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THE MAUI NEWS, TRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.
FIVE
OUR ISLAND CONTEMPORARIES
New Arguments For
A Familiar Proposal
Revival of the Chinese labor import
propaunndii is ncconipanied by the
statement that It la essential to keep
up the labor supply of the islands in
order to carry out the Secretary Lane
plan of maintaining the normal out
put of sunar.
Irrespective of the merits of the
proposal to bring in some 30,000 coolie
laborers, it is nothing but ingenious
camouflage to couple the proposal
wilh the Lane plan for handling pub
lic lands. This propaganda for
Chinese labor began long before Mr.
Lane's visit, long before the present
shortage of labor arose, long before
the I'nited States entered the war.
II began quietly, even secretly, and
efforts nre being made even now to
carry it along with as little publicity
as possible. In that course the Star
Ilulletin does not at all agree, believ
ing that if the importation of Chinese
labor will be n good thing for Hawaii,
the fact can be established by tho
rough ventilation of the plans here at
home.
Efforts to get Congress to look with
favor on the importation of Chinese
labor began as early as May, 1915,
when a congressional party was visit
ing here. Chinese businessmen pre
sented the plan in tentative form to
some of the visitors from Washing
ton. In August and September, 1916,
bearings were held by the house com
mittee on immigration and naturaliza
tion on a petition by the United
Chinese Society for the admission of
Chinese laborers here.
In December, 1916, the Chinese sent
two representatives to Washington to
work for this legislation. At that
time, strenuous efforts were made to
keep the Honolulu newspapers from
learning of this visit and to prevent
the whole agitation from becoming
generally known efforts which, by
the way, were unsuccessful.
At the last regular session of the
territorial legislature, a concurrent
resolution was passed requesting Con
gress to "pass legislation by which a
limited number of Chinese laborers
may be admitted into the territory of
Hawaii."
This resolution was duly forwarded
to Washington, and Delegate Kuhio
introduced a bill to put its provisions
into effect. Last March the house
immigration committee voted to post
pone action on this bill until next
January. However, some of those
who have been lobbying for the bill
profess to believe that the house com
mittee will favor It when next the
subject is brought up for action.
This brief summary of the Chinese
labor agitation it by no means cov
ers the various and widely ramified !
activities of different Interests is
sufficient to show that the proposal
to bring in coolie labor is not an
emergency war measure, nor is it a
measure brought up solely to make
possible the success of the so-called
"Lane public lands plan." It is pri
marily a general measure for more
Orientals labor In Hawaii. The ex
igencies of the war and the shortage
of labor, more actuely felt since the
national guard was mobilized and the
draft men called out, now give the ad
vocates of the measure new argu
ments wbich they are not slow to
use. Star-Bulletin.
Linking The Islands
Cuba has given to the people of Ha
waii a most valuable lesson in send
ing to these Islands of the Pacific a
special commissioner or consul, whose
chief business it shall be to encourage
communication and intercourse be
tween the Paradise of the Pacific and
the Gem of the Antilles. In his
statement as printed in the Saturday's
Star-Bulletin, Dr. Frederico Sanchez
says:
"Cuba desires to establish commer
cial relations with the Territory of
Hawaii, making such exchanges of
products as may be conveniently ar
ranged between us.
"It Is not possible at' this time to
state precisely what may be the
causes which have determined the
creation of a consulate of Cuba in
these islands; but the plan has been
justified and secured by the Cuban
congress and the executive power ac
cords it approbation. This guarantees
the importance of the decision.
"We are able, Senor Larranz and
myself, to state that the island of
Cuba is a noble and loyal ally of the
United States, and cherishes for that
country a sincere love, and will con
sistently follow in the footsteps and
nbide by the precepts of your friendly
nation."
Our crops are almost identical, our
labor problems pretty much the same,
our climate similar and the objects
for which we are striving the same.
So the doctor is most welcome here.
We have much wbich we might learn
from Cuba and perhaps he can point
out to us the best way in which to
learn it. Hawaii Herald.
Guides Not Useless
Once more the narrow escape of a
party of mountain "hikers" has prov
ed the danger of going into unknown
ways in the hills of Hawaii without a
guide. The mountains and losser
ridges and valleys of the territory are
perfectly safe when the travellers
know the road and are well at home
in the peculiarities of "hiking" here.
Without this experience, guides are
indispensable. A few years ago a
party of Mills and Kawaiahao teach
ers had a terrible experience in the
deep valleys of windward Oahu. The
recent four-day wandering of a party
in the crater of Haleakala and their
remarkable ecape through the Kea
nae cut might have had a tragic end
ing. The guide as an appendix to the
mountaineering party is far from use
less; on occasions, he is absolutely
necessary. Star-Bulletin.
Up With The Red Rag
The Advertiser doesn't say so, Imt
by implication it. might be inferred
that it will support the democratic
ticket if the Democrats will promise
to insert a plank in their platform
pledging the reapportionment of rep
resentation in the legislature on the
basis provided by the Organic Act.
The reason this reapportionment
has never been made is because it
would place absolutely the control of
the whole Territory in the hands of
the Oahu delegation. This is so
manifestly unfair, that even though
the Organic Act may require such
reapportionment it will never be en
forced if the people outside of Oahu
can prevent it. The outside Islands
should not be ruled by a bunch of
Honolulu politicians. On the other
hand there should be no valid objec
tion to having the Organic Act so
amended that Honolulu might handle
her own local affairs, including pub
lie work and taxation, on the same
basis as mainland American cities.
Maui News.
Our Maui friends evolves a new one
when it refers to majority rule as
"unfair," but is frank in its announce
ment that "the people outside 01
Oahu" are ready to defy not only the
principle of majority rule but the
very law under which the Territory
of Hawaii exists. The News appar
ently looks with complaisance on the
idea of the legislator of Kauai, Maui
and Hawaii violating their oath of
office and refusing to carry out the
explicit provisions of the Organic Act,
justifying the mas moral slackers be
cause what the law provides is not
to their liking.
Why not hoist the Bolshevik! ban
ner at once and be done with it? If
the law Is not what we want, why
down with the law and up with the
red rag of Independence. If Oahu,
with more than half the voters of the
Territory and half the assessed
wealth of the Territory and contain
ing the only center of population in
any way approaching the metropolitan
does not want to be run by the minor
ity voters of Kau, Hana and Nawili
wili, then let Oahu get out of the
territorial union and start its own lit
tle soviet.
The Organic Act, with its foolish
American ideas about the rule of the
majority, is irksome. Therefore, says
the Maui News, rather than do what
the Organic Act requires, whether we
pledge ourselves to it or not, lets
change the act. What is there in "a
scrap of paper" that should make
Maui and Kauai and Hawaii do what
they do not want to do? P. C. Advertiser.
"Ford Cavalry"
Through a singular error press re
ports of the fighting in the Aisne-
Marne front several days ago tola or
the participation of American cavalry
nd mail advices have just brougm
the explanation.
Nests of enemy machine gunners
were harrasing the Americans and
retarding the advance and to meet
the condition the American command
ing officer brought up a dozen
flivers" each armed with two ma
chine guns. These went right into
the thickest of the fray and the com
bination of machine guns and Ford
cars was too much for Fritz. He beat
it precipitately. The- commander
dubbed the outfit his "Ford Cavalry"
but the word Ford got lost in the
news storv and the message came
through as cavalry. P. C. Advertiser.
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INTERESTING THEORY OF
HOW HUN LONG-RANGE
SHELLS ARE MADE
Paris. July 15 (Correspondent of
The Associated Press) That the
bursting-charge of shells from the
.rman long-range guns is mixeu
while the projectiles are in actual
flights is the belief of French scient
ists, according to a technical journal
published here.
When the shelling ot runs oegan u
was noticed that the explosion of a
shell produced a cloud of black smoke
mixed with a little that was white
and accompanied by a strong smell of
ether. Recently the smoke has been
entirely white and very light, the
ether odor persisting.
No shell that failed to explode has
been found, nor even an entire fuse,
indicating how delicate and reliable
the explosive is. This fact leads ex
perts to suppose that the shell is
charged with two liquid explosives,
separated by the perforated partition
which is known to exist in the center
of the projectile.
When the shell is tired at a hign
angle the liquid in the upper end
combines with that in the lower
chamber, and churned by the violent
rotation, produces at the moment of
impact, three minutes later, a perfect
mixture. 1 las wouia explain, n ia
said, the ability of the charge to re
sist the enormous shock when fired
nd the remarkable uniformity of the
explosions.
A Camouflaged Will
An oil fellow on his death-bed, in
making his will, murmured to his law
yer: "And to each of my employees
who have been with me twenty years
or more I bequeath 2,000."
"Holy smoke! What generosity!
the lawyer exclaimei.
"No, not at all," said the sick man.
You see, none of them have been
with me over a year; but it will look
good in the papers, won t it? Liver
pool Poet.
Send the home paper every
week to YOUR SOLDIER. He
will appreciate it as much as
anything you can do for him.
Besides it is a patriotic service.
We will see that the paper
reaches him regularly if you
give us his address. Subscript
tion to MAUI NEWS. $2.50 the
year; $1.25, 6 months; 75 cents,
3 months.
On The Other Islands
old man when they were children and
that their parents had told them that
jibe ancient Hawaiian was old even in
nu ir youtlitul days.
The teachers' summer school in Ho
nolulu closed last Saturday after a
weeks course.
The lava lake in Kilauea has been
rising rapidly during the past, two
weeks, and is now within 30 or 40
feet of the top.
A dispatch from the mainland last
week brought the news that Joseph
Tavares, of Honolulu, had been seri
ously wounded in the fighting in
Fiance. No details have yet been received.
The post office department has sent
out a notice that hereafter all letters
mailed for delivery in foreign coun
tries will be censored, if found ne
cessary, by cutting out of objection
able words or sentences. For this
reason such letters should be written
on but one side of the paper.
Kuniyoshl Imagire, the Japanese
who stabbed to death Lt. Joseph Cnr-
:o, at his quarters in Fort Shatter,
some months ago, and then attempt
ed to commit suicide by hari-kiri, was
found guilty of 2nd degree1 murder
last Saturday, and sentenced to 30
ears imprisonment.
Governor C. J. McCarthy has signed
i degree allowing Daniel Boone
Culms to change his name to Daniel
Boone Langford. Langford, who is
distant inspector of plants stated
!n his petition that he thought the
name "Kuhns" sounded "too German."
A consignment of 3600 bags of Ja
panese rice has just arrived from
Japan by an Oriental steamer. An
other consignment of f8,000 bags of
rice is expected to be brought here
shortly by a tramp steamer. The
hortage of Japanese rice which has
prevailed here for sometimes will be
ereatly relieved.
Boiler Of New Ship Ruined
What may have been an act of
sabotage, but which is perhaps simp
y an act of gross incompetence or
carelessness, resulted in the ruining
of a boiler on one of the U. S. ship
ping hoard's brand new wooden ves
sels, in Honolulu harbor last Satur
day afternoon. A valve had been
closed In the feed water line to the
boiler with result that the entire tube
system of the boiler was melted. A
Finn, who had charge of the boiler as
water tender was on the dock at the
time. The damage is estimated at
perhaps $50,000.
Dr. Wayson Gets Health Board Job
Dr. James T. Wayson, was appoint
ed last week to the position of chief
sanitarian of the board of health, the
place created by the last session of
the legislature for Dr. J. S. B. Pratt,
who was let out as precident of the
board recently, but who has joined
the U. S. Public Health service.
Whether or not Wayson will be rfy
tained by the city and county as Its
physician has not yet been decided.
German Still To Be
Thought In Schools
Henry W. Kinney, superintendent
if public instruction, has announced
that the teaching of German will be
continued in the Island high schools
for the reason that to eliminate It
would work a hardship on students
who have been taking it with a view
to attending higher institutions of
learning. If these students drop the
study they will lose credits enough to
prevent their being admitted to these
institutions.
Many Horses Training For Races
Thirty-two horses are in Kapiolanl
park training for the big three-day
race to be pulled off in the first part
of September. Besides the 32 horses
owned by private civilians there will
be some 30 others to be entered by
the army.
The meet will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 31; Monday, Sept. 2, and on La
bor Day, Sept. 7. All proceeds of the
meet will bo turned over to the Red
Cross. Workouts are being held ev
ery Wednesday and Saturday. John
W. McDougall, a famous Australian
jocky, who is making his home in Ho
nolulu, will be seen in the meet.
Star-Bulletin.
Vigilance Corps Brands Hearst
Papers Un-American
Report of a special committee which
has been investigating Hearst news
papers to determine the loyalty of
their owner, W. R. Hearst, was adopt
ed by the Hawaiian Vigilance Corps.
The committee cited numerous edi
torials tending to show that Hearst
is anti-British and anti-Japanese and
sought to create distrust between the
United States and Japan. The com
mittee urged that these facts be
brought home to the reading public,
of Hawaii in the hope they would
cease patronizing the Hearst publica
tions.' The news dealers have prom
ised their cooperation in any move
ments designed to ostracize the
Hearst publications, and cards will
probably be placed in the dealers'
stores calling public attention to the
fact that Hearst papers are consider
ed un-American. The committee was
composed of C. G. Bockus, F. L. Wald
ron and John Fleming.
Man Who Knew Kameha-
meha Dies In Kona
Hilo, Aug. 12 The death of an aged
Hawaiian, Maunumu, who passed
away at Keokea, Kona, last week at
the age of 116 years, has stirred tip
stories of the days of Kamehameba,
for the old native who recently died
claimed to have known the great king
well. The man, however, would never
speak of the days of the long age
and for many years past he has re
mained silent when questioned re
garding the early days of the missionaries.
It is claimed by Hawaiians who are
themselves now close on to 70 years
or so of age that Maunumu was at
Molokai Man To Work
With Experiment Station
C. C. Condrat, of Pukoo, Mnlnknt,
has been appointed collaborator for
thai bland by the IT. S. experiment
stat ion. It is understood that f no of
Mr. Conradl's first duties will be to
study the taro rot, which Is now pre
valent on the island, and endeavor to
find a cure for it.
Shingle Patriotic But Unwise
The Honolulu branch of the Vigi
'nce Corps adopted a resolution of
its special committee to drop the
controversy Fleming-Shingle as to R.
W. Shingle's loyalty, . in connection
with the'Rodiek expose. The com
mittee reported that the patriotism
of Shingle cannot be questioned, but
is of the opinion that bis conduct was
Inexcusable in view of Rodiek's nd-
mission of guilt.
wards the United States, because of
his previous relations with Spillner
in the nat ional guard.
Some eight other jurymen were ex
cuse;! because they expressed doubt
of being able to give a pro-Gorman
a fair trial. These were: Lewis C.
I'luny, Arthur 1). Morton, Clarence L.
t'ralilie, James W. Rictcard, Fred L.
Waldron, Win. W. Chamberlain, A.
K. Lloyd, and Charles Crane.
William K. rietsch, head nf the
Gospel Mission Home, Honolulu, has
proposed that dependent wives and
children of draftees in the service be
sent to his institution to be cared for.
Good Prices Offered For Shark Skins
Raymond Brown, secretary of the
Honolulu chamber of commerce, has
received a letter from an eastern firm
wanting to be put in touch with per
sons in position In furnish shnrk skins.
A price of 10 to 15 cents per pound
is offered for these skins in any
quantity. From ?3 to $1 each is offer
ed for porpoise skins.
Trouble Getting Jury For Spillner
Maj. O. J. Whitehead, of Wailuku,
who was called to Honolulu last week
to sit on the federal jury, was execus
"(1 from tiikini? nart in ihu 4 i-T.,1 rf
Charles Spillner, the Oahu Sugar Co.,
lima, charged with traitorous acts to-
Working To Get More
Chinese For Islands
Delegate Kuhio, W. IT. Ilindle, W.
II. Mclnerny, I!. W. Shingle, and
Frank Thompson, held a conference
with Governor McCarthy and Land
Commissioner Kivenlmrgh, on Mon
day to consider the matter of present
ing a bill in congress to permit the
bringing in of 3o,imiii Chinese laborers
to help solve the labor problem in the
Islands. No decision was arrived at.
Ilindle, Mclnerny, Shingle and Thomp
son represent Chinese interests. The
need for rice cultivators to raise
more rice in the Islands was particu
larly urged.
Ilelligcnt cooperation, aleil to
meet every emergency, and Victory is
ours.
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Plain Speaking on Red Cross Work
Women of Maui, Attention!
The most you can do is too little.
Is your heart in this war 50-50
with our soldier lads?
YOU ARE
Well Fed
Well Clad
Protected by
Our Boys Who re
Bleeding
Suffering
Dying
Prisoners
Are two days a week too much to ask in return
from you who stay at home? Remember the
nearest Red Cross Unit needs you. An unlimited
supply of surgical dressings are needed. Your
aid is essential to the success of your country.
This is a duty as well as a privilege