The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-16
Declaration o. War Arouses
Wrath Of Ordinary Citizen
and "RouohheCk"
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
OF ONE HUNDRED Baking
ConkIino Anuefed By Use Of His
Name and HoIstein Issues
a Warning

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"It wfll be the hrst time in the his
tory Of Hawaii that civic organika-
ton composed Of q lot Of so-called bust
ness men will act as Coxey's Army,
which marched on washington . few
years ago. ''--speaker Holstetn.
whistles, fighting phalanxes, de-
mands OF rights and parades in force
sound more like q circus parade than .
chamber Of commerce in action-Cfty
Treasurer conkling.
IAN this reminds me Of an effort TO-
have legislation BY intimidation."-
j, o. Cohen. agkJ
When the flying wings Of the cham
Der of commerce forces invade the leg,
islatiye trenches today, they win find
the occupants neither gassed nor asleep,
according to the mutterings emanating
from the house of representatives yes.
terday. Likewise is there danger OF
the eleven-o clock politicians Of the
chamber having their line of retreat
cut, their declaration of war having
aroused many Of the common, ordinary
brand of Honolulan, who will be John
ny-on-the-spot when the chamber mem
bcrs arrive.
The publication yesterday Of the
names of the a. Committee of One
Hundred" started the trouble for the
chamber, some of those whose names
appear in the list notifying The Adj
vertiser that sucI appearance is un.
authorized. Last night The Advertiser
called up on the phone about a score
of those named. A majority Of those
called declined to be quoted, and eyid-
emily do not feel that great Indignation
that demands utterance. Four of them
stated that their names had been used
without their knowledge or consent. If
the sample lot selected for interview
ing be representative of the whole,
1ine-tentbs of this committee is not at
all anxious to 60 on record as opposed
to the charter convention s-wOrk. /.
City Treasurer's Views ~.
d. L. Conkling is one of those who
is indignant at the inclusion Of his
name as committeeman. az not only
do not wish to be on the committee,
but do wish TO state that am In no
way in sympathy with the chamber in
its actions, . said Mr.. Conkling. Z" Y.
t'In my opinion the chamber is be.
having like q lot Of sheep, the members
running around and batting over some
thing they know nothing about. They
have broken out about good govern
ment and 'businesslike administration,
and all those catch phrases which mean
nothing and, as soon as this spasm is
over, they will all 60 on and do nothing
for year, just as they have always
done. E e,
y. "Let the chamber Of commerce mem.
beers act like men and get busy when
getting busy counts. All this hula.
ballo now, months after il can mean
anything, is the Grabbing Of losers.
Why didn't they have their parade be.
fore the election of the charter con.
vention delegatesi Why didn't the
members run at that timer Why DIDN'T
they vote then3 Why didn't they vote
at the last primaries, OF put up candi.
dates opposed to the charter as drawn
Why didn't they vote at either Of this
bond eloctions7 Why didn't they turn
out at the recent election of Republi-
can county committeeman, or delegates
to the platform conventionf ~ ="
~ suppose there will be parades
when the county committee does what
the members were elected to do, and
more threats when the platform con.
ventiOn is doing its work @.4t
- whistles, fighting phalanxes, de-
mands of rights and parades in force
sound more like circus than a cham,
Der Of commerce in action, But it will
give the man in the street laugh.
anyhow, and a laugh is worth having.
these dark days" y r. 49, ~
Another Coxey's Army ~.
Speaker Holstein of the house of
representatives thinks the chamber of
commerce is going to look like Coxey q
Army or a suffragette parade.
have read in The Advertiser this
morning that we are to be visited by
the chamber of commerce, which will
march en- masse to the legislature 10
present what grievances they have in
reference TO the Honolulu charter,
said Speaker Holstein yesterday.
shall have photograph taken as
they appear in the line of march, il Il
is true that they intend doing so, and
the photograph will be well worth pre-.
serving, because 1t will be the first time
in the history of Hawaii that n civic
organization consisting of lot of so,
called business men, will act as
women sutfragettes' or as 'Coxey's
'"'J' '"''" malOheu ON washington
fewy years ago. ."-% s.a,'
Why Not Pickets? 80 IL. -.
. "The latest that the women suffra.
gettes have done in Washington was TO
perform picket duty outside of the
white House grounds, and would not
be surprised II our friends from the
chamber OF commerce. might do like,
wise. Of course | am taking The Ad-
yertiser report this morning., and il il
be true, we shall see new method of |
procedure by civic organization ia
promote legislation. s...,. =,
II seems that some of the members |
Of the chamber desire to adopt some
of the warning powers motto Of |
Right BY Might and IL their march |
TO the legislature will do any good, / |
will take my hat of TO them, because
i know that they Won n acara tha ,,,.,,,