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The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
LEADERS ARE ACCUSED.
South Chicago Onicers Charged with
Accepting Steel Trust Money.

South Chicago Oficers Charged with
Accepting Steel Trust Money.
Chicago, Aug. 2O-With the steel
workers of Joliet and lay View out on
strike and the union men of Chicago
and the country at large hurting in
nuendoes and epithets upon the steel
workers of South Chicago for failure
to join the movement the situation at
the South Chicago mills is becoming
critical. Yesterday it was expected
that something would be done toward
clarifying the atmosphere and deter.
mining what, il any, action would be
taken. Instead the members of Lake.
side and Commercial lodges, whose
charters in the Amalgamated associa.
ton were recently revoked, abandoned
the regular meeting scheduled for
Commercial lodge and escaped the
gaze of the curious by remaining in
their homes or seeking the solitude oil
Mud lake to fish.
Davis Argues for strike.
That they are not to be allowed &c
drift on in the present way to the ad.
vantage OF the company without an.
other appeal from the Amalgamated
association is shown by the move
ments OF Vice-President w. c. Davis
who has returned to his nome in South
Chicago to do missionary work with
the men individually. Belief is still
expressed that his arguments, together
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
Fatally shot by rootpad-.

Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 20.-Charles
Berg was shot and fatally wounded by
footpads last night He was on his
way home and when near the reserva.
ton was held up by two men, who
commanded him to throw up his
hands. Berg was so badly frightened
he started to run. when the highway.
men fired. the ball passing through the
lower part of the body.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
Lock out 1000 Carriage Men.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 20.-Over 1000
carriage workers have been notified by
seven shops here that their services
were not needed now, and that their
places would open Sept as non-union
shops. The factories closed were: Rat.
terman & Luth, Anchor Buggy com.
pany, Lion Buggy company, Sayres &
Scovill, George Enger company, Hukay
Buggy company, and the Sechler Car.
riage company.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
sultan,s Troops Cross Line.

Constantinople. Aug. 1.-TWO com
panies of Ottoman troops have occu-
pied Klisobair. disputed territory
across the Bulgarian frontier. and the
Bulgarian charge d'affaries has de-
manded their recall within a specified
tima
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23
noer women IN the F,eld.

Cape Town, Aug. 2O.-The recent OPP
erations in the Cape Colony have fire.
quently shown that Boer women are
riding about gathering horses for the
use of the fugitive commanders.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23

with the taunts OF trades unionists
will result in the rank and file taking
the initiative in the face of the oppo-
sition of the older men and officers OF
the lodges.
Scheme of Anti-strike Leaders.
A rumor-and there are many In
South Chicago these days-has 1t that
through a prearranged plan of certain
leaders of the anti-strike element and
that decisive action may follow at a
meeting to be held next Sunday, when
the anti-strikers will have to prove
their strength or face a walkout.
Secretary Michael Tighe and Vice
President Davis addressed a monster
meeting of loyal Amalgamated men at
East Chicago yesterday. The men are
employed in independent mills where
there is no strike and large delega.
ton of citizens Joined them in crowd
ing the local opera house to welcome
the strike leaders of the fourth district.
Later the steel workers went into exec
utive session, listened to confidential
and adopted the following resolutions:
Condemn south Chicago Men.
Whereas, Lakeside lodge No. 8, and
Commercial lodge, No. IA, of the Anal
gamated Association OF Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, located at South Chicago
have refused to obey the call of Presi
dent Shaffer to strike; and
Whereas, BY deserving the associa-
ton in time Of need they have violated
their solemn obligations to their fellow
workmen; therefore,
Resolved, That Lake lodge No.
and Emlyn lodge No. 20, of East Chi.
cago, in joint meeting assembled
heartily indorse President Shaffer's &C.
ton in revoking the charters of said
lodges, and We pledge him our undivid.
ed support in such action; and,
Resolved, That we will in no way
associate with the former members OF
Lakeside and Commercial lodges, and
that we brand them as deserters from
the Amalgamated association"
Unfit for Recognition.
lodges received a scoring at the hands
of organized labor of all classes as rep.
resented in the Chicago Federation oil
Labor. After a long discussion a reso.
luton presented by President j. H
Bowman was adopted. It referred tc
the action Of the steel men as having
refused to obey the order of their pres
ident to strike in support of their
brethren who are fighting the billion
dollar steel trust, pleading as an ex
cuse for their action the existence of
contract with the said trust" and de.
nounced the South Chicago workers as
unfit for the recognition or support OF
union men,"
Breach Probable at South Chicago.
Other organizations have expressed
movement on foot to hold a union
mass meeting in South Chicago to pre-
test against the stand taken by the
local steel workers. With the develop.
ment of the strike, a decided change is
noticeable in sentiment and even those
who urged the South Chicago men to
remain at work are now criticising then
and impugning their motives. All this
has goaded the local men to despera,
ton. Now that prospects of success
are Frightening and they are confront.
ed with the possibility of being thrown
out of work if the strike is won, there
is probability of general break to the
strike ranks regardless of the senti.
ment of leaders.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23

Chekib Bey. the new Turkish minis.
ter to this country, Is keen-going
sportsman and extensive breeder of
thoroughbred horses, in which he takes
a great interest.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23

She Rode Slowly Up the Mountain.
sible for him to follow the train OF
her thought. 1t is said that every
bachelor is secretly watched by some
woman. Miss Peyton had known the
Professor for several summers. His
mothers cottage was not hundred
yards from her own summer home.
There was a vague report that his
rlother's and his sisters avowed dis
approval of natrimony had caused
him to give up the woman he loved.
Each year he grew more preoccupied,
more wrapped in his studies. II one
might Judge from externalities. the
Professor seemed drifting into perma-
nent bachelorhood.
Miss Peyton was young. pretty
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23

Adjutant General Reece appointed
Commander-in-Ch of Uniform Rank
OF Forestors.
The Yale expositor., 1901-08-23

with the taunts OF trades unionists,
will result in the rank and file taking
the initiative in the face of the oppo-
sition of the older men and officers OF
the lodges.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-05

conspiracy of Oahu chiefs against Ka-
eneksli, and had fled to Kauai in 17S5.
where the queen, Kamakahelei, protect
ed him. Opunui, or "Abbenooee, as
Pertlock calls him, and kaeo, also visit
ed the ships and brought generous pres
enes An old warrior chief was treated
by the ships surgeon for some wounds
which he had received, and to show his
gratitude brought off a large double ca
noe1oad of hogs as a present to the sur
geon and captain. The two ships re-
manned partly at Waimea and partly at
Niihau until March 2, 1887, when they
sailed again for the northwest coast.
CAPT. MEARES' FIRST VISIT.
Meanwhile another company had
been formed in Bengal India, and two
vessels were fitted out for the fur trade,
z5sz., the Nootka, a snow of 200 tons
burden, commanded by Capt. Meares,
and the Sea Otter a sloop of $50 tons.
under Capt. Tipping They sailed from
Calcutta March ,, 1885, and Capt
Meares arrived at the Fox Islands off
Alaska in the following August. Hav-
ing had poor success in buying furs, as
1he Russians had preceded him, and
j having failed to meet his consort, the
Sea Otter, which had sailed for China
in September, he unwisely decided to
spend the winter in Prince Williams
sound. During the winter he and his
Grew suffered greatly from the intense
cold and from the scurvy, of which
twenty-three died. including the sur
sseon and the carpenter At last, in
-May, 1857, they We're found and relieved
py Portlock and Dixon, who had return
ed to the coast after their second visit
20 the Hawaiian Islands. Capt. Port
aock had his carpenter calk and repair
she Nootka and her long boat furnish
ed Capt. Meares with provisions, such
as flour sugar, etc, and allowed two
able bodied seamen to ship on the
Nootka for China. In return he receiv-
ed a large quantity of rice and liquors.
besides iron and beads for trade, and
compelled Capt. Meares to sign bond
for e1.000 that he would Immediately
zeave the coast and not trade for any
more furs. and to give an order a
Canton firm for the work done by the
carpenter.
Capt. Meares spent the following Au-
gust, 1887, at the Islands-mostly at
Kauai-where he was most Hospitality
treated. He says, They received us
with joy and saw us depart with
tears From Portlock and Dixons ac-
counts however, they seem to have
quarreled with Kaeo and Opunui's par
ty. and to have fired on them. Kaiana
who was evidently not on good terms
with Kaeo. took passage with Captain
Meares September 2, 1887, for Canton.
The vessel was run ashore October 90
1877. in a typnoon at Typa. near the
mouth of the Canton river, but all
hands and cargo were saved The furs
were sold for upwards of $4,000. Her
eonsort. the Sea Otter. foundered al
sea on the return voyage from Alaska
Kaiana remained several months al
Canton. and was very kindly treated by
the foreign residents, with whom ht
Tyas a great favorite. when he firsi
saw the ships at Whampoa his aston
1shment baffled description and he
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THE EARLIEST VOYAGERS TO
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
CONTINUED from Page 80

/ called them the Islands of Britain
nee His portrait was painted at
this time, in which he is represented as
wearing a feather cloak and helmet and
holding a spear. An engraving from
! it appears in Meares' Narrative. Capt.
Meares says. "Tiana was about 80 years
| of age; he was nearly feet inches in
stature, and the muscular form of his
| limbs was of an Herculean appearance.
| His carriage was replete with dignity.
He wore the dress of Europe
| with the habitual ease of it's inhabit-
ants, and he not only learned the use
and arrangement of it's various articles,
but applied his knowledge to the uni
form and most minute practice of per-
sonal cleanliness and decorum.
He could not be taught to understand
the value of our current CON- and as
iron was the most valuable metal in his
/ eyes, he naturally supposed it to be the
medium of barter among other ma
tions," Portlock says, "Tyana, though
no professed Papist, would frequently
go to the places of divine worship at
Macao, and always observed the man
Iner, motions and attitudes of the con-
gregation, standing or kneeling as they
did, appearing very studious to
| initiate them by an exact conformity to
all their actions, gestures and behav-
| ior. He relates several anecdotes to
| Illustrate Kaiana's kind and generous
disposition. 1t does not appear that he
received any religious instruction what
ever. and he returned to the Islands as
much of heather as ever. The Chi
nese he regarded with the utmost aver
sion and coDtarnDt
/ PoRTLOCK AND DXON'S THIRD
VOYAGE.
Meanwhile the King George and
Queen Charlotte after relieving Capt.
/ Meares in May, 1877, separated from
each ether. the Queen Charlotte pro-
ceeding down the American coast to
Queen Charlotte's Island, which was
named after the ship. Here, in August
ifISl Capt. Dixon met two small vessels
1 fl out for their company in London
VI Zoe Prince of Wales, Capt. Colnett
ar Princess Royal, Capt. Duncan
"a isN of only so tons burden, which
hatl lie England in September 1886
and hac seen on the coast about a
month Y also heard of ship call
e1 the II s'erial Eagle. Capt Barclay
from LoH5 n. which had left England
in Novep r, 1856, and arrived on the
northwes; coast a month before the
/ Prince 81 wales. Capt Barclay discov-
erred the Straits of Juan de Fuca and
sailed for China, touching at the ISL
ards on his way. He was accompanied
! by his wife, who took a Hawaiian cir
tcalled ''Wynee" (wahine?) with her te
Carton il 49, The other two vessels
just mentioned visited the Islands the
I next year. Capt. Dixon then steereG
for the II gaiian Islands, arriving of
the coast of Hawaii September 5, 1877
After coasting along Koha1a and Ha.
makua, and trading for pigs and sweet
i potatoes with small pieces of iron ht
ran down to their old station off Waia.
lac, Oahu. The next day Kahekili ant
the old priest visited them and ex.
I changed presents, after which the PEG
pie were allowed to trade, and soor
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ciaIly by a petty chief, who had re-
ceived the sobriquet of Friday" This
honest fellow procured them several
tons of vans, and took charge of a
letter for the Iphigenia, which he faith
fully delivered Capt Meares sailed for
China October 9th and arrived at Ma
Gao December 5, 1885,
(To be Continued)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-05
NEW BOOK BULLETIN
OF GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR.


1.-The Crisis" by Winston Churchill.
1.-The Visits OF Elizabeth" by Elinor
Glyn-
''The South African War" by Capt.
Mahan, U.S.N.
"The Helmet OF Navarro" by Bertha
Runkle.
Love Letters OF Bismarck"
"The Column" by Charles Marriott.
Henry Bourland," by A. E. Hancock
Power Through Repose," by Call.
Without a Warrant" by Brooks.
"The Puppet Crown" by MacGraith.
1.-THE Disciple" by Paul Bourget.
1.-THE Successors Of Mary l." by Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps.
This is only partial list Of NEW
BOOKS received this week by
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For


LOTS IN KING STREET TRAI
ron ,1.sss to ,i.5oo a lot, forms
nown n q. N. wilcox's pr.misss
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-21
Pan J6zef n. Tesz-
lewicz bawi iako po-
dr6zujcy agent VIA
RUsA " independence
Wis.
Nasz podr6zujecy
agent pan Teo6l Der
dowskl wybiera sic
do Little Falls.

Many juz Kalen-
darze M~aryahskie ma
rok 1902. Kalendarze
te ~zwiera)s bardzo
plekne ~powieSci z
pieknemi obrazkami
Opr6cz tego do kalen-
darza ma rok 1902
Haleza. try luzne o.
brazki,. kalendarz
%6ciennyi k~aleudarzyk
~kieszonkowy.
kalendarze tt d.
wac bedziemy pre-
Zencie abOnent0m ma:
Sym, kt6rY zap}aca
anOnameDt WIARUsA
naprz6d, ma rok dali
szy,w kwocie $3.50,
q dotad z tel .okazyi
zadnego innego:. pre-
zentu ME odebrali.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-21
warte towary, kt0re

~TOWARZYSTWO ,,OSwiata'
przygotowuje. sic do odegranla
teatru amatorskiego; tax samo
Towarzystwo 6piewu sw. Cecylli.
FRANCISZEK KUCZKOW-
SKI, le letni syn plastrarza J6zefs
Kuclkowskiego, umar{ " Sobote,
" nocy ma suchoty.
DOKOkA Winohskiego ]e-
zlora ma bye zalozony park.
Miasto. uk}ada sig w}ascicielami
grunt6w mad jeziorem, pc obu
jego stronach, chcac wykupit
grunta ma 200 stop cd brzegu
jeziora. N%iekt6rzy z w@ascicieli
takich grunt6w zada:a pc It's dola"
row "a lot.
SAD FEDERALNY otwarty
bedzie W naszem miescie W dniu 8
Grudnia.
PORA zeglugi ma rzece Mi
ssissippl urzedowo skohczyta SIG Is
.Listopada. Jezeli pc tym czasie
statkom ma tel rzece stanie sic jaki
nieszczesny przypadek, odnosne
Towarzystwa zabezpieczenia juz
ME p}acq zadnego odszkodowania.
PAROWA pi}a Laird Nortona
zamknieta zosta{a W miniona Sro~
-de*"~
Stub. 49, We Wtorek, 10
Listopada. odby} sig " polskim
ko6ciele Stub ma{ze1ski m}odzlehca
Franclszka Bambenka z parma
W'ktorya Konowska.
PAN Andrew J. Gle " Ponie-
osenif sig 5panna Francisz~
ke Dorsz, Polka. Stub edby} SIC W
.o|sklej plebanii, gdy4 pan m}ody
jest protestactem. a ME choia{
smienlo WARY.
EDWARD BAMBENEK. syn
). Jana Bambepka, wst4pi} jako
oraktykant do apteki p. M. J. Ko-
valewskiego.
90
KOLEJ Chicago Milwaukee &
St. Paul sprzedawa6 bedzie ma
,rzeci4g czasu cd 80 Listopada do
I Grudnia tykiety zwrotne do
- za:zwyk}a Gene jazdy
jeszcze tylko 2 dolary
!. powrotem.
TAME TYklETY ola POI
1r6zuiacych IA grunta sprzedaje
<olej Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
70 p,erwszy j tr:eci Wtorek ka4-
lego miesi4ca. Wsgledem bli2szych
,zo.eg6Nw zg&osld sic do agent6v
tej tolei.
!,
P1.AcIc "a MIA|tRUsAl
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-21
%Aa .a4F": ::
WIADOMO' 8;
MIEJSCOWE

W NIEDZ1ELE by{ W naszym
:polskim kodciele odpust, jake "
@roosnice podx,ecenia tego koscio}a,
pod wezwaniem 6w. Stanis{awa
Kostki, kt6rego dsiea przypada{ W
nastepny Poniedsia}ek z tel oka~
syi T~'owsrEystwo 6w. Stanis}awa
Kostki. n gremio p~rzystapl}o
do sto}u Pahskiego. M odpust
sjeohsi wiel. ks. Wojtowics
arenville' v potqdniowej Dakooie,
>ts~yeiQsi{ kasanie.
PAN MARGIN DASZKOW w.
SKI odwied.ik " miniouym tygod-
. niu swego kusyn. ks. Hieronima
p'''to~ 'ktioe9fw Minnesota Lake
oraz ks. Hieronima Cieszyhsk,ego
" Wells, MINI. Powiada on, ze
ks. Daszkowskl jest zadowolony =
swojcj posady. Do paradi jego
nalety 800 rodsin, Polak6w Mem
COW i Irisz6w. W z~nnaczuej c1psci
zamoini ludEie.
PAN FRANCISZEK KRO-
PIDLO wsKI jest wsr64owym
humorze, : powodu powiekszenia
sie jego rodsiny Q trzeciego 2 rredu
syna. st.lo sie to ' Niedziele'
rano. ..
G.mtt1E%&s
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-21
Zap}acili "a Wiarusa,

Zap}acili "a Wiarusa,
W1el X J&dzewski 81
Enacy 6zun'iaski 81
F,qnciszek Sieradzk1 30
Pawet Uk 05.
I1f Kluzi% 81.
W Il Glaza 5O
+ Wyiciech Ka6at 80
Michat Byzewski $50
Mac Maftek Is.
Roch And1zejevski DO
Michat Frqsik 90
J6asf Tarkowski o75
Jan Zletz7ISEl 10
F,anciszsk IMrek 075
Jo2ef Rymc So
%Ko4mi1x 8zucaak. Is
IrQmciszek GlazQ 50
Michat G6rzynsks SO
Jzef Lis 100
MARGIN Adamsk SO
Ftunciszek Neuman l 90
Rozoha AmdrzSewska so
J6zef Miekwicz 50
Jan Krawczyk SO
Htanistaw Wo&niaE @ SO
E1anciszek Brz6sk0 l SO
Jk6b Dardas Is
Frqnciszek Agdamowsh SO
Jako6 8adon q 81
4nacy Macssje~sh. l 80.
Albert D,>My l50
Jan Lesman 81
Walsnty Kost,tch SO
august Ohonsewsh SO
Walenty Tuoicki so
Fruncixzek Polaxik SO.
MichQt Wiisniewski SO
Jan Lewi@ski 81
!nacy Mqjtkowski 100
P;orr QoA& SO
Jozef Pakdski 50
8tomisl1au. Kowalski 80
J6zef Lrosz so
N j NIGGA SO.
August BuIa'as*a LOU
NJ Tag risk; %
Marcin Kalka 1 SO
Frsnciszek Nowak l so
Andrzg K"Eterschmi& l so
Piotr Gkon,bica $50
.Ierzy"P olski SO
J 2ef Bgarski so
Anteni Lyewski SO
Antoni Roo&ycki $50
Dobek $50
Kserski ! SO
5tanislaw Fstte' 30
Jan Wyrzykowsks 30!
Koczmarek 100
Mac Snigiez*h. SO
G. j Mziorek . l SO
] zef Zwolenkieptcz l~5O
Zzi Harenaza 2 90
Jag He'ek l SO
tosisski so
T., EUZa:or 60I
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-11-21

Pior c. Bkroch ! so
Wsel x A Cara l So;
Piotr Koszny l so
4 i Buutch l so
T. j Michalski l so
I K Cysewski -. l so
Ladw% Wqc% ! so
Andraj Stachowski o75
Wsel K %chiniiak l so
Francisco II Bautch l so
Wgc.ech Gomo1ka so
Andrzg Pierzyma l SO
WqciecA 3 .Stachowski' l so
j aef Staby " 0 rs
Fronciszek 8o6ota l So
Fir Fila -. ! so
Grzeg ~ bo6"tG ~; / 81
.@nacy Pierzyna SO
Pior Kizan l so
Oskor Wa1dera ..' $50
j Ko,paz l so
August Gezatis. l so
Klemens K Ian l so
Leon Tsmpski $50
4 j KAmek $50
pOLSKI SAILOR I HOTELl
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
Oscar Wilde and WhOt He Wrote


THE normal human mind declines
to believe that anything in this
world is wholly harmful or use
less. One of the noteworthy is
sues of mature historical inves-
tigation is it's tendency to show that
evil is finally bent to good ends. tho
the orbit it must traverse may be a
long one. and this seems to be true
not less of small than of large matters.
The inherent whoiesomeness of ma
ture and of human nature are finally
predominant over their casual dis
eases.
The mother of Oscar Wilde was a
woman of good intelligence and ire
proachable character. but was in GER
tain respects what We would term Il
fool: she lacked common sense and
insight into men and affairs. His father
was a physician of high repute. who
in his private life was vile. and who
was finally detected in a crime which
caused him to be expelled from tn
profession. In spite of these parental
handicaps. Oscar graduated from Ok
ford with the world apparently at his
feet. Men have reached the highest
places in the British state without
half his physical and mental advant-
ages. And whatever education could
do to develop these natural advantages
had been done.
1t was when he was fresh in Lon
don. in 1879, that my acquaintance
with him began. We had several ac-
quaintances in common and | saw him
frequently. l was impressed. like 9th
ers with the brilliancy of his mental
qualities. his repartee. persiflage. par
adox and society small talk in general
were extraordinary. AT the same time
it was obvious enough that he was
playing" society for all there was in
il. be despised it made game of It.
and at every point kept his personal
profit and advantage in view To his
mother. who adored him. he was mean
while behaving. with brutal selfshness.
though, this did not know till after
wards. A tone Of half cynical. half
good-natured mockery was his hab-
itual wear in society while at the
same time he professed extravagant
ideals in the line of aestheticism and
the conduct Of life. Something in
him repealed and something attracted
me in him: but it seemed 10 me that
he was making gratuitous error in
aiming to succeed in the world by
humbugging it: he was ssrong enough
to be sincere One night when we
were walking homeward along de-
serted street In London | put this TO
him frankly. there were no witnesses:
Why should he not. fer once. spe3k
out frankly in real tones, But he
would not The one thing about me
that nobody seems to understand is. :
be declared. '-that ! am always abso-
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

lutely sincere From that time I
saw him again. A determined liar
may be amusing or interesting. but he
is not profitable company.
His subsequent career is known
Men will forgive any crimes except
those against nature, because these
murder more than the body But the
tragedy of Wilde was that there were
goo vestiges in In. To these he sell
dom. perhaps never. gave expression
in social conversation. but occasionally
there is line in his poems which in
dictates them. notably in the introduc-
tory verses to the volume published.
| think. in 1881 1t is hideous to re-
feet upon pure sentiment imprison-
ed in the dungeon of such corruption.
To the world he maintained to the
last his polished. moeking front. and
he achieved success in the world.
FINALLY the elimination came and the
death-in-life of the English Jail.
One thing only makes this story
worth retelling and that is the poem
which his experience of Jail life evok-
ed His whole life had been one ABYSS
NAL insincerity. but in this poem the
inmost note OF sincerity is Sounded.
Nothing that | know of in modern lit
erature is more appallingly true And
this truth it remained for the apostle
of all untruth TO give forth. 1t thrilled
throughout the British empire and Il
searched all hearts on this side of the
Atlantic. No doubt the. knowledge
that Wilde wrote it added force to ITS
terrible message But it seemed to
need no enhancement. Human nature
stripped naked by human agony and
degradation. stood revealed No other
poet that recall has divei so deep in
hell and emerged with a pearl of so
great price. Buy the truth and sell il
mott saws the Scripture When has
a truth been bought at a dearer cost
than this9
With that utterance Wilde vanished
from mortal sight and reappeared for
moment only in ais sQualid and
dreary death. Man is not privy 10 the
counseis 6f his Maker: but here is a
mora. which needs no enforcing The
poet may or may not have relapsef
into the criminal. that is a personal
question merely. not worth discussing
His life had been the. ghastliest of
failures: but had it been less so his
poem could not have been written.
There had been in him an immortal
good which sin and misery in their
yilest shape had proved impotent 10
destroy - whose development they
seem even to have promoted Is there
So Ira.
the hope that Is held forth here.