The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-01

| for incompetence or neglect of duty.
members are invariably transferred up
!; and finally pensioned. They are never
removed or punished except for offences
against the Imperial family.
A SENTINEL'S LONG WATCH.
y sample of the ineficiency of this
bungling system was afforded some
years ago when a distinguished visitor
in one Of the royal palaces noticed a
sentry stationed in the center of a plot
in the children's playground. He in
quired why it was thought necessary
to have a soldier on guard at this
place. No one seemed to know After
considerable inquiry it was found that
a noble lady who once resided there
had noticed an early flower budding
on that particular spot, and requested
that it should be protected for her. To
! insure its not being molested a sentry
was ordered to mount guard. and in
! the absence of a countermand, sentry
duty was actually performed there day
: and night for years after the flower
had withered and the lady had died.
Another instance of Russian pro-
CeuuTS is worthy OF iueIllIOH- onCS
when some new roads were to be built
in a certain section the official leeches
in charge of the preliminary arrange
ments managed to prolong their DELHI
erations until their salaries had con-
sumed the entire appropriation. Their
method was to raise a question about
the volume of traffic going over the
various roads A detachment of regis
every crossway during six days of each
month. These officials Were to make
report of every peasant cart that pass
ed. as we'll as an estimate of it's cargo.
After the census had been taken in one
district the commissioners We're ordered
to apply the same process to another.
AT the end of three years two districts
had been reported upon. Inasmuch as
there were eleven districts in all, nearly
twenty years time was consumed in
making the preliminary estimates.
During all this time the traffic was hin
dered by official red tape, and in the
end the roads remained as bad as ever.
NOT CURIOUS LIKE TEDDY.
There are those who claim that one
reason why the administration is SO
bad in Russia is because the Gar lacks
curiosity. He is not inquisitive like
Roosevelt. A man who happened to be
in st. Petersburg from district where
disturbances had occurred was sent to
the palace by someone who thought
that His Majesty would like 10 ask
questions about the trouble. When adj
mitted to the official presence the Gar
said: You are from so and SOP
Yes, Your Majesty" was the reply.
The Car then remarked: Il have been
there and I found the air in that To- |
cality to be very good" after which |
he exhibited no further interest in his |
caller or the condition of the people in |
the disturbed region Under the same |
Roosevelt would have
applied a running fire of questions to
the visitor and pumped him dry of all
facts in his possession Uefore letting
him depart.
All who know the Emperor agree !,
that he has weak will and is easily
led by those around him. In the
course of his actions he constantly con-
-radicts himself. Shortly after the
9eath OF his father he made this en-
ohatic statement against reform: I
I'm aware that in certain meetings in
provincial assemblages voices have
ately been raised by persons carried
way by absurd illusions about partici-
patton in matters of national govern
nent Let all know that. in devoting
LII my strength to the welfare of my
,eope, I intend to protect the principle
# autocracy as firmly and unswerv-
ngly as my late and never-to-be-for-
often father" Later we find him de-
laring for reform, but hesitating TO
it. When the manifesto au-
lorizing the establishment of the
louma was brought for his signature
e was suspicious of it, but finally said:
If it be for the good of my people l
sill sign it, Before affixing his sigma 1
ure he took his little. son in his arms,
cade the sign OF the cross and deliv-
red a short prayer. It is said that the
Impress was impatient with him for :
rs hesitation. She insisted that the
eform be put into effect, saying: Il
.ant my son to have a happy reign. \
CzAR Is NOT CRAZY Il
Because he is not strong-wiled the I
eforms which he inaugurates are not
instituted in time to accomplish the .
esired results. When approaching & E
risis he holds back because he is {
aarful Of doing the wrong thing But {
espite his lack Of decision the Gar is /
a much-naGgned man. !
While he may believe in spiritualism. !
IS not crazy as many people claim. 5
lis callers invariably report him as {
eng sane affable man who earnest