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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-16
SATU RDAY, NOV. Is, 1895
LABOR MATTERS.

Our contemporaries are worry
ing tn" everlasting labor question.
T lis]has not in this country been
a question regarding the rights
of working people in various
trades, touching their rates Of
wages, hours Of employment, etc,
subjects which frequently cause
deadlocks between employer and
employed in other countries, some
times accompanied with civil dis
turbance. There have been sig t
d faculties Of this sort ccasional-
ly in single workshops, and there
have been tloubles on separate
sugar plantations. Probably there
would have been more industrial
discomfort in Honolulu if its in
dustries were more extensive and
on much larger scale than has
ever been the case. Skilled labor
was not over plentiful for
the demand until within a
few years past, 81 that the
wages for such have az rule been
good, although not so high as
they sounded to persons unac-
QuaintGd with the cost of living.
Competition, when it began to
affect skilled labor seriously here,
was Of n sort that was moro keen
t. felt than would be that from
an excess of persons, whether hay
ing learned trades on the ground
or come from other countries, who
belonged to nntionalities that
produce citizens brought up to the
free forms Of government identi-
fed with western civilization.
This matter is what makes the
labor question of Hawaii peculiar.
When sugar raising had be.
ma the chief industry Of the
country, it was not long before
tie planters began to cry out for
cheap labor. For a time Chinese
were admitted to the country
without restrictions, and there
WAS no tr,uble in getting them
to enter into contracts for de-
finite periods Of work on planta-
tions. Large numbers Of them,
thougl, vi en- tn, ir terms had ex-
piIed-not t. neat on those who
deserted in the meantime-went
from one plantation to another in
the busy seasons and bid for the
highest wages they could get.
Many left work at the plantations
altogether and started small
retail stores, eating houses,
Iaundries, ETC., also picked up me-
chanical trades in q kind Of way,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-16

l''-Di icy I'll RACE; E o Hall Trophy. Free
2d-BICYCLE RACE. One.bo1r NIL, IA. =,
open TO all non-wiuners under lG
years. ~
"a-bicicLE RACE; Prize not decided. Ar
-, - rangement to be made later.
4th.-RUNNING RACE: Prize SI0o pr,u,
one-half mile and re eat. WEIGHT
for age.
9TH RoTrING RACE; Prize 500 Purse 2
minute class; mile heats, best . in 3,
-, For Hawaiian bred horses.
o'h" h"ITING RACE; Prize 500 Purse.
2;io class; | mile heats, best . in 3.
Free for all ''
th'-ONE MILE NOVELTY Running RACE.
frlZe 500. Free for all. First horse
reaching the quarter to receive S25:
FIRST horse reaching the half to re.
colVe S25. First horse reaching the
three-quarter to receive S25. First
horse reaching home to receive S25.
=, his race will be Of special interest rs il
VIII allow admittance of both long and short
distance runners.
Entrance fee to trotting and RUNNING
races to be ten (l0) per cent of the amount
of the purses.
All trotting and pacing races are to be
governed by the Hawaiian Jockey Climb
rules Entries to close on December 10Th.
GZs For further information address
CHARLES DAVID.
I. y. Box Al, Manager.
l52.td
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-16
Timely Topics

The able address by Mrs.
Sturtevant-Peet, president of
the California Woman's
Christian Temperance Union,
on the occasion of the annual
convention of that body in San
Francisco, contained a passage
which takes strong ground on
the benefits of the bicycle. In
speaking of physical culture
and the relation of the clothes
to the subject, she said:
"All know the value Of a
strong unhindered body. For
this reason the Punishment of
the corset and restricting bands
is a fOregone conclusion.
Dress reform has pressed its
claims for forty years, with lit
tie progress till the bicycle,
that graceful, silent steed of
motion, daSheS through and
bursts open the door Of preju-
dice. This mystic wheel that
we meet on every road and
street is the mute but telling
advocate of dress reform. Il y
1t has its virtues as we'll as its
charms. 1t invites, yea, de-
mands, simplicity in dress. 1t
encourages physical exercise
and utterly refuses to carry a
drunken rider. Unlike the
horse, it balkS when touched
by the hand of inebriety. II
Inconvenience and diScour-
ages the use of cigars and cigar
cites to the number of $4,000,
900 a year. In short, the wheel
is a reformer, and, though, it
came not through the virtue Of
moral conception, we should
welcome its presence as we do
the advent Of every new in
vention and corporate edict
bearing the balm of sobriety,
with the promise of stronger
and better men and women"
This is straightforward ex-
preston from an able woman
who led the California forces
of one of the greatest National
organizations ever instituted
for the uplifting of the race.
The dignity and earnestness
which characterize her opinion
cast into the shades the halloW
objections which some phySi-
clans have made to the bicycle.
Mrs. Peet gives us to under
stand that in the sole aspect of
requiring women to dress SEN
sibly this simple instrument of
loComotion has accomplished
more at a dash than the preach
ers on sensible dress for Wo-
men have been able to bring
about in nearly half a century.
With so eminent an indorse-
ment as this, even the most
timid woman who is not held
in what amounts to physical
restraint by father, husband or
brother from obeying an in
stinctiVe impulse to dress ra-
tionally and enjoy life and
health on a bicycle, may at
least console herself with the
infection that her impulse was
right and lament that she was
born a few years too soon.
In addition to the above
Mrs. Peet might have mention
ed the saving in labor attained
by the patent Sprocket attach
ed to the Tribune wheel, which
amounts to over IS per cent,
no small desideratum when
ladies are concerned.
The Tribune is the wheel
par excellence for ladies' use,
it has the newest patents and
Improvements and can be run
with IS per cent less work
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-16

''ihb WIZ INlllN iIlOn vi blb CDt IL
, try claimed that it was not right
or just that they should be thus
crowded to the wall by cheap
coolie labor let loose from the
plantations. Many of the public
mon of the country at different
times have admitted this conten-
ton of the working people to be
perfectly correct. Not only that,
but they have gone further and
put themselves on record as hold.
ing the doctrine, that, to preserve
and promote civilization in these
islands, it is absolutely necessary
that the working people of civil
lied birth and breeding must be
protected from such competition
as that mentioned.
For a while the planters, think
ing of nothing but dividends, kept
on importing Chinese by ship.
loads, to supply the places Of
those whose contracts expired and
keep them from debating terms
as free laborers, Gradually,
however, the Chinese through
their facility OF organization be-
gan to get the upper hand of the
planters. Their acceptance of
contracts became the exception
instead Of the rule, AID their
wanderirgs from one plantation
to another became a nuisance.
In the meantime the crowding
of Chinese into Honolulu and
the villages # the group in
creased, and multtudes were sus-
tanned in idleuess by their fellow
countrymen. Nagrancy laws were
made more stringent with a view
to driving the loafng Chinese
out to the plantations, but
the failure of these laws has
proved more marked than even
the failure of opium prohibition.
At length, under all these cir
cumstances, the planters them
selves admitted that Chinese i'm
migration ought to be restricted,
and their conferences with repre-
sentatives of the working people
and with legislative committees
had much to do with the mould
ing of the legislation now in ex-
istence on the subject. The work
ing people have always ac-
knowledged that the planta-
tons, being the source of
about everybody's living, must
have an adequate supply of
cheap labor, and only asked that
they should not be swamped out
of their employment by such
labor
Portuguese labor was at various
times introduced, but the planters
have generally regarded it as too
dear, and the Portuguese them
selves have got out of plantation
work as soon as they
could. They are regarded,
however, as Il valuable element in
the population, and on many
plantations they are still the favor
ite labor. 1t was to japanese
immigration, though, that the
planters few years back looked
as a principal source of relief.
For time it seemed as if at last
the planters had reached haven
Of rest on the labor supply ques-
ton. There was scarcely any
thing but praise for the japanese
right and left, but after they
became the preponderating ele-
ment in plantation labor, and one
or two bad lots were introduced "A
reaction set in against the Jap
anese. About the same time MUIR
murings came from the party of
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-11-16
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Continued from Isl page.

ready to Cooperate with the Eng
lish fleet, wherever the interest
of European peace may need it.
The Huntchagisb at Worcester
Mass, who are Leading the Ar
menian revolutionists in Amer
lea, have received advices from
Harpoot that plans have been
perfected by Raouf Pasha, the
military commundant, for the
massacre of every Christian in
the vIIayet Of Harpoot and the
villages of Moulla, Kauy and
Hoghe.
The Turks and Kurds have been
armed by the commandant, who
will give the signal for the
slaughter to begin as soon as the
Europeans make u move to occupy
the country. 1t has caused great
excitement among the local Ar
menlaus, and a mass meeting is
to be called and an attempt made
TO arouse public sympathy in the
United States.
french Senators are rcsigning
fir IN rttices in monetary institu-
lions. "a the ground # II project
ed b.ir by the new Ministry which
wal prohibit members OF the
Legislature from holding office in
banks having dealings with the
Government.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
ghe aa1hita Daily Eagle grday gnornime Deeember

deposits at that point has set the specu-
lators frantic and turned sober men
into SPECTATORS An old resident of
Colorado says that he expects to see a
mining boom as crazy as any that has
ever been seen in the west. Arriving
trains are crowded with men from the
east impatient to invest. Fifty-four
million dollars Of English money is
reported to have already found its way
into the district The hotels are filed
with strangers, and almost any Denver
resident can earn fair wages by acting
as guardian for some apprehensive
tenderfoot Mining leases are being
sold at fabulous prices. A few days
ago men were Fastening TO Colorado
to be touched by the hand of Schlatter.
the healer, and cured Of physical ills.
Now the immigrants are those with al
most equal innocence who expect TO
find in Colorado some Midas at whose
touch all they have shall turn TO gold.
Before the end Of year the recent
discovery will have made many rich.
Some will have less money than they
have now, but will be the possessors Of
rich and fathomless reservoirs of ex-
pariancQ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
THAT GREEN FLAG.

Palestine, the Holy Land, is filed
with Turkish soldiers and the green
flag of the Sultan floats over Jerusalem
which city is filed with his soldiers.
This fact will keenly interest the Chris
tan Of every land. 1t may mean that
Turkey is about to engage in a religious
war with the Christian world SO far,
at least, as to drive all Christians out
of Palestine, if not out of Turkey.
The total number of MohammedOns is
about two hundred million, forty mil
lion of whom are British subjects liv-
ing in India. The population of Pale
Stine is between two millions and four
million. Palestine is the Canaan of
the Scriptures, the land Of Israel,
Judea and the Holy Land. Under the
Romans Palestine was the name for
the whole country Of the Jews. Modern
Palestine is a part of the Turkish en-
and contains two SWEEPSTAKES of Jeru-
salem and Acre. The present inhabi-
tantS are a mixed race of varied origin,
the Mohammedans being the domin-
ant and most numerous sect. The
Christians are almost entirely of the
Syrian race, descendants of those who
occupied the country when it was con-
Quered by the SaracenS. The great
body Of the common people are de-
scended from mixed Arab, Greek and
Syrian ancestors Palestine remained
subject to the Roman and Byzantine
emperorS for six centuries after the
Christian era began. In GA it was
invaded by the Persians, who captured
Jerusalem, but held possession for only
a few years. From 637 until 1076 it
was in the control of Mohammedan
and Arabs and Egyptians. Then came
the romantic crusade and Jerusalem
was taken by the Christian knights
of Europe and Godfrey de Boullion was
made ruler Of Jerusalem. The Chris
tian kingdom was overthrown by Sui
tan Saladin in 1857, regained by the
Emperor Frederick II. in 1923, recap
tured by the Egyptian Mamelukes in
1901, and held by the sultans of Egypt
until 1911, when it was conquered by
the Turks, and with the exceptions of
a brief interval, in 1894, when the
Egyptians reoccupied it, has been in
thair poSSaSSiop ayar SiDca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
PRAYERS FOR BOB.

The systematic prayer effort being
put forth in behalf Of Bob Ingersoll has
reached the newspaper editors of the
country, if no higher. Such a con-
cert of jeSts have not been cencentrat-
ed on any one episode in long while.
The philosophical colonel evangelist
who declares that God do always
anser prayer, though he do some
times anSer in de negativ," will not
fail of covering Ingalls, case. How
ever opinions may differ as TO the eff
ficacy Of prayer expended in the direc-
ton and for the behalf of sinners, it is
certain that praying for Bob Ingersoll
is bound TO be better than slamming
and abusing him for his peculiar re-
igion or lack of religion. Prayer evil
dences good will and charity, and is
far more commendable than malice
and condemnation. 1t is much easier
and more direct way to get to a man S
soul by praying for him than by de-
nouncing him. 1t is our opinion that
the church is going after Bob in the
only way he ever could be affected.
When he remembers the earnest good
will which prompted such an effort in
his behalf the jest Will die on his lips.
No man is superior to unselfish good
will. One cannot rise superior to, or
be Indifferent to the good will of even
a dumb brute
AS for Bob Ingersoll's infidelity we
are not one who believes he ever shook
the faith of the least one of those"
He is flippant satirist, rather than a
ponderOus logicion, in his attacks on
Christianity. His attacks have al
ways been against apparent discrepen-
cies rather than attempt to refute the
truth of revealed religion. If he is to
be counted foe to Christianity he has
proved neither fierce or formidable,
and the Christian who fears him must
be timid and of little faith in his own
experiences and convictions. Bob In
gersOl as an opponent of the church
lacks genuinnesS. His philosophy is
for the fun and the money that there
is in it 4 word Joiner and phraze-
maker he excite the viSibilities of the
Slleptic and unthinking. and amuses
the conservative and agnoStic. but his
blaSphemies are neither yindictive or
dangerous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
MORALLY INCLINED

Police Judge Tucker. who Is Just now
carrying Things with such high hand
at Wichita. in the cause OF prohibition.
was always noted as man Of strict NOR
ais. and unfiinching IN the duty OF pre-
serving them He was a captain IN the
10th Kansas. While operating down in
Arkansas. the captain one day went 20
Colonel Weer. and complained that gam
bling was carried on in some OF the tents
carried on by even officers. and that Il
was very demoTalizing 10 the men, WeeT.
who was a bluff. fiery, Grabbed old fel-
low. replied that the best thing he could
recommend. would be Tor the chaplain 20
go right into the tent where he found
gambling was going. and get down upon
the ground among the men ana 60 20
praying IL earnest prayer would rot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
A SESSION OF TIE LEGISLATURE.

There seems to be more or less scep-
ticism touching the Eagles prediction
that the chances are in favor Of a ses-
sion of the legislature this winter.
The Eagles suggestion has more at the
bottom than its utterances last spring
that its guess was that the legislature
if not otherwise convened would con-
vene itself. Kansas people are
aw-making people, par excellance. In
the past twenty years they have passed
more laws than the whole world could
successfully enforce or obey. But 1t is
not for the purpose of law making that
the members are so anxious TO get to-
gether, nor for the per diem and mile
age Nor yet does the constitution,
which they have sworn to obey, and
which unequivocally commands that
the state apportion the state this
winter, weigh upon their consciences.
In truth, it is not a matter Of oathS or
conscience no more than Of money and
mileage The incentive is even more
impelling than heredity. Nor does it
grow out of any particular anxiety TO
roast Morrill, or test the reSubmisSion
sentiment, although neither of these
would be overlooked or neglected. No,
it is the all-consuming desire TO meet
Copeland county, the impulse TO
roundup" the situation. One Tope-
ka daily says that the plan emanates
from Wichita. That is not true. To
peka is far more anxious than Wichita
for the meeting. 1t is urged, more
over, that the State Temperance Union
ring much desire some amendments to
the prohibitory law which will enable
them to get a closer and tighter grip
on the cities and county seats of the
states, for the Union entertain well
grounded fears of the next legislature
that shall be elected, preferring TO
trust the one in which a resubmiSsion
proposition failed. However that
may be, the session would not be an
extra session, but a regular cOnstitu-
tional one, and when on the day in
January a provision is found to be
present at the Coueland, the gavil will
fall and things will commence TO grind,
message or no message, Morrill,, the
governor, nor the supreme court dare
say nay to coordinate branch which
in power is superior TO either or both
of them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06

THE KING OF PoNDOLANQ

One Of the most curious peculiarities
Of the savage mind in It's tendency TO
be affected in absurd ways when
brought into contact with civilization.
There Is never any certainty whether
q barbarian will take the proper view
of 4 custom. law or class Of men new
10 his untutored wits
For example, many years $50 group
Of Indians from remote district %
the west were brought 10 town Q.
considerable importance and given 4
first lOok n some Of rhe common mar
vels OF civilization Il was supposed
that the railroad trains would be -.
GROWING object OF their wonder and
interest, but that was where the people
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
WILL FURTHER CUT PRICES

The price of value of everything be-
ing regulated by the universal repre-
sentative. money, prices inevitably go
up or down as the volume of money is
increased or decreased. As the values
of this country were cut in two by the
demonetiZation of silver so will all
values be cut in two again, or be, at
least greatly deprecated, should Mr..
Cleveland succeeds in retiring the
greenback currency. If the greenbacks
are redeemed and destroyed an equal
volume of money must be substituted
for them or another panic will ensue in
which a large per cent of the indus
tries left Of surviving will go down.
To substitute any kind of currency not
on a parity with the single standard
sought to be maintained would mean a
premium on gold. The true and only
remedy is to be found by opening the
minis TO silver. thus transferring q
great part of the demand for gold as
the standard from gold to silver. Thus
increasing the demand for silver gold
parity at the old ratio of production
was restored, which would be almost
Immediately. Thus the European
trader who would buy anything in a
silver using country, would be forced
To pay twice as much gold for the sill
yer he RENTED. In other words, the
British buyer no longer able 10 pur-
chase a Mexican dollar for 53 cents in
gold or to buy exchange on India for
four silver rupees with every dollar Of
American gold, but forced to 81 in gold
for a Mexican silver dollar, and 81 in
gold for two rupees, he would find the
cost of wheat In Mexico for which the
Mexican still asked the same silver dol
lar, or the cost of wheat in India where
the same two rupees were asked in ex-
change, doubled. Consequently, prices
would rise in America. and at the same
time gold exports cease, for foreigners
would be anxious 10 buy our products
50 long as the price OF wheat and cot
ton and other produce in America in
competition with the produce of silver
using countries had not doubled in
price. and finding the markets with the
silyer-using countries again open to
their manufactures. they would not be
so anxious % sell in America Hence
our exports would increase and our iul-
ports decrease.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06

put stop TO the evil, he was at a loss to
know what would. Accordingly, one
evening, the chaplain. IN proving acound
came TO q tent where gambling was in
progress. II happened 10 be Captain
fuckers tent. The captain and a party
were seated around a table. engaged in
game for big stake. while a crowd OF
spectators stood around. Presently the
folds of the tent were silently parted. and
the chaplain stood inside. Tucker, look
ing up and seeing him. called out: Good
evening. parson- VIII you come and take
a hand?" "Sir" Indignantly replied the
chaplain. at didn't come here 10 be in
sulted-' Then. get out of here. you Cd
id old son of n, This IS my tent.
and 1 didn't invite you here" Such was
fuckers reverential reply The chaplain
made no further attempt 10 stop gambling
by means of prayer. But the parsons are
now all backing Tucker.-Kansas Chief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-06
FEELING IN WESTERN KANSAS

We had two callers during the week
from western Kansas counties distant
from each other They told the same
story that in their respective counties
portions of each ticket were elected and
that where Republicans were ahead they
We're those on the ticket who were in
favor of resubmission, and the same
with the Populist tcket-that on both
sides those left behind were pronounce
ed prohibFtionists They argued that re-
submission must come next year. and
that the party that stood in the way
would suffer disaster; that the prohibit
ton farce had been played long enough.
One of them told us another significant
thing, and he was a Populist. He said
that in his town there had always been
been seventy-five copies of the Kansas
City Star taken. Now there are twenty
five copies of the Kansas CIty-goidbug-
and fifty copies of the Kansas City World
for silver.-Kansas City Gazette.