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THE HAWAIIAN STAR, TUESDAY, MA11CH 14, 1011.
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THE HAWAIIAN STAR
Published every nfternoon (oxcopt Sunday) by tho Hawaiian Star
Nowspapor Association, Ltd,, McCandloss Building, Bethel street, Honolulu.
WALTER G. 8MITH EDITOR
TUESDAY '. .M Alien 14, 1911
HAWAII AND TUE PARTY DIVISION.
The Hopublican party has boasted long of its progrcssiveness, ami
contrasted its spirit with that of the Democratic party, wliicli it
called llourbon, because it had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.
Now this same party is divided into separate camps, one which calls
itself Progressive and the other Stand Tut, which may seem like the
equivalent of ISourb'on; uud .the question of which one will control the
next Republican National Convention is paramount in party politics.
Last night an enthusiastic young Progressive advocate, Mr. Kay
Stannard Haker, had a hearing from a Honolulu audience, for his
side. What of the relations of Hawaii to that side and the other?
The original division in the party was and is on the tariff, the
next division on what was called Cannonism, the present one, while
not excluding the others, is on representative institutions. In con
sidering these matters every body of voters will inquire first, where
its welfare lies, the Hawaiiaus among the rest.
In a way, as General Hancock said in the campaign of 18S0, "the
tariff is a local question." At least it presents different local aspects
as one goes East or West, North or South. What is the aspect here?
From the standpoint of enlightened self interest what is our duty
towards the Stand Pat cause? Is it not to do all that falls in our way
to sustain it? And in doing that, must we, as Republicans, cease to
progress and become Bourbons?
Sugar is the prop of our prosperity. That is because our sugar is
raised behind the Avail of economic protection. Knock down that wall
and our sugar will become as negligible for profit as is our unsafe
guarded coffee. Under any form of free trade, our agricultural values
must decrease. The higher the protection, up to a certain point, the
better our returns.
Now as to liourbonism. Staying by the right thing is not Rour
bonism. Running awify from a good thing is not progress. We are
all rijrht where we are. And Iowa and Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Kansas, may be equally right where they are from their special
points of view. "The tariff is a local question," at least to that
extent.
As to Cannonism, that is a matter Congress lias undertaken to
settle for itself. We have nothing much to do with the form of Con
gressional procedure unless we suffer from it, and that lias not
occurred.
Now as to the proposed change from representative institutions to
a pure democracy! Democracies have not proved their way; the
representative system has made good, at least by comparison. If the
people choose democracy, it will soon be seen that only the very
highest types of citizeus can use its powers wisely; for the art of
government requires deliberation and expertness, sagacity and the
conservative impulse, qualities foreign to the new, the uuinstructed
ana, most of all, Oriental and aboriginal citizens. To give the mix
ture of voting elements such as we have in this Territory the right
to recall civil administrators and judges, and name their successors
by direct primary, would be to take from wisdom and leave to mob
caprice. Such a thing would invite political anarchy, and, in the
end,coinpel the Federal government to interfere and give us rule by
commission.
Our duty as Hawaiian voters, therefore, is to stand pat for con
ditions as they are, and reject the kind of "progressiyeness" that
would merely set us adrift from safe moorings.
Y. 31. C. A. EXEMPTION.
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher
It's always pleasant to hear a girl, when she comes home from a
social whirl. She tells a tale of the gowns she saw, of the hats of
silk and the huts of straw; and Mrs. Jinks was a dream
WOMAN'S in white, and Mrs. Wax was a perfect fright. Would
WAY people listen if I should tell of the rags men wore at
a party swell? Old Col. Wiggs, as you know, was
there, and he made a botch when he dyed his hair. And old Bill Boggs
was another guest; he had spilled some egg on his canvas vest, and
his trousers bagged in a frightful way and he wore a hat that was
much too gay. And Ezra Spink was among the crowd, witli a cheap
cravat that was far too loud, and his pantaloons were a total loss,
and his Avhiskers looked like some Irish moss. Old Anron Dingbat,
the giddy flirt, was there wrapped up in a cheap blue shirt, with a
plnte glass gem on his manly breast, and three buttons missing from
oil his vest. The host, who stood in cheap cowhide boots, regaled
his guests with some bum cheroots, and searched our coats and onr
trouserloons, through a baseborn fear that we swiped his spoons.
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Copyright, 1910, by Geo. Matthew Adams. WfUl MMOVJ1N.
LITTLE INTERVIEWS
REPRESENTATIVE SHELDON. automobile was numbered twenty
There ought to bo an investigation of eight thousand and something, 'i have
everything connected with the Boys' since seen California numbers of over
Industrial School. forty thousand. They have state 11-
FRED HASSELIN I think some- conses there and we should have ter
o ti, A,ivpr.iRr 'nt hnv n ritorial licenses here.
, V " ... CHESTER DOYLE Going up on
Moi Wahine on Monday, February 30. the boat to Kauai with Ex-represeu-
t t .1.1 i . . . tauve siiva, no lniormea me mux. nc
. believes that the law of supply and
rlnniraf flint tlio flontrnl TmnrnvpTnpnf it
Committee may overload itself with demand' should bo repealed." I agree
RMhlnnts for handling That was a with him. But Why not also repeal
very long program submitted at the the 'law of gravitation'?
reorganization meeting. MOTT-SMITH This is not a time
RAY STANNARD BAKER It has for criticism, it is a time for action,
given me great pleasure, the frank- Never mind what the supervisors have
ness with which my Inquiries here not done, It is a question now of what
have been answered. I have had no the authorities should do to prevent
difficulty whatever In obtalnng In- tho increase of a serious epidemic,
formation from -ooth officials and prl- The circulation of poi is extremely
vate citizens. dangerous. We must have poi only
BISHOP LIBERT I think a better under the most severe sanitary regu,
sttft for t.hn Knninlnni Girls' Home lations. Cholera germs live at
than one close to the contagious dls- Ieast forty-eight hours in poi, to say
ease hosnital could bo obtained. Be- nothing of other diseases. The Chl-
sides, there Is not enough or suitable nese wiU not sel1 their taro to tne Ka" I
land at that place for a playground 11111 laciory, nor win tney sen ineir
for the girls. taro t0 individuals for manufacture
ttt-.t-, hi ir i.iwATi t,. ml Pl- lne tt-anni laciory is niteiy
DR. BRUCE Mcv. MACKALL Ive ... , ",TT T "
lived in the country where there's NQ TOWN AT ALL. The
trouble on the Mexican border, and chlnege poi shopg may Qpen Jf they
I m confident that 500 Texas Rang- m bo conducted in a cieanly manner.
ers could handle 2500 Mexicans. Many Chinese eat, sleep and live in
They're the boys! f the same room in which they make
F. E. RICHARDSON When I waB their poi. People don't know what
in California a-aout a year ago, my filth they eat!
WORLD'S NEWS jWORK TO 0111
ElOErai II THE HOUSE
ADDHESS BY
NOTED HER
Ray Stnnnard Baker gave a talk
at a dinner of the i-.ien's Leaguo In
Central Union church parlBh houso
'ast night upon tho history and alms
of the Progressives, or tho Insurgents
of both the great political organiza
tions of the United States.
What was new In tho talk was
chiefly the blrdseyo view it gave of
the whole course of reform politics
since tho war. Tho progressive ele
ments In the old parties wero showVi
to be in pursul.t of political regener
ation, as compared with the social
ists who were urging economic
changes they deemed necessary to
bring about an era of comfort and
content for the people.
Applause was given to the speaker's
graphic description of a scene In the
senate a few years ago, when La Fol
lette, referring to the seats emptied as
he was coring the "Interests," predict
ed that the time would come when
the seats then temporarily vacated
would be permanently vacated by
those that day entitled, to occupy them
a prophecy that had oeen markedly
fulfilled In tho past year.
Col. Roosevelt was quoted In the
definition he gave on tiis western tour
of an insurgent as "a progressive ex
ceeding the speed limit."
ANNUAL MEETING.
Notlco Is horoby given that tho an
nual meeting of tho Henry WaterlioiiBo
Trust Company, Limited, will bo hold
at the ofllco ot Castlo & Wltlilngton at
0 a. in. on Saturday iarch 18, 1911,
as ordered by tho President.
D. L. WITHINQTON,
Secretary, Henry Waterhouso Trust
Company, Limited.
March 14, 15, 1G 17.
Jas. W. Pratt
Real Estate,
Insurance,
Loans Negotiated
STANGENWALD BUILDING,
OFFERS FOR SALE THE
CHOICEST IMPROVED AND
UNIMPROVED RESIDENCE
PROPERTY, SITUATED ON
BEACH, PLAINS OR HILL
SIDE; ALSO BUSINESS PRO
PERTY IN CITY AND ACRE
AGE PROPERTY IN SUB
URBS AND COUNTRY DIS
TRICT. PRICES NET TO BUY
ERS, AS I FURNISH AB
STRACT OF TITLE AND
DEEDS WITHOUT ADDI
TIONAL COST.
The tabling by the House of the Y. 31. C. A. bill exempting that
institution from the payment of taxes lias not discouraged the
friends of the measure, avIio will ask that it be taken up again in a
new form.
Tho Ar ai P A. i not a moncv-niakintr concern. It charges certain
fnoc lioin Uk xmhUo work nlontr. a larire part of which is that of
a, school. Much of its support comes from private pockets; and if the
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new building is to pay taxes .at tne ordinary rate, uiowe iiucivcih m
lin 1 wvlifniKwl iimidi nmrn.
The plan is to secure exemption for facilities afforded by the
v Af n A wliioh .-ire not commonly taxed, thus reducing the aggre
gate burden. What is really sought is a special tax rate, leaving
the treasury to get its fair due and conceding something to tne cnar
tim wnvl: lnnfi bv the Association.
The Star does not believe any one will seriously object to this
nrivileire, which cannot be classed as special aid to a religious society,
and which would merely enhance tne moral vaiue oi a imuwu uuuy
devoted to much secular work.
Some idea of the immensity of Uncle Sam's payroll may be gained
r,.,. ,....,.f l.iniv unlimited nt I10 vpnuost of the Senate. The
J L Will LllKi itfVlL JilJJ Uliu.in.ivu . w-w 1 -
total number of employees, exclusive of those' in the army, navy and
census, is 084,7(iS). Of this number iu,sau are selected uy presidential
largest number in this class is 7,953 in the postal service. .There are
ttr: nnn in - t -1 1 - 1 "1 1.1 If? fST
ojuua oincers aim employees uuoer civil service rcgjui,uiuu,
' of whom are in the postal service and 27,093 in .the ''easury de:
apartment. -,,
When the bill comes in for filling in all that land, is the-taxpayer
going to be pleased that Uncle Sam wasn't given a chance to pay it?
If the Hawaiiaus had gone oh raising taro themselves the China
men wouldn't be threatening them with a poi-eorner now.
If the fleet is coming here, as the coast papers say why Avas no'
thing heard about it by cable? Has the cholera scare interfered?
For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, the Chinese taro
planters will be no exception to the. rule. . ,
What were the officers of the Mongolia doing when $0,000 worth
of opium, came aboard?
Now that Uallingcr has gone out, the trouble-makers are trying
to short-circuit Knox.
It takes the fiscal agents to make .every thing look rosy for the
Diaz government. . ;
Filthy poi? Hasn't a pure food law beeu at work in these parts?
BALLOU DISCUSSES THE
DEFENSE OF THE PACIFIC.
The Mid-Pacific Magazine for March
will be out tomorrow. Like the pre
vious numbers, it is devoted mostly
to Hawaiian subjects, and is. very
handsomely Illustrated. A very not
able article is one by Sidney Ballou
on "The Naval Defence of the Paci
fic." The writer discusses American
naval and military prop:ems at length. '
Other contributors are Francis Bent
Dillingham Wm. T. P. Stewart, Sigurd ,
Russel, P. Maurice McMahon, Grace
D. Sedgwick, Rhoda Green Thayer, I
Alexander Hume Ford, W. D. Wester-!
velt, H. J. L. Pinchon, Alva L. Elkih
and H. E. Alexander. Ford's subject,
is "How Japan Is Americanizing Man.'
churia."
THE WEEK AT SACHS.
The sale of Figured Wash Dress
Goods and Linen and Bath Towels
which begins Monday at Sachs will
be a record breaker. This sale laBts
for just one week and will interest
every housewife who appreciates
economy.
Houses
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UNFURNISHED.
Aiea, 3 B. R ?50.00
Kalmukl 7th 6 B. R..... 45.00
Kam. IV Rd. 4 B. R.... 25.00
Lowers Road 3 B. R 30.00
Kam. IV Rd. 3 B. R.... 25.00
Walpio, 3 B. R 12.00
Kam. IV Rd. 2 B. R 16.00
Beretania & Alapal Sts..
4, B. R '. 37.50
Hayden Street, 4 B. R... 40.00
Vineyard Street, 2, B. R.. . 25.00
Kalmukl 12th, 2, B. It..tf 25.00
Cartwright Rd. 2 B. R... 18.00
Trent Trust Co.,
LIMITED.
LATEST NEWS BULLETIN.
(Reported in the Papers on the Day
of Sailing.) j
San Francisco Greeks tried to mob
tho consul, aim have demanded his
resignation. He Is accused of using
his office to swindle his countrymen.
The world's oversea aviation record '
has been broken by Lieut. Bogue, a
Frenchman, who flew 124 miles over
the Mediterranean.
A waterspout hit the California
coast near Santa Barbara and did con
siderable damage.
A divorce syndicate has been form-1
ed, with ofices in New York, London !
and Reno, to bring 50,000 seekers of
freedom to Nevada from all over tho
world.
Dr. Aked, pastor of the John Rocke
feller Baptist Church of New York,
threatens to accept a call to San
Francisco unless within ten days his
congregation decides to provide a new
church and formulate plans for wider
church activity. !
The members of tho Industrial
Workers of the World bavp finally
been expelled rom Fresno, where they
were gathering for an immense meet-,
Ingl
John IX Spreckels on his now yacht I
Venetia has arrived at San Diego
from a trip around tho Horn. His
yacht is the finest on the Coast. :
A smuggling not has been thrown
over tho Southern California coast In
an effort to catch smugglers who are
sending opium and coolies up from
Mexico In fast power boats.
John C. Polton, founder of the San
Francisco public school system, has
died in poverty in a hut in that ciiy.
There is an armed revolt against
the new President of Paraguay.
W. F. Sheehan has refused to with
draw from tho New York senatorship
contest, In favor of Governor Dlx, j
Senator Lorimer of Illinois received .
a tromondous ovation frqm" friends
when ho returned to his home In Chi
cago after his vindication by the Sen
ate.
Flno Job Printing, Star Office.
Bills Advanced.
A bunch of bills passed second
reading on reports of committees this
morning. They comprised an amend
ment of the assault and battery law
an amendment of the law relating to
bonds, an amendment of tho law re
lating to receiving stolen goods, an
amendment of the law relating to land
registration amended by the judiciary
committee, and a substitute bill ot
the same committee for ono amending
the law relating to estrays. :iany
bills on second reading were, referred
to appropriate committees.
New Bills.
Towse introduced a bill to amend
the divorce law; Coney, one to regu
late the manufacture of poi for sale;
Rice, one making appropriations for
the benefit of Queen Liliuokalanl;
Tavares, one to appropriate not to
exceed ?5000 to reimburse the Coun
ty of Maul for expenditures made in
assistance of the Board of Health;
Tavares, one to amend the ' law re
lating to tho withholding of a por
tlon of salaries or wages of govern'
ment officers or employes Indebted to
the Territory; Marcalllno, cie to
amend the law relating to billiards
and bowling alleys.
Resolutions.
Makekau Introduced a resolution to
appropriate ?2500 for widening and ex
tending the wharf at Hoopuloa, South
Kona; Kawewehl ono to appropriate
?2700 for doing tho same things to
the wharf at Keauhau, North Kona;
Kawewehl one to appropriate ?10,000
for constructing a new road from Ke
auhau wharf to Kalnallu, North Kona;
Towse ,ono to appropriate ?500 for
expenses of the commission to report
ways and means for a Hawaiian ex
hibit nt tho Panama-Pacific exposition;
Kawewehl, one submitting nine ques
tions to tho Commissioner of Public
Lands relating to tho land of Kiola
ku.' now occupied by the Hutchinson
Sugar Company; Sheldon, one request
ing' detailed information from the Su
perintendent of Public Works respect,
lng Honolulun harbor lines, wharves,
etc. ( ,ij
Fine Job Printing, Star Office.
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New Spring Dimes
Now Showing"
The Latesi
In Nobby Linen Dresses
Exclusive Styles
Each One Different
Special in Hoisery
It is folly to send money out of
- Town for Silk Hose, When
we are offering at $ 1 .00 pair
Pure Silk Hose ,
that cannot be beaten for value
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in New York City.
We Invite Inspection.