The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-25
Stead The
Paradox


pers and out OF them possibly times
many people consciously of the fact of the Peace Con
ference what where attenve conscious
of the characteristics OF William T. Stead
William Stead long ideas but short manners He doesn't
know the rudmnts of the etiquette conventions that govern any
sphere of the ucoc But he
world thinking When he accorded audience with
the Gar he abruptly ended when he got through with his interview
wholly of the world wide convention that the monarch is
audience is ended From the point of
view of etiquette his conduct nconcevaby rude He meant no
rudeness fact his action prompted by certain courtesy he
felt that he ought repass longer the time of busy thar
The Gar smiled at the break but the whole world listened to
Steads report of the interview.
motion reforms eonatory
than probably other ngeven than President Roosevelt
Steads reforms all original with him Stead calls himself
journalist and he is the best known journalist in the world But his
idea journalism includes the work and the idea of particular de-
parmen of journalism which not usually in mind when the word
journalist used He is the newspaper reporter par excellence He
gets his information first hand He people who know things
finds they know. He interviews kings, prime min
listers, the Gar, and the Pope
Who is this who propagae ideas with such fecudity and
them motion? The halfarved Independent
minister has sincerity the vehemence the ZEAL the intolerance
and the rhetoric of religious revivast He eXhors and sarzes
exaggerates He founder leagues crusade
prominent journalist England today, and in many the
ab he has always identified himself with the people the masses
bly, mixed up with the religion of Bunyan
When he errand boy dollar week Stead dreamed of
becoming historian Then he the not unnatural idea that literary
ambitions promoted by the devil Lowel "Pous Ed
tors Greed" that inspired him again and he started ardent be
e Captain of Exodus into the Canaan of tue social ORDER
His youth in the rugged north county him immense sympathy
with the poor and struggling Nine years editor of provincial
paper developed nDerdl opinions One-hal Wis
onary socialist onealf practical optms combining desire "o
the union all who love in the service of all who suffer- with
saonam anything but seraph he got his great opportunity when
he old in being made assistant John Morley the
Pail Mall Gazette.
Three years later, in 1883, Mr. Stead editor OF the Pail Mall
Gazette He extraordinary energy into its columns made his
ona Christianity dynamic politics. attacked social evils and
recognized force undertaking his specially His
maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" exposed London organized
traffic in and little girls AS result of his zeal he
mted to Holloway gaol for three months but the law he fought for
enacted And he still tells inspired fellow prs-
oner's exhoaion "Be a Christ"
Mr. Stead Review of Reviews founded in 1890 With his
usual grandoence he announced an organ by which the best
thought of the best and the world could brought
every month for sXpnce to the doors of the of the people,
It o promote the organization every of those who love
their fellow and willing to cooperate points which they
agreed for the promotion of the social and welfare of the
community large In reality It capable digest of