The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-19


for through public subscription or In
cxehange For stock, and with everyone
cooperating, there may be return
4 aud oven a cash Dividend. shut even if
this were not the case, the expenditure
on such project with all that il would
bring 10 Hawaii, might well be worth
the Subscription of such & fund, and
we ask you, Leaders Of Ha~aii, for your
cooperation, support and assistance, in
4 financing TO success, the Pan Pacific
Exposition in Honolulu, for which We
shall work earnestly and enthusiastically
ly during the two years Of hope and
preparation that is before u.s."
idea A Big One
1orrih Andrews said in part: .'t
II need not tell you what IL would
mean for Honolulu IL we had represcn-
| tatives of every Pacific government
here-where commercial and political
difficulties could be discussed and
avoided. This great movement really
| began with Mr.. F'ord's 'missionary"
trip around the Pacific, - He has plant.
cd the seeds in almost every country
Of this Great Ocean. The different
countries about the Pacific have BE-
come interested in whit their people in
Hawaii are doing. We have preached
"Hawaii, thu Hub OF the Pacific, - and
we have got TO make good, and in
making good'' we al have our parts.
~ know Of no better way 70 begin
than by holding an Exposition here,
different from any Exposition in the
world---an exposition where all the ma
lions could be represented in their own
,vhars. ,.,n a.. III .1.... Als.n..
they are not discussed at, other ma
tionsAwitb cooperation. the keynote. :.
"This is not imaginary. We have
discussed il with people from other
countries. We are ready to turn now
70 the practical side, and we have got
TO appeal TO you men Of finance and
action to help in every way. Does the
propositions itself appeal to youf Do
you believe il win make bigger and
better Honoiumf am sure we oil be-.
| lieve this. $ft = y
Now is the time to start the work Of.
preparing for such I'm exposition. Do
we wish TO take advantage Of this
psychological moinehtf Do we wish to
take hold and make this matter great
SUGGEST We eap do X. It Is simple.
The question is whether the big men
will take hold and back us up. The
possibilities are magnificent. -
Make Haste Slowly S,gi
l., "A. Thurston said: t'This matter
is one that appeals TO my imagination.
Twe.hundred and fifty thoussud dol
lars is not such n big sum for Honolulu
to raise for such o. proposition. Find
out exactly where you stand, financially
and otherwise, before you let it be
made. known that we are going TO do
this. ] think preliminary committee
should be fopmed to make sounGinas.,
There are quite large number Of nee,
essary. men who are not here to-day.
After. this Is done, final committee
could be named.D "E ..
DIR. Syngman Rhee said: II
1.-THE Koreans realize they are a
part of this community, and we know
that this plan Of Pan. Pacific exposi,
ton would be beneficial to the whole
community, aud we would Join, In IL. A.
the present time the Koreans are even
enthusiastic, We viii do all we can
TO keep our people Interested, and in
every way do odr duty'as part of this
community" ..., =
Wtl Bind Peoples Closer ,.., =
Hon. Walter F. Frear said: "We
should go about this thing only after
considerable thought The propositions
appeals strongly to my imagination. 1
think it will help, incidentally, to bind
closer together the races of Hawaii.
think this propoitiou will go far to-
ward making us realize this larger aim
" bringing together the races of, the
fe M
proposition will alsa. prove valuable
asset for Hawaii in other respects. 1t
will be'a great attraction for tourists
and would advertise Hawaii as she has
never been advertised before. ~ g., g, }
i, John c. Lane, mayor, of Honolulu,
said: "The idea of the Pan Pacific ,ex.
position held at these Cross, Roads of
the Pacific is an ideal one. We all ko.
kua. But it is certainly, problem.
The thing to do, think, is to sound
the public. Make this committee simp-
" an advisory committee, which win
mako Investigations, and then report at
later date.' -! +,
Georg ROdiek said: "This plan Ger!
tainly appeals TO me. 1t is move!
ment of such big proportions that il.
should be laid before everyone, aud per
haps we might begin by placing il be-
fore the Chambers of Commerce of all
nationalities in this city, and about the
Pacific. .r,,. ;l- IN.
Proposed Sum Not Enough
j. F. G. Hagens said s250,0O0 is not
enough. "a don't think that $3.50 400
would be enough, - he said. HYou will
have to have the whole business com
munity of the city behind the PROPOSE.
tion, and believe you can do this. Peri
haps the hackers of the exposition
won't receive any direct retus MS, but
! feel that II approached in the right
way that practically everyone will come
in.n "nf ... 'tH - & 4
After further discussion the chair
man was instruc to apDoint the com.