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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15
ARMS LIMITATION CONFERENCE

What be the underlying and moving cause that has brought
together in Washington representatives of the leading nations of
the earth to consider the subject of limitation of ornaments and
to seek to settle amicably questions which would render large arma-
ments necessary and tend to lead to further wars and boodshed,
no matter how great or how small may seem to be the results Sc
cured, it is a momentous event in world history that such a con-
ference should be held. The gathering in itself is a notable achieve
ment irrespective of what it may bring forth.
nMe the cost of war to themselves, did not the commercial and the
economic features enter into cosideraton, were it not for a desire
to reduce taxation at an early date and in times to come it would
hardly have been possible for the conference to be arranged and
even if arranged there would be little hope of achievement. Much
as the masses have suffered, much as they have sacrificed, horrible
as has the grim visage of war appeared to the people, it is doubtful
if they would have been sufficient to awaken governments. 1t is
true that it is the physical rather than the ethical that has pro-
duced the result. This is essentially a practical and an methical
period in the worlds history.
So it is that gross consideration may work toward the ethical
and spiritual and bring about an immense advance in the progress
of humanity.
Too much cannot be expected of a first meeting Of the kind,
it is doubtful if much progress toward the goal of the pacifsts will
be reached. Human nature has still many lessons to learn, the
social organization of the world is still too deeply rooted in selfish
ness for so long a step to be taken. Behind every war there has
been, in recent history, a commercial war, a struggle for business
supremacy, even our own Civil War was precipitated by a contro-
very as to free trade or protection and abolition of slavery on the
one hand and right of secession on the other were mere excuses
for the conflict that well nigh sundered the country. The conference
is, therefore directed more against effects than fundamental and
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15
THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST

Many would be better pleased if hard times werem more brittle. 1t takes
sledge hammer blows to break them.
pent.
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1t is taking chances to tell all n knows at n time. There is nothing
left for n encore.
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1t is said that a caterpillar (not a tractor) eats 5000 times sits W
weight Lucky thing for the caterpillar it does not have to buy its food.
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1t has been wisely remarked that there are two kinds of men, those
who "a be trusted and those who agree. or eem to- with everything that
is said to them. Man was made to express his views not to reflect
those of others.
1t is said that jazz is dying and the Boston Transcript rises to remark
that it always did sound like a death rattle.
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Some husbands are willing to obige when wiley asks them for a little
money" The less required the more obnging hubby will generally be.
found. However, he means well enough at that.
Some women prefer to tame and train husbands for themselves while
others ar willing o take chances on previous efforts and marry a widower
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One of the worst puns yet perpetrated was the remark that the Chicago
policeman who as convicted of booueggng is not a copper still.
1t used Ito be said that what goes up must come down but exception
gravnation.
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Waxing sarcastic the New York American remarks that a n optimst
is a person who processes to believe that grocers will reduce prices in
sympathy with the consumer
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

1t sounded encouraging to learn that a committee of the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce was to investigate present costs with
those of early and prewar times, but hopes were dashed when the
article continued that it was to determine how far wages and sala-
ris could be reduced, not how far retail prices could be cut.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

Wharves of the territory should be made at least partially self
maintaining even if not entirely self supporting and tolls for the
use of the public wharves are necessary for that purpose. Invest
ments in new wharves in the past have been for the benefit of the
importer and exporter and only indirectly for the whole people.
The Territory has to pay the interest on the bonds, which means
that all of the people bear the costs though all do not share equally
in the benefits.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

Criticism of taking Judge Burr from Maui to Honolulu is voiced
by the Advertiser. That paper does not object to Judge Burr sitt-
ing but says it is unfair to Maui to leave it without a court in an
emergency, such as the seeking of a writ of attachment or an in
junction because another county has not enough judges. AS a mat
ter of principle the Advertiser is right, but Maui was quite willing
to take chances in helping out a neighbor in distress.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

A pedestrian ordinance is proposed which would have them
keep to the left instead of the right when walking in roads so
that they would face approaching cars and be able to see and avoid
approaching vehicles instead of being approached from behind as
now. There is much to commend the idea if the motorists will
keep to the right in driving instead of taking whichever side of the
road seems smoothest to them, as many do now.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

underlying causes, but still may lead to a reaching out further, an
attack upon the roots of the evil in years to come.
Disease of long standing cannot be cured by a single application
or administration of a remedy and just so it is with civilization. 1t
has been centuries upon centuries of wrongly directed efforts that
have permitted the disease, war, to become firmly rooted in civiliza-
ton. 1t is not merely an infected spot, a small cancerous growth
that can be removed by an operation. The whole system is permeated
by the nocuous microbes and long and constant treatment will be
needed to bring about the cure.
So it is that the conference in Washington is momentous, irres-
pective of the motives that are behind it. Beautiful as is the doc
trine of peace on earth, good will to men, that doctrine cannot be
applied among nations until it is applied in ordinary business life
and yet the effort to remove the more intimate and more immediate
causes for war, is, as was said at the outset the great achievement
of history more from what may come from it later than from what
may be expected at this time.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-11-15

A Star-Bunein headline quotes a shoe dealer as saying that
better times are coming, the price of shoes is not coming down
There's so much in the view point.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
MEDICAL BEER STILL
HAS FEW DAYS OF LIFE

Despite the action of the Senate,
medical beer still has a few days of
grace, in the opinion of Treasury Of
ficials.
Until President Harding signs the
bill prohibiting the use Of beer for
medical purposes, officials explained,
the Treasury regulations now exist
ing would remain in effect and brewers
may continue to operate under them.
However, officials added, from the mo-
ment of the Presidents signature upon
the anti-beer bill existing regulations
automatically become void and medical
beer is banned, even though new regu-
lations covering the prescription OF
liquors are not forthcoming imme-
1iately
It was suggested in some. quarters
that President Harding might delay
action upon the anti-beer bill for some
time pending an opinion by Attorney
General Daugherty upon the consti-
.tutionality of the measure. While it
has not yet been determined whether
the President or Secretary Mellon
would ask for an opinion on this
point, high officials declared that
whore the constitutionality Of an act
was raised the President usually
asked the advice of the Attorney
General before taking action.
constitutionality has been questioned
in the Senate as an extension of the
prohibition amendment in its ban upon
beer as an alleged medical and not
q beverage concoction, it was deemed
certain that brewing interests would
carry test case to the Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
FINISH
TAX BILL REVISION
Believe Revenue Will Fall
Short of Estimated
Needs for Year.

Completing their revision Of the
tax bill. House and Senate conferees
agreed today to a corporation income
tax rate Of 1919 per cent. the figure
fixed in the original House measure.
This is an increase of 21s per cent
over the present rate. but is 2A per-
cent less than the figure agreed upon
by the Senate. t5-,i
The conferees who agreed to the Sen
ate amendment repeating the $1,000
normal exemption allowed corporations.
except this exemption would be con-
tinued in the case of corporations hav-
less.
The Senate managers receded from
the Senate liquor tax amendment and
the original House provision was re-
written into the bill. This provides
for 4 tax of $2.2O a proof gallon on
alcohol. with an additional tax of
s4.20 a gallon on whisky or on alco-
hol illegally diverted for beverage
purposes.
The reduction agreed upon in the
increase of the corporation income
tax will cut in half the additional
$260,00U,000 which the Senate had
planned to obtain from this source as
a partial offset for the repeal of the
would not estimate the total revenue
which would be returned by the bill
in it's present form. but some of the
conferees were of the opinion that it
would yield from s60,0O0,O00 to $780,
100000 less than the Treasury De-
partment hass aid would be neceS-
ary for this fiscal year.
Evening star., 1921-11-19

all tvpes, which are not clasSed as
aggressive. the proposal of the United
States is susceptible of greater modl-
fication without violation OF prlnclple.
Whatever may be offered Tor con-
sideration with relation to proper de-
fensive measures manifeStly offers a
fair basis of discussion wholly dls-
tinct from the question of capital
ships which have to do with aggres-
sion only.
Under this subject will come the
discussion OF the submarine ques-
rion. and upon it Great Britain is
showing signs of taking an extreme
position in favor of their reduction
both as to number and power. On
the contrary. the submarine is re-
gard.d by the naval experts OF the
United states as necessary adjunct
to the defense of the long coast lines
of this country. and Japan has thus
fs, failed to indicate disagreement
with this point of view relative TO
Japan French press dispatches
already show that France is not
willing. now to be bound to its pres
ent naval strength. which mas al
ready been reduced to a point wnlch
takes France out of the class of hrst-
rate naval powers and especially is
France unwilling to be held down TOO
low on submarines. which are TO De
the backbone of French naval oe
fense hereafter. both at nome anu III
keeping the sea lanes open TO lts
African colonies.
Purposely Left Open.
Here again. as Mr.. Balfour ,ndi.
Gated in his speech to the con1erence
Tuesday, Great Britain must come
into the limclight. for the British
delegation has already served notlce
on France and Italy that 1t cannot
make an agreement with the Cnited
States and Japan on naval disarma
ment until the strength of both mas
also been fixed by the conference.
This subject was pnrposely ie1t I3en open
nv the American plan for discussion
Nv the conference. The end of the
first week of the conference. there
fore. naturally finds Great Britain
and japan preparing modihcations
to the American plan. when tneH
Rave both accepted lin principle:
The nature and scope of these mool-
f;cations remain to be revealed as
we'll as the method of their presen-
tation and the pressure Whlch IS 10
be put behind them.
tCopyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-11-19

Improvement on the American pro-
gram. and it is sincerely to be hoped
that it will be incorporated in the
final agreements.
Japan's reservations have been
stated with a frankness and candor
that does that country credit. Nip
pons opportunity to take her place
by right as world power is here;
before her lies the choice which she
must sooner or later make-the
path of imperialism which leads to
Amerongen and Ekaterinburg-or
which leads to greater prosperity
and happiness for any people.
No Regard for Souls.
The technical experts are now at
work upon Mr.. Hughes proposals.
They will evolve the usual technical
formulas, based upon rule of thumb.
and taking no account Of human
souls. They will judge the limitation
program by their standards: but
of the millions who must pay the
bills? 1t means simply the difference
between misery and happiness des-
titution and prosperity, life and
death.
These taxpaying millions demand
to know of the Washington confer
ence why the three great naval pow
ers, all of whom were on the same
side during the great war. and all
of whom are now professedly upon
terms of complete amity with each
other. are nevertheless engaged upon
the most stupendous program of sea
armaments ever seen by the world.
The people demand an answer to this
question. Against whom are these
navies being built?
Faith i'm Outcome.
There is only one answer-Great
Britain. the United States and Japan
are building against each other. Who
else is there to build against? Do
they fear Nicaragua or Mexico? Is
there some lurking danger in South
America? Are Liberia. San Marino,
or the uncharted islands of the seas
to be feared? OF course, it will be
Indignantly denied that these gov
ernments are building armadas
against eact, other But against
| whom are they then building This
denial is one of those state secrets
that is not secret at all, but a
longer to be either lulled or fooled by
cryptic utterances from their leaders,
bidding them in effect not to. inquire
into such delicate matters. They have
paid in toll. in money, in anguish, in
hearts blood. and they demand that
it shall cease.
They know, If their rulers do not.
that in the end the world must dis
arm or go bankrupt. The spell of
war must be broken: Will the Wash
ington conference break it? Let US
have faith in the outcome.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
PLANN|GHT SESSION
ON MATERNITY BILL

Plans for night session to force a
vote on the mater nifty bill We're con-
sidered by House Leader Mondell who
eral debate agreed to by Chairman
Winslow of the commerce committee
Is designed to defeat the measure.
Seldom has the House been SO up
set over any measure as today over
the maternity bill. Republican lead
erS are making a drive in order that
President Hardings campaign pledge
to the women Of the country may be
fulfilled in the passage OF this meas
ure.
Miss Alice Robertson. the only wom-
an member of the House, made a
speech today opposing the bill. which
received very strong applause from
both sides of the House.
Representative SisSon of Mississippi.
democrat. raised the question OF the
constitutionality of the proposed leg
iSlation on account of the possibility
Of an invasion of the homes of the
country. He also spoke at length
against the wholesale squandering OF
money under this bill to establish lee
>ture courses.
Question of s,afe Rights.
Pronounced opposition to the bill
or the ground that it would infringe
or state rights developed yesterday
after it's passage had been advocated
by Chairman Winslow and members
of the commerce committee.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
ASKS EARLY CONCLUSION
OF D. c. MILK HEARING
Representative Millspaugh Seeks to
Have Producers Put on Wit
ness Stand Monday.

Representative Millspaugh of Mis-
souri, sought today at the hearing on
the Washington milk supply to have
the producers put on the stand Monday
with a view to closing the hearings
as soon as possible. After some argu-
ment in the committee it was decided
to continue hearings with the dis
tributors to be heard again Monday.
w. A. Simpson, the distributor who
has been on the stand for several days
and who testified to large profits he
has received in addition to carrying
his family on the pay roll at about
$S7. 900 year. was asked today by
Attorney Barbour, representing the
producers. to state when he discon-
tinued delivering unlicensed milk. Mr..
Simpson declined to give this informa-
ton. Representative Hammer of
North Carolina then protested that
distributors had said they had nothing
to conceal and were willing to tell
the committee everything. He said
they had broken faith with the COM
mittee.
On the advice of his attorney. NJ. Z.
OBrien, Mr.. Simpson then said he had
discontinued delivering unlicensed
milk in August. 1920.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
VETERANS FOR STANTON.
Post Recommends. His Appoint
ment as Police Chief.

Resolutions recommending the. ap-
pointment Of Col. T. Harry shanton
as superintendent Of police Of the Dis
trict, were adopted by Equity. Wal
ter. Reed Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at a meeting Thursday night at
Pythianl Temple. Col. Shanton is a
member Of this post.
The meeting was the annual vista
ton Of Department Commander ia
cobson and his staff. Motion pic.
lures showing tho recent naval
of Richard Harding Post. Spanish
War Veterans, were guests Of the
post. >.
The department commander and his
staff. vii vis' %-H'"""' "i,al Post
d: u. A Il. Hall tonight.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
GERMAN DIPLOMATIC
LEADER COMING HERE
Baron Won Thermann Arrives at
New York-Will Prepare for
Re-Esta blished Relations.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 19-Baron
Edmund Won Thermann. chancellor
for the German diplomatic service,
arrived today on / he steamer Hellig
Olav to make preliminary prepara-
tions for the re-establishment of the
diplomatic and consular relations
with the United States.
Pending appointment of charge
d'affaires by his government in this
country, Baron Won Thermann said he
would go to Washington for confer
ences at the Swiss legation, which
has cared for the American business
Of the German government during the
severance of diplomatic relations be-
tween Washington and Berlin.
He said consular posts would be
established in New York, San Fran
cisco. Chicago and other cities.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
English Halt Building Warships Although Action Hard Bo
"HANDOUT" AS APPLIED
TO ARMS PARLEY NEWS
PUZZLE TO DELEGATE

Ey the Associated Press.
Official statements neatly mimeo-
sraphed and issued from time to
time by the White House and gov
ernment departments have long
been known as "handouts," but
thus far no mimeographed stun
beyond communiques has come
from conference sources.
Talking today with reporters, a
delegation spokesman said he
hoped to have later some infor-
nation on q subject. about which
he had been questioned frequently.
VIII there be a handout?" he
was asked.
"A handout"" he repeated, lift
Ing his eyes. II don't quite follow
you. Why. when l was youth
handout was something the cook
passed through the back door of
the kitchen to q hungry tramp"
Evening star., 1921-11-19
HUGO SHINES LEAVES
FOR LONDON TO CONFER
WITH LLOYD GEORGE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 10. - Hugo
SHINES IS. on his way to London
today in response to a personal
invitation from Prime Minister
Lloyd George, who, it was said in
official circles here, is desirous of
comforting with the German in
dustrial magnate on current
economic issues, and play on the
subject of German reparatiOns.
Herr SHINES, who is due in Lon
don today. is accompanied by his
Amsterdam representative, Herr
Pelkenburg Mr.. Lloyd Georges
invitation was received here
week ago.
Herr SHINES, it was said. will
live privately outside OF London
during the conversations, having
expressed a desire to be spared
from undue publicity.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
REAL ESTATE SALESMAN

Old established and well
known real estate firm has al
opening for a salesman to handle
|high-class property. Must be
experienced and hustler. Re
plies strictly confidential! Write
for an interview. and II Won are
the right man we can keep YOU
busy. Address BON 21o-R.
.STAR OFFICE.
Evening star., 1921-11-19
6,000, 900 FRANCS VOTED.
France Provides Credit in Aid of
.-O Russian Relief.

PARIS, November 1S.-The~ credit Of
6, 900, 900 francs for Russian famine re-
Mef, which was voted by the chamber Of
deputies October %. was confirmed yes
terlay by the senate. During the de-
bate it was stated that the money would
be expended through the Red Cross by
the International Russian Famine Re-
lief Commission. '-"s-
M. Noulens, former ambassador to
Russia, in supporting the proposition,
declared 1t would be humanitarian act
toward a country whose errors should
not make the services 1t had rendered
forgotten.
Evening star., 1921-11-19

continued ITCHl FiFSl fdSe.y
Science has become the prostitute of
war. Trade is suspended. industry is
paralyzed. famine, ravenous, and in
satiable, gathers millions into its skele-
ton clutches, while unemployment
spreads and discomfort deepens. The
malign shadows of barbarism are creep
ing up and over the outskirts of civiii-
cation.
Dare Not Refuse, Belief.
Why is all this trueo The answer is
written in the books of every national
exchequer-wars, past, present and to
come. Dare statesmen refuse the only
way out? l predict they will not refuse.
They dare not refuse entirely and go
home from Washington. Their people
would turn them out of Office.
ing the hopes of mankind. centered
now about the green table in Wash
ington. These statesmen can take the
hopes and prayers VI their people
into some secret room and there
throttle them. They can warp the
Hughes proposals into such shape
that they will appear to have life, but
be dead. If they employ the secrecy
and apply the crooked and dishonest
rule of intrigue and folly which they
used at Versailles the world will once
more be disappointed.
Danger in Balfour Proposal
The British reservation with respect
to replacement tonnage presents such
a danger. While Mr.. Balfour most
heartily commended the general
structure of the American plan, he
suggested that some means be found
of keeping at work certain naval
shipyards, so that at the end of the
proposed ten-year naval holiday it
would not be necessary to start them
all up afresh in order to begin build
ing vessels for replacing those which
had in the meantime become obsolete
Right there Mr.. Balfour may have
missed the whole point and purpose
of the American program. If naval
shipyards are kept operating then
there will be no naval holiday. Fur
thermore. to keep some shipyards at
work presents to INSCRIPTIONS ma
tions. if there be any, a temptation
which should not be left.
At the end of the proposed tenyear
holiday the world may decide it does
not desire the naval shipyards re-
opened. Has that occurred to Mr..
Balfour? Has it occurred to him that
perhaps freedom from the intolerable
tax burdens which ornaments lay
upon the people may taste so good
that those people may desire to con-
tnue it. and not to make any re-
placements in their navies?
Great Sacrifices Involved.
The program offered will involve
great sacrifices, it is true. Are they
comparable in the slightest degree to
the sacrifices of life blood and of
money wrung, from the taxpayers
which must come unless the race of
armaments is stopped? Who will lead
the way to that sort of national NOR
ality which counts such losses as a
few battleships and submarines a
gain when weighted against human
misery and death? II not the United
States and Great Britain, what ma
tions can we look to?
On his proposal for putting the
submarine forever out of the way l
think we "ll agree With Mr.. Galtaur.
In thai respect his suggestion is an