The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-21

jaunt. Every day, with scarcely a
break, during the trip from the coast,
he spent four or five hours every fore
noon debating to his wife, who trans
fers his thoughts to paper on type
writer as he utters them. The after
Moons were given up to rest, and to
other duties about the vessel, for every
one on board from London himself to
Tochigi, the Jap cabin boy took then
regular turn at the wheel and did their
part in other work to be done.
Now that they are on shore for a
while the system of work will be kept
up. 1--WE expect to do good lot Of
work in way of writing while we are
here" said Mrs. Jack, Besides Mr.
London will have lot to do in seeing
that the Shark is put in shape for her
next cruise That's the reason we came
directly to Pearl Harbor for we figured
that we would not have so many dis
fractions here as we would in the city"
It is evident that London does not In
tend to get in the lime light any more
than he can help. When asked If he
would lecture here he replied in the
negative, stating as his reason that he
did not think people cared especially
to hear anything he had to say, but
came to such affairs out of curiosity
to see what kind of a looking person he
is, and he doesn't especially care for
such notoriety He declined, very
politely, an invitation to attend Mac
kenzie Gordons recital on Thursday
evening saying that he did not think
that he would be able to spare the
time.
Mr.. London talked freely and enter
tainingly on many different topics. He
discussed the inevitable extinction to
which almost all of the lesser civilized
races appear to be fated before the adj
vance of the white mans civilization
and accompanying vices, referring to
the North American Indians, especially
the Indians of Alaska, the degeneracy
in which he has studied at first hand
and to the disappearance of the TaS-
manian natives, despite a last spas
modic effort of England to restore the
remnant of a once powerful tribe to
their former conditions Of life. 1.-THE
whites through hundreds of generations
of survival of the fittest in consump-
tion of poisons, of alcohol, and unna'
tural foods, and in withstanding the
ravages of disease, have attained il
many things an immunity which wher
brought to savage or barbarous PEG
pies become deadly scourges."
Referring to his trip, London ex
plained-"You see like to travel, bu
had become Disguised with the usua
tourist methods where you are prac
tically at the mercy of the routine
system, and not able to be Independent
at any time or place. But with thu
Shark 1 can d just as like and un
like on shore be without interruption
when 1 feel most like work This las
81 days has been joy in this respect
no telephones, messenger boys, caller
or disturbing noise. 1t is all I ha
hoped for and more
London denied that he is looking TO
material" in Hawaii or elsewhere o.
his trip "Of course" said he, II ex
pect to get whole lot of impression
which l will work into future stories
oh fNsa
success in deliberately going out afte
material. All my work has been don
! from impressions which 1 have ha
with scarcely consciousness that the
would be of value. My first books wer
written entirely from data and know
edge L had picked up without an
idea that I should ever turn it to az
count l went to Alaska as a pros
pector during the gold excitement.
1 hadn't gotten the scurvy and had
get out 1 might have been there yet a
a prospector, or else rich man. Afte
1 got back from that trip, l was prett
hard up and not able to hustle for
good while, and so tried my hand a
writing, thinking to get somethin
published in the newspapers now an
then which might possibly bring me a
much as SO. After getting started
wasn't hard to keep it up"
The next trip Of the Shark, exceptin
possibly a cruise among the islands {
this group, will be to Tahiti. 1t wi
be several months however before tn