The Washington herald., 1909-10-31
AT THE HOTELS.

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Thomas F. Wilson. Of Honolulu. at the
New Willard yesterday. Mr.. Wilson IS q
planter. and has been in the islands over
twenty years.
Few go from Hawaii without longing
TO return The perfect climate, neither hot
nor eoid,' continued Mir. Wilson, land
yet with an appreciable difference be-
tween summer and winter. with any de-
sirable temperature between s. degrees
and freezing obtainable at any time with
IN short distances between shore and
lofty mountain top: the bright azure skies.
the opalescent waters, the richly varie-
gated vegetauon-aH make conditions OF
life ideal. Mark Twain, twenty years
after ne left there. stu had the longing
TO return; and although Hawaii then was
a foreign land. he wrote that no other
land could so longingly and beseechingly
haunt him as Hawaii
But Hawaii" added Mr.. Wilson, must
not be thought Of as a country OF print
tive people or as a foreign country. It
IS fulI-dedged Territory OF the United
States, with a government more highly
developed than that OF any other Terri
tory thus far. II is only six days by
steamer from san Francisco. with which
/ IL is connected by both cable and wire
| less The islands are also connected with
each other by wireless. and each island
/ has a good telephone service. Well
/ graded and IN most cases macadamized
/ roads encircle the principal islands. Be
| tween the islands fifteen steamers con-
stantly ply.
There Is an excellent judicial system.
with American judges and a public
I school system now eighty years old,
/ the pride OF the people. There are
some thirty daily, weekly and monthly
publications. and cable dispatches OF the
worlds news are printed IN both morn
ing and evening papers. The civilization
is older than that Of the Pacific Coast.
a strong American colony having been
planted there from New England long
/ before tho acquisition Of California By
/ the United States. The nation is now
! establishing there one Of the strongest
military and naval stations in the world
and for this purpose, as well as for the
development OF harbors for commercial
uses. is spending millions OF dollars.
The leading policy Of the Territorial
! government heartily Endorsed and en-
couraged by the Federal government, IS
the settlement OF public lands Of the
/ Territory with proprietOrs Of holdings
Of size sufficient to support a family.
/ A good beginning has already been made
The desire IS to people the islands With
persons who are or viii become Amer
lean citizens, and 10 such alone viii the
public lands be allotted. This. Il will
be observed, cuts out the japanese"
What kind or heat? steam7'' A new
lily arrived guest at the Raleigh paused,
pen in hand, with a look OF inquiry az
Mr.. Collins. the cOurtly chief clerk.
Sure" said Mr.. Collins, you won't
have any complaint on the heat PROPOSE
ton"
The guest went ahead and wrote his
name. 1T wasn't that I was afraid OF
freezing 10 death or anything Ike IT,
ne fastened 10 explain. but just want
ed 20 know what kind Of heating sys-
TEN you use here. II you'd been through
The experience I had the other night,
why
"WeT. you know how nice and warm
the rooms are in some OF the hotels in
the smaIlish burgs a man strikes2 You
know Just how comfortable they ara
GAll4E aDDAA hE4AlLLAe II a 4C4lDh happens
20 want 70 sit down and read a maya
zine. write a letter OF something. Well
this room was just about as snug and
, coy as the front hallway Of a livery
stable
Il went 10 bed 70 keep warm the first
night but the following forenoon when
I wanted to DO some work IN the room.
. 1 decided 10 try my hand AZ stirring
! up little heat T felt the radiator and
/ IL was just barely lukewarm. Then 7
turned on the little air valve. Instead
of air a little stream OF water squirted
out No wonder the thing wouldn't heat
, 1 emptied out the big water pitcher and
held IL under the valve
1T seemed that the heater was lust
/ about ehOck fun Of water. In a little
. while I had the pitcher entirely filed
, l then flled the ice water pitcher and the
/ wash bowl and an old felt hat out OF my
, trunk Sun the supply seemed 10 be az
constant as ever. Then / grew Ciscour-
aged and went down TO see the clerk and
put him wise 10 the fact that the heating
system was IN bad way.
Well, you idjut' he grunted. when
7 told him. that amt a steam heater in
your room This IS a hot water system.
The fire may have died down some, but
you couldn't draw off all the water out
3 Of that heater IN three weeks
Speaking Of seals and their cost TO the
, United States government. Z. V. Fisher.
3 OF san Francisco, Cal. who is at the
, Arlington, said last night that Uncle
; sam IS paying more 10 protect the seals
in his part Of Boring Sea than they ara
, worth. but he is not making any effort 10
protect the Indians at Cnalaska-
ION the other hand, the American gov
eminent allows DEATH" continued Mr..
, Fisher. degradation and dissolution 70
3 go on among the natives. There is no
{ United States commissioner on the ISL
, ands, simply because there IS no salary
. in the Office. and 20 man IS willing 70
take up such a task without some kind
OF compensation"
1T cost $4,000 10 convict the Japanese
Ipoechers on Pribilon Islands, continued
Mr.. Fisher, land IL viii continue TO cos,
r enormous sums 10 punish Illegal seal
e hunters. The government has already
i spent millions Of dollars in protecting the
a herds from humiliation, and they soon
viii all be gone. They are not worth
the money spent. A san Francisco firm
has the exclusive right to hunt. and while
1t is hunting IL IS enjoying the protection
Of Uncle Sam, but is paying the govern
ment a great deal less than the country
is paying to protect it IN its monopoly.
THE main cause for the degeneracy Of
the Unalaskans is whisky" added MT
Fisher. They will go through the flames
Of perdition for liquor. The sailors, know
ing this, generally manage to smuggle in
from Seward and other points IN the
maintained supplies OF alcoholic LIQUOR. A
Irrrpr mill T.
10 Join a sailor who Is armed with 2
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