The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-27
CASTLE TELLS YALE ABOUT
hawaii
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had no chance to read the proof and
cannot be held accountable for the err
rors of fact which appear in the text.
Hon. William r. Castle. formerly at
torney general of Hawaii. addressed
the Yale Law School political club. at
Hendrie hail. last evening, on THE
History and Politics of Hawaii" In
spite of the bad weather quite an au-
dience listened to Mr.. Castles very in
teresting speech. In part he said:
THE Hawaiian Islands are a well
known subject, but still they should be
of particular interest to Yale and New
Haven people in that several of the
high offices are or have been filled by
Yale graduates. Among them are ex-
Governor Carter, Justice Frear and
Justice Arthur Wilder and so New
Haven has had something to do with
the civilization of the islands.
1.-The scenery about the Principal is
land, Honolulu. is very beautiful, espe-
cially the harbor, with it's background
of snOw-capped mountains. The in
habitants of the island include all ma
tionalities and it is truly cosmopolitan
All the modern improvements may be
found here; fine sidewalks. among the
best electric lighting plants and car
service in the world, fine parks and
fine libraries. Honolulu's connection
with the Pacific coast has always been
of the closest and within "A hours after
the
SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER
provisions and relief We're sent from
the island. Honolulu is the tenth port
1,-oy INx-t
United states and a larger percentage
of vessels carrying American flags than |
any other American city.
Looking at the annexation from a |
point of view of merely profit and loss, |
it has been a fine investment. All the |
debt which the United States took up |
at the time of the annexation has been |
paid with interest from the income of
the islands and there is large balance
at Washington, amounting to over
81 GOO coo and the United States owns
the large tracts of public lands in Ha-
wall
''Of the inhabitants of Honolulu 65,
300 were born there and the other 90,
coo in other parts of the world. WI
liam Seward once said that Honolulu
lies at the cross roads of the Pacific
and this has come to be true. The is
and is located 1000 miles from North
A merica and $500 from Japan. 1t is
lust within the tropic of Cancer and
rs it is blown upon continually by sea
oreezes and the tempera ture never
Uses above 80 degrees nor sinks below
20 degrees. it is out of the path of
he violent cyclonic storms and when
he numerous volcanoes break forth
hey do no harm. There are no snakes
Tor other reptiles and the fiercest ami
nal is the mosquito which in many
,laces is unknown.
when Captain Cook went there in
rs he found a homogeneous race made
10 of tribes There We're three classes
,esfdes the chiefs: mobiles. priests and
Nobility could not be re- i
moved for any cause and the members
f this class were often very intellec-
ual The priests
EXERTED GREAT INFLUENCE
yer the people and were quite pro- ;
Cient in the science of astronomy. The =
ommoners were in very bad condition
ldeed and any attempt on their part I
or self betterment was repressed with
orcc by the mobiles. The conditions
,ere very similar to the feudal sys- c
am in Europe. 1t is not true that
existed in the islands ex- l
ept when some especially fierce tribe
some opposing chief or some a
ne whom they supposed was their
nemy. After Cooks death. commerce 6
,as broken off for a time but the nat
raj advantage of the place soon drew
1refgners there again. About the be- t
inning of the 18th century a gradual
hange of conditions took place but {
, }1ae very Z
orrupt and justices and other maSis- f
rates could be bought up. The crown
rince was very weak and wasteful at ,
ne time and IN 1920 the king appointed I
nrirne minister who should have pow t