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THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 5. loir,. THE MAUI NEWS Entered at the Tost Odlce at Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, as second-class matter. A Republican Paper Published in the Interest of the People Issued Every Friday. MAUI PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, Proprietor! and Publishers Subscription Kati:s, $2.50 rr.R Year in Advance. WILL J. COOPER, : : : EDITOR AND MANAGER KkllUY : : : MAY 5. VHu i '." nitpim 14 n rrrr:z I KAHULUI RAILROAD CO'S Merchandise Department riin polc.ixo x. mox.tr. p. irk The news from Washington this week to c fleet thnt 1 lie Hawaii volcano national park Mil in congress is practically certain ol enact ment, should he most gratifying to the territory as a whole and to the llig Island. I nit also to Maui. For unless the Mil has been amended since last advices were received concerning it. the crater of llaleakala is also included in the boundaries of the new park. Just what this means will he appreciated by those who are familiar v i'.h what tlit federal government has done in the great national play grounds known as national parks, in various parts of the mainland. In all of these the government not only takes steps to preserve for the (.njoynient and benefit of all the people, the features which make tins'.' parks attractive, hut plans and constructs roads and trails, establishes camping sites, builds rest houses, and encourages under proper regina t (in the establishment of hotels and other conveniences for the public, lloidcs this the Interior Department, under which the national parks are administered is constantly doing a great amount of most valuable advertising of the attractions which they afford. At very great ex position where the government is represented, and at many important conventions and other gatherings, representatives of the department, armed with most attractive lantern slides and moving I ictures, lecture on the beauties of these parks before thousands ot hearers; and thousand of press items, and magazine articles read by hundreds of thousands of others, have their origin in same source. Xor is this territory alone to be congratulated upon this enlighten ed act of congress, for the whole United Slates has also gained a perpetual asset such as could not be duplicated in the world. The bill, according to advices to Honolulu chamber of commerce from its representative George McK. McClellan. has been favorably recom mended to the senate from committee, and as it has already been passed by the lower house, its final enactment is thereby virtually assured. h u tt tt n This will be Maui's lucky year if on top of the banner crops in prospect at record prices congress comes through with the llaleakala rational park bill, and an appropriation for getting work started on the west wing breakwater for Kahului harbor. This last named project, which according to news from Washington yesterday has been favorably acted upon by the senate committee to which it had been referred, means a great deal to Maui. It will not only make Kahului harbor absolutely safe for shipping under any stress of weather, but it will make possible the utilization for wharves of a large section of the harbor boundary not now available, and which with the development of this island is bound to be needed in a comparatively short time. ' The prom t willingness of the sugar men to concede the justness of the demands of the plantation laborers for a higher share of the proceeds of their labor, is gratifying, and the method of paying this increase under a sliding scale based on the price of sugar, is com mendable. In spite of the popular idea on the mainland that "Oriental labor" and poorly paid labor, are essential corollaries, it is doubtful if agricultural laborers in any part of the United States can show higher remuneration, all things considered. Also between the workers of Hawaii and the factory, mine, and mills drudges of the east, there is no comparison. Hawaii is not a Utopia, but it lacks the squalor and degrading conditions that seems to be inseparable from many of the large industrial centers of the mainland. tt tt tt tt The appointment of Dr. Raymond to the vacant place on the board of supervisors will be generally pleasing to those citizens of Maui who place efficiency in public office above politics. Dr. Raymond made good before and no one expects that he will not again, l'olilics shouldn't be considered. If the people of Maui will take an intel ligent interest in county government, and will back up the board in its work, we should have results in dollars and cents that should be highly satisfactory to the taxpayers. tt tt tt U tt The fact that a Maui-bred baby was one of the top-notehcrs in the baby show in Honolulu, last week, should encourage the suggestion that a baby show lie made a feature of the Maui County Fair. We have plenty more fine babies as well as other fine things. tt tt tt tt tt "Rank amateurs" are at the helm of the American government, according to the Hawaii Herald. Americans, however, may still prefer a certain degree of amateur inefficiency to the type of hereditary proficiency of some F.uropcan nations. tt U tt tt tt It may merely a coincidence, but it almost seems that when George McClellan is in Washington Hawaii finds more favor in the eyes of congress than when lie isn't. TELEGRAPH NEWS OF THE WEEK Dl'l'.I.IX, May 2 Irish rebellion virtually crushed. Soldiers are searching city for rebels who h.rve not surrendered. A few snipers are left who take chance shots at soldiers. A few rebels who held out yesterday driven to defeat by artillery fire. Food shortage, but relief is expected soon. HONOLULU, May 2 Mail Carrier Silva. who ran down I'ulice Offi cer right, was careless, says coroner's jury verdict. Guy 1!. Randall, war-plot man, is in jail again. His sanity is doubted. Rumored recruiting scheme is to be further probed.. Dr. I.iesegang, a German physician from New Guinea, was given safe conduct home by the ISrilish. He passed through here this morn ing on the steamer Sonoma with his family. W ASHINGTON, May 2-President Wilson scouts at hyphen bugaboo. Tells women in training camps that at call all Americans would answer. n K1 -A J 111 mm-9.-99 ...t....9 ..........-"- "-" "" ON HAND Galvanized, Pittsburg Perfect dumbo Speci Electrically Welded SPECIFICATION Height Length of Roll Weight of Roll Stays 26 Inches 20 Rods 226 lbs. 6 Inches Apart Stays and Strands of No. 9 Wire Number of Strands Strands Spaced, 3,3 5X Inches Apart. Price o 7 4, 4X, 5, and n Application Telephone No. 1062 Kahului, Maui, T. H. yyCY'f r-a"yyvrfr.y; mmiw Bt',yut itrit tk,-ek,-,l.wtk- - - - i a in iiiiiiiitiiiMiMMni.iMii ., 'T-ilnir 'tt in