The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
The Distinguished American,
Twice Candidate for the
Presidency, Begins His
Tour of the Globe, Writing
His Observations for The
Sunday Journal.
BY William Jennings Bryan.

Il
very vastness; the breaking of the
waves is music to the ear, and there is
medicine for the nerves in the salt sea
breezes that invite to sleep. At first
one is sturbed-sometimes quite 80
by the motion of the vessel, but this
passes away 80 completely that before
many days the dipping of the ship is
really enjoyable and one finds pleas
Sure in ascending the hills and descend
I ing the valleys into which the deck
sometimes seems to be converted.
If one has regarded the Pacific as
an unknown or an untraversed sea, the
impression will be removed by a
glance at map recently published by
the United States governments map
with which every ocean traveller should
equip himself. On this map the Pacific
is covered with blue lines, indicating
the shortest routes of travel between
different points, with the number Of
miles. The first thing that strikes one
is that the curved line Indicating the
northern route between San Francisco
and Yokohama is only 1886 miles long,
while the apparently straight line be-
tween the two points is 4,79l miles long
the difference being explained by the
curvature of the earth, altho it is hard
to believe that in following the direct
line a ship would have to climb over
such a mountain range of water, 80 to
speak, as to make it shorter to 60 ten
degrees north. The time between the
United States and the Japanese coast
has recently been reduced to less than
IL days, but the northern route is not
SO pleasant at this season Of the year,
and we sailed on the Manchuria (Sept.
30, going some twenty degrees farther
south via Honolulu. This route covers
5,545 miles and is made in about six
teen days when the weather is good.
- The Manchuria is one Of the levia-
thans of the Pacific and is owned by
Mr.. Hartman, president of the Union
and Southern Pacific railways. The
ships crew suggests the orient, more
than three-fourths being Chinese, all
wearing the cue and clad in the ma
tional garb. There is suggestion OF
the orient also in the joss house and
opium den of the Chinese in the steer
age.
A Day Lost Forever.
In crossing the 18th meridian we los
a day, and as we are going all the way
around we cannot recover it, as thos,
can who re-cross the Pacific. We ROSE
on Saturday morning, Oct. 7, and at
O'Clock were notified that Sunday hat
begun and the remainder Of the day
was observed as the Sabbath (Oct. 81.
According to the chart or map re
ferred to above there are three center
Of ocean traffic in the Pacific. Homo
lulu, the most important Of all, tn
Midway islands, 1,160 miles northwes
Of Honolulu, and the Samoan islands
some 1900 miles to the south. The So
ciety islands, about the same distanc
TO the southeast Of Honolulu, and Guam
some 1900 from the mainland Of Asia
are centers Of less Importance.
rs Like a Toy Land.
Our ship reached Honolulu early O
She morning Of the sixth day out, an
we had breakfast on the island Tn
Hawaiian islands (inhabited) numbe
eight and extend from the southeast
fhe northwest, covering about six d.
grees Of longitude and nearly four Q
latitude. Of these eight islands Hawai-
the southernmost one, is the larges
having an area Of 1900 square mile
and a population of nearly $4,000. Hill,
its chief city, situated on the eat
shore, is the second Hawaiian city {
Importance and contains some zoo
inhabitants. The island Of Oahu, upo
which Honolulu is situated, Is third
size, but contains the largest popul,
Zion, almost 10000, Of which 1000
dwell in or near the capital.
The islands are SO small and su
rounded by such an area Of water :
to remind one Of toy land, and y,
There are great mountains there, or
piercing the clouds at height of II, O(
Feet. Immense cane fields stretch
far as the eye can reach, and bus
people Of different colors and rae,
make a large annual addition to Of
sountry's wealth.
A Day in Honolulu.
AS the Manchuria lay at anchor
The harbor all day the passengers wei
ashore and, dividing into groups, i
spected the various places Of interes
By the aid Of a reception committe
composed Of democrats, republicans al
brother Elks, we were able to CROW
great deal Of instruction and enio
nent into the ten hours which we spe
n Honolulu. We were greeted at Il
wharf with the usual salutation, Gal
ia, native word which means ga 10
ng welcome, /" and were decorated wi
,arlands Of flowers for the hat al
leek. While these garlands or leis (p1
lounced lays) are Of all colors, oran
the favorite hue, being the color
he feather cloak worn by the Hawaii
,ings and queens in olden times. T.
latives are very kindly and-hospitat
,eople, and we had an opportunity
neet some excellent specimens of t
ace at the public reception and at t
country residence Of Mr.. Damon, o
e the leading bankers Of the island.
Americas influence.
When the islands were discovered
8 TITS by Captain Cook, the natives iv
n thatched huts and were scant
ilofhed, after the manner Of the trt
cal races. They were not savages
.annibals, but maintained degree
sivil order and had made consideral
progress in the primitive arts. In tn
,eligious rites they offered human s.
I,ifces, but they welcomed the VIII
nan and quickly embraced Christiani