The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-20
COMMERCE BODY
FACES SHIPPING
Problem AGAIN
For Third Time Business Men
Have Opportunity To Ask
Congressional Relief
CONGESTION OF TRAVEL
BECOMES VITAL ISSUE
Seamen's Act Practically Iso-
Iates Hawaii From Passenger
Traffic With Mainland

Honolulu business men, as represent
ed in the membership of the chambe'
of commerce, will go on record thi
afternoon either for or against request
ing congress TO afford Hawaii som
measure Of relief In the matter Of tn
existing congestion in travel hetwer,
these Islands and the American nnA
land. Should the vote on the reenlu,
ton to be presented be favOrabl, i
will make the third time that Hawai-
Ea" r'"de a request Of like import t.
congress.
first Attempt
The unjust handicap placed upon tn
full development Of Hawaii IN the pro
hibi;i7e penalty elanse OF the Coast
wise Shipping Law, enncted for its ef
feet in the Alaskan trade without any
consideration Of Hawaii or its inAu
ehce upon Hawaii. was referred 70 br
President Roosevelt in one of his an.
rHal messages TO congress- measure
bring advocated by him to allow TIL
administration to suspend the passen
ger clhhses in the existing law when.
ever the necessity for suspension be
c"r1e apparent. .r1
Inp DILL VdSsPN Int nOubt By iHTRt
r'n inritv. the members seeing nothing
T'n.Ameriran nor harmful TO ship,
ring interests in the matter. II wa
defeated IN the senate bv one vote
the strong inf"enc" NJ the Pa life Mai
being against the bill.
Second Attem-t
When H"rolnlu next presented he
claim 70 fair treatment to congress
tho then chlmbe- OF commerce endor sed
~" ',"a, INT the then merchants as
soeiation, On the preser tation Of tn
Matsnn Navic alton Ccmneny that /
would undertake to relieve the conoes
ton, voted not tn press the matter
The Delegate thereupon. witt drew
fr""n fi6ht ~ Washington and the pro.
posal was si,letracked.
Third Attempt
Tpda, wiz b. '-arc- - 3 third tim
IN speak, and the necessity for action
Won ro~er One-hHlf no pressing. Tho
travel between ms mort ava ~ r.aaS'
Ispd has doubled in the past few years,
q, IN the face of which the number of
avBiahl" liners Is ~ Re materially
de"-~asea nv the withdrawing of the
Pacific Mail A ct. a withd laval forced
20 +he "nNr+me"t Of the 8 amen g Act
undor the provisions Of which Ameri
con ships cannot oneratn on the Pa
&c" in competition with Japanese
ships. u
C"~""~ti"n A'r"edy e..
With trn Pacific Mai lire-s vet On
~" ~" thPro "a such congestion that
Honolulu Is losing heavily. The last
F"~""i0r A""tr- lasi"n liner from the
south mad Nv WV nasapnpprs who de
stood N 0to" o"er il Haw0ii for froM
two w"pks 70 mo"tN MT one sto~
ped to"aue" nnue could secure passage
from Fnun'"'u :" Saw F-nu"isro. TIL,
on" na"srnger who did stay was the
United States Consul in Samoa and tr
roach the C"Hst ne was compnla1 II
tra""l stCeragr in ore o. the Matsor
foa's
Sert To F-r~i0n Port
ScHrPS Of travnl"rs for San From
CISCO hp"n boon OBLIGED to travel by
20" nc Vancouver during the past two
TO"ths Othcrs who were Obliged tc
r"""N upw"ii for business or pFessinQ
personal rPa -orO hN~o had 10 cor'a Via
Va"e"u"er. in British liners, taking
ITsin's' aw"v f~O", San Francisco be
r""'e ~" Ccnstwise Law would moi
r"rw'f 'h"i- DEPARTURE from that port
:" a British liner.
~ ~""n Hawaii-wards
"ha' ~" condition is today on the
Cna0t is ShH''n in the letters repro
@"""h on his page. letters received
yesterday nv local business hous'
pf~n"' one who u coming ta Hawaii Il
p"~hPsn home PNd make his per
ma"Nrt r""ilcrrc hre It will b.
noted that this wri'er hes te"n refused
p"sSa"e n" tho O"nanie M"tso- ani
P'~if" MRil-thP only available lines
P"' N zach instance the agent hai
written that an accommodation is tax
80 {" "hv""c" fn- weeks.
Io"ing Business Daily
POnnlplu faccS condition. not {
th7Nrv Ev"rv dav under present con
ditiOP9 n" at" is lo'inU rOnev direct
j. "ni i"'ir~ctIv Every dqv such con
diti""s cNRtir"P 10 nravaiI the touris
pc""'h'litiee ar 70 ling.
un'er the existing terms of the
C"aSt"i'e Ia" N" conditions viii con
tir"" 20 grow wors'.
T"n resolution which it Sc n~nnose
r. i"t"odu"" before the chamber OF
c"wm"rre TODAY is q com rOm'sa one
when requests cOngress to materia,l rs
reduce, not a'n'ish temporarily the nro
y it'"" p"na't' provided nv the law
~" t""t "f tn" proposed resolution is
F. " ed Re7olu'ion
"R"HolvRd. That while we fully
TPcOcUiZN the wisdom Of the policy tha
has cnusod the congress of the United
St''"s 10 legi late for the protection
A""er'"an shi"uiNE engaged In tn,
Pnrs'wiSe trade Nv the massage of thu
act Of mne ~. 1886 On. 42I, ~ stat
l.. - Nv which n fne Of two dollar,
was i"""sRd for evcrv passenger trans
r""tCd f"-w"nn BOrts of the United
Slater ard landed. R"d tn amendment
thereof, act ~ February ~, 1898. Oh
20 See ., 70 Stat L 24S, hy which
tbs fine + Increased to two hundre5