The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
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kFrom Thursday Advertiser.)
The directors Of the Chamber Of Com
rnerce Of Honolulu met yesterday a ster-
noon and voted unanimously to retain
the services of Ex-Governor Walter y.
Frear to represent the chamber Of com.
meree ut Washington In the matter OF
having employment on governments
work limited to citizen labor. A cable.
gram will be sent to Governor Frear
directing him to Hascartain from the
secretary Of war and the secretary Of
the navy why awards of Contract for
all government works in connection
with the national defense are not limit
ed to citizens and citizen labor There
was long discussion Of the desirability
Of giving publicity to a report on this
subject presented by the committee on
|legislation. This report was accom-
panied by cable messages which IL was
propOsedsto send to Governor Frear and
the secretary to the Delegate. A num-
Der Of the directors were opposed, to
publicity.
Tenney Opposes Secrecy.
+. d. Tenney went strongly ON record
in opposition to the rule of secrecy in
the work of the chamber. He said:
II want it to 90 on record that I am
opposed to secrecy. This chamber is
public organization founded on broad
er lines representing the entire CONNER
cial body of this city. believe that
public matters should be given wide
publicity 5
There must be no star-cnamber pro
eeedings here, said Il. Faxon Bishop.
L. Tenney Peek argued the inadvisabil-
ity of taking action which might tend
to complicate the diplomatic relations
Of the United States with foreign coun-
tries. He said that the administration
has based its argument, in the diploma
tic correspondence recently made pub
lie, on the sovereignty of the States.
Hawaii, on TIN other hand, is Terri
tory, the administration of which rests
absolutely in the power of the United
States. He therefore deprecated the
taking of any action on the part of
the civic organizations which might
perhaps complieate the situation and
embarrass the executive in Washington,
+. d. Tenney said that the prosperity
liof Hawaii has been created by its alien
population and this Territory cannot
continue TO prosper without them.
| A. w. n. Bottomley moved to table.
the report of the committee but his
motion was not seconded.
HagsAs Stands for Citizen Labor.
''The Fundamental principle which is
at stake Is Apprehension and the perpe-
tuation of the national IDEALS said
y. f. @. Hagens. teThcre is probably
no country on the face of the earth,
|
would consider the employment Of aliens
in tie construction Of any public works
which have to do with the problems Of
national defense. Such action would
be unheaFd of in any European coun-
try" ..r.
/ Mr.. Hagens Said that there is no
doubt that the citizen population OF
| Hawaii are unanimously in favor OF
having government employment limited
to American citizens only
'If this question could be submit
ted TO a plebisGite vote every man in
the Territory would be in favor Of 4
he said. sta us 1.a
Prear Asked to Present Argument.
II. d. Paris then moved to accept the
report of the committee. In SECOND
ING this motion T.. A. Berndt said that
he believed il is the right OF tho lead
ing .commercial organization OF Homo
i lulu To take a firm stand.
nAs American citizens we have the
right of free speech, he said. "We
ali know that Erear is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the situation and has
1 the best interests of Hawaii NJ heart.
! He Is diplomatic and we cannot 10
better than to entrnst Governor Frear
TO represent MS in Washington.
l IL. Faxon Bishop then cut the Cor
dian knot by suggesting that Governor
4 Frear be requested 10 enquire of the
proper officials in Washington why
contracts affecting the national dc.
fence eapaut be limited to citizen la.
bor. Paris then Withdrew his motion
and the course Of action suggested by
i Bishop was adopted,
! The directors present were Wallace
r. harrington, T., A. Berndt, r. u
Booth, A. w. 4. Bottomley, q. Fred
Bush, l. Faxon Bishop, A. N Carp
hell, G. p. Denison, J. r, q. liagens.
liz, ID, Paris, Il. TenneysPeck, Francis
/ NJ 4,.oa1,t II N uoonav and ~ n