The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10

1t was rather blow at dignity the
other day when the Mongolia came into
port and Governor Frear was on hand
to meet Ambassador O'Brien, who was
bound home on his way from Toxic.
The Governor had chartered a large
sea-going, red-upholstered auto, had
ordered frogs legs and may be Sec
for dinner and given Mcbride instruc-
lions to get out the famous tall hat
and frock coat He was prepared to
attend the wants of the Ambassador.
But the Governor was just half an
hour late. Chester Doyle, yes, little
Chester of telephone fame, had met
the Ambassador outside the harbor-
They had exchanged winks, had chuck
led over one or two little stunts which
Doyle had brought off in characteristic
style when in Japan a year ago a~1
were lying back in easy chairs SMOKING
good cigars when the Governor and
the Japanese consul were announced.
The warmest of greetings were pass
ed up to the Ambassador, and that cor
dial gentleman was much pleased at
being remembered by the Executive
of Hawaii. Doyle got nod from the
Governor and Mcbride was introduced
as 1t. Then the Governor spread forth
| his plans of entertainment. Mr..
O'Brien said that he was very sorry
but his friend, Mr. Doyle, had already
made all arrangements for his enter
tainment, he would gladly go for a
ride in the bubble car the next morn
ing however. Then a loud and riotous
silence smote the air and from the
cloud of quietness which enveloped the
gathering Doyle could be seen, bearing
away his prey to the depths of Waikiki.
| understand that according to some
of Hawaii's best friends in Washington
we need not expect many favors in
the line of appointments of local men
from now on. This is said to have
been the result of the A. G. NJ Robert
son incident, for the men here were
forcd on the Senate committee a man
whom they were unwilling to confirm
unless at the request of local influences
The influence brought to bear by Gov
ernor Frear's cables was enough to
handle the matter. BY the way, have
you heard of the new club which is
being organized, to be known as the
Thurston Frear Victim Society Untd
The charter members are said to be l.
e. Pinkham, A. G. NJ Robertson, j. w
Pratt, Abe Lewis and one or two 9th
ers. AS will be noticed there is nc
limit to the membership of the clut
which is increasing with great regu-
larity.
1t is strange that the country has
not before realized that the simplest
way to reform politics and to reform
government is to place newspapermer
in official positions. Nowadays the
magazines, in between caustic criti
cisms of the Salome dance Tin which
the horrible features of said suggestive
contortions are very plainly described
and stories of Roosevelt in Africa, anC
the breaking up of the Turkish harem
are full of accounts, of graft and othel
parlor tricks in the halls of govern
ment.
They call these articles exposures
but rather are they illustrations o
what has always been known but no
previously printed.
Now the only way to purify polite
and the like is to place newspapermel
: in the jobs, and I'm glad to ssee tina
Honolulu newspaper men are gettin
: into the gubernatorial circles (eVe
though there is no necessity of reforT
!. Ihere).
Reform is always refreshing, whe
Their we need it or not; 1t makes u
sit up and take notice of how rotte
the other fellow was and how goo
2 we intend to be until the dear publ