Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-30
MANY HEAR DOLE'S
Plea Fur Peace
Eloquent Speaker Gives
Talk At Central
Union Church

Charles F. Dole spoke to a large
audience last night in the Parish
House of the Central Union Church
on Modern Social Movements"
lie said the people are beginning
TO realize the Importance of the idea
of local patriotism; that the intelli-
gent and prosperous business man is
taking part in the progress of affairs
in his municipal government. He
emphasized the fact that the ones
we now fear are those who neglect
the government of their home city
in order to prosper and become rich.
/ Mr. Dole then spoke of how the
different nations are striving for
peace as against war. He suggested
that the United States Government,
one Of the greatest nations under
the sun. should drop preparations for
war with armies and navies. and
make rather for international peace.
He said that the nations should treat
each other as neighbors and become
more friendly than ever before.
Although Mr.. Dole deplored the
present-day preparations for war, he
took generally optimistic view OF
the progress of the world.
lie believes the present age is not
50 Overwhelmingly materialistic as
we sometime credit It, The work
that is being done for advancement
| 10 pnt olwnva annorant He ,nn,no.
ed the situation with the construc-
ton OF the breakwater which he saw
going forward at Hilo. Great boul-
ders were being dumped into the sea
and made absolutely no show on the
surface, but they were indeed the
foundation Of the whole structure.
lie drew attention to the fact that
the problems of today are world prob
lens. There is not civic problem
! in the cities OF America that cannot
be found in the cities all oyer the
world. The liquor problem has be-
cCme world problem. Gambling
has become a world problem. Pro-
lection OF the purity OF women Is a
world problem. The conflict of race
Is world problem found every
where. and while each community
has its own particular phase, the
forces of the world are operating and
cooperating for solution.
Mr. Dole said that the solution for
the errors OF democracy was more
democracy.
In commenting on the problems OF
the liquor trafIic>he said that as he
grew older he was less inclined to
be dogmatic in his views regarding
this traffic which must be controlled.
| He called forth enthusiastic APP
plause when he pointed the moral
error contained in the failure to- see
enything wrong in winning a few
dollars at whist, but considered Il
necessary to the public welfare to
arrest Chinese who have no appre-
citation of the crime involved in
same of chance. One of his parish
toner's had once asked. him what
there really was of wrong in her
husband playing quiet game of
whist for stakes.
He found that Hawaii is dealing
with the race problem In a more
rational and peaceful way than any
other part of the country.
He commented on the industrial
war that is on in many parts OF our
country, and noted the error In the
view that the labor unions were al
ways wrong in their conclusions or
that the employers were always
right.
Mr.. Dole's talk was intensely in
teresting and he took a broad Wow
OF many questions that are so fire.
quently dealt with locally in the