Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-08
kent CALLS
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YOUNG MEN
PR|OlI6i|RESsi
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Congressman Delivers Notable
Address Upon Present and
! Future. Issues
IBy Latest Mafil

William Kent was the speaker Sat
urday night at the first omen meet
ing held by the Young Meme Progress
sive Club, a newly organized society
which already has large ana strong
membership. The meeting was held
in the assembly room of the Phelar
building. .-.-r.
Kent expressly stipulated that his
speech should not be described as q
'-heart-to-heart talk" Il don't mind
though, II it's called a mind to mind
talk" he said. 80:
After defining in a clear. epigram
matte way the fundamental principles
of Progressivism, Kent went on tc
speak OF current issues.
On the Mexican situation he de
elared that President; Wilson had act
ed most wisely in not trying tc
shoot peace into the Mexicans," and
declared that there, would be a bet
ter atmosphere of peace and justice
all over the world because lof Presi
dent Wilson's clearheadedness.
AS a result" he said, S"our young
men are not going to be killed for the
benefit of William Randolph Hearst
and Harrison Gray OTIS
Progress In Congress-. =
Congressman Kent declared his be.
lief that the last session of Congress
had shown true progress, both in re,
vising the tariff downward and in la.
boring over the currency bill.
I'VE had calamity howis from ali
around that If we passed that tariff
bill everything womb be wrecked, 2
he said. "But it has passed, and there
has been hardly ripple As to the
effect of It, we're going to have few
things a little cheaper now, but the
biggest result win be that the pres.
sure of competition Is going to force
the manufacturer TO cut across lots
to the consumer. Il may mean a few
hardships to indi3iduals- all progress
does that; but it's for the great good
of us all
CAS- to our own state, we'll never
notice the tariff change except when
we have to buy
The Currency Bill. f.sa
The currency bill was framed with
three ideas Id mind The first was
to cure the over lization of cap
ital In New York banks and their
alllilations. cFeatms reglonal
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and to prevent the yearly panic coin
cident with the movement of the
crops "a
b THE second idea was to create q
greater volume Of sound currency.
The third vas to have greater GOV.
ernmentaI control az the banking
business, and to force banks into clos.
er association. both for their mutual
protection and to give the public more
confidence in them.
1t was good bill as 1t passed the
house, and / believe It Is being I'M
proved In the senate
AFTER describing PRESIDENT wilson
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In lInn. he does NOT oeileVe III stlrTlns
up the waters unnecessarlly Inc
LORD KNOWS. ne mas trouble enough
coming to him to harmonic the diff
1erent elements OF party that wont
harmonlze. .s -.
a. Seldom has the gospel of Progress
sfveism been more clearly expounded
than Congressman Kent explained it
to the Young Mems Progressive Club.
Some of his tenets follow:
sT bone thia nrpanizatian will cona
m include members of all nolitical
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