The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-11-16
ON LIVE TOPICS
Evening With the Young Mems
Research Club.
SEVERAL VERY GOOD PAPERS
Wide Range-Footban and Cycling.
Eastern ouestion-Paciflc Com
merce-Municipalit

Several live questions were discuss
ed intelligently, studiously and at
length by the young men OF the Re
search Club at the home of Rev. D. P.
and Mrs. Brine last evening. The at
tendance was not quite so large as
usual, but the interest seemed keener
than at any previous meeting since
the organization had started.
The evening opened with short
talk on the college football situation
bv John Waterhouse. He told Of the
old and new games and of the outlook
for the principal elevens. Harvard
and Yale are soon TO meet again after
Matching up their quarrel. 1t is to be
regretted that more of the first class
teams will not come together this sea-
son. as the contests now arranged will
nv no means determine the American
championship.
Mr.. Frank Atherton was called upon
for wheel comment and responded
with comparisons and estimates OF the
chief professional riders. One thlng
he remarked that has escaped public
notice He told that Jones had not
been in perfect form since arrival
here having taken on flesh despite
hard training.
Judge de la Vergne handled very
ably and clearly The Eastern CUES
ton" He spoke of the conscience OF
tbe concert" of the duplicity of the
Turk of the grave fault of England in
falling 10 use her power in the inter
EST of humanity and of the hopeless
situation of the Armenians, who were
destined to fall into the jaws OF either
the Turk or Russian. Quotations were
given from Gladstone, Brice and other
leading thinkers and writers, Judge
de la Vergne said it would take hours
TO introduce this question, days to en-
large upon il properly and no less than
a wear to prepare a comprehensive pa
per. Nevertheless in a quarter of an
hour he sketched it pretty fully. He
believed Greece made a mistake in en-
deavoring to assume bold instead of
secret or occupant control of Crete and
again in going to war. In the latter
stem Greece must have had the assur-
ance of Russian backing or she would
never have sent $4,000 Indifferent
troops against 100000 well trained sol
diers. Germany he believed rather
sought the friendship of Turkey, for
the reason that the present emperor
saw a prize and ally in the power
full army of the Porte. Bismarck in
his day had courted the Russian rather
than the Turk. The American mis-
o
pressed Armenians than any other
factor.
Attorney John T. Debolt had beer
assigned the topic of THE Commerce
of the Pacific" In his opinion its de-
velopment had scarcely begun. The
prediction of Sumner as to the extent
of the trade in these waters would
be more than fulfilled and Hawaii be
ing a strategic point would be greatly
benefited. Countries of marvellous
productive capacity border on the Pa
cific and the trade is bound to become
Of tremendous proportions.
Mr.. Ponds paper was Review of
Municipal Government" and was more
than a cursory study of the subject
He advanced the thought that the
cities as the great centers of po-
pulation had outgrown the possibilities
in the way of control of the old town
ship system and demanded something
more rigid The mayor should be the
one responsible man and civil service
should be recognized. The Citizens
Union was a movement in the right
direction. but was little more than a
makeshift or expedient Reforms
were demanded in the interest of
heath. of morality and honesty. Par
tisanship, making possible gang or ma
chine rule was a great obstacle and
the forcing of state issues into city
elections was a ruse of the boodling
politician.
After a spirited piano solo by Mr..
Lambert refreshments were served on
the lanai.