The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-10
WANTS CANAL TO
Be KEPT OPEN
oHAMniR or oonMHRon DIsAp.
PROVES LAW RULtNu OUT
RAILROAD OWNED sHnrn

Nations great waterway connecting
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, ID soon
to be opened 10 the commerce Of tho
world, and
Whereas, This great event will
mark an epoch In the commercial do
vempment Of the pnciao Ocean, its
shores and islands, and 1t Is important
that the presence Of the American flag
ON the high seas should grow apace
with such development and expansion
of ocean commerce. aud
Whereas, Hawaii as the pivotal
point of the Pacific is greatly interest
ed in benefits that will come with the
opening of the canal:
Therefore be It resolved, That this
chamber voice the belief that no re-
strictions should be placed on the use
of the Panama Canal by any vessel of
American register, irrespective of
whether such vessel is owned in whole
or in part by railway interests or other
wise; this chamber believing that an
open door through the canal to Amer
lean ships should be maintained as
lean flag on the Pacific, and incidental
TO American influences taking their
proper place in the wide devclopement
that must follow the opening of the
| greatest waterway that the hand of
man has accomplished:
" Resolved That copies of this reso-
luton be sent to the Delegate of this
| Territory and the chambers represen-
| tative in Washington -
| BY the unanimous adoption of the
above resolution, the trustees of the
| Honolulu Chamber of Commerce yes
| terday placed themselves on record in
| the matter of keeping the Panama
| Canal open, for all American steamers.
The resolution as at first presented was
directed specially to the matter of the
vessels of the Pacific Mail Steamship
| Company, but on the suggestion of Il.
| Faxon Bishop, the above form, making
the issue a broader one, was adopted.
President Spalding read the letter
from II, Hackfeld & Co.. already pub
lished, in which il was stated that the
company planned four big new steam
ers, for the New York-oriental run,
with Honolulu as a calling place, but
would not build them if congress
passed law which declared that no
American ships, owned wholly or In
part by railroad company, should use
the Panama Canal
Il. Il. Paxton, as chairman of the
committee having the matter in hand,
was asked for statement. He said
that Pacific Coast chambers of com
merce had been favoring the proposed
law, and that the New York chamber
of commerce had opposed it. One rea-
son for this opposition was that the
Canadian-P Pacific company would run
British ships through the canal any
how, under treaty provisions.
Tenney asked if the proposed law,
as now in congress, meant that no ship
in which railway company owned any
stock, could use the canal. On receiv-
ing an Affirmative reply, he said that
in thirty days after the opening of
the canal it could be closed to Amer
lean vessels, under such IA law, by the
purchase of shares in the vessels by
railroad companies.
Consult q. p. Morse.
+. Klamp, Of ii. Hackfeld & Co, said
that he had consulted with @. p. Morse,
: local manager for the American Ha-
waiian Steamship Company and that
Morse did not think his company had
any objection to the law. The law, said
ISlamp, would be a discrimination
against the Pacific Mail company en-
tirely, as far as Hawaii was concerned.
@. ii. Cooke suggested that copy
of the act be secured before any action
was taken in the matter.
Klamp offered a resolution, setting
forth the views expressed in the one
adopted, as given above, but MAKING
it specifically apply to the Pacific Mai
company. 1t was seconded by George
w. Smith. j. A. Kennedy said he
wanted to see what was in the bill. He
wanted to know if railroad company
could, under its terms, buy five shares
OF stock in steamer and thus stop
the steamer from using the canal j
M. Dowsett also wanted information.
Bishop suggested that the resolution
be changed so that it would apply to
all shipping, and not appear as an
effort to protect the Pacific Mail COM
pany, and recess was declared while
he drafted the resolution, as adopted.
Gooding Field Report.
George w. Smith reported, for Mr..
Lowrey of the Queens Hospital, that
the hospital did not propose to take
any action in connection with the re-
port of III. GoodiDg Field, which con-
tanned matters criticizing the hospital
management. He said that Mr.. Field
had not been sufficiently informed
"Unless it is the desire of the chamber
to take up the matter further, it will
be dropped" he said.
President Spalding called attention
to demands for an expert report ON
territorial Offices. He said that If Mr..
Field or anyone else was to be APP
pointed for further work, the expenses
would have to come from some source
other than the regular revenues of the
chamber. @. II. Cooke moved refer
ence to the finance committee, and ac-
cepted an amendment that it go to the
legislative committee, which had 1t in
hand before, and the motion carried.
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