The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-12
GOOD ROADS PUT
UP TO CONGRESS

lutions authorizing a bill for the Gre
alton of national highways commits
sion, to investigate, collect informa-
ton and reoprt to Congress on the
highways of the United States" met
with opposition at the session of the
good roads convention of the National
Automobile Association today at the
Raleigh Hotel, but were adopted after
/ spirited debate.
1t was resolved that the convention
{ does not advise or deem it proper to
suggest methods for financing such
federal aid for good roads, but leaves
the matter to the judgment of Con
gress or it's appointees on the ques-
| ton
/ This national highway commission,
it was proposed, should consist of a
chairman appointed by the President
and fifteen additional members, five
appointed by the President, five by the
Senate and five by the House of Rep
resentatives. The resolution asks that
the commission shall prepare and sub
init to the President, not later than
December /, 1913, full and detailed
report of the work of the commission.
Lincoln Memorial Endorsed.
Another resolution, calling for the
construction of the Lincoln memorial
highway from Washington to Gettys-
burg, was unanimously adopted.
The convention will end late this
afternoon.
Senator Swanson of Virginia was
the principal speaker at today's ses-
sion, and the enthusiasm of the dele
gates was stirred to its highest pitch
when he declared that if any party
and any President stood out defiantly
in opposition to the development of
public roads that party and that man
should be stricken down.
Mud Roads a Disgrace.
He declared that the mud roads in
the United States were a disgrace to
p America, that this was a time when
the government should do something
to developing them as in foreign gov
ernments.
Representative Hobson of Alabama
proposed the creation of a general
highway survey, similar in character
to the United States geological survey,
whose purpose would be to survey ev-
cry road in the country, to make its
report to the Secretary of Agriculture,
and therefore serve its purpose as an
= educational aid to the government.
Roads in one state should harmonic
with roads in other states, to make
the system effective, he claimed.
Others who spoke were Represent
alive Howard of Georgia and Repre-
sentative Whitacre of Ohio, both OF
whom made arguments in favor OF
federal aid, and declared that the Con
stitution not only approved such fed
: eral aid, but authorized it in one OF
its clauses.
| Convention in Kansas.
j. EMPORIA, Kan, January 17-Three
r organizations of good roads enthusi
i asts Joined here today in what is eX
A pected to prove one of the larges
e meetings in the interest of American
S highways ever held in the middle
e west. The ultimate aims of the dele
e gates include improvement of nationa
t roads crossing the United States from
o coast to coast and from Winnipeg, Ma
e nitoba, to the Gulf of Mexico. Nearl
S $500 delegates were scheduled to hav
;, part in the deliberations, under tn
i direction of the Kansas State Goo
II Roads Association
In conjunction with the state meet
e ing a convention of committeeman an
/ vice presidents of the new Santa F
d Trail Association, which aims to il
S, corporate the historic trade route i
If a coast-to.coast highway, and a col
n ference of the gulf-to-Winnipeg roa
II promoters formed the program.
ie KAISER TO SEE SWISS ARMY
d BERLIN, January 22.-Much int
" est has been aroused in Berlin by tn
u, announcement that the Kaiser wi
Ia attend the maneuvers of the Swis
y army the first week of next Septen
= Der. It is the first time his Majest
l has ever visited the Alpine republi
- except to tarry half an hour
-, Lucerne, in 1903, on his way hon
from Italy.