Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-29
CONGRESSMAN BARTH0LDT WRITES OF HIS TRIP

of the Pacific. and as we know from
experience when II comes to the
navy or to Notifications we only
count with millions. Certainly I'M
Gle Sam will have to put money In
his purse" to satisfy all the demands
OF the youngest American territory,
but from all appearances 1t will be
money well spent.
Shipping Laws. .
What are you going to do with
the shipping laws?" was q question
we were asked very frequently. The
question has reference to the law
which imposes a 5000 fine on every
one who takes passage out Of Ha-
wall on any but an American boat.
It is one OF the statutes relating to
coastwise shipping and was enacted
to build up an American merchant
marine. All Hawaii wants this law
suspended, at least for time. as at
present you can go to the islands,
but you never know whether and
when you can get away from them.
The ships OF the Pacific Mail line
coming from Asia are usually crowd
ed when they arrive at Honolulu,
and It has happened that tourists or
business men had to wait for weeks
in that city before they could Sc
cure accommodations, although for
eign boats leave there with their ca.
bins empty. IL Is indeed contrary to
the spirit of the times, and Congress
has already given It's consideration
to the subject. Interested parties
claim that IL travellers are lett free
choice they will all take passage on
japanese ships, because they are SUI
perior to the American, but, on the
other hand, 1t Is argued that with
that old law abolished travel to ana
from the islands will 30 increase as
to furnish business enough for all.
In all likelihood Congress. at its next
session, will again take up this ques-
ton.
Volcano.
The greatest natural phenomenon
I have ever seen on my extended
travels is the volcano on the Island
OF Hawaii, and should not conclude
my account without a mention OF It.
II is a lake of molten lava In full
view OF the visitors and only about
so yards below their feet. From
the surface of the seething caldron
columns Of Are are thrown high into
the air, forming mighty fountains OF
liquid lava and presenting a specta'
stand spellbound under the shelter
erected at the brim of the crater anC
watch these grewsome manifesto
tons Of the earth's interior forces
a feeling OF utter helplessness ant
insignifcance overcomes you. and
here even the proudest and mightiesI
Of mortals will humbly acknowledge
his readiness to capitulate before
| the majesty Of nature.
We were lucky in finding the vol
cano. which IL really a crater with
in a crater. fully 400 feet in diane
ter, exceptionally active, and view
ed the great phenomenon before
dark as well as at night. 1t Is ut
terly useless to try and describe thu
pyrotechnics we witnessed, because
no human pen Is equal to It. As WI
reached the Volcano House, mos
comfortable hotel erected at thu
brink OF the outer crater and separ
ated from the volcano by bed o
lava three miles in extent, rea'
some OF the accounts by previous vi
sitors inscribed In large volumes, an,
these pen pictures affected me deep
ly. but on my return from the her!
caldron all these accounts appeared
to me II not as downright silly
surely as involuntary confessions o
human impotency.
In conclusion, permit me to recon
mend to all visit to the Hawaiial
Islands. Those who are In the habi
OF going to Europe will have re
vealed to them SO much of what 1
new and strange and fsscinatinl
that they will fnd themselves ampl.
repaid. Hawaii is a rendezvous O
America, Asia and Europe, here Orr
ent and Occident. and practically al
the races inhabiting them meet Of
common ground, and though eacl
one is preserving its traits, its Gus
toms and costumes, as well as 1t
language, there IL apparently no friC