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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30

nted to the conventions taxing the
view that some roads should be terri.
torial roads Broadbent eontended
that each island should solve its own
problems but sentiment ran stronger
and stronger in favor of the te.ritori-
al-aid plan. Henry Lyman, Ed TcSse
and others added to the debate nd
finally when the showdown came,
about dozen voted against the report
of the highways committee and the
bill. Then, with an Overwhelming
majority for IL, Broadhent and Case
gracefully and with good feeling
made it unanimous
AS the bill will go to the legisla-
ture, and as it will be brought to the
attention of the various county
boards, the sectional urkeep, or
cantonier system of maintenance is
strongly recommended. The COM
mittee which drafted the mea;lre Is
composed of Mr. Thursson. RssWs
Shingle and C. H. Cooke of Oahu.
Hugh Howell of Maui and ]. u. 30
ragne, the. Kauai engineer.
Arnold Points to oahu's Plight
A feature of the opposition to the
bill was furnished by Supervisor
Charles N. Arnold of Oahu, whose OBJ
lection was that in the case of Oahu,
| it will add taxes to property-owners
who are already paving not only the
territorial property-tax but frontage
taxes besides. He talked strongly and
we'll on this point but the advocates
of the act do not believe 1t will have
the unfortunate results he predicted.
When the report finally passd, with
good feeling all around, the delega-
ties had spent a long and profitable
afternoon and come out of a hot de-
bate with something accomplished.
Undoubtedly this act will go before
the legislature of 1917 with strong
backing. The Island of Hawaii is sure
I to have some members of the legisla-
ture to push 1t, and Oahu will also
'kokua" the idea, while Kauai and
Maui may not oppose it when the
| showdown comes.
Dance Closes First Day
This ended the business for the ses,
sion and that night was devoted to the
convention dance at the Masonic
Temple. Many score couples were on
the floor. and as get together and
get acquainted. occasion, it was q
/ big success. The committee in charge
was composed of DR.. Milton Rice
George WilIfong and A. A. Scott, and
these committeeman did splendid
work of preparation
SECOND DAY
Fridays session of the convention
was short but interesting. During tho
morning the delegates were guests al
the opening of the county fair, and
did not assemble until 1:30 in the
afternoon.
/ The Friday afternoon talk empha
sized good roads as promotion asse
not only to each island but to the en-
tire territory.
Charles r. Forbes paper proved ont
of the features not only of the dal
but of the convention. 1t hit and hi
hard; Il made the delegates sit nj
s. and take notice and il brought thu
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ritoriai fair at Honolulu In 1911 were
left In the hands Of committee 70
be named by the chairman. which
committee is to talk over the pro-
posal with the various boards Of SUI
pervisors and also with various civic
and commercial bodies.
A coordinate resolution BY Z. "A.
Thurston. expressing the appreciation
Of the convention for the second Ha-
wall County Fair and eommepding the
idea OF county fair to all the other
counties, also passed unanimously.
"eusIness Administrator Favored
Training of young men ana women
along lines Of efficient public admin.
istration was Endorsed when the con-
vention unanimously passed a resolu-
ton which In effect requests the ter
ritory to set aside $1,000 to estaD-
Iish q chair Of business administration
at the College Of Hawaii. the proposal
for this having been made at q preyi-
Gus session.
Bond Issue Comes 10
This closed the business Of the con-
vention with one exception that be-
ing the most important Of the three
days-the proposal that the conyen-
ton fndorse the idea Of issuing bonds
for public improvements.
H. A. Thurston. w r. Harrington.
G. r. Forbes. G. G.. Heiser and half .
dozen others for an hour fought for
Heiser's resolution which In brief
would indorse the plan OF issuing
bonds for the construction OF high
wsys to scenic points.
Ed Towse offered substitute reso-
lution, requesting the governor and /.
the superintendent Of public works to
draft comprehensive program for
such highways. to be submitted 70 the
next legislature
The convention never reached the
rcint Of straight-out vote for OF
against the bond Issue proposal. The
resolutions committee raised the
technical point that the Heiser resOIu-
ticn was needless, since under fiie
law the procedure he recommended
can be taken now. Furthermore
good Hanv delegates who were willing
II vote for the princiDIe Of bond
issue were unwilling to restrict their
vote To an Endorsement Of bonds for
public highways. ignoring other inn
movements. The Heiser resolution
vas finally beaten when the report
of the resolutions COMMITTEES. fshon1-
mending its droDping was sdohted By
a good-sized majority. Then the
Towse resolution was quickly ap-
proved
No stines Left
The hard ffoht inff No Traces If
sting among the delegates. Tnmedt
ately followed series OF complI-
mentary and eangrafnIatnry res0lf
CONTINUED on page ~
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Above on Ieft-Hawaii Drug
Company exr bit at County fair.
On right--Two exhibits in the
products section, Crescent City
Coffee Company on left and First
Bank Of Hila (products Of ooun-
try IN which they, do buslness) scn
right. In eenser--part Of the strlk-
ine school exhibit. BeIow-view
OF part Of star-6ulletin's booth,
which was visited by more than
10000 people in two days.
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lcontinned On page ~
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A sECTOMo OF THE WAREHOUSES; IN THE FREE PORT OF HAMBURG, v
AND ONE OF the GUARDED CUSTOMS GATES CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY

To-day our clumsy method by which
!rawbacks are paid for the reevport OF
foreign materials. inrurs a great loss
Of time and involves veXatious inspec-
ton and endless paper work. This in
terfcres with expeditions transship-
ment OF goods and the speedy flling
80 Il customers order. Indeed, at
times, il spoils the chance of a trade.
The warehouses in a free port are
not subjected to these handicaps. and
abroad the importer. even for national
uso, finds II moro convenient TO have
his goods landed IN the free port than
IN the general port, because he IL able
io got ~ his freight with the Toast
delay and to open and to examine tho
contents of cases and packages imme-
lately after their arrival, Not until
III" CONSIGNMENT passes out of the
confines of the free port do the GUS
IONS authorities have anything to say.
my n who has had commodities
,tored in n bonded warehouse here
knows how different and vexat!ous are
tho conditions which hamper him In
dealing with his property.
Tho oiestiyn * asked. What sort Of
a community i n free port? Up to n
certain point /; might he likened 10
the New York Navy Yard in it's sep
arateness of admlnistr ation. apart
from the city. and its isolation from
the adjacent neishhorhood. on the
other hand, there are distinctive diC-
~f"rcnooS, because in the free port arc
manufacturing establishments. cnor-
lnnus Wa TphOuSps shiphuildinu plunts
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tases he In ahle to modify. repack, mix
or otherwise manipulate Commodi tics
SO that they will best meet the needs
OF his foreien customers. In short the
free port Is a hating place in transit
which permits OF doing certain work
and Is in effect n greatly improved dc
We understand il here.
II Is by the financial results that The
value OF a free port can best he c,ti-
mated, The latest figures available
were published about seven wears AGO.
but their Significance IL apparent and
the trend of benefit has been steadily
upward.
In the cases Of the free ports OF
Hamburg. Bremen and Copenhagen Tho
capital necessary has been furnished in
part by the State and In part hy prl-
vate enterprise. The State OF Ham
burg from 1889 to 1905 realized 3,5 per
cent. upon It's Investment. and from
1905 to 1909 the return was SO per
cent, During the succeeding period. M
to the outbreak OF war, even larger
dividends were declared.
From the beginning up to 1903 the
free port warehouse paid : per cent.
upon It's stock. From 1906 to 1908 this
was increased to SIS per cent. and be-
fore interrupted by hostil!ties the divi-
dends reached 8 per cent, These dis
bursements. 81 1t has been authorlti-
lively stated, have been possible do
spite liberal allowances AGAINST dcpre.
citation. pensions. taxes. So.
As to the reasons for this up to date
aid to trade n Of the largest lcssces
at Hamburg. representing "A great
American enterprise. has said; 1--WE
consider that the free port oncrs great
advantages, as II enormously facili.
tates commerce and does away with
customs control during storage"
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So Say Emissaries Of Venizelist Faction
Nowhere to Place Their Cause Before
American Peope-Charge That
King Is Trying to Make
Their Country Vassal
State of Germany

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addition TO privileges which she shares
IN common with Bremen. the added
right to manufacture within the lin
its of her free port. She enjoys this
advantage because she accepted Bis
marck's proposal to enter into the Ger
man Customs Confederation three
hesitation cost her a privilege which
will always make her lag behind her
rival sister city.
The free port Of Hamburg Ia con-
t~isuous to the city and situa,eA on the
Elbe siXty-ive miles from the see. The
port takes in an uninterrupted stretch
of the river for a distance OF Ave miles
from Altoona to the Elbe Bridge. and Il
has been within this area that some OF
Germany's greatest liners have been
built.
In 1883. when the land was turned
into n free port zone, the district was
occupied by $1,000 persons, who Of
course were evicted, To-day the free
por, covers l,325 acres Of land. in ad-
dition TO 1870 acres of water area, and
the territory Is Isolated from inland by
means OF n canal on the city side OF
the harbor and by floating palisades on
the other. Entrances 10 the upper and
lower Elbe and to the city are guarded
ny customs stations. and In this way
dut,ablc goods are segregated and
smuggling prevented. Therefore re-
shipment abroad. ease OF access and IA
cility OF handling are made possible
with the least amount OF red tape.
Time 10 th,ia oax,aA nnN tho -o.-.
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make Of Greece u vassal state Of Ger
many"
NJ. A%ravantlnos pauses and frowns
when he reaches this point in . discus
sion of Grecian affairs. The Venice
lists blame Germany for a large share
of the troubles aflictins their country
to-day. =
Germany or Turkey. call 1t which,
ever you will 1t IL all tho same" said
the envoy. There IL no doubt In my
mind and in the mind Of any thought
full man. that our King has a secret
understanding with the Emperor Of
Germany. Constantine seems to have
forgotten that his brother in law re-
CARDS international pacts al scraps Of
paper. But circumstances alter cases.
"Of course Queen Sophia. the
kaiser's sister. exerts a powerful In
iIucnce over her husband. Yes. I am
inclined to believe she Is a stronger
character than the King. She IL 80
reported. But after all a comparison
would avail nothing. The two are
equally unpopular. And they will
never forgive Us. the Nenizelists. for
daring to oppose their Prusslan rela-
tive.
Constantine insists that Greece
shall become an absolute monarchy
like Prussia. His policies mean moth
ing unless they NEAR that he regards
the Greeks as incapable Of governing
themselves. Bear in mind that We are
living under n constitutional Govern
ment. We adopted a constitution in
1864. Just after King George ascended
the throne. and he guaranteed that its
provisions should be carried out. Con-
stantine usurped autocratic power.
with all the sorrow 1t causes. how
ever great the loss In lives and money,
the present European war will prove q
blessing in the end. Democracy and
monarchism are lighting. and democ-
racy will win. The result will vivlfy
the democratic spirit everywhere.
Republics will gain in strength and
power and the power OF rulers even In
liberal monarchies will be weakened.
| told you a while ago that ! was once
"A student in a German university. But
l am also a man Of the world and q
student Of civilization. and I have be-
come convinced that only democracies
can assure civilization.
Constantine owes what strength he
has had In the last few years to
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veniselos." continued N. A~ravantinos.
I'm my judgment that is the only error
Venizelos has made-hc has been too
thoughtful Of the King. lie is Of a
very chivalrous nature. But Constan-
tine Is without gratitude.
He Il an enemy to Nenizelos jurt
as he Is an enemy to the Allies; he
disregards and abandons his saviors
and protectors wherever he finds them.
He u a petty politician. He prefers
to lead a party rather than direct 4
nation b~enencently. In personality he
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rHE world old conflict between

HE world old conflict between
democracy and monarchim-
that In brief IL the story q che
present troubles in Greece a. II 10 told
By the two cmissaries Of the venlseiist
Government now in this country.
1hs mission Of Piano Aravantlnos
and George C~afandarls Is to assure
President Wilson and the American
people generally that the Greeks have
tired Of King Constantine. Of ali
kings. and propose to take the reins Of
government into their " hands.
Their nation is in the very position,
cay these ENJOYS. which tho American
Colonies occupied in 177s. and che out.
come Of the contest. they are conAdsnS
will be the samc
Indeed. the charges which the Vent.
selist messengers make against their
King read almost like . section from
the American Declaration Of Inds-
~pcndence. They accuse him Of the
suppression Of free speech, Of insults
TO the peoples Parliament. Of the Der.
sccutlon Of opponents. Of false impris-
onment of men Of independent political
belief. Of treachery to the protectors Of
his own Government. OF yet worss
crimes.
When the King made common cause
with Turkey and accepted Bulgaria 90
an ally venizelos and his followers felt
ne had gone beyond the limits Of n
dursnce. On this subject 4 10 difficult
for M. Aravantinos or NJ. Cafandaris
70 speak dispassionsteiy.
Both fought 10 volunteers in the war
against Turkey and Bulgaria in 1919.
-. Ar~avantinos ~ . reserve ofhcer on
she ship Admiral Condouriotis. cafan-
daris in the army. In the party Of six
men who have accompanied the On.
voys to this country are two who have
only one arm each. Each lost . limb
In fetting the Turks and the Bulears.
Can you blame u Tor being panied
and angered when We see our King
giving up the lands We acquired, Civ
Ing them to the enemies We fought"
they ask.
Eagerly these men are Watching the
news from the homo land. They have
al along expected the Entente allies
TO strike. They look to sec Constantine
offer a determined but short lived and
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NIY2NS3X\GEXEe9614X
George Cafandaris.

Il IL expected that n the Powers
join In recognition of the Venizelos
Government either Aravantinos or
Cafandaris Will be appointed Minister
In Washington. On this subject both
men are silent-the information comes
from sources in the Greek colony here.
Each is well fitted by training and ex-
perience for the mission.
PIANO Aravantinos studied law In the
University Of Athens and the Uni
versity Of Berlin. Afterward he was
a professor OF civil law In the Athens
institution. He practised law for sew
eral years and for the last six years
has been member of the Chamber OF
Deputies from Corinth. Until very re-
Gently he ran a Venizelist newspaper.
Ne1o HclIds. In Athens. Since leaving
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Hns"M ow WHERE 1000 q Rs 0 WWDD the NkVWnMA 1K nM M0NS@ Hp0l 0Atup PORT
New York Is in a Fair Way to Become the Greatest Hating Place of World
Commerce. and New Port Facilities Are Needed to Handle
the Business That Is Coming

of trade. Another example might he
in the manufacture OF steel products,
for the making Of which superior for
eign ores or alloys, which otherwise
would pay duty II admitted generally
To the country. could be brought here,
converted Into the desired m al
ties and then sent abroad under such
favorable cost conditions that We could
hold u W with any rival.
To-day We have nothing within the
limits Of the United States or it's pos
sessions that in any way resembles a
free port. and yet the most progressive
of European nations have found this
agency a potent IA toward build
ing up their oversee trade. In effect
the free port means to international
commerce largely what the elimination
Of the middleman would bring In its
train to the average consumer 1t cuts
out certain charges and makes II pos
sible 70 reach tho ultimate purchaser
under favorable circumstances. II
must be borne in mind that the pur.
chaser in this case 10 q foreigner and
The rival In business Is also a for
clgnsr.
only the other day at a meeting OF
the Board Of Commerce OF Colon 1t waa
urged that Colon should he made a
free port. The reason for that recon-
mendat!on Is o. interest.
Years ago in t!ls thriving days oi
The Danish West indies the town OF
Charlotte Amalie. on the Island of 81
Thomas. was well to do and many OF
fha manila n~srnynnl,. rrcannrNr. H.
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and Colon Il now %favorably circum-
stanced to play the part which was
once the lat of Charlotte Amalie n
TO do SO on a scale hat the Danish
port dreamed Of.
Every eason that would warrant the
establishment OF n free port at Colon
can be urged for the creation here Of
Just such an area. The Merchants As
ISOLATION Of New York has stood
sQuarely back OF the proposal to or
ganize a free port here and for the very
reasons that kindred ports abroad have
come into being and have developed.
Primarily a port of this sort might
seem to be a benefit chiefly ia the
favored city. In short a discrimination,
but the fact IL that all OF these plants
abroad have become national assets
and exceedingly effective weapons In
fighting for a share In world commerce.
A quarter Of a century ago the
Danes made their first excavation for
the Copenhagen free port, To-day
every square meter OF ground inside
the limits OF that port is utilized in tho
interests OF Industry and oversee trade.
At present, so II IL -eported by the
Danish Consul-General here, "Thc
Copenhagen Free Port Company IL ac-
lively engaged I'm the extension NJ lis
grounds, warehouses and ouays. in or.
der to he prepared 90 meet the de-
mands which, according to indications.
will naturally be made"
Hamburg, Germany, II the most
Illuminating example Of what a free
port may become. Germany is n high
tarifY country and therefore IL conom
ically very much like the United
States, The free ports of Hamburg and
Bremen have played conspicuous parts
10 Germany's commercial success.
Hamburg has outstripped Bremen
for q single reason. Hamburg has, In
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Is as unlike Nenlzclos as in statecraft
and in conception of tho~c things
which make for the country's better
u;cnt.
"Grccian patriots fought to free II
hrothers in Macedonia and bring them
together under n united Greece. The
King undertakes 10 surrender the
lands We acquired. But for Ner.zelos
SO would hav" lost even Salcuic,.
Ncnizelos IL now governing two million
Greeks by legal methods. assuring To
them their liberty. the preservation o.
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PART on TWE Free eoRT or BREMEN .

! cia.ly when 1t is viewed in the light
Of a worldwide or international prob
lem.
Physical conditions have profoundly
altered the significance OF the port
Of New York and other traffic changes
will tend to emphasize this evolution.
The State Barge Canal will reach an
enormously busy and productive area
Of the United States: the Cape Cod
Canal should direct TO New York an
increasing volume Of trade. and the
Panama Canal has brought this port
into closer touch with the Pacific coast
Of the United States. the western shore
of South America and the opportuni-
ties Of the Orient. New York Is In a
fair way to become the greatest halt
ing place OF the worlds trade. and this.
In the view OF some authorities. brings
in its train the need of "A free port,
A free port Is a sort OF halting p,a"e
where raw products from abroad or
goods that are partly worked up can
be made into the finished commodity or
packed In the fashion best suited for
a foreign market, as we'll as where
alien commodities can he received
without paying a duty and r~esh!pped
to other countries. The profit to New
York would be twofold; il would draw
shipping from all over the world. which
must get SOME Of its supplies here.
and incidentally It would facilitate
the transportation commodities hence
by maintaining routes OF traffic to all
maritime nations; and secondly. II
would make it possible 10 work up
txAntchAA @ral,,,, frnn, alrnnI ~, sn
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homo he has learned nat the paper
has been suppressed anl The plant
wrecked.
George CafAndaris was Minister OF
the Interior In the veniselos Cabinet,
the Cabinet which went but Of power
last year when the King after giving
his Premier eason to believe that
Greece would intervene in behalf Of
the Allies suddenly changed his mind.
Both C~afandaris and Aravantinos
were in the group Of men who urged
Vcnizclos to come to Greece from
Canea in 1909 to night political corrup-
ton and defend the principles Of de-
mocracy. Both. AZ has been said. in
terrupted their political and civil
careers when the war with Turkey
called for the enlistment Of patriots.