The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-22

pany. Tue south African Company is
doing the same work, having but re.
Gently added Motabclle land to Eng
land. Having q large capital. trusts
and monopolics are able to use n
force beyond the reach of smaller con-
Germs.
The pipes OF the Standard Oil Company
extend from the wells in Pennsylvania
across New Jersey to the sea. This re-
duces the cost OF transportation so much
that the prices on oil has been greatly
reduced. One OF the arguments against
monopolics is that they make too much
dependent upon the honesty aud ability
OF the management; and if, by fraud or
Encouragement, a large combination
fails, it paralyzcs the worlds money
market and throws thousands out OF
employment.
The next speaker was Miss Inez Perry,
who treated the subject,
woMAN's MISSION.
For half century the attention of
thinking people has been occupied by
subject involving the heart and life of
every home. The subject is due to the
growth of past ages. Among the pos
sibilities which modern civilization has
created for us is a larger sphere for
women. The old prejudices against her
in the masculine arts is fast disappear
ing. There is nothing now to prevent
them from competing with men in the
professions.
As to the right to vote. there is no
disputing it - women has the right
equally with man. She is capable; as
to whether it is best for her is for her
to decide. If the anti-feminine women
could have their way, and crush
womanhood under foot, what a differ
ent world this would be! But this can
not come to pass. Men will continue to
marry true hearted women-women
bearing those beautiful qualities of
grace. tact and high endowments
which have always been their depend
ence and for which they have COM
manded such high respect.
All admit that "a woman of refine
ment is a ruling power behind the
exercise the right of suffrage, person
ally, when through her influence and
good counsels she can control the polit-
cal IDEAS of men.
''Oh. woman,
To thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not, then, be false to any,
William L. Whiting was the next
speaker. His subject was,
THE PROBLEM OF THE CITY.
The stability of any republic rests
upon two principles-that OF federation
and that OF local self government. The
former must be upheld by arms. No
power can tear one or twenty States
from the unit and peaceful settlement
follow.
The strength OF the republic has de-
pended upon the ballot OF the industri-
Gus, common-sense husbandmen, whose
vote can practically be depended upon
as on the right side. If the size
of our cities continues to increase
in the same proportion as III the last ten
years, in TWENTY-FIVE years the cities
will contain !, 900 900 more inhabitants
than the country and the ruler; the boss,
with his machine, will be the ruler of
the nation.
A second difficulty to overcome is
environments. Favored Honolulu has
no slums to shudder at, but if one can
see the amount of poverty, squalor and
wretchedness that can be crowded into
single small room, the sight must be
forever stamped on his memory as one
of the darkest he has ever be-
held. The time of legislation
by and for the rich has passed. As
Lord Rosebery said, "rhe politics of the
present are the politics of the poor,
Does the voter r. alize his power? Why
not use this power? Why be longer
bound by the false idea of party! But
throwing aside all party differences il
love for our fellow man, let us go down
into the depths and bear our brother gu
of his misery. What matter if we sol
, our hands? What harm if our part,
lose at the next election? We vii
walk the path of life with lighte
heart, knowing that by our efforts ;
fellow man has been blessed.
Frank c. Atherton followed with al
Grafton on
MANUAL TRAINING.
John Milton says: II call a complet
. generous education. that which fits
man to perform justly, skillfully am
magnanimously all the offices, bot
:, private and public, of peace and war.
Il in our present school system, We ma
not reach this lofty ideal, but we can &
y ast struggle towards it. The moder
theory of education is to engender
harmonious development of the whol
being, TO produce perfect man, mel
y tally, morally ana physically. TIL
20 time has arrived when boys will Ell
, quire more after the expansion of steal
- than less useful problems
. Nothing stimulates and quickens I'll
~ mind as the use of tools. The boy VIII
=, makes things is drawn to think an
- reason. Hand and eye training reac
:, upon the brain and quickens it to
=, study of science.
10 The moral power of manual trainin
% cannot be over-estimated. The tide
limb and nerve brings the desire fC
% stimulants and debauchery, while NOR
training induces healthy condition