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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

The problem for the women is sumo
what different from that Of the men. II
their husbands are located they are
made by court order to contribute to
the support Of their families when they
have work. II the husbands arc not
found and do not return an effort -
made to get the women work which
will allow them II they arc mothers 10
keep their families together.
Commissioner kingsbury and his men
are seeking to inaugurate a new order
Of charity. They believe that once the
cause OF tho physical or social disease
is known and the cause Is treated, tho
physical body and tho body polite will
be on the road to permanent recovery
from the ills that beset both. They
know that millions Of dollars are spent
in treating surface conditions. in per
tuning the sores Of civilization" and
they are not satisfied.
Heal the sick" goes the Biblical In
junction. And be sure and give them
Jobs" adds Kingsbury start has
been made by tho municipality IN nov
philanthropy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

all seeking to cut each others threats.
all In fear OF starvation, with sensclc 81
luxury on one hand and shameful pow
erty on the other: with killing idlcness
on the one hand and killing overwork
on the other; with bursting ov.rsat IA =
ton as one extreme and exhausting
starvation as the other: with millions of
men and women tranping the streets
and highways hungry and almost
naked with millions of human beings
illiterate, held in the clutches of super
stition. selishness and brutishness;
with thousands upon thousands of i'm
beetles. grafters and other criminals
| prefer. say. the small to the large
commonwealth
No. numbers do not alone count.
With spencer. dcspise that vulgar
conception which considers a large ter
ritory. large population and big com
merce as its highest ideal. its noblest
aim. With Spencer. would SAY thar
instead OF an immense amount of life
OF low type I would far sooner see
half the amount of life of high type.
ut Is not even true that diminu-
ton OF the birth rate would cause a
proportionatc diminuton of the increase
OF population. for there is one point
| which those who have not given the
subject careful study often leave out of
| consideration and 1t is this:
"The infantilc mortality percentage
increases with the increase of the birth
rate. " a mother has many children
she cannot attend TO them properly
nurse them as carefully as when there
are few And, besides, exhausted blythe
too frequent demands OF motherhood
her vitality is lower aud the child is
born weaker and less able to fight the
battle of life. Hence the percentage of
children who die in families of many
children Ia much higher than in the
families with few children.
"As rule ! do not give statistics. for
statistics have often been abused while
they are frequently fallacious. In my
| addresses and writings | prefer to de-
pend on my own arguments and on my
common sense, for have always main
tanned that II common sense won't con-
vince person surely statistics will not
But an interesting point on this has been
made, and SO ! will permit myself few
figures.
"A study was made by Or. Alice
Hamilton. the results of which were
read before the American Academy OF
Science. Sixteen hundred families OF
wage earners were investigated with
the following results. II was found
that the number Of deaths per 1000
births in families Of four children and
less was 11s; families Of SIX children
267; families Of seven children, $50;
families Of eight children, ssi, and in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

tellectusl pioneers Raw bean and ~
even very often in the present day
hut am not preaching Malthustan-
ism. Nautilus cared chiefly for the
future. also have thought for the
future, but care moro for the present.
and II We take care Of the present the
future will take care Of itself"
Hanging in a conspicuous place On
a wall in Or. Robinson's private once
is large picture Of Nautilus. DR..
Robi nson looked admirinsly at 1t.
Nautilus. like many other noted men
in the past. was far ahead Of hts time
in his thoughts and teachings" he Ca
tinued Due Importance was not given
to many Of his warnings and TO his
prophecies Of what later generations
would come to realize we're important
truths, but he had the faculty Of fore
seeing the future. to an extent. What
he said on social and economic subjects
a century since are even more appli-
cable In the year 1914 than when ne
gave them utteranCc.
ut is a fact that the stupideSt, tho
most ignorant, the most wretChed ma
tons have the highest birth rate, while
tho most advanced and civilized nations
have the lowest. As examples IL is
sufficient TO mention Russia and China
on the one hand and Franco on tho
other
"lncidentally, il might be SAID that y
one Is imbued with the Purltancal idea
,hst France is degenerarlug, decayinr
n n result Of Y comparatively low birth
rate that idea should be dismissed from
the mind for II IL a false one. In every
thing that makes life worth living in
general culture, in advanced liberal
ideas, In sculpture, painting. In litera-
ture in all its qualifications, In science,
France still stands at the head OF ns~
tons There Is only one other country
that stands fully abreast of France auh
that is---no, not the United States, not
England, but Germany. and in Germany
too the birth rate Is diminisnins.
81 do not offer low birth rate az
psnacea for all our Ills, II will not rev.
olutionizc society; II will not abolish the
wagt system, II viii not bring about the
cooperative commonwealth nor VIII \
change human character. but that II
will do very much indeed toward the
accomplishment of all these things there
cannot be the slightest doubt.
"And il the world IL unwilling to &C
cept this fact to-day Il will he compelled.
as a matter Of seH-interest and ssls.
protection, TO do so sooner or later"
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The old man could almost be heard to
say:
With this dub thee knight"
On closer approach the sceptre turned
out TO be q long handled wash brush
which the attendant dipped into n can
OF tincture Of green soap and with
which he touched each mans head.
This served as the basis Of a good
shampoo. The younger men We're like
boys in the bath. They laughed as they
rubbed themselves down with the water
streaming over them. A clean towel
and q nightgown were handed to each
man and In patches OF u dozen each they
assembled the elevator to the third floor
to pass the eye OF the inferno.
Foreigners were sent into another
room where an attendant spoke several
languages. or the remainder some
were sent to bed and others up TO the
fourth floor to take the three thorough
tests.
The case OF youpg German sailor
was typical OF what might be done
when the new system Of examinations
applies to all tho applicants. An at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
Dr. William J. Robinson Discusses Recent Monthly
Report Which Shows Lowest Number Of
Births and Marriages in Years

"My Views on the subject may appear
radical. and 10 doubt they are, but they
are held by thousands of the best physi-
clans In the United States. who realize,
as laynen do not and perhaps cannot.
the danger which threatens us as a ma
tion.
Humanity may he divided into two
classes. One of these believes this world
Is all right--that things are as they
should be. Their motto IL. Whatever
Is, Is right With such people II Is
useless to enter into discussion, for
where ignorance Is bliss II Is folly to
be informed. and we can only envy them,
In a way, their ignorance.
"The people who are In the other
class-and let us be thankful their num-
Dor Is growing larger and larger-are
not set in the opinion that the world,
that Ii the human race, Is all right.
They perceive the terrible misery, the
degrading poverty. the cruelty, the row.
dyism, the ignorance, the superstition,
the killing drudgery and monotony which
Is all around them. Their minds revolt
at the spectacle and they say. This cam
not be right; this cannot go ont must
not be permitted to continue. and they
look around for remedies.
Now of course not all the thinkers
and sociologists agree on the remedies;
II they did we should arrive at the
needed social reformation much sooner.
This diversity of opinion cannot be
helped; perhaps 1t Is better so, In fact.
for through a diversity of opinion and
through multiplicity of discussion, pro-
vided II be honest and sincere and not
unnecessarily acrimonious. We shall ar
rive ultimately at the truth.
"Iavinx investigated the subject and
devoted many years to its study have
come 20 the conclusion that high
birthrate among the poor IL one Of the
greatest curses that afiiict humanity.
and that 70 one Of the points on which
former President Roosevelt und l differ
It 10 one of the greatest causes OF low
wages. Of poverty, Of ignorance, idle
ness, sickness, crime and death. Indi-
rectly We md the results In the present
Industrial unrest and also tho agitation
due To the Industrial Workers Of the
World ana the policy they arc pursuing.
rs II really necessary that the human
race should increase n Number. rapidly?
In fact, Ia an increase In numbers %
very desirabicf 10 II desirable Mt alls
ASK yourself that question. Il It
never occuIvsd TO you before 10 there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

\ FEW evidence In support Of former
nj President Roosevelts warning
/ Y Of the danger OF race suicide Is
afforded by the recent monthly
eport of the Registrar OF Vital
Statistics OF the Department Of Health
OF this city, in which 1t Is shown that the
birth rate in 1918 was only 25.l5 per
1000 Of the city's population, the lowest
percentage since 1908, while the mar
Rage rate in 1919 was but s.54 per 1000
population. the lowest since 1901. The
total number Of births reported In 1918
vas lSS,l34, as against 1885 in the
preceding year, a decrease I'm the aoso-
luta figures OF 532.
Dr.. William J. Robinson, president OF
the New York Society Of Medical
Sociology, agrees with Col. Roosevelt's
views 20 far as they relate TO the rich
end middle classes, but differs with him
concerning the application Of his theory
to the poorer classes, declaring that In
the latter case race suicide. to an extent,
mot only TO be approved but in jus
lice to society generally should be en-
outraged.
Or, Robinson views the subject not
Alone from a medical standpoint but
from philosophical one % well. 30
much interest has been created by his
Theory that he is TO deliver an address
oeioro the congregation of st. Marks
Episcopal Church tonight OH the sub
Fct Of THE Limitation Of Offspring
IRON Individual. Social and Eugenic
standponts."
Discussing the report Of the Registrar
OF the Bureau of Vital Statistics he said
10 Sun reporter:
The decrease Of the birth rate in New
iork during the last ten years Is not In
''self alone deplorable. bet It u de-
clhedly so In view of the fact that
ratlstc. show that II u greater amons
'he Intellectual and more highly edu-
Gated classes than among the poorer and
more illlterate. So full OF meaning 4
'hs fact thar unless the Federal Gov
ernment takes steps to regulate the
number Of births among the lower
sassts as u done In some European
..s'uhtries to-day. notably In Holland
! %fe Is grave danger to the country
"aethsr such legislation II possible OF
Sslble In such a country ~ the United
.utes 10 Of course very uncertain. for
many ways. notably In the broadnesa
View on public questions entertained
e we are very much behind the timed
compared with many countries Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

any greatness or happiness in numbers
alone? Is China, with Its 100000, 900
people, any happier than we. who can
boast OF only some 81 100000? And
does China, from any and every point
Of view. amount to as much as does the
United States. which has only about
one fifth OF It's population?
Are We with our 100000 any hap
pier, or are we accomplishing any more,
or even as much. ia literature. in art.
in science. philosophy. economics, social
welfare. IN short In everything that
makes life worth living, than does Ger
many with her 100000 or France with
her 100000? And would not almost
any one prefer to be . citizen Of Italy,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

fIlg old and the now idea In MIL
lanthropy stood side by side, or
NOR accurately one above the
other. a few nights ago in the
Municipal Lodging House At the foot Of
East Twenty NTH street.
on the third noor q young inferno on
the staff OF one or the city hospitals ex-
pained to a group OF visitors his duties
as far as they applied to the men, num-
bcring from 1,00O to 2,oVo. VINO passed
before him each night TOT examination
before being admitted TO their free beds.
He explained that men VINO were round
70 be III we're FURNISHED with slips ad-
hitting them to city hospital; put they
were not compelled to go to hospital
against their VIII.
The physician stood at the door as a
squad Of ten men passed him, fresh
from a bath and with night gowns in
their hands. one glance was sunicicnt
for a man. Men ON the verge OF de-
lirum trcmens werc given dose OF
'blsck medicine" and those afflicted with
rheumatism received the treatment they
needed temporarily. Bruised fingers and
sore threats were dressed with iouine.
And so-with other ailments That WAS
about the extent OF the medical treat
pent and examination.
The physician said that while he gave
.orne Of the sick men slips for the hos
initial. II was q hopeless matter. for few
Of them called at the institution.
.r,o,o ", tbrcc r. RS" he said. M
l., Nodded toward the men who filed TO
NJ COTS "rhcy have tuberculosis and
w., don, know H."
n, tho floor above this were thirty
..,,,aa ,,vss,ie.,tors divided into three
..a,,ns ~ ton mon each. Ono rroup CON.
s.,ed ~ pbys,c,ans who gave the men
,hc,ouvh physical examinations. The
.scond group submitted them to mental
..ar,Ina,iops and ascertained how cana
N. and ouick they were to respoud 70
.,iru,i and TO suggestion, These men
we're trained psycholoststs and their Ia
~. resulted in the classification of tho
,r.r "a normal. sub.pormal. morous.
-,,,ch 4. tho highest grade Of Detectives.
.rd detectives.
1,b. third rroup included speciaIi,ed
.,,,o,,s,s Who oues,,oped tho mon
-, ,homs,,ves ,bcir families their
-, hor,o. ard manner ~ ,ivinv
-. .a,,.a,ior ,h,,r v.orL ara no. Tnr
~, ,as, .rh,s yroun ~ ,rves,,yatora
.s.,..ad N Ard on, nil ,bcv could NJ
,.o s,h,cc,'s social life and tho in
sr.r.os n, work. in his environment
Lib made cach man what he had be-
L $50
'V tn rhy.,ciar IN rho third flor
,.nr.son,ed tho old idea OF charity
- oon.,rnoa i,s.iS With effects
III. r,,,, ,uriny az disease
~. , 80, ,h.. ,,ur,h door r,nrcscn,od
~. now ,dea ~ SOCIAL work' that Of
a,a,n. AZ, the main csus,~, ~ specific
...s,,,ous =, r,.n IN soc,e,v nonta,
IA ,hvsi,,I and ATTACKING the causes
,o,noviny ,hem and so prcyeptinv a re =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
THE PROSPECT OF A"HoLY WAR. "

Turkeys proclamation of "holy war; is,
if possibilities come true, a tremendous blow
to the Allies.
=. An uprising on the part of the Nohammedans
presents the gravest dangers not only to the
subjects of the Allies but to the subjects of
neutral nations in Isamic countries. 1t would
raise the hosts of ''true believers" throughout
Northern and large part of Central Africa;
Persia, Arabia, Turkestan and a large part OF
Caucasus would break into flames; in India the
Moslems and the Hindus would be arrayed
against each other In Egypt the British army
would have to cope with wild horde of desert
men, fatalsts to the last drop of blood, fanatics
to their inger-tips.
Now that the sultan and twenty eight OF the
high priests of Mohammedanism have pro
claimed the holy war upon the Allies, the stories
will begin to come in of the massacre OF Chris
tians in isolated sections of the Moslem coun-
tries: of memorable tribesmen raldlng the
homes, schools, churches of the "Cnbeliever:
This is part of the ruthless business OF the
ruthless war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28

waiahao in memory OF her late hus,
hand.
kawaiahaO Sem nary has 125 girls
of all races Hawaiian and part Hawai-
ian. Japanese. Korean. Portuguests.
Porto RiCans. Spanish. Filipino. South
Sea Islanders and Americans Their
ages range from seven 10 90 years.
They do classroom work from the
first through to the eighth grade,
which fits them for the high school or
the Normal school The language Ct
the playhouse is also English. but at
appointed times Chinese. Japanese and
Korean girls study their own language
under the guidance Of a trained native
teacher. Along with the classroom
work, and Of eqrai importance. is the
industrial training. Each child above
the third grade Eas instructions in
sewing for one hour each day. A spe-
cial teacher has charge of the inStru-
mental and vocal music. The chorus
work is prominent feature in the If"
of the school. and it is always a plea
sure TO have the girls sing their Ha-
waiian melodies.
The object Of Kawaiahao Seminary
Is to send out into the world useful
Christian women The moral and re-
liginus side of a rhIlds nature is not
forgotten. Through simple stages
of nature stud and physiology
the children are LED up to the subject
of eugenics. The seminary is mis-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
EDITOR

the Associated Press-the gist of all the news
that comes to America. With two wireless Sys-
TENS and Il cable system, Hawaii has every ia
riIity for receiving news. The daily service is
remarkably rapid.
AS an illustration of the rapid communication
with the mainland, the Star Bulletin received
"faSh' at the end of each inning in the
worlds championship baseball games. giving
the scores as they We're made. Owing to the
difference in time, the results of the games IN
Philadelphia and Boston were known in Hawaii
at 1920 O'clOrk on the morning of the day each
game was played. And let it be said in passing,
there was almost as much interest in and eX-
citement over the BOSton-Ph Philadelphia series in
Hawaii as in either of the cOntending cities.
Honolulu has had several passing touches Of
the great war One day little German cruiser
Slipped into port for repairs. Shortly there
after a great japanese battleship steamed into
sight on the horizon-line and lay outside the
port of Honolulu, watching the other, until the
German cruiser was forced to intern. In the
meantime, German merchant sailing vessel
had mluckly happened along, was captured by
the Japanese, the crew taken off, and at night
the schooner was fired. In full view of the port
of Honolulu the flames from the burning
schooner eapcd high into the tropic skies, a
spectacular symbol of war
Now and again grim war-vesseI of one of
the belligerents glides into the port, takes on
coal and provisions and glides out again on
some secret mission.
Hawaii is just on the edge of the war, as it
were, and still preserves real neutrality. This
spirit of fair play, of respect for the people of
all nations is of definite worth to the territory.
1t insures the foreigner against prejudice and
perhaps embarrassment Whatever the SYM
pathies of the visitor, they are respected. 1t
makes the isles of Peace" no mere catch
phrase
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
FOR THE VISITOR.

For watching the European war ut long
snee. Hawaii offers unique opportunities.
AZ. territory of the United States, HaWali
neutral-neutral not only in form, but IN sub
Ienee The population here is extraordinary
osmopolitan; of the belligerent nations, az
most every one is represented IN the ISLANDS oy
largo group of subjects. The British and
4erman colonies have grown up with the
,,ntrv. long before annexation these colonies
-ere fiourishing. British and German business.
snses are among the leaders in commercial
.t.4sty throughout Hawaii. The Japanese
!. ~ nredominate as an element of population,
.ost ID them, of course, as plantation workers.
here| are numerous French and Russians ana
few Austrian subjects residing here.
put Hawaii remains neutral, perhaps largely
ecause of this very fact OF long estannsneo
IA highly respected colonies representing
sc;ally at least-th belligerents of Europe
81 far from taking sides in the European ISSUE
I.zvaii has been ready and able to hear Doth
.aes and ioin neither-an admirable American
.,rse None of the newspapers has been par
sam in its professions; theseffort has been TO
i've the news without prejudice and in ats due
nd proper proportion. Sometimes this news
g shown one side winning; sometimes the
her ...r.~.... -.
And speaking of the war news, HAWAII gets
ain condensed form, of course, and for
Mis- very reason easy to grasp and understand
he newspapers of Hawaii do not publish page
fterpage of war news daily, half of it contra
.;etirc the other half, but the daily papers get
{ concise, authoritative, thorough report fror
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28
NEWSPAPER PROGRESS.

Readers of the Star Bulletin today will be in
terested in knowing that this is an anniversary
ID newspaperdom.
Just one hundred years ago today Frederick
.Koenig tried ont his cylinder press for the Lon
Ion Times the first printing press run by
&team This press was first used in the n1ted
States in 1927. The introduction of the cyn-
.1er press in the Times office caused great
tommotiOn The manufacture of the press was
earried, on secretly. One night the press men
VI the Times office waited in vain for the forms
d come down. They thought that news of tire
nendous Importance must have delayed the
naper. Suddenly Mr.. Walter, the editor, ap-
beared among them and distributed 'the first
heets ever printed upon cylinder press. II
Gould produce 1000 impressions an hour Up
Is 1914 all newspapers were printed on hand
PRESSES. George Bruce, who came to America
.,arly in the last century, described how they
,ot ont the Philadelphia Chronicle. There were
hree men to each press, one to pull the lever,
Dne to ink the forms and one to take away the
bapers They worked desperately hard Tor
werlty minutes, then rested twenty minutes
me output was of course very limited, about
30 papers an hour.
Today the rotary press prints, folds and
counts anywhere from $4,000 to 10000 copies
5f an 18- to 20-page newspaper per hour, re-
ewing great rolls of white paper and turning
hem out as neatly folded newspapers which
.opear at the breakfast table exactly as they
shxe the press Three great inventors have
1ade this achievements possible. In. lo4o
|>;ehsrI Hoe invented the lightning press and
dyed the speed problem. For the first time
liz type was set around the cylinders by means
81 the turtles The first type-settlng ma
nine was invented in 1922 but it was not until
1883 that genuine or-saving composing
1achine was offered to the printing world
|hen In 1861 came the curved stereotyplng ma
hines Within the. last twenty five years the
1ebb press, the composing machines and the
nrved stereotyping machine have been brought
8 perfection. One machine corposltor can 90
he work of three by hand and Wdth2a stereo-
1ping machine the same page of newspaper
magazine or book may be- printed at: 1he same
me on a score of presses. # : s..
The press of today, compared with the
.r;mitive type, represents in the mechanics OF
r;nting as great an advance as, for instance
REPRESENTED in the naval progress from an
.|d wooden ship-of -the-line propelled by SAILS
5 the superdreadnought of today.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-28

DR. J. w. GOODHUE has returned
from a pleasure trip to Maui. taking
passage in the steamer Mauna Kea at
l.ahaina.
Mr.. and MRS. ROBBINS b. AN.
DERSON returned on the Siberia Fri
day after five months absence on
the mainland.
JUDGE w L. STANLEY Is back
from business trip to the island OF
Hawaii. He was a passenger in the
steamer Mauna Kea.
ROBERT McCORRISTON was mum.
bered with the returning passengers
in the steamer Mauna Kea from the
island of Hawaii. He Joined the YES
sci at kaWaihae.