The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-13
STOWAWAYS AND
JUDGE WILCOX
THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE EX-
POUNDS THE LAW OF PARADISE
AND LABOR, VAGS AND POLICE.

You must understand that though
this is the Paradise of the Pacific, it is
not paradise for tramps," said
Judge Wilcox. when Eden was given
to our great forefather Adam, he was
told that he might eat of the fruit of
every tree in the garden save one, but
he was also commanded to keep the
garden and to dress 1t. SO it is clear,
or at least it seems clear to the court,
that one of the conditions of paradise
is work-healthful work. And this de-
duction from the Mosaic story of the
original paradise seems to be borne out
by the experience of most people in
this Paradise of the Pacific Work,
am told, is an essential to happiness
here as elsewhere The courts expert
ence is that work is a necessity for
him, whether happiness follows or not
and that a great deal of the work the
court is called on to do is caused by
just such people as you, who seek to
eVade the great law of labor, and to
make a paradise Of doing nothing"
The judge of the District Court was
addressing Leo Jones and Joe Parker,
two stowaways that were turned over
to the police here by the officers of the
Sonoma, and who were before him on
charge of vagrancy.
1T is true" continued Judge Wilcox,
that great many people think them
selves too wise to work. That comes
| think, from eating the fruit of the
Tree of Knowledge, and failing to di-
gest it thoroughly. Refreshing your
recollection, Joe, and yours, Leo, of
some of the things you learned, or
ought to have learned in your child
hood and youth, you will remember
that the title deed to the Garden of
Eden, the original paradise, prohibited
| the eating of the fruit of the tree of
I knowledge. A tabu was placed on it,
to conform to the local usageS of
| speech. But Adam very foolishly ate
of the forbidden tree, and ever since,
he and his descendants have had
| thorns and thistles to contend with in
addition to the regular work required
| in taking care of the garden. And he
and his have had to sweat for a living
ever since.
But l find the court finds, THAT
there are great many people who
won't profit by Adams experience,
may say, by universal experience
They think they can escape the great
law of labor. They think that they
| have found out how to avoid it, Some
of them become tramps, some beach,
combers, and some stowaways, think
ing to escape work. But like Adam
they find that it only adds thorns and
! thistles, lantana and glue-bush, to the
regular labor the law of Paradise calls
for
In the case of stowaways left here
in the hands of the police, these thorns
and brambles usually take the form of
, fo'c'sle life aboard the first ship leav-
ing this port that needs hands, and no
inquiry is made as to whether the
master is kind and considerate of his
men, or not, or as to how often plum
duff is served.
THE inquest of the High Sheriff is
granted that a continuance be allowed
for four days, with the understanding
that nolle pros will be entered if in
the meanwhile you ship aboard some
vessel leaving this port. The vagran-
cy law Is the Cherubim with the two
edged sword at the east of this para
disc, protecting it from those forbidden
to enter"