Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-04
FILIP|NOS ARE TRYING TO GUST
DEAN WORCESTER FROM POSITION
Cable TO New York From Cebu
Urges His Removal From
Management of Company

because Of his hostile campaigns
against: The Filipino people, Is totally
UNITED for the management Of the
Visayan Refining Company. meeting
Of moro than 400 Ct the Filipino resi-
dents OF Cebu, P. l., met On July "a
passed a set CT resolutions asking fol
Mr. WCrcester's dismissal. and ther
cabled the resolutions TO the com
psny's head office In New York.
Dean Worcester was in Honolulu
during July and delivered two lectures
here, before proceeding on to the Phil
ipp!nes. He had just completed ar
rangements with the Visayan Refining
Company for great development
schemes on Mindanao and Cebu.
Prior to the meeting at which the
resolutions were passed Cebu was cir
culariZed as follows:
ITO the Public Of Cebu:
The information that the Visayan
Refining Company, company organ
tied in New York for the purpose OF
buying copra and manufacturing co.
coanut oil at Maktan, will soon begin
operations under the management OF
the ex-secretary OF the interior, Dean
e. Worcester, is now public. The first
part of this information is good and
should be heartily. received. Unfor'
tunately, this is not SO, as far as Mr..
Worcester is concerned. His appoint.
nent has surprised many and we be
lieve should be protested against.
This protest should be made, not only
for the interests of the Visayan Re-
fining Company, but also In justice to
ourselves. The hostile campaigns of
Mr.. Worcester against the Filipino
people have been and continue H. be
so persistent that we do not under
stand how 1t is humanity possible 10
keep up the friendly relations which
are necessary for the success OF IN
enterprise which requires the support
OF the various social elements.
Whatever effort is made to prornul,
gate these relations will be as useless
as the transient results It will be
artificial, and as such OF short 6ura-
ton. Sooner or later rupture viii
come that will be fatal TO all. This
should be avoided II possible.
I'm order to formulate this protest
and to determine the methods q, be
adopted. We beg to convene meeting
OF the honorable and patriotic people
OF Cebu TO take place at the 0riente
Cine Of this city, July "a, at 4 p m
Vigorous and Blunt.
At the meeting, the speeches, while
vigorous and blunt, we're free from
threats, says the Cebu Chronicle.
Eventually the following resolution,
fathered BY Celestino Rodriguez, was
passed unanimously and cabled to New
York:
.The Risayan Refining Company,
which Is about to enter into the oopra
business and In the manufacture Of co
coanut OH and its byproducts, has es-
tabIished fts factories and warehouses
at Maktan, Cebu, and has there con-
structed bodegas, wharyes, etc. That
the public has received this informa-
ton without prevention or hostility,
but with satisfaction, the proofs OF
which are shown by the facilities given
the factory In procuring land at Max
tan at q relatively insignificant price;
and besides, have furnished since the
beginning all material and labor nee
essary and requested. This has been
done according to the inYariable and
llospitable conduct of the city to out.
side capital which is invested here
in good faith. rs = /. = +.
Nov, however, the Visayan Rein
ing Company, probably ignorant OF the
circumstances in the case, has APP
pointed ex-Commissioner Worcester as
its agent at Maktan. This appoint
ment cannot be passed without q for.
NAL protest. The systematic campaigns
of Mr. Worcester against the Filipino
people are too well known, 1t is
enough to say that we cannot admit
Mr.. Worcester among ourselves with
out acknowiedg the indignities he
has subjected us to, nor can we con-
scientiously be In commercial or any
other association with person who
has In every way and means endeav-
ored to underrate the worth Of the
Fflipfnos. Mr.. Worcester has partic-
nlarly offended the sentiments of our
brothers In Mindanao, and from this
place comes the best grade OF copra
necessary for the operation Of the
factory We ourselves, owing to the
material bonds and other inclfnations
still higher, with which we are tied
to our brothers in Mindanao. consider
that the bonds we have towards this
brother island are as ineludible as the
duties we have imposed upon our
selves In regard to the felicity, peace
and welfare of the towns situated on
our coast. We cannot remember these
campaigns, which in Min
danao bore fruit in bad feeling and
caused dissension amongst our broth
efs, without words of condemnation
coming from our lips.
"Ccnsiderate and Kind"
: Our feelings towards the Nisayan
Refining Company are, as in the case
Of other commercial enterprises Of
anaIogical inclination both native and
foreign. considerate and kind. In the
esta bIishment Of this factory, we net
only see an opportunity Of offering our
well known hospitality, but also tie
mutual benefit derived in commercial
relations. We confidently expect the
Visayan Refining Company TO aEs wCr