The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-21
WHAT PAPERS SAY
ON THE MAINLAND

New York Herald. Following n
abolition Of the l0ckstep. c7rvicts +
NsE York state prisons are herezfte
10 be allowed 70 zear Jheir hair Ion
enough 70 comb. Those wao hav
studied the subject believe The clos
4 cropping o. couvicts' hair mas mad
It more difficult 70 awaken their sci.
respect and has very often preveute,
p those willing 20 reform from obtain
ing employment after discharge II
this light the dropping OF the sh5r
. hair rule is likely 10 De 2 distincg
( advance IL the management OF State
! prisons.
( President Rooseveli-s summary re-
/ moyal Of Appraiser Wakemau for
I the good OF the service may or may
not be OF considerable consequence
K the relations between the Chief
Executive and q very powerful ele-
ment in his party WakemaR himself
T is OF no importance. but as the chosen
I agent cf the American Protective
/ Tariff league in an Office whose adj
ministrarion Is Of decided interest
10 the league his abrupt removal will
I irritate if not antagonize strong Re
publican infuences.-SpriGgfeld Re
publican.
Chile. in al its relations. in deal
/ ing with Peru in its attitude toward
Argentina and in the position taken
/ by its representative in the Pau-Am
erican congress al Mexico City has
proved a habitual dismrber OF the
j peace. Advanced in civilization. we'll
! organized. efficient in its ornaments
by land and By sea. it is TO be re-
GREETED that the republic constantly
/ figures as opposed TO arbitration and
engaged in small disputes and large
with its neighbors. - Philadelphia
Press.
The greatest Of American railroads
are tearing down many of their metal
bridges and building in place of them
stone arches which will not rust.
which will have no need of change
or repair or Strengthening for so
many generations and will defy the
teeth OF the ages This is a notable
going back 10 the best work Of anci-
Cnt days. The Roman arch in its no
blest form. with its sound. strong
lines. with the imperishable rock
from foundation to keystone, was a
model for all time.-New York Trib-
me.
Philadelphia Press: Colleges and
churches have been Urged often
enough to refuse gifts which raised
issues as TO their origin. Not one
of them has No one probably look
ed 10 see the United States Govern
ment display a keener conscience. .
The example has been set stand
ard has been established. Both (
churches and colleges are reminded
that hose who hold in trust the
moral standards and the intellectual /
sincerity of a community-as church I
es and colleges do-have a response |
bility to discharge toward the sources
of their support and endowment.
To give food to the hungry and |
clothes to the ragged is good This /.
the charity organization societies en-
deavor to do. But in doing this they
90 not suppose that they have done
much The relief of immediate want /.
Is necessary. but it is merely a /
makeshift The deeper problem is
that of raising the dependent family /
from the position in which it is al I
ways in immediate want of the ne
cessaries of life TO a position /
Ia which it is capable of self-support. /
and. therefore of self-respect-Chi- (
oago Tribune.
II is notorious that war between .
employers and the employed. in the
form of strikes or lockouts. is most
wasteful. commonly inhicting upon
both parties to the contest irretriev
able loss. BY establishing a perma
nent board for the arbitration and
settlement of labor disputes the con-
ference held in this city this week
has made welljudged and laudable
sttempt TO do away with needless in
duStrial war.-New York Times.
Detroit Free Press; Congressman
Otey of Virginia introduced bill in
the House that. should it become a
law would require the Government
To issue a weekly ration of tobacco I
to the enlisted men of the army and
navy. He is open TO the charge of /
tavoring chief product of his own .
State. but the provsrbial generosity /.
Of Virginia tends to relieve him OF !
this accusation and the measure +
strikes US as one that can survive /
upon its merits.
Dallas News The New Orleans +
TimsS-Democrat pats Texans on
their backs because OF their rigid
cnti-trust law. or. rather. because of +