The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-10-28
Honolulu
Newsletter
Kuhio and His Charges Of Frear Caus.
ing Much Discussion.
(By Manuel de Coste.)


who tire of post divorce marriages
and to the women this brutal deci-
sion by the supreme court will, in
some instances, be received as re-
lief from bondage. OF course there
are exceptions to the rule, and here
and there you may find a man who
will not go to the expense of another
divorce from his already divorced
wife. That those who accepted de-
crees in violation of the law and
have again married are guilty of big
amy is carried on the back of the
decision just handed down. 1t is in
cases where men or women refuse to
apply for second divorce that | be-
lieve the law against bigamy Will be
enforced; in cases where the same
form is gone through with for the
sake of righting an unintentional
wrong, | am of the opinion that no
jury would convict. But Gee, but
it has upset calculations here, this
decision of the court. Men who have
happily lived with women supposed
ly their wives find now that they
have been supporting other mems
wives Legitimate children, born to
these people now turn out to be ille-
gitimate, and all because judges
whom we believe to be honest did
not see where the legislature
erred in amending one section of a
law and overlooking law and there
by invalidating every divorce grant
ed. 1t is probable the next legisla-
ture may reenact the law, and in the
meantime those who have married
and separated on account Of the de-
cisien will have to keep their wea-
ther eyes on Breckons.
When l arrived home after the
ceremonies relating to the laying Of
the corner stone of the new Library
of Hawaii l felt as though ] had
taken part in a marathon race. l
have been up against poorly arrang-
ed cerem onials, but none of them
ever came up to this, for we were
badly placed with Brother Tucker,
in a corner where it was positive
torture for him to reply to the re-
marks of those who addressed him.
We had to pass through lines of cit
liens and other masons in order to
reach position assigned us on the
platform. Then the weather was
bad, not through any fault of the
committee, and it increased the dis
''comfort of every one. The prosy re-
marks by David Starr Jordan were
as dry as tinder in contrast with the
rain; and poor Matheson, who had
the address of the day was so far
down the line on the program that
he was talking to the trees by the
time he finished. The rain almost
cleared the ground of people who
were not compelled to stay We who
heard all of his remarks were pleas
ed. The location of this Carnegie
building is Disappointing to those
who have not been taken into the con-
fidence of the people. 1t will ulti-
mately face King street, but just
now it is shut from view by a mess
of school buildings. and a high
board fence. When the public works
department gets time, and has the
inclination, | believe the fence and
buildings will be removed, and the
space from King street to the en-
trance of the library will be parked
as an item in the civic center.
1t looks as though Kalanianaole
is to have financial backing sufficient
to press his charges before the House
and possibly the Senate. 1t is said
that Mr.. Kinney will furnish the
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