The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-07

are 100 impatient 10 wait lOE liiC A1%'N-
annihiates time and distance and topograp en!.
They must be at the work of prying into the ie"
remaining mysteries of the earth
Anyway the spring OF 1921 sees at least scoie
of expeditions on the way in preparation
The only international project is one to discover
the origin of the PoIyneslan race of the South
Pacific.
Pan-American exploration of tropical Ameri-
ca will he limited TO nations of tie western heIn-
isphere.
An American expedition TO British Guiana is
commercially important in that 1t may uncover
new diamond field
The third Asiatic expedition of the American
Museum of Natural History to China to discover
evidence that the missing link actually once ex-
listed is possibly the most scientifically important
The project Of the Royal Geographical society
to ascend Mount Everest (29.OO2 ft), the highest
mountain in the world, is possibly the most fas-
chatting
Among the other exploring projects the fol-
lowing: One to the Antarctic; six 10 the Arctic;
four TO Africa four to Central and South Amer
lea ; Siberia
The project to attempt TO discover the origin
of the POlynesian race originated at recent con-
ference of scientists in Honolulu under the di-
rection of the Pan-Pacific union, at which IT
agreed undertake a survey of the Islands of
the South Pacific The countries interested in the
expedition and which will have representatives
with it are the United States. England. Japan,
Canada Australia New Zealand, Hawaii and the
Philippines. Yale, Harvard and other educational
institutions are supporting the project. There
never has been any doubt that the Hawaiian,
Samoan, Tahitian, TOngGn and Maori closely
akin. Their legends. speech customs and build
all testify the relationship, but hitherto their
origin has been lost in the mists of the ages. They
believed by many scientists to be of Caucasian
origin. Meanwhile the PolyEesian is dying fast;
his race is passing out at high speed, and the in
vestgations being pushed with as little delay
as possible.
Louis r. Sullivan of the American huseum OF
Natural History, New York. has been conducting
Investigations along this line. Bodily facial and
cranial characteristics OF the PolyneSian, accord
ing TO Mr. Sullivan's tables show that he is eleven
parts Mongoioid. five parts European, five parts
MOngOloid- European and two parts MongolOd-Me
lanasan. His conclusion is that the Hawaiian
and his Polynesian brothers originally came from
Asia.
Systematical exploration and research in the
interest of natural science will be started In the
near future in Central and South America. should
plans being perfected by representatives of
American scientific organizations meet with the
anticipated success, DR.. A S. Hitchcock of the
Smithsonian institution announces. Under the
perYlsiOn OF committee of scientists headed by
Doctor Hitchcock, the institute for research in
tropical America has been formed and preliminary
arrangements for beginning its work completed in
series of meetings called by the national
search council. In addition to exploration along
botanical, anthropological, geological geological
lines the institute plans TO establish system OF
research stations and laboratories In the tropics
at which scientific experimentation will be
ried
of the organizations activities least until the
time when 1t shall be entirely equipped 10 branch
out, Doctor Hitchcock explains, countries outside
the two American continents will not be permitted
TO participate. While the cooperation of ali trop-
zeal American countries will be sought, II is pro-
posed present TO admit representatives of South
and Central American scientific bodies only to
associate or correspondent membership.