Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-08
Hawaii United" Mdssmeefinq IS
Peoples Protest To Washington
City Stops Business
For Hour to Voice
Demand Sugar
Industry Be Not
DESTROYED

voiced their protest against the
threatened tariff-slashing program
contained in the plans now before
congress and supported by the Demo
cratic administration. Hawaii's pro-
test was made at one OF the most
notable public gatherings ever held In
the territory
Honolulu United" proved the most
appropriate motto that could have
been adopted for the meeting that
wound up the series of public meet
ings held by the sugar protection
committee. At eleven o'clock this
morning the motto. displayed in large
letters over the platform of the makai
pavilion of the Alexander Young
Hotel roof garden, was faced by a
compact mass filling the hall. For
some minutes all the hotel elevators
were rushing people up to the meet
| ing. Before the assembly was called
to order there were more than five
hundred persons seated in the pavil-
ion, with scores gathered about the
entrance on both ends. 1t was con-
course of the leaders in commerce,
industry, the professions, the public
services and movements of community
welfare Included in the last-men-
toned category were the ladies of the
Outdoor Circle of the Kilohana Club
and others of the older Honolulu fam
lilies.
A few of those present only can be
named, but these will give fair idea
of the representative character of
the gathering. On the platform were
Oliver G.. Swain, president Of the mers
chants association, presiding; George
r.. Carter chairman 4of the sugar pro-
lection committee: w. H. Babbitt,
secretary of the committee; ]. p.
Cooke, president of the planters as
sociation and committeeman, and F.
l.. Waldron, Ed. Towse and E. A.
Berndt, committeeman; Mayor ]. j.
Fern and President H. l.. Holstein of
the house of representatives. Among
those in the body OF the hall were
noticed E. F. Bishop, president of the
chamber of commerce, and Frank G.
Atherton, vice-president; Frank E.
Thompson, f. A. Schaefer, P. C.
Jones, Rev. DR.. Scudder, Bruce Cart
wright, Robert Cation, Prof. M. M.
Scott, A. M. NOVEL;, Principal Edgar
Wood, Principal Perley L. Horne, r.
w. Shingle, John Lucas, DIR. H. ".
Murray, DIR. N B. Emerson, Thomas
G. Thrum, G.. F. Bush, Abr. Lewis.
Jr., A. J. Gignoux, w. NJ Giffard, H.
Focke, Col ]. W. Jones, Marston
Campbell, Capt H. Berger, DR.. Vic
tor s. Clark commissioner of immi-
gration), Hon W. ]. Sheldon, Hon.
s. s. Paxson. A. N. Campbell, Joseph
% Emerson, Judge p. L. Weaver,
Arthur Coyne, j. Lando, w. d. Adams,
w. ]. Dyer, F. j. Lowrey, e. o. White,
Lanz, j. B.. Rath, DR. r. D.. Bond,
John H. Drew, p Muhlendorf, G. C.
Won Hamm, E. d. Tenney. w. H.
Baird, j. g. Spencer, Robert ]. Pratt,
General John HI. Soper, Alex. Lyle, w.
C. Parke, C. A. Cottrill collector of
internal revenue), Capt. Gregory,
Frank Halstead, Charles K. Motley,
w. c. Wilder, DR.. Morong, E. R.
Stackable collector of customsl, Ad-
miral Moore, ]. W. Pratt and H. Cush-
man Carter.
The large clock OF the city hall, bor-
rowed for the occasion, was upon the
table with its hands set at II o'clock,
symbolic of the suspension of busi
ness during the hour of meeting.
Mr.. Swain, on calling the meeting tc
order, said:
about three weeks ago it became
very evident that it was necessary
for us, one and all, to take some ac-
,tion for the protection of the main in
dustry of Hawaii. We felt that we
we're prcducers-tillers of the soil
and that we Fad a right to go to
Washington and demand adequate pro-
lection for the chief industry of this
territory. -.
"The Chambe: of Commerce and the
Merchants Association came together
and decided that the best man to be
the leader Of this movement was our
former governor, George R. Carter.
(AppIause) The unanimous opinion
Gn the street showed that the people
we're behind him and would stand by
him. The work that mas been done
since will be shown by reports to be
presented to you. ...-.... ~: ...
The cables yesterday showed that
the administration and apparently
congress were against the protection
Of sugar. The first consideration to
my mind, and believe to the minds of
all of you, as well as in the opinion of
the American people, is that the in
terests of the producer should be re-
garded as, paramount 1t gives me
great pleasure to introduce Mr. Carter,
who will address YOU" (Applause.)
Mr.. Carter spoke as follows:
We Face a Crisis. T.. ,....-.-
Ladies and Gentlemen: We have
met today to- pause. to stop and
consider our commercial situation.
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