The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-06-16
HALF HOLIDAY ON
: CLEAN UP DAY
oHAArBER OF COMMERCE PASSES
RESOLUTIONS - MoHoNK
CONFERENCE.

chamber Of commerce yesterday, and
resolution was passed requesting all
commercial houses to close promptly at
one o'clock on Saturday, June "a, to
enable everybody to get out and hustle
for cleaner Honolulu.
President Morgan presided, and 9th.
ers present were Secretary II. p, Wood, .
"A. w. II. Bottomley, Richard Ivers,
Robert Cation, f. Klamp and L. d. |
Tenney. And 1t was Mr.. Tenney who |
made things interesting, is usual.
A communication was received from
the Oahu Central Improvement Asso-
citation, asking that the chamber OF
commerce take action to have "clean
up" day made a general holiday, and
that it had passed resolution to this
effect. The letter was signed by Sec.
Rotary Win d. Cooper.
But there was opposition to this plan
all around, and Mr.. Tenney remarked
sarcastically that It might be just as
well to take a week, as the celebration
of the King of England's coronation
takes place on June 90, and quite
lot Of people want to make that
holiday.
Half a Day Enough.
Mr.. Bottomley also stated that he
thought half day would be sufficient.
Saturday, he said, was half holiday
anyway.
az don't see why business should be
suspended generally" added Mr.. Ten
ney. "If anybody wants to get out
with dump cart and n broom and 60
to work, he will easily be able to get
leave of absence. This may be the case
with few, but the many will not do
this.D
After some further discussion, Mr..
Tenney made the motion, which was
seconded by Mr.. Bottomley, that all
commercial houses be requested to close
promptly at one O'Clock, so that all
may have time to join in the crusade
for cleaner city.
The resolution was passed unani-
mously, and Mr., Tenney informed
President Morgan:
"That'll give BottOmley a chance to
get busy"
Reports Received.
President Morgan made a report of
the call of the special committees of
the chamber of commerce and the mer-
chants association on Governor Frear
to have him declare Kamehameha Day
a holiday and the success which at
tended the visit; GAS everybody now
knows" he AIDED.
Treasurer Wood made his report, the
receipts for the year approximating
$4,000 and the balance in the treasury
being slightly over 5000.
A long report was received from
/ n IL. -.
chamber of commerce to the Lake Mo.
honk Peace Conference, over which
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
Columbia University, presided
In this report Mr.. Cooke stated that
there were ffty-one business organiza-
tions represented at the conference
and formed a special section, of which
Marcus Marks of New York was
chairman. Instead of set speeches it
was decided that the section should
make a statement to the conference
through its chairman, and this was
done, expressing the sentiments Of the
business men as to the subjects under
consideration from a commercial point
of view.
Treaties Endorsed.
BY unanimous vote of the business
section kilograms were sent to Presi.
dent Taft and Senator Cullom endors.
ing the unlimited arbitration treaties
proposd by the President.
Mr.. Cooke stated that any subscrip.
ton up to $50 would be appreciated
by Secretary Phillips and Treasurer
Wood, of the conference, to help in
printing the annual bulletin of the
conference, but no action was taken
, on this point by the meeting.
In the statement to the conference
the business men concluded with:
Recognizing the crminality of any
sacrifice of human life in useless battle
: which in the end proves no principle
but determines simply the relative
strength and skill of the combatants
, the business men of this Conference
call upon men of affairs generally, to
take more active interest in the cause
of international arbitration and peace
? not only for their own selfish interests
but in the broad spirit of the universal
brotherhood of man."
The report and its enclosures were
/. referred to the legislative committee
: HAMMOND OFF FOR CORONATION