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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06


and St Paul added to II the occasion
Of desertion. although these facts ara
clear, for II the reason. principles and
condition which allowed them diverse
and remarriage for these tvo causes
still obtain. then the application con-
times; and IL the reason and prin-
ciples seem to include other ofenses
as ground for divorce. with right of re-
marriage, then these ofenses give the
right to remarry. no matteEn our Lord
or Paul did rot happen to mention
them.
Let US think and speak clearly en-
this subject What is the object CT
marriage? It is TO provide for the
constitution of a pure family. II -
TO secure conditions in which the par
ties 10 marriage can live chastely and
bring up children for whom their par,
ents shall be responsible The vow Ct
marriage is VOW of faithfulness 10
each other as against the promiscuity
OF illicit relations. Ii is universally
admitted that unfaithfulness-at least
of the wife-justiries if not requires
final separation. The law calls il il
vorce and allows remarriage, at least
of the innocent party. Why is it al
lowed? Simply because il is better
and safer for society that people
should be married The existence Of
a considerable body of unmarried peo-
pie, especially of leisured class, IS
socially dangerous. When Paul al
lowed remarriage to a deserted hus-
band or wife he said nothing of IN
faithfulness, but he knew lnat in his
times the deserving party might be
properly presumed to be unfaithful. |
and now We may assume nothing bet |
ter of one who has no more conscience
than to forsake his partner Marriage |
is the natural and decent state for
a man and woman; marriage is the |
great conservator of virtue. There |
fore "forbidding to marry is sign |
of spiritual decay.
In any case in which marriage is |
justifiably dissolved, whether for un-
desertion, intolerable
cruelty or any other cause which make
it impossible for the parties to live
tayatbar in p,arriava tho cama rpa-
son which makes it proper that any
other persons should marry makes il
proper that the innocent party should
We do not say the guilty
party. though there may be exceptions,
but one who has proven himself I'M
worthy of marriage, who has been
to its VOWS, should as a
rule be no more allowed to remarry
than one who is a tramp or an epilep-
tic. or insane, or a jail-bird. For such
a person the VOWS of marriage have
been proved mockery; an INNOCENT
person should he protected against
him. Marriage is to such an one no
bond of purity. But to forbid honor
able marriage to the innocent party
is to make virtue haTeer and to forbid
the life which is natural and chaste.
The proposed canon Furnishes the IN
while it adds no terror to the
guilty: it is opposed to the principles
Of morality; it is unjust. tyrannical
and wholly vicious, and We hope it
will be rejected by the convention.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
TALK OF THE sEhlTE's
SECRET SESSIONS
Hasceased to Bother
~ About How Leaks
A72 Occur.
FINDS SOMETHING IN 4 NAME
REASONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF Mr.. CHEW AS AN
AUDITOR
FINDS SOMETHING IN A NAME
Members Of Congress DeIUged With
Letters on Army csnteen-sena.
tor Chandler Of New Hampshire
Believed to Be Doomed to Defeat.
From a stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The SEN
ate discussed the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty for nearly two weeks in secret
session OF the important features
OF the debate the public was kept
fairly well informed by the newspa-
per reports. Secret sessions do not
particularly bother the reporters when
anything has occurred about which
they really want 10 know. The Sen
ate has ceased TO bother itself about
these leakages. In times past violent
attempts have been made to discover
the source OF newspaper information.
Employees have been discharged and
senators questioned in these efforts
AS a matter OF fact ii is just a little
ridiculous for the senate TO make seri-
Gus effort to find out about these re-
ports. The senators know. II is one of
the things which no one talks about
much. and 1t is one Of Inc things which
a new senator is awkward about
, presume the senators do keep some
secrets. In fact | am informed that
some of the things said in secret ses-
sion about the treaty would have ere
ated worldwide commotion had they
appeared in the newspapers. | haven't
the remotest idea as to what these
sayings were about. / do not know
whether they would shake the world
IL printed My own opinion is that
they would not. although am certain
that some senators may think the
world would shudder if the secrets
were known.
In these days of secret sessions
many speeches were made, some long
and carefully prepared arguments and
orations. This Is somewhat shattering
10 the prevailing notion that senators
talk merely FOR the benefit of their
constituents. In these cases the con-
stituent knows nothing about what
his senator is saying. IL can readily
be- imagined that these secret session
discussion are debates for fair. The
Senate in executive session is not dis
posed to stand for much nonsense
The senators are talking to convince
one another and not for the benefit %
outsiders.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
TOBACCO oNEHE BLACK LIST.
Railroads Restricting the Use of the
Weed Among Employees.

| From the New York Sun.
Some months ago the managers OF
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
railroad gave notice that cigarette
smoking among its employees must
cease. II was announced officially
that after careful Investigation among
the trainmen. tobacco had been found
to be physically. and SO mentally. det-
rimental. Opinions of eminent ply
sicians were quoted to tnat effect.
The president of the road averred that
from personal investigation he was
satisfied that the use OF cigarettes
tended TO 'befog the mind and to make
one listless and careless in the dis
charge of duty" Among all employ
ments. said the president. with reason.
clear brain is especially needed IN
that of trainmen. Many of the Rock
Island trainmen didn't take the new
rule seriously at first. but it was soon
discovered that it was meant to be
obeyed. Now the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy system has published this
regulation:
The use of tobacco by employees in
or about station buildings or on pas
senger cars is prohibited"
This clearly is not. In the first place.
to better the health of the Burlington
men. but to better their manners. Gig
arettes are forbidden only about sta
ton buildings or on cars frequented
by the public: and the public will
need no professional certificate to con-
vince them that the Burlington anti
cigarette scheme is well undertaken.
Smoking on duty of any sort is a sign
Of divided attention. and If there is IN
emblem of indifference TO the world
in general. and in particular to the
company present. il is the cigarette
left hanging from the lips--a condition
in which il is so frequently found.
The medical men may debate the
soundness OF the Rock Island theory
that cigarettes are positively injurious
to the mind. but the public knows that
the Burlington theory that cigarette
smoking is illmanners in itself when
trainmen bring Il in contact with trav-
elers Is sound beyond dispste. Other
roads will q veil to foslow the ex-
ample set by he Harrington.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

~HE unarAmity with which the
committee of twelve appointed
two years ago by the Protest
ant Episcopal convention has
agreed on its report affords
/ considerable reason 10 belisye
that ii viii be adopted. Ii ought how
ever, to be very seriously considered
before it is made the law OF the
| church
The yital-or deadly-section of the
proposed canon is the following:
| mo minister shall solemnize mar
rage between any two persons unless.
nor until by inquiry he shall hare sat
ished himself that neither pc. son has
been, or is, the husband or The wife
of any person living. unless the former
marriage was annulled By decree of
some court of competent jurisdiction
for cause existing before such former
marriage
This section forbids marriage il the
Protestant Episcopal church to any
person who has been divorced legally
no matter for what cause, no Eiatter
whether the innocent party or not, SO
long as the other party is living
OF course this rule is more stringent
than the law of any of our states, or
of any civilized nation. This fact does
not condemn it, but it does offer pre-
sumption against it. The civil law is
the product OF the popular sense of
right, but it does not reach absolute
right, which is the aim of the4teaching
and rules of the church. At the same
time the church has often made very
unjust rules and has had to be set
right by the state.
One Of the great dangers of the
church is to make rules too stringent
1t is the outworking of the spirit of
careful exactness in obedience to for
NAL commands and is best exhibited in
the fencing of the law" by the Pharis
L
Pharisaism forbids little more, 20
as to be on the safe side; if a COM
mand allows so much it will allow a
little less. If only forty stripes were
allowed the strict legalist will inflict
but thirty. since he fences the law"
There seems to be something of this
spirit in the proposed canon. Our Lord
allowed divorce for unfaithfulness to
the marriage vow. of course with the
right of remarriage; but this canon
adds to the strictness by allowing only
separation, with no remarriage for
either an innocent or guilty party.
In this il assumes to fence the law in
the interest OF the sanctity OF mar
riage. Where Christ was stringent
the canon adds 10 the stringency. The
fact that the canon is more stringent
than the law of Christ does not neces-
sarily condemn il. There may he de- !
yeiopment of the ethical sense since
our Lord talked to his disciples. We
have since then made stringent law
against polygamy and against slavery.
Yet very good reason would be re-
quired for increased stringency.
There is no such reason. The reason !
is all on the other side 1t is not mere |
ly question of whether our Lord al
lowed full divorce for unfaithfulness. !
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

preveus the sale Of oleomargarine, as
most OF the writer's seem to think
The effort is to force II to be sold as
oleo- Present laws were enacted for
the same purpose. but the oleo people
evade them One of their reasons for
seeking to Keep the present law 3
because IT is one they can evade. No
effort Is being made to prohibit the
manufacture Of oleo.
None of the writer's on the cantee7
question display the slightest famil-
iarity with the points involved which
the legislator must deal with The
women want the canteen abolished be
cause il is wrong to drink liquor. This
Is comprehensive and direct. but il IS
only starting place with the legisla-
tor. For instance, if it is wrong TO
drink. and consequently wrong for the
soldier to drink, why not prohibit
drinking in the army? The law de-
scribes what soldier shall wear and
what he shall eat II might go just =
little further and say what he shall
drink The naval regulations do this.
Not only do the naval regulations do
this, but they say how much Jackey
may drink.
Apparently the main thing the wo-
men want-and am speaking entirely
from knowledge gained from these
letters-is for the government to abol.
ish the canteen because il would be 2
splendid example. II would be a great
victory for the cause of temperance.
With the army it is not a question of
example. II is one OF discipline. II
the Congress should enact that sol
diers must not drink liquor or beer.
just as it now says what they shall
eat under certain conditions. the army
officer would not object 1t might be
u question of finding recruits. but that
would be a matter of policy for the
to consider. IL would not
be discipline As matter of fact the
army is poor thing to operate on TO
produce an example. At least so the
officers think. Railroads prohibit
drinking while on duty. Some pro
hibit drinking at all. | know of no
great newspaper in the country that
prohibits drinking Some prohibit the
smoking of cigarettes. | know some
that would like us to pro-
hibit drinking on the part of their en-
ployes They are probably disuaded
from what one is tempted to think
such wise orders by the fear of i'm
pairing the efficiency of their work
ing force or possibly hesitation of in
terfering with the personal privileges
of employees.
II the w C. T. US are really anx-
ious for the government to set good
example it could not do better than TO
recommend prohibition in the District
ri Columbia This would strike Con
sress right al home.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Senator Chandler is apparently
doomen To defeat in New Hampshire.
His friends have been endeavoring 70
get the Republican managers to make
peace for him with the railroads which
are opposing him in the state. They
say he will he good if they will only
let him return Ia the Senate. Nj.
Chandler has not been very bad from
a railroad standpoint for number Of
years. but he offended them a number
OF years ago. and they have never got
ten over 1t. They say that they had
reason TO hope that he would be good
when elected before. but that they
have been disappointed. There is no
man in the Senate more heartily dis
liked by the railroads than Senator
Chandler.
n I NIVEN
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

There's no doubt that Dom Paul
travels with an able press agent
Boston Herald.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
Honolulu Iron " orks Go
Steam Engines

BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS, cool
Frs, BRASS and LEAD CASTINGS,
and Machinery of every description
made TO order. Particular attention
paid to ships blacksmithing. JOB
work executed on shortest notice.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

Senators and representatives get .
good many letters about the Groat
pure butter bill and the canteen feat
ure of the army bill They get more
letters about these two measures than
al others put together. Nearly all are
on postal cards or in letters addressed
by a lobby committee. The letters
about the canteen are from women
and ministers. have spent quite a
bit of odd time looking over this cor
respondence. II is not particularly
agreeable reading to one who thinks
that direct influence from the people
upon legislation is good thing. The
majority OF the reasons advanced show
pitiful ignorance OF the questions and
of the character OF the legislation be-
ing attempted.
For instance. there is no effort 20
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06

n l.. Chew of Indiana has been ap-
pointed assistant auditor of the treas
ury for the postoffice department. Mr..
Chew succeeds Mr.. Lawshee. who re-
signed 10 become auditor for the Phil
ippine Islands One of the important
considerations influencing the selec-
ton OF Mr.. Chew is due to his name
The fact is that the assistant auditor
OF the treasury for the postoffice de-
rartment spends from 40 to so days
every quarter signing his name to
warrants. HE signs at the rate of five
or six thousand day II can readily
be seen that Mr.. Chew can earn more
money for the government in signing
his name than could Edgar ID. Crum-
packer. the Indiana congressman. In
truth Mr.. Chew got the job because
he has a short name. He can save
three or four days in the month over
A. l.. Lawshee his predecessor. al
though Mr. Lawshee was very rapid,
The question naturally arises as to
the value OF an auditors work who
signs four or five thousand vouchers
a day. What value is such inspection"
He certainly cannot know the con.
tents of any of the warrants. As
fact the auditor knows all about what
he is signing. He operates by series.
and knows the contents of certain
series. before they reach him they
have tecc checked hv officials work
ing independently. who initial the pa
pers The auditor watches these in
itials. Previous 10 this his attention
has been called in turn TO any voucher
which is TO the slightest degree out
of the ordinary. A oollusion of two
or three assistants and assistants 10
these clerks. as well as the messen-
gers who prepare the vouchers for
signature. might cause the auditor
TO sign one he did not want to This
would not avail much. as IL would be
caught in the mesh later on.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-06
FORBIDDING TO RE-MARRY

New York Independent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-15
CONGREsSMEN AND MOURNING
All Would Have Worn Grape Fifty
Years Ago for Presidents
Death.

Fifty years ago members of con-
gress and of the senate would have
been compelled by public opinion to
wear Grape on their arms for 30 DAYS
after the death of president re-
marked q an ex-member' who had
served before the civil war, accord
ing to the New York Times
up to about 1850, whenever a mem
Der of congress died the resolution of
sympathy with his family invariably
carried with it provision that mem
bers should wear mourning. Deaths
of members were of course less fire.
quent, for the congressional body was
numerically smaller Indeed, the in
crease of the membership, which led
naturally to higher death rate, was
the direct cause of abohshing the
custom.
"a number of members of congress
now die every year, and it was not
thought advisable tc keep members
of the house and senate in practically
perpetual mourning"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-15
A STRONG PEOPLE.
Tall and Possessed of Great
Physical Power.

Tt now seems probable that not all
the Innuits of Alaska are so small as
has been supposed. Indeed, if one is
to believe the tales of travellers who
visited an island south of Behring sea,
these Indians must be classified among
the tallest people in the world. The
travellers story is given in Popular
Science News.
On Kings island Indians were found
who by their physical characteristics
belong to the Innuit or Eskimo fam
lily, having small black eyes, high
cheekbones and full brown boards
which conceal their lips. The majority
of the men are over six feet high, and
the women are usually as tall as and
often taller than the men.
These women are also wonderfully
strong. One of them carried off in
her birch-bark canoe an SOO-pound
stone, for use as an anchor to a whale
boat. When it reached the deck of
the vessel it required two strong men
to lift it, but the Innuit woman had
managed it alone. Another woman
carried on her head box containing
$50 pounds of lead.
Both men and women are also en-
dowed with remarkable agility. They
viii outrun and outiump competitors
Of any other race who may be pitted
against them.
Their strength is gained from very
poor food, and they frequently travel
30 or 40 miles without eating anything.
They live on carrion fish and seal oil.
The fish, generally salmon, are buried
when caught, to be kept through the
winter and dug up as consumption re-
quires. When brought to the air they
have the appearance of sound fish. but
the stencil from them is unbearable.
In the matter of dwellings, these Es-
kimos are peculiar. Their houses are
eXcavated in the sides of a hill. the
chambers beip% pierced some feet into
the rise, and walled up with stones
on three sides. Across the top of the
stone walls poles of driftwood are
laid, and covered with hides and grass,
and lastly with layer of earth.
These odd dwellings rise one above
another, the highest overlooking per
haps 40 lower ones. Two hundred PEG
pie live in the village.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-15

the like cause, in Ecuador, next on
the south of Colombia. This repub-
lie seemed likely to have her hands
full.
Then Uncle Sam, ardent lover of
peace, suggested to all concerned that
he would rather not see outsiders
NEEDLE with Colombia; that he really
could not permit anyone or anything
to interfere with that path which has
been for centuries the great short
highway between the Atlantic ocean
and the South sea. He 'intimated"
to the rebel commander near Colon
that "any interference on your part
with the free transit of goods or pas
sengers across the Isthmus of Panama
would be a violation of treaty rights
with my government; and the latter,
should you attempt such interference,
would act accordingly"
Mild expression, but exceedingly
disconcerting. 1t spoiled the plan for
using Colon as a port through which
to get arms, men and munitions. 1t
ended the expectation of carrying such
men and supplies over the Panama
railroad; and it dashed all hopes of
success in the scheme for ousting the
existing administration from control
of the Panama canal.
Zelaya of Nicaragua FASTENED to
assure Colombia of his friendly in
tentions." Ecuador showed official or
ders he had sent to arrest all filibus-
etrs and seize any supplies they might
have. 1t will not be surprising if Ven
ezuela comes forward with declara-
ton that it's all a mistake about her
troops invading Colombia; that they
were merely exploring the territory
of the Guaiira, all these centuries I'M
conquered by white men.
He who looks for cause for the
rebellion in Colombia might perhaps
find it in the belief that the United
States will pay millions of dollars for
rights connected with the ownership
or control of the great ship canal.
The handling of that money would
richly repay all cost of dozen revo-
lutions.
One cause of the willingness of Latin
American republics to NEEDLE in such
way with their sisters is the fact that
each is a safe asylum for political ref
ugees, for thieves and for assassins
from neighboring countries. In such
Ravens these conspire safely, and get
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-11-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"What troubles you, my lad?" 81
WIS jist thinkin' how near / comes
to bein' orphan. amt got but one
ma and pa" Chicago American.
Some men get on in the world on
the same principle that gives a man
with paint-pot the right of way
through a Chicago Daily
News.
Johnnie-"Paw, did you ever hear
NV the missin' link?" Father absent
ly)-"You mean the missing ball. No,
and that makes the fifteenth I've lost
this season. Boston Post.
Mrs. Stalemate-"I had my fortune
told by Prof. Ketchum yesterday and,
only think, he tells me I shall live to be
so years of age" Mrs. Sharpe-"What,
again ?''-Boston Transcript.
after all, you'll find the man who
always tells the truth is the most sue
cessful in business" ''Huhl He isn't
in it with the man who is believed in
everything he says."-Philadelphia
Press.
Parental Cruelty.-Mr. Snail-"My
son, l want to see if you can't climb
to the top of this grass-blade and back
inside of two weeks" Mas. Snail Gin
terposing) Husband, dear, I think
wrong to hurry the child so.''-Ohio
State Journal.
The story is told of colored man in
Alabama who, one hot day in July,
while he was at work in a cotton field
suddenly stopped and, looking toward
the skies, said: 80 Lawd, de cotton
am so grassy, de work am so hard and
the sun am so hot dat I b'lieve dis
darby am called to preach!"-Fror:
Booker T. WashingtOn's up from
Slavery"
An OppOrtunc Moment.-'Win you
marry me, and preside over my house
hold as queen?" he asked. She was
inclined to laugh his proposal to
scorn: 'You may never have such
another chance" he continued, "for
l know of a really excellent servant
girl who is about to leave her present
place, and whom I could engage at
once" Thereupon she fell upon his
Observation-Disclosures Press.