The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-20
PASSING HOUR

1t was a mean trick Of Foch's to wait until Gar
Ferdinand's soldiers reached the Flanders line and
then to start the Macedonian drive.
How is Uncle Sam going to keep out of war
with Bulgaria any longer now that Bulgarian regi-
ments have appeared on the western front against
the Yanks?
The Germans now seek to spread propaganda
that the United States will not carry out its war
program The wish is father to the thought. The
only way to prevent the progress OF war plans is
for Germany to quit cold.
The church Won Bcrnstorf used to attend in
Washington has offered the government the use
OF its auditorium as a meeting hall for a students
army training corps After the place has been
we'll fumgated it ought to be all right
x X x
After Berlin officially announced that it had
nothing to do with the Austrian squcal for peace,
German aviators drop pamphlets regarding it in
the French lines. Nail the liars with Liberty
Bond subscription.
Link McCandless announces, with pride cxuding
from every pore, that he intends to invest ten
thousand dollars in Fourth Liberty Loan bonds,
which pay four and quarter percent. If every
one in Hawaii holds himself down to Links
subscription, in proportion, Hawaii will fall so far
short OF her quota that will want to find the
deepest part of Ialcakala to hide in for shame
X x
If Chairman Crabbe Of the Republican terrific
rial committee has his way the so-Cacd "slush
fund will be largely used in the primary campaign
in boosting junta composed Of Guy Buttolph and
Bob Shinglc-thc one boss OF the Liberty Loan
drive and the other territorial director of the War
Savings campaign. 1t is rumorcd, too, that Crabbe
is going to give the privilege of the platform to
Link McCandIcss to boost Red Cross giving.
Let's see. With a nine and quarter million
dollar harbor project in contemplation and the rest
Of the bushes, of the Territory to be advanced
to match it we really ought to have John Wise,
Johnny Wilson and Charley King to represent
Oahu in the senate. We cannot afford to run
chances on electing candidates not used to hand
ling million dollar projects and not having the
broad grasp upon affairs OF national and lnterna-
tional import such as this trio is and has. 10
them nine million dollars doesn't mean any more
than thirty CENTS or peacock lei. Let's get in
and boost for thi, "Grcatcr Hawaii" ticket
X X
One OF the arguments raised i'll defense OF a
recent fragrant case Of rice prUhtecrlng i'll Hawai-
Is that the food administration, III hXn& the price
at which Hawaiian rice should he sold made that
price lower than the selling price on imported Cali
torniA and Japanese rice. The contention was that
rice is rice and the price all should be equal.
Just how can these defenders OF prohtccrlng square
this argument with what has been announced by
the federal food administration, which fixes the
maNimum selling prices ON cleaned rice raised in
the ntrd States all the way from seven and three
righthS to nine and one eighth cents pound, aC-
rOrdiny to variety In the local situation, the grow
rr Of liaWalpan rice under the prices fixed and in
with pre- war prices was making TWEEN
ty and thirty times much as the seller OF nm
ported rice, but even that didn't satisfy him.