The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-26
|NOtedIOffiCial
Of Government
IsHe.reFOrRest
Henry Herbert chlIders, Personal
Friend Of President Wilson and
Colonel House, RscupefatIhu

A Another Texan has come to town.
He is Henry Herbert Childers and
nails originally from Austin, where o.
newspaper STAFF correspondent, he ;be-
anne q warm personal friend Of Col.
:, NJ, House.. the President q closest
riend and personal envoy 70 thssbslli.
erent Powers of Europe. 2sfrF
nl' Childers was one time assistant cor.
,oration counsel Of New Yofk, wa spe-
ial representative Of Governor Wood,
ow Wilson in the 1912 campaign ana
las come down here for d 'sreat, :,
. rfter conducting long and thorough
uycstigation of the Oregon tinber
and frauds for Secretary Of the Inter,
,r Franklin X. Lane. Childers Il con,
,eeted with the general land ONCE Of
he interior department. but Is hyre nm.
'fficially although he is greatly inter
sted In the Japanese question and gen
raj conditions regarding the political
situation in the Territory. is,N pa ~
dagazine Writer Of Mote hi
Childers Ii magazine writer Of note,
lis article on Colonel House appearing
n the April number of the North .Ane.
lean Review having been mentioned IN
everal leading editorials as the hest
pen picture ever published Of this big
nan behind the President. qss + a
Childers is accompanied On his yisit
ere by his uncle, L, d. Beard u wsria
riend Of Congressman Kent OF Califor.
in. They win leave for the Volcano In
Iatsonia this afternoon, having been
dvised by friends that they should not
Mss the opportunity 70 see Madame
'ele in action. n ~
At the Young Hotel, where the visit
RS are stopping, they seemed yestef,
ay TO think it rather unusual that the
otel management should endeayor to
;et them Is make the trip, to the Vol.
ano. Childers said: -. ! I
"This is funny. way you have Of
DING in Honolulu. Actually advising
IS to leave a house here, where we
pend our money to 60 tdI another
t'lace.r - tSl,.r m "
1t was explained to the visitors chat
I was a way Honolulu had Of not try.
ng to keep all the spenders In this
ity but to let them circulate. ,'s
lees Nobody But wilson r. ~.
Speaking Of politics, Childers Il, of
he opinion that the easiest way to 70.
lect Wilson is to nominate Roosevelt.
Ie feels that the action Of Roosevelt
n turning against the Republicans
'arty last campaign, has lost hin
enough votes this time TO keep him
rom winning even II he Is the unanim!
rus choice of the Republicans. He feels
hat the President has made place for
himself in the hearts of the American
people by his handling Of the tense
ituations which have been brought
lbout by the war, and that ''in ap-
recitation of the blessings of peeee
he voting strength Of the Nation win
,e polled in his favor" at the coming
lection. 't .s"}'ss.
Childers' close acquaintanceship with
he President and Colonel House and
lis familiarity with newspaper work
md corporation law was the reason for
lis selection for the mission to Oregon
n the interests of the interior depart.
ment, His report, which is q voiu-
ninous one, has been forwarded to the
department., and having several weeks
IN his hands he decided to take q run
Town here for what there was to learn
and see. o. uM