugars had lost
seventy millions, while the price of SUI
gar to the people of America had not
been cut a portion of a cent.
He would from now on, he declared,
also become an advocate of duty on
coffee as a revenue producing tax and
incidentally as an aid to Hawaiian cof-
fee growers. One cent pound tariff
would give the country n revenue of
ten millions, without raising the price
to the consumer at all.
For Fruit Fly Fight.
cone of the things 1 will do when
go back to Washington, with your Del
egate's permission, - he said, twill be
TO go with him to Secretary Wilson
and ask federal assistance in fighting
your fruit pests. The government ap-
propriates $150,000 a year TO fight the
gypsy moth for New England why
should it not appropriate to fight the
Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii The
moth destroys only the forest trees, the
fruit fly destroys your fruit, while il
ii ever got into our State, with it's hun
dreds of miles of orchards, it would
damage us to the extent of millions. l
will ask for the appropriation for your
benefit and also for the benefit of Cali
fornia."
Should Return Kuhio.
Mr.. Kahn was loudly applauded for
his promises of aid, but it was when he
touched upon the local situation that
the applause became most enthusiastic.
ne phid that nc A"u Iehu IN tue hOhO-
lulu press that there was n possibility
of the Delegate not Offering himself
for reelection. and he wanted to take
this opportunity Of impresshg upon
the people Of Hawaii how necessary IL
was that Knhio should be sent bnck
and not allowed TO withdraw. cit Is
becoming recognized more and more
that experience Il the thing that eountE
AZ Washington, be said. 81 want 10
tell yod that youF Delegate bus the "a.
apeei, the liking and the esteem Of the
members Of congress, be knows what 10
do and where 20 20 r. get things you
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