The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-12-19
KEEP ALIVE THE TERRITORIAL FAIR

Although Ed. Paris, president of the territorial fair commission
enlisted the aid of the newspapers of the islands in an effort to obtain
an expression of opinion from IS many sources as possible as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of holding the fair again next year, very few have taken
Honolulu fair in 1920, or at most one in name only in order to hold
the appropriation from the legislature which calls for al annual fair.
men strained themselves so badly over the two fairs heretofore held
that they have no energy left for another.
President Paris has himself resigned as head of the organization,
and most of the qualified business men in the city will doubtless side
step sh he JOB n with ala nat if it comes their way.
county fair can be a success. Ho made a success of several efforts
before the war. Kauai visitors to Mauis fair last fall went home ex-
pressing determlnatlonh maugurate a county fair for their island.
Sol seems certain that the county fairs have fully proved their worth.
go under the name of territorial fair for a few years; for there is little
doubt that it would ultimately develop into a real territorial fair that
would be an asset and not a burden.
But the main thing right now is to keep the territorial fair idea alive.
A lot of people are buying sugar stocks and other securities these
days who have little justification for 81 doing. In fact it is rather
doubtful whether anybody is justified in taking on most of the local
Unless the price of sugar is higher next year than even the most
sanguine dare hope at present prices scarcely any of the local stocks
will pay more than a very low rate of interest ON the investment; and nc
sooner or later the inevitable slump will come and a lot of folks will
Brokers and financial houses are sounding warnings to their GUS
toners which it would behoove all to heed. Iii a better time to invest
stocks sGsD 0"O' '""'" ar generally low than to speculate in '0pheavy
The paper by B. O Wst, principal of the Kamehame III school,
published in this issue, is one which deserves careful and thoughtful
reading by teachers, plantation men and welfare workers. 1t contains
Mr.. Visits suggestion that plantation men might well take a more
active interest IN the welfare of the children of the island is one which
is scarcely open to argument. Whatever we may hope for the future is
so largely dependent upon the children that nothing should be overlooked
Child welfare work in a community is coming to be an accurate
measure of that 'omnuniEs intelligence and far-sghtedness.
Every little while a fanatic of one kind or other predicts the end
OF the world And Just as regularly a lot weak-minded sheep fall into
a panic over the prediction until the appointed day passes and then they
feel 1fooolsh-if their intellect is equal to the strain.
There isn't much doubt that the world will really wind up its little
will it make much difference. The righteous don't need to worry, and
Tor the sinners it will be too late anyhow.
A French woman of Ho announces that mynah birds speak
French, Perhaps they do, but, based upon our experience with minahs
their conversation wouldn't bear translation.