The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-18
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mess before the Department Of Justice.
Justice Moody. Ike other members Of
that august tribunal. relipauished a rich
practice for the bench. During his IN
cumbency as a member OF the court he
became i'll. He could not prevent It. 1t
is, therefore right and proper that pen
sion should be granted him. II is right
and proper that pensions should be grant
ed to the widows of Presidents, to the
soldiers and sailors and other government
employees.
This country is a country where one
man is as good as his neighbor. That is
at least the principle at the bottom Of
our Constitution. All are free and equal
There shall be no class legislation and
there shall be no favoritism. II It IS
right that pensions be granted 10 one.
II is right that they should be granted
10 all. II Justice Moody Is granted q
pension, Il is no more than right that
John Jones, a clerk IN the Treasury De-
partment, who has passed the age limit.
should be placed on the pension list. II
Gen White, or Admiral Brown. or Corp.
links is placed on the pension roll when
ever he is disabled or his superiors see
fit to place him there. then his brothers
in the Post-ofiice Department, or any
other civil branch Of the government.
should be treated the same way The
clerks and employees Of the government
are just as necessary IN the management
Of public affairs as soldiers and sailors
and judges and Presidential widows. It
seems 10 me they are OF greater service
10 the country than the others.
The United States, in this respect. is
really country OF classes. So far as
this pension system is concerned, the
government prefers a certain class 10
another. which in itself is un-AmericaE,
as well as unjust. We accuse Germany.
or England. or any other monarchicai
country OF favoritism or paternalism. al
of which may be true in certain respects.
1t is, however, not true, so far as PEN
sioning their government employees is
concerned. No matter how high or how
low. or in what branch of the govern
ment service. one is as good as the other
in the eyes of the laws Of those coun-
tries. and they are all taken care Of so
far as pensions are concerned. Let's
have square deal all around"
John c. Thurston, of Honolulu. an ex-
porter and planter, who was seen at
the Raleigh last night, in speaking OF
the history OF Hawaii. said that in the
early 40's Of the last century. when King
Kamehameha III was upon the throne Of
Hawaii. the British consul. Richard
Charlton, and Lord George Paulet, cap
tain Of the British frigate Carysfort con-
spired 10 take advantage Of the internal
tribulations Of the little kingdom to turn
il over 10 the British government. There
upon Lord George made certain demands
upon the old King which ne knew could
led mil PM h.
backed by his powerful frigate, and the
King had nothing TO do but 10 Yield TO
the demands or abdicate his powers tenn
porarily. He chose the latter course. re-
firing 10 the neighboring island Of Maui.
The way now seemed clear TO British oc-
cupancy. The union jack was run up and
al Hawaiian flags were destroyed, and it
only remained to acquaint the outside
world with the enforced revolution and
obtain recognition for the new govern
ment.
a vessel had been chartered by an
American firm. but had not yet started
on her voyage" said Mr. Thurston las
Lord Paulet was very anxious TO secure
her. he offered TO send an American
agent to England If the owners would
give up the charter The Americans
were only too eager to accept this ofTer,
plan for getting one of their own num-
Der to London and Washington In the
meantime, the Americans were not lazy.
BY the dim light of a candle in the ROYAL
tembs one dark night. using the Kings
coffin for a table, a remarkable docu-
ment was drawn up, giving a young
American clerk named Marshall full ere
dentials as Ambassador TO the United
States and England. The self-exiled
King was secretly brought from his
island Of Punishment. and at midnight,
on the shores Of his own loved island.
Oahu. he signed MarshalTs credentials
and then departed again for Maui The
plan was entirely successful. Marshall
acquitted himself creditablv, for his
statements at Washington and London
prevented Lord George from obtaining
the recognition he desired. The result
was that kamehameha was reinstated.
the Hawaiian flag again took the place
of the union jack, and both Great Brit
ain and France bound themselves by a
mutual declaration never TO take pos
session of those islands,
An American with the ordinary sense
OF humor can have more fun to the
twenty-four hours in Vienna than in any
other capital of Europe: that is, if he
uses his eyes" said r. Fred. Wright.
OF Cleveland. Ohio, at the Arlington
last night Mr.. Wright has just returned
from a prolonged period Of study in
Vienna, and he talked very entertain
ngiy of the extraordinary customs that
still survive from the days Of old Vienna
that were popularity supposed to have
passed away with the advance Of modern
progress
1T is a strange combination OF the
modern and the medieval-the CITY of
Vienna" said Mr.. Wright Think OF
,ity of 1.750.O0O inhabitants in which YOU
AN buy membership on the stock ex-
change for 500; and the annual dues
are only SIS.
The methods of business in Vienna
IRE obsolete They are the methods of
'Ver a century ago. As an instance Of
he banking system, I may tell you that
had draft l wanted eashed and took
I 10 the leading bank. One of the Of
iei2ls OF the bank glanced at the bit of
1aper, yawned, and then examined me
loosely. as though suspeeting some evil
Intention on my part. Finally he re-
marked nonchalantly that if I cared 10
all again in the afternoon he thought
he would be able to arrange the matter
or me-
There must be revenue stamp affixed
o draft before it can be cashed. But
Who would suspect the existence OF an
nflexible rule that the stamp must be
'ut on before the draft is indorsed?
However, if a foreigner is unlucky
nough to indorse his draft before he
lamps il, he viii have all sorts Of off,
ial red tape to go through before get
Ing his money. A friend of mine found
hat out. They fined him s. for indorsing
efore stamping, and the remarks he
made seemed to astonish them exceed
lgly.
1t Is funny to an American studying
a that town to be solemnly denied the