Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-30
BROTHERS MEET
AFTER 22 YEARS
THROW THEMSELVES IN EACH
OTHERS ARMS AND SOB
JOYFUL MEETING WITNESSED
AT SANTA FE DEPOT
A. RichIey of Hawaii and J. II. Rich
ley of Temecula, Cal, viii Sep
arate Again Today, Former
Going to San Francisco

With cries of joy that rang last night
through the Santa Fe depot, two
brothers who had not seen each other
for twenty-five years threw themselves
in each others arms and sobbed like
children. They were A. R!chley, a
United States official of Honolulu, II.
l., and j. II. Richley of Temecula, Cal,
Twenty-Five years ago they had left
their home in Seneca Falls. n. Y, men
in the prime of life, and turned their
faces toward the west. They drltted
apart. one into the government service,
which led him to the Hawaiian islands,
and the other into the evil and busl-
ness life in California. They put OIL re-
turning to the old home until next
year" but next year never came.
Their father and mother died, and there
remained no home to return to. Only
once did a letter pass between them IN
all those years, and after that they
lost knowledge of each others where
abouts until a few days ago. when the
brother i'm civic life read of his brother
going on a government mission TO
Washington. There was telegram
to Washington and an answer that cul-
minated in their meeting last night
with his arm about his brother :
neck A. Richley happily related the
story of their separation and of their
ioyful reunion. Hes the same old
Joe. only a little gray that's all. I've
whipped him many time in school
when we were boys together, and III
bet | can do it again. How about it,
Joe?"
Go ahead" was the brothers reply.
A. Richley has been a resident of the
Hawaiian islands for more than ffteen
years. He has been in the government
of it11a
known as one of the most competent
lighthouse engineers in the world. He
has steamer at his disposal through
out the year in which he cruises about
the Hawaiian islands, and he makes
his reports to Washington.
Is conVersant with Islands
Mr.. Richley is thoroughly conversant
with all that concerns the islands. He
believes there is no possibility of a
war between the United States and
Japan because, az he says, that nation
knows better, but he states emphat-
ically that eighteen months Will see q
conflict under way between Russia and
Japan, in which he thinks the little
brown men are this time destined to
defeat japan, he says, is burdened
with the debt of her last war with
Russia and her people cannot stand Il
raise in taxation. She does not want
war. but Russia will force her. Russia
has everything TO gain, Japan every
thing to lose. The conflict, states Mr..
Richley, is inevitable.
Japan would possess the Hawaiian
islands," continued Mr.. Richley, but
she will buy them, never fight for
them The upper class of Japan with
whom I have come in contact recognize
the power and superior strength of the
United States. The lower class conf
IDENTIFY believes that the armies of
their milkado. whom they look on as
their God, are invincible. There lies
the strength of Japan. 1t is not their
loyalty or their patriotism. but their
religion that he who dies fighting for
the mikado enters into life of eternal
bliss. That is the reason why, when
a japanese soldier falls dead in battle,
there are two to take his place; but
nevertheless Japan cannot afford TO 20
to war, and the coming conflict which
Russia will force on them may change
the map of the Orient
]. Fl. Richley lives at Temecula and
has been in the employ of the Santa Fe
railroad since his youth.
The brothers will part today, when
4. Richley will leave for San Francisco,
from where he will sail December
for the Hawaiian islands.