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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
IGNORANCE CONCERNING
ISLANDS WIDESPREAD AND
DISGUSTING TO HAWAIIANs

A great business firm in New York
recently sent half ton of advertising
matter to Honolulu II was all printed
in Spanish! Some man had got out
a scheme to reach the "insular pos
sessions" The Porto Ricans and the
Filipinos speak Spanish. therefore II
was decided to give Hawaii dose of
Spanish, too. Governor Johnson of
Minnesota recently gave out an inter-
view saying he was in favor of lop-
ping off the Philippines and Hawaii
and all "insuar possessions" When
that got to Honolulu the local papers
gave lyon Yonson" a lambasting that
would have delighted the soul of a
Minnesota Bryanite. And Hawaii is
right about it. The United States
could lop off Arizona or Maine or cut
out Iowa from its heart just as easily
as 1t could cast off Hawaii. Hawaii
became part of the United States in
exactly the same manner as Texas did.
1t is just as much part of the United
States now as New Mexico is. And
Hawaii, looking into the future and
with the eye of faith, can see a new
star on the flag--a star of turquoise
seas and opal skies, a star whose ra-
dance casts over the azure of the
Union the greeting "Alohai"
Hawaii knows that the path to the
stars is beset with difficulties. No
OlTeT part OF tHe Oilittu oldtcS mas
more knotty problems to work out
1t needs the help of the rest of the
country and now that the increasing
importance of the Pacific will bring
Hawaii into prominence that help will
be forthcoming.
SO far as politics is concerned and
so far as the people now in control
go, Hawaii is as thoroughly American
as Ohio. But its peculiar economic
system has overwhelmed it with an
alien people which has no sympathy
for American ideals, but Which in time
will become possessed of the American
right to vote. 1t is Hawaii's present
task to Americanize the children of
the orientals. if possible. 1t is Ha-
wallis task to encourage immigration
from sources which will send men who
can be assimiated into American in
situations. 1t Is Hawaii's task TO stand
in the van of the social and economic
struggle between the occidental and
oriental civilizations.
But with all the problems to work
out and with some delicate bread and
butter questions in the future TO keep
an eye on, Hawaii knows not care.
1t Yields to the gentle influence of its
tempered tropical climate and is happy.
Today Hawaii is the greatest export
ing community of it's population ON
earth. Today Hawaii is the richest
political division, per CAPITA of the
richest nation on the face of the earth.
Every day 1t is growing in importance
as that nation reaches out its In n f =
into the orient. These things al
forting to Hawaii as Ii looks 1 e5fa
to the day of its greater luster
fCopyright, 1908, by Frederic ]. ! saiusl
TomoFrow.-Making Americans In IHnaA.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
CLEAR. CRISP AND CLEAN
DEMOCRACY PREVAILS

A 7 the conventions held by the coun-
u try districts results gratifying to
- believers in the independence of
the Democratic party were obtained.
The proceedings were animated by
Democratic and not machine spirit.
With possibly one or two exceptions
the men selected as delegates are be-
lieved to be free from any railroad con-
troll or machine influence. The emanci-
patton of California from its politico-
railroad bondage will be accomplished,
and when the letters are stricken off
not even the astutest and most fox
Drained boss that ever schemed politi-
cal devices will be able to fasten them
on the freed and rejoicing state.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE ITO
DISTINGUISHED ,ANGELEN0

The Herald takes pleasure in reproducing
| the following article which was printed IN
the people Talked About column OF Les
| lies Weekly. Mr.. Baillie Is valued member
| OF The Herald stan. He has wide circle
| OF friends in Southern California who are
pleased to hear of the success he iB achiev-
Ing. Besides being lifelong newspaper
man, and therefore equipped with prac-
tical knowledge OF actual requirements
and able to speak from abundant experience,
he has been a lifelong student OF the science
OF phonetfcs In relation to- the spoken and
spelled languages. He believes there is no
hope OF reforming the spelling of the
American language so long as the Latin
alphabet Is in use. Mr.. Baltic believes It
high time from purely economical considern-
lions. II not from sentimental. that an Amer
lean alphabet should be adopted, and this
alphabet the nature on which Is indicated
IN his shorthand book, he is prepared TO
suggest.
MAJ HEN Mckinley was president he
w appointed David G. Baillie, now
of Los Angeles, to a consulship;
but the latter declined the appoint
ment because he desired to devote his
time to the perfection or new system
of stenography, named, descriptively.
the Swiftsure. As personal friend of
President Mckinley and brilliant
newspaper writer on New York papers,
Mr.. Baillie was well known and was
considered one of the most expert
shorthand writer's in the United States.
He has interviewed many prominent
men, and he has the unique distinction
of having been able to report verbatim
the lectures of the late Phillips Brooks,
who often talked at the rate of 240
words a minute. Mr. Baillie has re-
ported many famous orations and has
been sent to national conventions and
great political meetings. His health
becoming impaired, he moved to Los
Angeles, where he has published book
on his shorthand system and where he
is one of the chief editorial writer's on
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
ABSURD CLAIMS

HV HERE are signs that Republicans
will claim that strikes and So
u cialism are responsible for hard
times. While any person with COM
mon sense knows how absurd such an
assertion is, let us accept it as if it
had some value and carry it one step
further. If we agree that strikes and
socialism are responsible for idleness
and restitution, what causes are ac-
countable for strikes and socialism
If conditions of employment were all
right who would go on strike? Would
a mere agitator have the ghost of a
show of finding a following? And what
set some of the brainiest and best ed
ucated men in Europe and the United
States to thinking out a substitute for
the unfair conditions which hinder
human progress?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
MACHINE METHODS

NT ARSHALL STIMSON'S instruct
M i've and enlightening talk to the
AA City club on "The Way the Ma
chine Does Politics" gave definite in
formation on subject with regard
to which much has been said in a gen.
eral way. Mr.. Stimson's explanations
of the ways and methods adopted by
machine politicians will satisfy people
who have believed too much has been
said in too sweeping a way about the
machines misuse of American condi-
tions, it's trespass upon American lib
critics. The pernicious activity of the
machine is a disgrace to this commu-
nifty and will be a blemish on the fair
name and fame of California until in
dependent, conscientious voters find
out the way to "do" the machine
which docs" politics and the long
suffering public.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
JUST POTTERING

N HICAGO is puzzled by the Illinois
compulsory education law, which
~ says children between IA and 16
years Of age must be at school or at
work. The problem is how to find
work for the children who are said to
be wandering about the streets look
ing for it. Would it not be more to
the point to find ways Of employment
for the parents IN order that there
might be no excuse for keeping the
children out OF school? There is some
thing more than merely tiresome;
there is something disgusting in the
manner in which this greatest of pres
emit day social problems is being fooled
with in some communities instead of
being mastered and settled in the way
common sense suggests
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
OF WORLD wilde INTEREST
HA WAW TO THE FORE
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN

navy. 1t was good enough to get the
best of Spaih, all right, but Amer
lea woke up to the fact that 1t wasn't
good for much more. There wasn't
much fuss about it as 1t went along,
but the United States turned to navy
building. Now 1t has the greatest feet
In the Pacific In the history Of that
ocean, 1t has - navy which ranks sec
ond In the world in size and first In
relative efficiency, and there is a feet
left on the Atlantic seaboard that Is
stronger than the whole navy was at
the time of the war with Spain. So
much for ten yeats.
The great struggle for the mastery
OF the Pacific and the freedom of China
may not, co4e this year or next. But
1t Is very likely 60 come within the
next ten years and Uncle Sam Is very
likely to be in the scrimmage. He Is
beginning to wake up. to the serious
ness of that likelihood. In fact he Is
in training so far as the navy goes
and is getting into form on public SEN
timent. This great struggle will be In
the Pacific ocean. In the middle Of
the ocean Is Hawaii. Hawaii to the
forei
Hawaii has a sore spot It is so
tender that one doesn't need to poke
to find it. 1t makes its presence felt
and every visitor from the mainland
of the United States knows about 1t
before he has been In Honolulu twen-
ty-four hours. That sore spot Is that
the people of the rest of the United
States don't seem to know that Hawaii
is a bona fide, inseparable, directly
attached, seamless part of the United
States. The Americans In Hawaii are
just as American as any man who
ever Shot firecracker on the Fourth
of July or ate turkey and pumpkin pie
on Thanksgiving day. And when
fellow American from Kalamazoo
writes one of them letter and puts
5-cent stamp on it-well. there's q
little volcano In Hawaii that the guide
books don't know about.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

A new Democratic club, the Old
Hickory, has been organized in Los An
geles for the purpose of active cam
paign work. Club members and all
other Democrats who work without ex-
pectation of personal profit or reward
will do much to bring about Democrat
ic success. The Republican party is
handicapped and hindered rather than
helped by its great army of office
holders, nearly every Soldier in which
under the new rules is strictly forbid
den to take any part in politics. The
"outs" may fight. The "ins" dare not.
The Democratic campaign will beat
even the Pacific cruise of the navy,
for it will be both fight and frolic.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

httid ttiot OfCA NAo
itor to Honolulu Is
frontei with every
time he meets an
agent of the pro-
motion committee,
which is to say
every time he meets
anybody at all.
The United States
as a whole may not
yet realize how rare
and precious is this
chain of Jewels of
the sea that has
shaken of the old
name Of Sandwich
1SiandS, DuI the ISL
anders realize 1t to
the full. They
know that the val
ue of Hawaii is not
to be calculated by
square miles of ter
rltory. They don't
discuss area. But
when 1t comes to
strategic maps and
applied geography
tho Hawaiian fs IN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

President Roosevelt will lombard
congress with messages until his poll
cies are adopted. If the measures adj
vocated by him are defeated he intends
to force congress to assume RESPONSE
bility. Many people have applied
epithets to the president, some of them
complimentary, others not. If we were
asked to describe him compactly yet
conclusively we would say "he is
radical Oliver Cromwell"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

And now the acknowledgements
league is putting on its battle harness
for a big square deal fight which will
be begun on the assembling of the
Republican state convention at Sacra-
mento on Thursday. The league does
not intend to give the enemy chance
to draw long breath. More power to
its pugilism! Keep it up! We may ex-
pect another wall from the weeping
Republican Niobe who is bawling for
party peace at any price.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
THE TOHLER'S WAGE
BY It. SHELLEY SUTTON

G7zEs5N cavernous depths darkness,
liza al In the bowls of burning earth
ID MID the blight Of o. hs miners ss hight
We have dug for your geld sds and e Sssa
You paid-wh crust of bread!
have dug for your fuel, master
We have fought hts for breath we have tempted
In hs DEPTHS SnS the a 'se 1ass
And For Sou an we sf S0 bs ba The We dig
Has proved but a mockhg grave
q s Which h bursts with a sudden roar
That reek with miners gore
We have tced in the field and vineyard,
FROM haHf e eu We wines
BY t %.t9 mh nse S SS1p TO %e sto.
anu We Pe h nSss made mad With fsutless hand;
But yours is the trimming chalice
For yoa s %re t a@a sod and he vintage
The hust k and the chan and scoria
But h au ar aaa e the and and yield
And yours are the guilt and gain
Ours is tie hopeless toni oil: .,y.., .nro....
For US are din and moil!
Whatever the earth produces
Whatever y, stl the min i may ggr ma s thrive
It is is yours to laugh and take
Yours Yours G '9%% compel and and Pr sia%
Ours otns se Is 0f IS. AND %rtsssd hs asSs'
We have built you million mansions
wrought your fad,
For thousand years have dried
And given you all We had
We have built bui them well.
tonight stand with extended hand
You 1i have taken our lands and labor,
You have taken enc. our blood ID, and Sda soul H. ~
BY trickery, tax and toll
A million of limbs are manged,
A million of backs bowed.
A million of slaves by dozen knaves
have bartered our lives, and labor;
the and the fertile land
But you look at us now with sullen brow
And you rule with an iron hand!
We have given you sons , and daughters
We are pinned the wall, but We give you ALL
And give-and give again.
All heart ask for
-, All that your greed oe can &c. claim
There nd fe brd you OF a endless DaL rack
You have taken land AMI garnered
your whip still cracks our beaten backs
Till we die on the barren field
You have stuffed away in the howell
And you force us to pay for the right to stay
-, In the sums Of your cys hell;
The rights of his bounteous land
Are crushed in the crowd by your burdens bowed
Till we cry for place to stand!
But yours is the fruitful garden,
And yours is the ripened grain.
So You D S Td sT we %es e on s the an sSrs ba
We have workedGwe have foMed and sroveed
But s nd %saR that p1'So dear to your heart
Have bought with stolen gold;
A million of hearts have broken
million of veins have bled
A million of lives have chafed In the
For the sake of crust Of bread!
But the day of your reckoning master
VIII break with crimson light,
And the blood stained path Of a worldwide wrath
For the pulse of the world will waken
And the eyes world will see,
And the Ore dream Of Of the world be then unfufled
And the slaves of the world be free
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

In a neighboring city a Shakespeare
club gave reciprocity lunch. The
only person who will be unable to re-
ciprocate or reap the benefit of recip-
rocation is poor old Shake himself
MY, what lot that maa has missed!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
Consolation

Stout Customer Gin the chair)-Con-
found your laundering clumsiness! YOU
have cut my chin!
Barber (soothingly)-Don git agi-
tated, sab; dom git agitated! Yo'-all's
got two mo- chins dat amt cut none
yit sab. Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
Friendly Progress

How are you and your titled son-in-
law getting on?"
First rate" answered Mr.. Cumnox,
Eve are getting so we can look at each
other without either of us manifesting
surprise or curiosity" = Washington
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

In resolutions adopted yesterday the
w. J. Bryan club pledged support to
the leader and the cause and de-
nounced the mischief making machine
from whose degrading and un-Demo-
cratic influences the Democracy of
California is determined to be freed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

Admiral Evans is retired from active
service. Fighting Bob, who was al
ways first in war. will for the rest of
his life be first in peace and first in
the hearts of his countrymen.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10

fEszEiEE ONOLULU. T. H.-Take a map
l8 Es1HI of tn Pacific ocean and draw
Id NI lines across 1t from principal
IN = III ports in both Americas to
In 81 A| principal ports in Asia and
lk&4A&4l the Islands of the seas.
Where these lines cross you
will find Hawaii--the cross roads OF the
Pacific. And, incidentally, you will
have a homemade map of the very
bind rhat aUarxy vie
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
HONESTY THE RULE
IN OUR COUNTRY
JUSTICE HARLAN.

Absolute obedience TO law was the
keynote OF Justice John Marshall
Harlans address to the members OF
the Detroit Bar association in the
Central Methodist church, Thursday
evening.
Honesty and fidelity in public af-
fairs is the rule in our country to-
day" affirmed the noted jurist There
are some who affected TO believe that
the nation is on the road TO ruin, but
believe that there never was time
in our history when there was so inn
perative a demand for public homes
ty"
Speaking particularly to the law
yers Justice Harlan said: at is your
duty, gentlemen Of the bar. it is your
duty in a peculiar way TO teach the
people TO stand firmly for those prin-
ciples which underlie the American
system of constitutional government.
Justice Harlan then spoke with
great minuteness of the life and
times of George Mason, of Virginia
author of the Virginia bill of rights
and one of the ancestors OF Michi
gan's first governor, whose monument
was unveiled on Decoration Day.
Following the speech a reception
was rendered Justice Harlan and the
members OF the Michigan supreme
bench in court room No. in the coun
ty building. Prominent lawyers and
Judges were present from the sur
rounding cities
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
SUMMER RESORTS
HOTbEOS Of VICE,
SAYS MINISTER
PASTOR JONES, OF PETOSKEY,
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE DE-
PLORABLE-DOUR STANDARD
OF MORALS CONDEMNED.

The Rev. w. j. Bedford Jones, OF Pc.
toskey. who spoke in the Thursday
night session of the annual conference
OF the Florence Crittenton mission IN
the Woodward Ave. Baptist church, de-
clared that the summer resorts Of
northern Michigan are among the most
demoralizing institutions Of the land.
There are from 10000 10 10000
young men and women who come UP
to Petoskey every summer TO have
a good time" said the speaker. you
anu know what they mean by hav-
ing good time. They mean to cut
loose For six weeks of the summer
we have a social sewerage system up
theme which is vile and awful. While
that six weeks is going on what oc
ours is unspeakable. The justices
physicians and police tell us that we
have no conception Of the evil.
II want 10 tell you people in south
ern Michigan that your well-dressed
young men are TO blame.
In Detroit alone tonight there are
hundreds and hundreds OF girls who
need Florence Crittenton homes. In
Detroit the young man sows his wild
oats, as it is called, and the best OF
families and the sweetest girls Will
take him into their homes. But let
he girl fall, and even If she is sorry
for her action. she is forever con
demned, and she has to go back u
the ranks again. The double standard
OF morals is to blame for the whole
affair The only remedy for it is to
condemn the man as well as the girl.
Mrs. Katherine Seibert, of Column
bus, o.. speaking on THE Brand of
Innocents," urged every woman TO
encourage the fallen girl. TO have her
believe she has much to live for Mrs.
Seibert said she believed the indiffer-
ence Of many OF the women of today
prevented many girls who had fallen
from leading better lives.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
HARRY LAUDER IN AN
AWKWARD POSITION

LONDON, June 5.--Harry Lauder.
the Scotch comedian who has ar
ranged to go over 10 America again In
October, has been placed in a very
awkward position.
One OF the leading managers Of
pantomime. Robert Arthur. some time
ago secured Mr.. LADDERS services for
the pantomime of Cinderella TO be
performed at the Theatre Royal, Glas.
gov, next Christmas. The contract
Is for 81 1000 a week Mr.. Lauder
would. OF course, have TO get back 10
London for rehearsals, and his sea.
son on the other side would have to
be brief one. SO last week he went
to Mr. Arthur with an unusual offer.
He proposed to hand over sl2.500
in cash 10 Mr. Arthur on condition
that the contract for the pantomime
should be cancelled. Mr.. Arthur
thought II over a day or two, and then
decided To decline the tempting offer.
That il how matters stand at present,
but the canny Scott still hopes 70
wriggle out of his contract
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
w. X. TAYLOR HEADS
THE STATE ELKS

KALAMAZOO, Mich. June 5.-The
Elks parade. yesterday. was over
two miles long. Large delegations
from 10 lodges, and 10 bands took
part
At the annual meeting last even
ing the following were elected 4;
President. w. r. Taylor, Kalamazoo;
first vice-president, b. j. Besnor
Sault Ste. Marie; second vice-presi.
dent, c. +. Lown. Saginaw; third
president, James Kehoe, Jack
son; secretary. l.. f. Williams, De-
troit; treasurer. G. +. Bathrick. Bat.
tie Creek; doorkeeper, II. b. Welsh
Ann Arbor; sergeant-at-arms, ohm
NJ. Foley. Calumet; chaplain, John f.
Gibson. Port Huron; trustee, Morse
Rohnert. Detroit.
In ritual competition. Port Huron
lodge won the first prize, having 92.39
per c(nt; Manistee, second, $3.50 per
cent. Detroit took the prize for the
best drilled delegation
The state meeting next year will be
held at Calumet.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
IN DETROIT
LIFE is WORTH LIVING.

&. o . . q. .. q. . q. q. o..
Then with startling inconsistency.
every member displayed wide badge
OF mourning on his left sleeve.
The following is a synopsis of the
burlesque:
Called 10 order by President Moody.
Calls eX-MayOr MGybury to the chair.
Maybury accepts IN short address.
Explains absence of other members
who arb detained by evening drill in
the silence treatment by Secretary
iHtchie. ReCounts achievements OF his
late administrator notably the mill
lion dollar peristyie. adopted finally in
the form of n ten million dollar tun-
mel. and. more notable and glorious
than ALL the adoption OF standard time,
the one thing above all others that
makes life worth living ia our fair city.
EHlarges eloquentiy on the thought OF
uniform time.
Member arises showing monster pc
tition from believers in Gods Good
Old Time. and advocating dropping OF
that monster OF corporate greed and
perhdy railroad or standard time"
Asks for vote by the board
III have 10 ring for Richie chair
man says. in order to get some light
ON this subject lights go out, and
when turned on entire board is found
seated at table with Secretary Richie
casting the canned vote for sun time.
Chairman announces vote. and secre-
tary turns clock ahead 2S minutes. Tel
ephone call from mayor OF Boston, who
wants 10 Know now ~ every lNlnB
Later chairman discovers inquiry is
How Is the Whole Thing Says he
will let Richie answer for himself.
Richie then introduced for few OBJ
servations on how To regenerate a city
without words; also for a farewell eX-
preston prior To his quiet departure
FOR the Hub-bub.
Richie requires examination Of doors
and windows for caves -droppers.
Wants everything hushed Chairman's
telephone rings but ne answers that it
Is impossible TO communicate at this
moment. can't say a word. as Richie
Is about 10 speak.
Speech by Richie. At conclusion tel
ephone rings and chairman says Free
Press reporter wrapped in fur overcoat
and with hot thermos bottles in every
pocket would like to interview Richie.
Richie talks with him over the phone.
Member arises in the crowd and in
sists upon return OF his 20 cents for
badge and membership. claiming he
has been defrauded. being compelled TO
ray $500 additional for membership
in board and $500 for dues and still
another $500 for this trip. Left TO a
canned vote while room Is darkened
and Richie reports there is nothing
coming back TO disgruntled member.
Telephone inquiry FOR well known
The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
Race Issue Involved.
MOVING TIME FOR
BUSINESS CONCERNS

This warm weather is moving time
for some of the big firms. The First
National bank and the Detroit City
Gas Co. fitted the same day to new
locations and other changes will fol-
low these moves II is expected that
the American Exchange National bank
will occupy the former quarters of the
First National. while the former gas
company Offices are expected to be
filed soon also
The formal opening of the new gas
company Offices takes place Tuesday
evening, when the building will be in
spected by number of invited guests.
NJ. c. Whitaker. of Philadelphia. will
lecture on Modern Gas Lighting"
stereopticon pictures furnishing illus
tration.