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THE GARDEN ISLAND. TUESDAY, MAK. 11. 1919 SUPPORTS ANY AND ALL GOVF.RNMKNT MEASURES AT ALL TIMES. THE GARDEN ISLAND Kauai First, Last and all the time. KENNETH C. HOPPER, Managing Editor TUESDAY M AKCH 11, 1910 PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY L 1 II U E KAUAI THE MAX OF IDEALS The common criticism of Presi dent Wilson, both at home and abroad, is that he is an idealist, a man who lives in the clouds, a dreamer of dreams, and hence a man whose dreams may be dis counted and neglected. "Your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams" this is to be t lie dawn of the Millenium. The world is full of practical men. men who Hy low, and know all about the abstacles and dilli culties of flight, and hit most of them; blessed is the man of such broad range and high flight that he overlooks a lot of the obstacles, and sails above them. f The peace conference at Ver sailles is full of practical men. very wide awake to practical is sues, and very insistant on sec tional interests. They may be trusted to clip the wings of any wild and erratic idealism. More Valuable, and more significant to the interests of humanity and the world at large, than all these practical men, is the one master idealist, with the wide range of vision and the large faith in the possibilities and destinies of man kind ; the man who can see beyond the immediate interests and ad vantages of any race or class, and work for the ultimate benefit of the world. The brakes of the practical are very necessary, but after all the impulse of the ideal that moves things to that good which shall lo the Coblcnz which Romans built so long ago. I often go down to the point where the waters of the Rhine and Moselle first mingle and under the shadow of the great colossal Btatue of Wilhelm the First and look across the swift flowing Rhine to the great fort Ehrenbreistein and smile while I think, "Well, now our puppy army's poop privates make your old proud rock passages echo with their laugh ter as they go racing through sight seeing. We are very comfortably fixed here as we are living In what was at one time permanent quarters of a Ger man Telegraph Betn. Tlease remember me to all my old friends and especially the Ou. Ajt. 1st CI. F. C. MORROW, Co. C 322 F. Sig. Bu. A. E. F. The Cure For Bolshevism San Francisco. Feb. 5 Vact : nate the nation with thrift as u prophylactic against 'Bolshevism' is the appeal of Governor James K. Lynch of the Federal Keserve Bank in a letter sent yesterday to all bankers of the Twelfth Fed eral lleserve District thanking them for their aid during the war and urging continued support un til the "job is finished." "Wars are generally followed by pestilence." wrote Lynch. The following letter from Dr. G. D, Hinilley. formerly of Hilo. and now a Lieutenant-Colonel with the A. E. F, , . r :n .!:. i . ! ne.iiiemy mieresung ana ononis llliai goal oi in nil i me: essential and indispensable factor j lvij-ium. Jan. 19. 1919. of progress. y, (irr Warner I was very glad j tv f f i fiTnMhcr Icui-t from vcu after a own cane hist so manr davs. meaning i I also spoke about the irouMioe (o I l,-,r.c ir.icTv.. There Are times when a. loss of sugar in the cane through the delayed grinding. There would not appear to bu much truth in the assertion that .the homestead propo sition does not pay when one con siders that over 2UU0 people applied last week for the Waiakea horue-i steads, unless they are inspired with the philanthropic fever, which cer-1 tainly would be a very unusual thing to be found amongst the Big High landers excuse me. 1 should have said Islanders." SUBSCRIBER. Editor Garden Island My attention yourself. By giving von in'.ornvAtion ir n-orM ?rcr. rather undo and which was halt th truth, h hs can- j h h ww- ,,, when ed vou to publish an art kmc which i . , created doubt as to the success of , " nfi ocr.u-S very far wy. homesteading. If I did not know vhi.tjt.hefe U.M r. 11 ;s TaM r,cces.sry you were heart and soul for success- to we-arv vou wuh any ao.ov.ni of ful homesteadmg. 1 might have bcn ttlls-1 h" Y.sv.w-.i -.r.'.-,V..i the ! rrr have ir.fomuvl vou .n A tvrjeh bolter and broader way than 1 ociul. I; will be better if 1 just tell you how Order It By Mail! Our Mail Okhkii Dkpahtment is excep tionally well equipped to handle nil your Drug and Toilet wants thoroughly and nt once. W'c will pay postage on all orders of bOf and over, except the following: Mineral Waters, Baby Foods, Glassware and articles of unusual weight and small value. Non-Mailable: Alcohol, Strychnine, Rat poisons, Iodine, Ant poison, Mer cury Antiseptic Tablet, Lysol, Car bolic Acid, Gasoline, Turpentine, Ben zine and all other poisonous or in flamable articles. If your order is very heavy or contains much liquid, we suggest that you have it sent by freight. Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd. "Service Every Second" The Rexal Store Box 426 Honolulu inclined to say. 'Et ju. lruliis. ly publishing what you did. you uncon sciously lent support to the insidious Bolshcviki propaganda to throttle hoiuesteadin here in Hawaii, a propa ganda which has caused Hawaii to be so slow in being truly Americanized. Your informant is not a genuine, hon est homesteader; he appeals to me as one satisfied to work for others for wages. But. Mr". Editor, be careful; for such snakes as he who hidein the grass of the homesteaders' friend ship, who work night and day to kill CiM-wrwii' I was aireciea to an arucie waitn ap-,mi gt-uuiuc. j..-m uumcLicauius. I pea red in last weeks issue of yo'.iri1" "KU . Spanish lnlluenza, start-i ... , . .. , cauee he can po'nt to h:m and say. 'i 1 7 i v.,lii:.hlp nuiipr miller tnp riinlinn Fail . . . . . . . .. i,..T ;. .'p,,u ,..i,r.l vi..ip Kuf.-o1 ' ' r to;a you genuine, nonest non.e;.eauing ing in l.uiope, lageU a jear betoiet0 Make Uood - lt would have passed j cou-,d not be successful; look at that we gave it much attention. Work-1 unchallenged were it not for the fact i class of workerd." And it is a pity attacked our I that, by doing so, injustice would bejtnere 13 s0 mdch trdth iu the accusa- done to quite a number of people, i " ... c . , Lastly, I chal.erge your Informant, yourself included. In the first place, an(J gjve him' permiSion t0 your informant did not give you the rouaii Up cattle ou my land and cut facts of what happened out here cor-1 200 head or even 100 head. yes I'll rectlv. I notice also that he did not ! make it 75 head of cattle belonging sign his name; that is but natural, as ! t0 lilf Thronas. I challenge him he is of the ilk of sneaks who tries j furtnb,eir.t0 Prduf X ?Z?mt I is paying me 50 cents per head. If to foment trouble, and when trouble j j,e maues good, there is a chance to is a-brewing, sits back with a satanic I increase my income tax. smile on his face and sic the others in U westward, it physical health and thousands of our people died. "There is another pestilence raging in Europe which is a men ace to our financial and national health. It is called 'Bolshevism.' It has IJussia by the throat. An archy sits on the throne with a bloody sword in one hand and a flaming torch in the other. This disease is also working westward. Already it is knocking at our doors. No quarantine will keep it out. Our best remedy is the War Saving Stamp. Let us vac cinate the whole nation with thrift. "It is fundamental that no man will seek to overthrow the government that owes him money. Banks should encourage the sale of War Saving Stamps. As the heritage of war let us permanent ly secure to the American people the blessings of thrift." :0: LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE on. In reading the article through, 1 was reminded of the whine of an over grown baby who is denied something. One of the elements of successful homesteading is the existence of har monious relations between the differ ent members of the same community. Homestead life is dreary enough with out having discord added to its bur den. Yet your informant is doing this very thing trying to create dis cord. He is trying to impress those who do not know the facts that home steading, as far as the von Gieson peo ple are concerned, Is a failure because so far, they have not moved on to their lands. For his information, 1 would state that these people who are still in Honolulu have until next Nov ember to move on to their lands. But why did he pick on them, when he must be fully aware that at least ten homesteaders of the same series are living at Kapaa town, Kealia and Ki lauea (which they have a right to do. of course) instead of on their lots? Why signal out these people, who hap pened to have employed me, a citizen. Editor Garden Island: In regard to the mutter of home steading and the hardships and in justices of the homesteader as set : to cultivate their land, when there are forth in your extract from the Daily I some under his very nose who are Post-Herald of Hilo, there is this to j letting their lauds out to alien con- be said on the other side: tractors, while they themselves work If there are homesteaders who for the plantation or other concerns? complain that they are unable to make Yet he is harping on the blocking of a go of it, they are exactly of the type given in the example printed regard i In closing, may I be permitted to B idle LUdl 1 1 is my ucouu lu uauuio these lots to the best advantage with out the approval of your informant that 1 would like to be neighborly, but of course can not be with such a Bolshevik! as your informant and that I have found it good policy to mind my own business. Thanking you for valuable space I am Sincerely yours, S. KKLILNOI. :: LETERS FROM OVER THERE 4. 4,4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4. 4. 4. 4. Here is a letter from Frank Morrow. who has been right in the midst of things "over there." Frank is the only Kauai boy who has actually been in "no man's land." Coblenz, Germany, January 22, 1919. Dear Friend It was with much pleas ure that I received your letter. Lihue, the Ou Club and all that is Kauai, is still dear to me. it pleases me to know that you place me as a Kauiite in the advance zone of war. I will mention the dif ferent campaigns that I have been fortunate to take part in. The start ing of my work was with the marines at the battle of Vaux on July 1st. My duty there was stringing lines and being initiated into real war condi tions; and I might mention it was genuine honest prospective home I steaders. Are his friends, who are le:- ing "charges made toy plantation ting out to alien contractors, in the some initiation. against the homesteader." where it is class of genuine honest homesteaders? - Shortly after this battle our outfit confessed that this homesteader did j Hardly. On the other hand, your in- was neck deep in the Chateau Thierry nothing himself towards the growing formant knows or should know, and drive stringing lines under all kinds of of cane, not even seeking labor, but , should so have informed vou. that conditions, both day and night. We depended absolutely upon the planta-1 Keliinoi and his sons can be found in ' worked up ajittle past Fere-cn-Tarde tion to furnish everything labor and j their field, tilling the soil, every weekinois: then we moved by motor trucks mules. How could he justly expect to 1 dav from morning until late at night. ' t0 the Toul sector, arriving there receive a living from such a course? j Perhaps he may make you doubt this about Aug. ISth. Webilited at Saiz Would a prospective store keeper open statement, but any one is welcome to ' erais two days later and worked from up a store and rely on the wholesaler come to Kapaa and see for himself, I there along different parts of the St to run it for him? When they speak and we would be glad to share our Mihiel front. It was at this front, at of the "Company's end," $14. 2S is quoted as the cost of milling and mar keting. I do not know whether the contract calls for the cane to be de livered into cars, which, off hand, I should reckon would run the amount up to nearer $24 than $14 mentioned. It was also stated that the "planta tion does not take a single chance," What about a fall in price of sugar between the time of the payment for the cane and the sugar actually reach ing the market? The plantation could see all suffer as great a chance in loss ofjvation. poi and salmon with him. I am a citizen, representing the ac cused at Honolulu. I have been here just about ten weeks, during which time I have had to bmld living quar ters, plow and plant, fence, etc. I have managed to get about seventeen acres under cultivation during that time. Rome was not built in a day. I cannot work miracles, even for the benefit of your informant; but if he will kindly give me time, he might of this property under culti Really 1 ought to have asked a small village called Mamey where I got up to and past the front trench The fact that I was in "No Man's Land" dawned on me all at once when I realized that the trench was growing tall, green grass without be ing disturbed by the footprints of map. There w-ere also small bushes growing from the Eides of the trench Says I to myself, "Something is wrong." and when, ten minutes later I repassed the guard I found that he was the last guard out. There were other occasions of course when I was right up in things when there was "beaucoup" action I mention this because I was in "No Man's Land" and didn't know it. After the St. Mihiel drive we raced sugar (tire and sea) as the home- his permission to make a living; not steader does his cane through fire, 'having done so. I should be getting but they protect themselves by in-1 out of Kapaa. surance. Why does not the home-! v... . ...v, , .,...- steader? It has been demonstrated j to the von Gieson people. If your in- that the plantations loose by having formant had his way, he would have f over to the Argonne and participated homestead cane to grind in addition lne rana jurv inuici me Attorney-in the big drive until the armistice to their own; the reason being that it JSTXlTl signed. During the drive and the takes a greater number of tons of if he had used his reasoning power time preceding it we were the 1st cane to grind to produce one ton of, (which has failed to develop), he 1 Army Signal Corps and became the sugar, and whilst the time occupied uiu nave come to the conclusion ZrA Army Signal Corps in the Army , of Occupation. I am now at the historic city of I 1 ..-...1.1 l..,-. 11.. 1. . 1 , . . . i rr(n,lino. tho hnmlP.lHpr'a r.-n ilp. "uulu oil luB lots ! 0 0 . unMfia fers the grinding of the plantation's my contract has had the ap proval of these officials. we ourselves are situated and then pass to other things. 1 myself am still in command of my unit which forms part of our 4th Army. This Army is in reserve at pres ent, not actually in Germany, hut near the Belgian-German frontier. I am situated quite close to Charleroi. about 40 miles south of Brussels and about 16 miles west of Namur. Demoblization is proceeding and the armies are of course becoming small er. I am uncertain whether I shall form part of the Army of Occupation or not. It is, however, probable. My wife is still nursing French sol diers for the American Red Cross in a hospital near to Paris at a place called Juilly. But this place is to be closed in a few days. Indeed I be lieve the American Red Cross is clos ing down very rapidly now. I am not certain whether she will he demobolized when they close down. or merely transferred elsewhere. In any case she is likely to go on serving until I am set free. I can form no idea at present when that may be. But I do not now- think it will be before the end of the summer, and it may be very much longer than that. Under these circumstances you will see that it is not possible to make any definite plans at present. I have just recently been in Paris and was with Agnes for 14 days dur ing most of which however she was in bed with grippe. This was a great disappointment, as, except for a few- days, I had had no holiday for a year one of the hardest years of my life 1918. I returned by way of Brussels, a city I had never seen before. Prices' there are absurd. An egg costs 50 cents and a leg of chicken six dollars, and even a newspaper is 30 cents. But it seems to me that yeu shouldn't believe too much of the 'starving Belgium' stuff. I saw more diamonds. gold, expensive champagne, cigars and sables, in Brussels, than I have ever seen in Paris. There seemed to me to be no shortage of anything. It is true that I paid 75 cents for one apple but it was a very good one, and you could by them by the barrel if you had the money. We are all rather tired of this food question. I cannot conceive WHY Hoover thinks YOU should feed these people. And, even granted that you should, WHY on earth you should pay for the grub, as well as send the grub itself, passes my feeble brain. The Germans can pay for their grub just as well as you can they are not at all hard up quite the contrary. It all looks like rotten politics to me. As far as we are concerned, though, prices are not so high, there Is a real definite shortage of certain kinds of grub. Sugar for instance is very short and butter, which you can hardly ever buy. Bread is of poor quality, and rationed, and milk is poor and often unobtainable. I am now talking of England, of course. Gasoline is very short indeed, and machinery of all kinds-typewriters, cameras, sewing machines these things cannot be bought at any price at all. And here is Mr. Hoover wanting to feed the Germans! Truly politics are wonderful things! j I hope the peace conference will ' soon get it over. We haven't much use for a league of nations, you know, j except British nations and I don't! expect that we mean what you mean I by the "freedom of the seas." But I j am quite sure that ultimately there I will come a compromise, if not agree- j ment and if only Mr. Wilson will get ' back home quk-k where he is needed.' and leave the experts to settle things no doubt we shall all be pleased. Yours very sincerely, G. I). HINDLEY. Lt.-Col. Mclaughlin Galvanized Ware Aluminum Galvanized Green Band Pails with extra heavy reinforced inset bottom wire edged. Copper Wire Bail wood grip. 3 size: No 310 No 312 No oU lOqts 81.00 12qts S1.25 Hots 81. 33 Extra Heavy Galvanized Cenunt or Concrete Buckets No 5014 No 50 16 14 qts H5 qts 82.00 Galvanized Steel Clad red band reinforced inset bottom 3 sizes No 4012 12 qts $1.35 No 4G14 14 qts 81.50 No 4G16 10 qts 81.65 Galvanized Horse Pails extra heavy No 4814 14 qts 81.75 No 4810 10 qts 81.85 Lewers & Cooke, Ltd. Lumber and Building Materials 1G9-177 So. King Street Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. 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