The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-24
Senior de veyra, New Commits
sioner AT Washington, Has
Some Extensive Plans
WOULD MAKE MANILA
DISTRIBUTING CENTER
Distinguished Visitor Much Inter-
ested 10 Condition Of coun-
trymen In These Islands

.tt- fit aIfitt II ~
Carrying Important messages from his
people to the American congress, senof
Jaime G. de yeyra, the new resident
commissioner Of the philippines 10
|wnahington, was visitor in Honolulr
yesterday the guest Of r. d. Mead and
sther officers Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association during his brief
stay. He is accompanied by his Wife
senora de veyra, an accomplished aid
oeautiful young woman who last pigat
acted a. his interpreter, her husband
while reading English, not trusting him
elf to give an interview In IT,
Senior de Neyra nus Just been elected
commissioner in place OF Manuel Que
zon, now president Of the Philippine
senate. He Is a journalist and has
AIKEN prominent part in Island poll
| Tics for years. If the plans which he Is
| rearing To- Washington, and which he
! discussed with the American and Fill
| limo leaders OF the Islands before leav.
| NJ. mntefialize, he will have done n
great deal not only 20 further closer
relations between America and her
~. - eH H-.ass ~ w. nas' = ~s,'
lernbly.
0rientsl Distributing Point
cit Is the desire Of the Philippine
commercial interests stated Senior Dc
| Teyrn, last night, ssto have established
5etweeu Manila and the coast Of
America a direct steamer line devotinq
its entire service TO the Islands, and
making as few stops rs possible be-
lsweeh the Philippine and the American
] port. Every effort win be made "a
establish this line and while am leav.
ling most coramercisl matters in Wash.
linrton 10 my colleague. Teodoro n
| Yanrco. I am greatly interested in thi.
loroieet and win do everything can e
/ further IL
fs1f hss been ,ronosed 10 ynn th;a I'm.
liirecfiv between Nanila ana San F,ran
| Iseo. fouehing Honolulu and Gnam. q,
i aore nreferablv tist one ~ these Morris
N that cnse Honoinlu. with ia oreatel
ommercial iateres,a. would undoubt
div be selected. The idea Il 40 eecur,
IA line that win esiablish the ouiekest
| ,ossible connect 81.
Hrhis IL part OF general schem,
(which discussed. before leaving. viii
farold M. Pitt. president Of the Mnnil.
lNerchantsf Association. Mr.. Pitt /,
,lan 4 70 make Manila the center q
/ hstrihnfibn for all American goods 20
ng to the Orient. I am heartily in IA
or Of Il and while IN washington viii
% everything that ] can to advance Il
II connection with this direct an.
asst line. Of steamers between Manill
and the Coast a an absolute essential.
Untouched BY War
The war between Germany an
America Will not, 4 think, have niue
I, sneet on the islands. II Is too remot
Q touch the commercial life, and tn
tealner service Wlfn fither the Oren
" America ~ not endangered. Ca'
.oes are EaAung lof every vessel ina
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