Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-22
HAWAII MAKING
BADMISTAKE;lS
TO0EXCLuSIVE
Mrs. Jennie Rawak Says Few
Big Men Discourage New En-
terprise: Others Afraid.

4 good Lenten crowd Of Ad Clul
members listened TO Mrs. jennie
Rawak of New York speak on the sub
ject: Opportunities in Hawaii as ;
| New York Business Woman See
Them
Mrs. Jennie Rawak is a silk expert
who has been stationed for a number
Of years past in many European coun
tries investigating trade conditions
and writing articles for the New
York Daily Trade Journal" ''WomeR's
Wear" Mems Wear" and the Chi
cago Apparel Gazette" The first twr
Of these four publications are daiiies
with a circulation OF about $4,000, anG
the last two are semi-monthlies witt
a circulation Ct 10000.
| Mrs. Rawaka said: While | am
I really on my way to China to investi
gate and report on trade conditions
there the editor of Daily Trade Jour
nal wired me to stop while in Homo
lulu and write about conditions here
Opportunities of the past made the
present possible; opportunities of the
present win make the future. While
travelling in Europe I first began to
notice that the merchants and bust
nessmen Of community are often
slow to grasp the opportunities in
their own field for new and novel en-,
terprises or new and novel features
in their own business.
Must Allow Chances. ..',
Il have found local trade conditions
here peculiar. Next to babies and
I'm a mother myself comm ercialism
is acknowledged the greatest builder
of any community. But that CONNER
cialiSm must not be controlled by a
small circle. Every man is entitled
| to a chance. That's what our fore
fathers had in mind when founding
this republic.
But here in Hawaii a white man
with small capital isn't welcome; and
your commercial interests are owned
and controlled by small group of
men whose easy security tends to Jim
it your activities chiefly to Eugar' and
pineapples.- There are many oti:er
things that could be developed here.
And the smaller men are afraid to
speak their minds, because of the big
men who might frown on them.
What you are lacking is overbal-
anced by. what you possess. That's
why you've succeeded SO well, not
because, of your hesitancy in welcom-
ing foreign capital, but in spite of it.
Advises Truck Gardening.
You ought to develop truck garden
ing, at least to the extent of supply
ing all your own needs. But you don't
even do this. ''18--.- ~
Il have been interested in your To-
cal labor element. l have, investigated
your wage conditions. learn that
SIPS. is your average daily wage. In
the states that's starvation wage.
OF course, realize that this is no re-
Election on you here because of the
fact that the Asiatic element domin'
ates the labor market.
with all Europe concerned in the
war, now is the time and opportunity
for Hawaii to make herself known to
the world. I believe Honolulu may be
made the worlds leading winter re.
sort for tourists. Since the original
ing of styles both fer mems and wom-
ems wear no longer belongs to Eu-
rope, new opportunities are open in
that direction. l have been asked tc
report on what novel featuressyou have
here that might be inculcated in styles
for the coming year. So far | have re-
ported that feather or shell hat bands
and bead leis, are the most promising,
buth others could be developed.
Welcome New Capital.
But you ought to get new and va
ried capital in here to develop those
things; welcome them with open arms.
In no other community have l ever
seen the control of commercial inter-
ests SO exclusive.
Il tell you these things not to
knock you but to help you to boost
for yourselves. ] was in Italy after
the Tripolitan War. ltaly's~ tourist
trade suffered for two years after the
war because people were afraid of dis
ease that might result from war condi-
tons. And the same fear will prevail
after the close Of this present war.
So Hawaii's opportunity in the tourist
trade will continue for some time to
come Make the most Of it,
Cyrus H. K Curtis urged the Homo
lulu AID Club to get float in the Mon
day night pageant to be held in Phila.
delphia the last week IN June during.
the AID Club convention. And he rec-}
omrnended a large exhibit to be sent
to the commercial museum which is
to be established there,
President ". =. Harrington appoint
ed the following nominating commit
tee to nominate candidates for the
next election to be held the second
week in April: D. L. Conkling, Percy
Swift, G. P. Wilder, R. C. Brown, j.
T. Warren The new officers win take
hold the first meeting in July after the
close Of the convention. Two candi-
dates will be nominated for each Of
fee. i
Benjamin 1dler, accompanied by
- Dr,Y,