The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-03-03
Pan Pacific Congress
in Last Session
for 1911.
BIG EXPECTATIONS
From Small Beginning
Wide Results Are
Looked For.

Secretary of State Philander G. Knox
win be appealed to by the Pan-Paci6c
Congress to have the state department
represented at the next session, to be
held in Honolulu in February, 1912, the
representative coming here in the in
terest Of trade development
SECRETARY of the Treasury Maeveagh
win also be appealed to to ask con,
gress to change the present imposition
of duty upon literature issued for
promotion work, and particularly to
allow in free Of duty packages of lit.
erature sent to Honolulu's promotion
committee by outside countries, litera>
ture which is not to be placed on sale
and which gives no profit 70 the local
committee, bit is merely, for courtesy Is
sake, displayed in the committee rooms.
The duties now imposed and collected
are of necessity paid by the promotion
people.
Both secretaries win be interviewed
by Chester Arthur Davis, deputy and
vice American consul at Colombo, Cey-
Ion, and delegate to the Pan-Pacific
Congress from that beautiful country.
At a meeting of the directors of the
congress yesterday afternoon Mr.. Davis
was authorized to act officially on be-
half of the congress in his interviews
with the two officials of the govern
ment and win be armed with letters
of authorization.
There is some likelihood, if the state
department looks favorably upon the
suggestion Of the Pan-Pacific Congress,
that Mr.. Davis may be sent here to act
on behalf of that department, and it
is likely that some influence will be
brought to bear to bring about this re-
suit. Mr.. Davis has made speciality
of trade relations and trade develop
ment and during his vacation is to show
to the United States what amount of
trade might be developed between Cey-
Ion and the United States.
Last Session.
The congress met yesterday for the
last time in 1911, the adjournment be-
ing taken after the election Of an
executive committee which, is composed
OF the following officers: Chairman,
VIM. Il. McInerny, president of the
Pan-Pacifc Congress; secretary, H. P
Wood, secretary of the congress; D. P,
R. Isenberg, G. Fred Bush and B. Won
Damn, all of whom are members Of the
Hawaii Promotion Committee, a com
mittee upon whose shoulders will de-
volve the actual work Of launching the
plans outlined for the congress d1ring
the coming year and Of maintaining it
and bringing it to success.
President McInerny occupied the
chair, with H. P. Wood, secretary. A
quorum of directors was present, one
Of the absentees being Fred @. Smith.
Mr.. Wood stated that Mr.. Smith was
busy with board of health matteIs and
that he had sent message to the con-
gresa saying that the board had the
health question well IN hand. This
statement was met with applause.
Big Work to Do.
Mr.. Elder moved that nominating
committee of three be appointed by the
chair to select members of the proposed
executive committee and submit the
same to the directors. Mr.. DAVIS sug-
gested that it would be better to nomi-
nate them from the floor directly.
Percy Hunter seconded Davis sugges'
ton.
Mr.. Isenberg backed up Elders mo-
ton, stating that it was customary in
Honolulu, and had been from time i'm
memorial, to appoint a nominating
committee whose duty comprises the
selection of candidates for certain Of
fees. Mr.. Davis withdrew his motion
and Elders motion prevailed. The
chair appointed MessrB. Camm and Me
Lean to act with him.
Mr.. camm, acting as spokesman Of
the committee, reported. The spokes.
man prefaeed the announcement Of fhe
names selected, by stating that This
was all a new work and the congress
was the result Of work done by the
promotion committee Of Hawaii. Re
cults and success were the only things
The delegates were after. II was not
a matter Of whether this one or that
one be appointed to an Office on n com
mittee, but II was an organization 70
which ~ should PIT their shoulders,
and al must feel confidence 10 those
selected 70 do the work If those
selected fail they must step out, but he
believed those chosen would make their
work effective from ocean 10 ocean.
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limited whom one considered the vast
travel that nov goes 70 Eprops. 10
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