The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-13
Evening With the Young Mems
Research Club.
SEVERAL VERY GOOD PAPERS
Wide Range-Football and Cycling.
Eastern Ouestion-PacificC Com
merce-Municipali

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. Birnie 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 a short
talk on the college football situation
by 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
patching 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
by no means determine the American
championship.
Mr.. Frank Atherton was called upon
for wheel comment and responded
with comparisons and estimates of the
/
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 Ques-
tion." He spoke of the conscience Of
the concert" of the duplicity of the
D,.- ~ w oil v1d IN
failing to 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 writer's. Judge
de la Vergne said it would take hours
to introduce this question, days to en-
large upon it properly and no less than
year to prepare comprehensive pa
per. Nevertheless in quarter of an
hour he sketched it pretty fully. He
| believed Greece made mistake in en-
deavoring to assume bold instead of
secret or occupant control OF Crete and
again in going to war. In the latter
step Greece must have had the asslr-
ance of Russian backing or she would
never have sent $4,000 Indifferent
troops against 100000 we'll 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-
| sionaries had done more for the op-
pressed Armenians than any other
| factor
Attorney John T. Debolt had been
assigned the topic of "The Commerce
of the Pacific" In his opinion it's 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 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 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 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 spirited piano solo by Mr..
Lambert refreshments were served on
the lanai