The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-07


There has never been anythinf
done TO inipre the american mere ant
marine as far,reaehing as the La Fol-,
Iette Act. The war gave us n chance
to build up q Merchant marine aaiT
that act has resulted practically in,
the turning ovet of our Pacific COM.
merce 20 the Japanese. If were Civ.
ing the law o name would caIl II
I'm act to drive the American merchant
marine from the sea amt turn our com
merce over to Japan.
Congressman Edmonds, also Re.
publican, expressed view on the
Philippine situation and the Seamen =
Act much in accord with that Of Con
gresham Miller. He made special
study Of merchant marine and business
possibilities in the Orient.
should Be Corrected
Regarding the Seamen : Act the con.
gresham aid:
"lf there were no compel ton on
the sea the act would he iucal for the
aeamC II, but considering American ships
are in competition with subsidized ships
and are not sibsidiZpd themselves, /
call it hardship. think the act
should be amended and corrected.
believe also that II the United States
expects to build up merchant marine
it must furnish a ship sui sidy."
Regarding the situation in the Far
East, Mr.. EdmOnds said he did not
find much antagonist betwecn the
Chinese and japanese. lie saw no in.
dicatiOns Of anti.American feeling and
foresees no break between the United
States and japan in the immediate
future.
II found many trade opportunities
in China" Congressman EdmUnds said,
|" but we Americans must be careful
how we enter the field. The situation
there is much the same as it is in South
Amer ca. II requires several years for
results, but once the Chinese get ac-
quainted and become satisfied with q
line Of business they are steady Gus
toners. Naturally Japan is trying to
throttle American competition there,
but that is business and is to be ex.
peeted. We must expect to overcome
opposition everywhere in the foreign
trade field if we are to succeed" 81
Regarding Philippines
In regard to Philippine independence,
the congressman said:
"In my opinion we should either
stay in the Philippines and continue to
rule there or get ont and give the
Islands up. AT the present time, owing
to the unstable government, capital will
not come in. If we put our foot down
and decide 10 retain the Islands capital
will come In and development will
follow.
~ do not believe we should con
TINE to pour money into the Philip
pines with the expectation Of relin
gushing ownership or control. Human
tarianism has its place but do not be
lieve the taxpayers on the mainland
and here believe in that kind Of human
itarianism.
The Philippine situation was iIlustrat
ed in a different light by Senator
| Shafroth.
81 made a tour Of the Islands with
| Speaker Osmeua of the Philippine leg
islature and Resident Commissioner
Quezon," he said. eve held meet
ings and witnessed many manifesto
tions in favor of independence. II
Manila, however, different situation
1 OAlbLos uG NhtiO 40 ~ pOhl
want American rule continued.
Independence viii Come
"Filipino rule is bound to come
however, and / believe 1t will prevent
discord If it does not come ] feal
there will be disturbanees IN the Isl
ands.H NJ
! The senators expressed the belief thai
the Jones bin would WIN in the mex
congress-, .la
Regarding the Chinese situation, Sen
ator ShafrOth said he gained the i'm
preston that President Yuan Shi-ka
viii succeed in establishing a mon
archy. 1t will lead to q revolution
the senator believes, because "the peo
pie will not submit to a monarchy
again after their taste of a republican
form of government.
Senator Shafroth saw no anti-Amer
lean feeling in Japan, and sees NJ
signs of trouble between the Unite'
States and Japan, he said. He de
clared REIMBURSEMENT of the Philip
pines would be one way of promoting
friendship with Japan because it woul,
allRy the fear of the Japanese that thu
United States is seeking to add to it,
/ territory by foreign expansion.
| The senator said the Seamen's Ac
was a disappointment to him and be
| lieved it should be modified.
Defended President
At Manila Senator Shafroth de
Tended the Wilson administration at
dinner, following an attack by Repre-
sentative Richard Austin Of Tennessee,
on the Jones Bill Representative Aus
tin had declared the day Of Philippin,
independence would be fataI one ant
went on to predict a Republican land
slide in 1916. The remarks of tn,
senator are said to have been a "po
lite rebuke" to the congressman from
! Tennessee.
"Mr. Wilson will win hands down,
said the senator last night.
ANY Republican We put up will Sc,
a G. O. P. landslide" was the rejotn
der of Congressman Edmonds, VIII,
stood at his elbow.
The wives of the five congressman
accompany them. The party will leav,
today with the departure OF the trans
port Sherman.
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