Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-19

tors cultlSatlng their farms with the
| aid of government experts and up-to-
date irrigation schemes.
The Wilson-U Underwood tariff bin
was bitterly denounced llss night at
the banquet of the Natjonal Associa-
ton OF Industry and Commerce al
Paris NJ. Georges Gerald. deputy
from Charente, declared that the bill.
instead of libeFatiBg trade with
by the Payne and Dingley tariffs.
/ added new chains OF tariff slavery
arbitrarily.
Despite the bitter criticism of NJ.
| Cuernier and other members of the
chamber OF deputies concerning the
Iolicy OF NJ Pinchon, minister Of for
eign affairs, France viii act with her
allies, Great Britain and Russia, in
upholding the decision of the London
conference as to the partition of Tur-
key in Europe and the future align
inent of the Balkan states.
| Now that you robbed King Nicho-
las of his prize. Scntari,' he exclaim,
ed with heat. Il hope you will have
The decency to give proper compen-
sation."
Minister Pinchon met these attacks
with the statement that ''thc peace OF
Europe is worth more than the am
bition of petty kings.
1.-The Balkan states" he said, will
be given proper consideration, but no
| more"
Stephen Dudley Field. the inventor,
| known in electrical circles as "the
father of the trolley" died at his
home at Stockbridge, Mass, last
night.
We will try to have the tariff bill
ready for the senate by June" Sen
ator Simmons said today, 'but it
probably will be little later than
that, owing to the fact that the sub
committees have agreed to give a
little more time to the manufacturers
who are protesting against the rates
in the Underwood Bill.
"They have decided to do this ow-
ing to the insistence and persistence
of some of the interests affected by
the bill.
Uncle Sam will soon be in posi-
tion to talk continuously, and without
fear that his messages can be inter-
cepted, from Washington, ID. c., to
his representatives in Hawaii, Guam,
the Philippines and the Panama Ca
ual Zone.
Congress at it's last session pro-
vided $1,000,000 for this purpose. The
choice has fallen upon the improved
Paulsen system, as developed by the
Federal Telegraph Company of Cali
fornia. The award will be made pub
lie next week.
The importance of secrecy in the
control of the United States forces,
should this country be involved in a
war, is said to give tremendous value
to the noninterceptiye character of
Federal instruments.
The navy department is satisfied
that the messages sent from the sta
lions which win be erected in Cali
fornia, Panama and the Pacific pos
sessions, cannot be tapped by any
outsider.
All members of the German scien-
tific expedition under Lieutenant
Schroeden-StanZ are either dead or
lost in the Arctic wastes, except two.
according to d report received at
Christiania, Norway, from a Norwe-
gian relief party.
Lieutenant SchroedeT-Stanz is
among the missing. Dr. Dettmars
and Doctor Mosler, the report says,
were drowned and StavZ died of i'll.
Gess. OF the other members of the
expedition, Ruediger and Ritzzcher,
both were severely frozen, but sur
Yived.
tions between the United States and
Mexico probably will soon induce the
administration to take some definite
attitude toward recognition of the
Huerta government. 1t is said that
very soon a new ambassador will be
appointed to succeed Henry Lane
Wilson and that his credentials will
be directed to Provisional President
Huerta. "
Harper & Brothers announce that
they have sold Harper's Weekly to
Norman Hapgood and associates, de-
livery to be made on July 1. Colonel
George Harvey, president of Harper
& Brothers, will transfer his own edi-
toriaI work from Harper's Weekly to-
the North American Review, he said
IN statement issued in connection
with the transfer
Democratic members of the senate
finance committee today invited the
newspaper men to attend the hear
ings of the several tariff schedules,
i'll order that the statements of man
Ufacturers who intend to express
their views, may be carried to the
public.
Each witness will be given chance
to answer questions regarding the |
particular schedule in which he is in
terested.
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