The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-17
RECOGNITION ASKED.
(rrom Thursday Advortisor)

(From Thursday Advertiser)
Acknowledging that-+Iawaii owed
debt to the Chinese community of Ha-
waii for faithful and loyal civic and
commercial service in upbuilding the
Hawaiian Islands, the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce, at n special meeting
yesterday afternoon, unanimously pass
ed a resolution urging the United States
government to recognize the Republic
of China.
The chamber will cable to it's repre-.
sentatives in Washington who are dele
gates to the meeting of the chamber
of commerce of the United States next
week, to urge that body to pass n sim.
liar resolution and lay the same before
congress. Delegate Kalanianaoe will be
forwarded the resolution and notified
ply cable to take what steps he can
in favor of the resolution being brought
before the senate The resolution is:
Whereas, the Chinese people
have formed Republic and such
government now is, and for many
months past has constituted the de
facto government of China, and
such government has amply demon
| strated its right to recognition by
the civilized and enlightened ma
tons of the world, and no reason
| appears why it should not have
such recognition, and,
Whereas, the congress of the
United States has advocated the
recognition of the Republic of
| China by the United States, there
fore, be it
Resolved, that the Honolulu
| Chamber of Commerce favors the
! speedy recognition of the. Chinese
Republic by the United States and
the strengthening of the bonds of
friendship uniting the two nations;
and be it further
Resolved, that copies of this res.
! olution be forwarded to Honorable
j. X. Kalanianaoie, Hawaii's Dele
gate to Congress, the chamber of
commerce of the United States at
Washington, in order that they may
by fully advised of the position of
this chamber with respect to the
recognition of the Republic of
China by the United States govern
ment.
Good Will for Chinese.
President Faxon Bishop of the local
chamber said that the subject had been
before the people of the Islands and
the world generally for some time and
he was of the opinion that public SEN
tlment favored recognition of the Re
public by the United States.
don't know why the government
has not done this earlier" said Mr..
Bishop in Introducing the subject.
! w. r. Castle presented the resolution
Saying there was no reason WHY the
local chamber should not act but had
every reason to act promptly.
81 do not know of any community
that has been so closely related to th.
Chinese and the former Empire, now
the Republic of China, than Hawaii,'
said Mr.. Castle. He proposed the res
oiution, which was seconded by Il D.
| Tenney.
81 doubt there is community In
the united States that has so close
commercial relations with Chinese mer-
chants as in Honolulu, " said the presi-
dent. 81 think it is credit to the
community that the Chinese merchants
OF our town are so sincerely respect
ed by the whole community
j. p. Cooke, of Alexander & Baldwin,
heartily endorsed the resolution. ''We
know the Chinese better in Hawai-
than any other community" he said.
- am sorry that the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce got ahead of
us in passing a resolution favorng the
recognition of the Republic of China. -
Wallace Alexander, of San Francisco,
member of the firm of Alexander &
Baldwin, who arrived on the Siberia
yesterday, was present at the meeting
and said he had been at the meeting
In San Francisco referred TO. II was
debated some time and was finally pass
ed. the chamber believing that China
had a suitable government and IL should
be recognized
The United Chinese Society through
Wong Leong, presidents WIN. Kwa
Fong' secretary and G. x. Al Ia lot
ter asked that the chamber take the
course followed yesterday.
4" We make this request on behalf Of
the Chinese members Of this eommln
tT who mro FOR many years past boon
fmthfpl nni loyal residents Of this Ter.
ulow, wrote the socity. "oheyiug
it- aws and doing everything within
tlcir power 10 further The Interests 81
tho government
90 More than 0uo gems has noB passed
since ihe hirth Of che Republic ~
china, cpd ns the hepublie i sifoug
ani stable Ne would gfently appeci
ace your granting our request -