The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-15
KAHN PLEDGES
HIS FRIENDSHIP
win Work for Advancement OF
Hawaii as Long as Ne
Stays in Congress.

To become ga veritable Gibraltar"
is the destiny Of the Island Of Oahu,
in the opinion Of Congressman Junus
Kahn, representative Of the Fourth
Congressional District Of California, in
congress, and a member of the military
committee, expressed yesterday at the
luncheon rendered him by tho Com.
mercial Club. The distinguished Cali.
fOrnian, who is keenly interested in the
military development Of the Hawaiian
Islands as the master key to the mill.
tary and naval situation both as far
as the Pacific Coast and the Panama
Canal are concerned, dwelt long and
enthusiastically upon the military de-
velopmont of the Islands, reserving his
plea for a larger merchant marine for
the address he will make on Friday
before the chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Kahn occupied a place at the
table of the toastmaster, Marston
Campbell, and seated with him were
Brigadier- General Macomb, U.S.A., com.
manding the District of Hawaii; Prince
Kalanianaole, Delegate to congress; L,
Tenney Peck, G. Fred Bush, Acting
Governor Mott-Smith and several
others. He was introduced by Mr..
Campbell who spoke of him as an
ardent friend of the Territory.
The congressman said there was much
in common between these Islands OF
the Pacific Ocean and the States that
border upon the Pacific. "Your devel-
opment has been Marvellous he said,
but believe that when the Panama
Canal shall have been constructed and
ships are able to carry your products
to the ports of the Atlantic and to
Europe your further advancement will
lie little short of marvellous. You
produce things that the entire world
consume. Look at your pineapple in
dustry. / am told you consider this
one of your infant industries, but your
oui put for the year will be 100000
cases, and the demand already is great.
er than the supply.
Solve Labor Problem.
60 You have had your difficulties with
respect to labor. but believe the cut
ting of the Panama Canal is going to
re great help to you in that respect.
The laborers of Europe are usd to
climate such as you have but now they
are brought to the eastern cities and
cOngest them. With the opening of
the canal, thousands of people from
southern Europe will seek their homes
here. We have had many of them in
California. They are industrious and
frugal and have added materially to
the wealth of our State. You will find
they will help materially to solve your
labor problem and with the solution
of that problem Of labor your develop.
ment will be increased
Great Fortifcations.
"The federal government is interest.
ed in these Islands. We recognize the
fact that the Hawaiian Islands are the
key of the Pacific. Whoever holds these
Islands, occupies a position that will
enable it to defend the mainland or
TO attack it, whichever the case may
| be,
owe Americans feel so deeply on the
subject, at least we of the Pacific Coast
do, that we have determined to expend
every effort to make this Island VERT.
able Gibraltar. applause,
"We propose that the best Of mod
ern engineering skill can do in the way
of putting In defenses shall be done
and we feel that II ever the time should
come where there should be a call to
the colors, no foe can find a possible
foothold here to attack us ON the main.
land. (Applause.)
Peaca With pranaradnass
"The building of the canal brings
many problems TO us. We have guar
antced the neutrality of the canal. We
have decided to fortify it. We of the
West stood strongly by the President
in the position he took, as also with
his stand for arbitration. Acknowledge
ing arbitration to be the right course,
yet to make his arbitration successful
we must make our military establish
ment as strong as is maintained by any
country on the face of the earth.
81 don't know that / can deliver
you any message today I am here to
see and learn from you of your needs,
to learn Your conditions and to help
You if / possibly can in reaching the
station you desire.
II has been a great pleasure 10 me
TO cooperate with your Delegate in
nearly everything he has asked Taere
was only one matter in which we had
any difference of opinion, be- / want
to say that SO far os your military
development is concerned, so lar os
your prosperity is concerned, so long IS
! happen TO hold the office I do row
| will do my best to further your
interests.
~ want to call your attention TO
the one matter in which yol can help |
yourselves materially. As you all know
the congress gave sanction to a great |
international exposition to be held in |
San Francisco in 1915 at the opening
of the Panama Canal. / want TO see |
these Islards represented by a mag |
nifcent exhibit. You have everything |
TO make fine exhibit which will chai. |
lenge the attention and admiration of
the world and the millions Of visitors
who will come to the city OF San |
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