The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-05-14
SINGING THEIR WAY
AROUND THE WORLD.
Two Des Mones Young Men are Completing Unique
Journey of 80 900 Miles,

voices in Hindoo. AS the music rose,
the combination of good American Cos
pei hymns with strange Asiatic dialects
and voices was unique, indeed, and Mr..
Garmong writes that the experience
was one of the most interesting of all
his journey.
Mr.. Garmong and Mr.. Hamilton are
probably now on their way to the Holy
land in Palestine, where they expect to
make visit Of some weeks, to see the
sights of interest and to get new inspir-
alton and material for other evangeliz-
ing campaigns. On the way from Pales-
tine they will probably stop in Italy
and other continental countries, then
go to England, from where they hope to
set sail for New York late in June.
While they were in Australia and New
Zealand, these Des Moines young men
made use of their opportunity to see the
country thoroughly. When their evan
gelistlc work was finished, they made
long tours overland and by sea, through
the populated districts, and into the
wilderness, over mountain and over
plain, and their letters are filled with
descriptions of the wonders that they
saw. They confirm the oft repeated
statement of other travellers that she
scenery along the coast and in the
mountains of both Australia and New
Zealand is marvellous, equaling anything
that Europe or America either furnish.
They spent much time in cross country
trips, on horseback, awhile and even on
foot. They went far into the ''bushland"
of Australia, where wild game is plenti-
ful-the strange wild game that popu-
lates Australia. They bagged several
kangaroo and other animals, and they
captured many fine specimens of birds.
Both young men, and especially Mr.. Ham
ilton, are interested in science; some of
their trophies were sent already mount
ed, others will be mounted when they
return. Their collection will be quite
complete and valuable addition to any
museum.
Especially interesting to the Ameri-
cans were the institutions of New Zea-
land and the problems of Australia.
New Zealand has tried almost every
new experiment in government that has
been proposed by reformers. 1t has the
single tax theory in practical operation,
the government ownership of public
utilities, compulsory education, COM
pulsory eight-hour work day, and num-
erous similar unique things, all of
which seem to operate successfully.
Recently Mr.. Garmong wrote home a
letter upon the problems that confront
Australia and especially the race prob
lem. There it is not the question of the
negro, but of the yellow races from the
islands between Australia and Asia and
the Kanakas from the South Sea Islands.
They have crowded into Australia in
great hordes, ATTRACTED by the wonder
full devt 1opment and growth Of the coun-
! try and the enormous demand for labor.
Now Australian whites are worried and
they have enacted various laws for the
deportation of the invaders. In every
/, political campaign this race problem is
debated as leading issue.
Both Mr.. Garmong and Mr.. Hamilton
write enthusiastically of the people Of
Australia and New Zealand. 1t was an
extraordinary thing for them to go
there, strangers, without money almost,
and expect to be fed and housed while
they sang and preached the gospel.
But it seems that it was not so looked
upon by the people OF those countries.
They were received warmly when their
! credentials had been examined and veri-
fed. The Christian people were gener-
GUS to the extreme and they manifested
their friendly interest in the co.opera-
tion they gave and in the liberal con-
tributions that were made for the ex-
penses of the evangelistic campaigns.
The young men have had more than
something to eat and place to sleep
prosperous farmers Of Australia and
New Zealand said to them, that labor
er is worthy of his hire, and they paid
the young men accordingly. They are
sure to come home richer than they left
not merely in experience, but in purse
as we'll.
When Garmong and Hamilton were at
Drake, they were typical Drake men
good students and interested in student
life. They we're managers and publish.
ers of the Quax, the Drake annual one
year of their college course. They are
aggressive, they are persistent and they
have courage. They are both young
men still. Garmong is only % and Ham
ilton is but little older and their friends
in University Place expect even more
notable things of them than their ex
traOrdiDary worlds tour.