The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-02
lilo BOARD STICKS |
. TO washington
ends Protest Against PROPOSED
Bill For Control Of Wireless
Communication

HILO, January 20-FoIlowing a
engthy and, at times, rather heated dis
ussion the board of trade, at special
meeting held last Friday afternoon, dc
lded to Join with the Honolulu Cham
,er Of Commerce in voicing pr0tcs.
congress against any action by tina
ody which will jcOpardizc the opera
ion of the inteTislahd wireless tel,
raphy OF possible wireless telephony
he following wireless message wa.
len sent by president Of tho boar
gorge II. Wears, TO Washington:
" Kalanianaole Washington. We pre-
est against that portion of section "a
louise Bill 1880, which ouItails on
resent allotment Of time for Commel
ial communication. Also protest an
ict that will rctard development o
wireless telephony.
(Signedl "BOARD OF TR iDE. -
This semi.protest was cnmpromisl
" the members Of the board Of trad
no believed that it would he the hes
olicy of the board to indorsc the fed
raj bill as II stands and those VII
would protest any interference with tn
rights of the private company to operat
ither the wireless or proposed wireless
elephone communication between tn,
Stands of the Territory. II
The meeting was called especially {,
ct upon this one question and Pres
ent Wears held all discussion and ac
ion TO the purpose Of the meeting
Netting Secretary +. N DeyO read III
correspondence which had been reeeiv
4 since the former meeting Of Oh
BOARD and the request of the Honolul
hamber of Commerce that the boar
{ trade send y protest to Washingto
lgainst tho bill. Ea
w. ID. stone, manager Of the Hi
,ranch of the Mutual Wireless CON
any and Hawaii Telephone Company
aade n clear cut statement Of what wa
liable 20 happen in ease the propose
aw went into effect prohibiting the us,
# the wireless plant every alternat
TOUR during the day or night. Mr.
stone referred to the wonderful in
rase in communication by wireless
stating that while about four year
lgo there was only 450 messages reeeiv
ID at his Office for Hilo and Puma, tn
was over 1000 such messages. He de
Jared that under the proposed rub
,usiness could not be satisfactorily con
lueted. l.r,E.
There was considerable discussion up
m the points of the bin, the genera
sentiment that eventually the fedora
government would undoubtedly som,
lay take possession of all wireless
Giants and run them, as the postoflicl
is now being run, under governmcn
control. p -. ~. ... 81, -. 10
Postmaster H. d. Corbett introduces
resolution to the effect that the boar
If trade Of Hilo indorse the bill as i
stands. This resolution was seconded
Rev. George Laughton, however
,rgued that this resolution was rathe
radical and suggested that time nigh
come when this Endorsement nigh
,lace the hoard in an ppbarrassin,
position. Mr.. Corbett unheld his stan
IN the ground that the federal govern
ment was only preparing the way =
nssume full control of wireless com
munication. s.s .
d. s. Bowman and T. Guard ,snok
in favor Of the hill, hut T. A.. Scot
opposed it forcefully. his obiection he
ing that the bin. IL passed. would seri
psly interfere with business. proven
The satisfactory operation of tho wire
less service here and practically pre-
hibit improvements. 81, s....
After some further discussion Nj
Laughton made motion, amended b
Mr. Bowman. that only protest apaius
the time limit aud ipterislnnd teleUhon
be sent, and this motion carried unanin
Ously. 5 }t *. ....