Show COST OF liVING TELlS TELlSON ot ON HAWAIIAN POPUlACE Congress Will Be Asked to Afford Relief Relic From Results Results Re Re- suits o of Soaring Prices Honolulu T T. II H. Dec Ucc 16 16 Hawaii with it Us its industries cramped and food prices soaring on Oil account df of the shortage e of ot steamships Is preparing to urge upon Congress Congress' on at the coming short session legislature to relieve the condition on Prices ha have havo 0 soared far be be- yond ond those on the mainland though tho a n few years ears ago alO the cost of at living was considerably 1 less 5 hero than It was In to Sat San Francisco co and other coast cities With the American flag all nil but disappeared ills dis Is- Is appeared train from rom tho Pacific tho the situation situation situation situa situa- tion that confronts tho the Island 1111 Is seri serl OU ous The Tho Pacific Mall steamships dor and Venezuela both hoth flying th lh the American rIa flag como conic and go o through h this port but the they are not allowed to carry freight or passengers between bote n Hawaii and the tho mainland for Cot the r reason rea reason rea- rea son ISon that the they arc are foreign built and nii under the present Interpretation oft of ot tho e new shipping act nut not untitled entitled tomer to American Amer mer merIan Ivan Ian registry Thus far Car however there thero has so far as ran Inn bo be learned learned hero heie h been cn no final ruling upon lIpon that question and nd Hawaii is still hopeful that the tho government Ito In view 10 of oC the he serious situation that t obtains will t re reverse rc- rc attitude and give tl verse r e Its Ita present tho those c vessels and others like tike them reg- reg Other Othor vi vessels that formerly flew tic the I American flag and catered to tho tiro needs of at the island island- HUI u h. h. h for Instance 1 n I the tho Kor Korea n. n formerly of the Pacific mall mail fleet Cleet still come conic and go o but at nt their stern flutters the emblem of or the ris rising rising ris- ris In ing sun and so far tar as Hawaii Is concerned con con- corned they do not count except for tor such comparatively small bu business as ns asIs asis Is IA dolt dona between this port and tho orient ori ori- ent The reason 1 Is that although h Honolulu Hono Ilono- lulu is 18 2100 nautical miles away from taom th the tho mainland the tho fo coastwise shipping laws still apply here hors preventing foreign foreign torI for tor- eign I n bottoms from Cram carrying freight or passengers between American J ports It la is proposed I that Delegate tole nU shall at the coming short sea Ses Session sion of oC Congress rE auk ask for legislation to relieve the situation |