The Honolulu Advertiser from Honolulu, Hawaii • 16

FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 8, 1940 EDITORIAL PAGE "Sfc ZJ Hawaii's Territorial Newspaper H) Fair Enough Letters From The People History From Our Files By WESTBR00K PEGLER NEW YORK, Oct. 30 All right-minded Americans, and particularly those who are now serving or soon will be called to serve in the armed forces, will be cheered, no doubt, to learn that labor's The Honolulu Advertiser 84 lean four filornlnf Newspaper Established July 2, 1856 Printed ud published by Advertiser Publishing Company. Ltd, Honolulu T. H. Advertise 8quare Blvd.

ui Sooth St. LORKTN P. THURSTON President and General Manager RAYMOND COLL BAY COLL, JR. ew8 Editor JAN JABDLKA Business SLinager Tie Advertiser will not be responsible for tetters, manuscripts, or Photoisrapbs roluntarUy submitted to this office, unless accompanied by selt-aauressea envelope and stamps to cover postage for return mailing. Member of tbe Catted Press and A.B.C National Bepresentatiret The Eats Agency.

New Tor Chicago. Kansas City BaB granelsca. 7 Sw'4 gains, as President Koosevelt calls tnem, are Dexng well maintained in the construction of various plants and cantonments that is to say, the American Federation of Labor, is profiteering and racketeering with high patriotic enthusiasm, and win carry the other islands Prince David says: "I did not count much on this island but I expect to run high on the other islands." i Jailor Henry of the Oahu prison, believes the employment of the prisoners in quarry work solves the problem of what he shall do with the large number who have been sentenced tn "hard labor." X. F. Russell is admitted to practice in the United States District Court.

mi to extortion by various unions of the AFL. Yf uii.H.-iiiii-oiiuvci nuiu nau uu uraun hi Seventy Tears Ago 1870 The King of Butaritari, of the Micronesia Islands, who promised the Captain of the Jamestown, during her visit there last spring, to pay a quantity of cocoanut oil as a recompense for the outrages: committed by his people upon the Hawaiians, has been false his promise. The man-of-war being gone he is no longer afraid, and repudiates the debt, saying if United States wants the oil let them come and get it. American whale bark Monti-cello, Captain arrives from Ochotsk, with 300 jbls oil. --4 i.

do his bit and earn a few eating dollars for his family must buy a work license, or union membership, from the Common Laborers' Union pt from $20 up, plus dues. This union is a fine old democratic institution, which has not held a national convention in almost 40 years, whose best con PEGLER MAINLAND AND LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS (SuppUed by Cnlted States Weather Bureau) HOJfOIXMJ It Kov. 7. Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending at 8 p.m.: one. Temperature: Minimum, 72; maximum, 82.

Weather at 8 p.m.: Cloudy, fcea level pressure at 8 p.m.: 29.96 inches. Forecast for the Hawaiian Islands and vicinity: Friday partly eloudy, probably scattered showers, chiefly in tribution tn labor, with an UDiaer case L. and American citizenship, Thirty Years Ago 1910 Hawaii expects this day (election day) that every Be-publican will do his duty at the polls. Editorial paragraph: ThanV leeward areas i numerate vum iw uuu Hieh Low Hieh Low High tow Wed. Thurs Wed.

Thurs. Wed. Thurs. ON "CAMPUS CHORES" PILIKIA Editor The Advertiser: Current action of school authorities in levying certain chores upon the, student body may be unjust to some, yet to others just what the doctor would order. Obviously, pupils carrying heavy study courses and pupils performing duties in their homes or elsewhere are sufficiently busied, without cleaning school buildings.

Surely th paid janitor fits in there. Generalizations are always inaccurate and partially unjust. Specifically, this comment refers to parents' allowing their children to grow up without any work experience at all, thus shifting to prospective employers and executives a personal duty that should progress, in their families. Distinctly it is not critical of Mr. Tougher's protest but of an extreme suggested by it.

Some parents are so situated that it is difficult for them to create preparatory job experience for their young. They own no shop, factory, office or farm where their children might experience adult life and come to realize the source of their keep and of the good things of life. It would seem logical to think a bit of school choring would be welcomed there. One of the writer's most cherished school memories remains that of an unpretty, but graciously beautiful, school-ma'am who taught him the first he knew about some phases of good manners while he dusted erasers and washed windows under her supervision. That school had a paid janitor.

There is hardly a more disheartening task on this troubled globe than try5ng to instill enthusiasm of effort into, and evoke intelligent response out of, human beings of eighteen and twenty who "work" with less effectiveness than disciplined tots of six. Those who have to supervise the imbecilic "industry" of some of the young galoots turned loose on the charitable guidance of others by doting parents would interpose some qualifications as to the right of parents so to dote. Nowhere has the execrable prevalence of allowing children to grow up scotfree of work denounced itself more graphically than in our midst. Its unwieldy crop of young burglars, arsonists and rapists should be convincing enough to humiliate the most rabid advocate of child autonomy into silent penitence, i Justice of the Board's policy may be debatable in specific instances but a moderate regimen of work experience paralleled with schooling can keep many a youngster's imagination out of the "Devil's work-shop." In time, it could add a savory note to local youth's repute abroad. Nov.

6 RICHARD MILLER San 66 60 goodness the political speeches Kansas City. TTonnlllln 81 Wheeler Field. 82 82 Hilo San 71 51 San Francisco 60 55 Seattle 61 48 Tampa 82 63 Vancouver 50 46 Victoria 51 48 Washington 56 44 1-uma 80 49 Los Angeles. Memphis Miami Minneapolis New Orleans. New York Portland I i 72 65 66 40 39 32 29 32 28 27 77 56 39 73 52 5S 47 49 93 36 30 56 39 49 28 38 66 57 39 47 41 58 44 Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines.

are over. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewers return to the Islands alter several months on the main, land. Mrs.

J. A.Kennedy and Miss Jessie Kennedy are greeted enthusiastically by their friends upon their return from the mainland. St. Louis was the late Mike Carrozzo, the millionaire Chicago gunman and racketeer. The Common Laborers' Union, in its earlier days, was composed to a large extent of immigrant Italians who did not know their way around the new world and submitted easily to the discipline of smart unioneers who had preceded them to the land of opportunity and established themselves in politics and labor.

--r It is still that sort of union, but an honored member, nevertheless, of the great family cf unions in the AFL. Its record in the Pittsburgh and New Jersey areas smells almost the same as in the Chicago field, but under the labor policy of the Administration, in works of national defense, it enjoys full extortion rights to bar an American citizen from employment in the Government service if he refuses to shower down. Mr. Daniel Tobin's Teamsters Union, the same that created a political and industrial dictatorship in the Northwest under Mr. Tobin's appointed vice-roy, Mr.

Dave Beck, also is in on the racket a fact which doubtless explains in part Mr. Tobin's devotion to the party of humanity in the present campaign. Mr. Tobin's union has long enjoyed the status of an unofficial and irresponsible but very severe Interstate Commerce Commission, regulating and restricting the flow of goods across state lines and in some cases has slapped down embargoes. It is a very powerful union.

Carpenters, painters and other patriots are allowed to work on navment of initiation fees amounting to as much as $75, plus dues, Salt Lake City 54 53 60 1 Faso Hilo Weather, Nor. 7. Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending at 7 a.m.: 82. Weajher: Overcast. 03 inch.

Temperature: Minimum, 6b; maximum. Barometer, 30.04 inches. Wind, southwest, 8 miles. Sixty Years Ago 1880 By the City of Sydney from San Francisco, we welcome home a number of old residents, who have absent on and pleasure; Major C. T.

Gulick and wife, Mrs. E. T. Gulick, W. E.

Foster and wife, Mrs. Geo. C. Beckley, G. West and wife, Mrs.

W. H. Bailey and E. D. Thurston.

Note from Hawaii: Hilo is very charming at this season, just the time for delightful excursions into the woods. And the Volcano is very active. Ihe community will hear with satisfaction that Mr. Wm. N.

Armstrong has accepted the post of Attorney General, and may be expected by the next steamer. Fifty Years Ago 1890 Mr. Walter Francis Frear was last week admitted to practice in all the courts of the Kingdom. He is also a member of the Connecticut bar. In the Legislature.

Third reading of an Act to regulate the Military of the. Kingdom. Rep. Rickard moves to amend the title to read: "An Act to provide for a military force to be designated as the King's Royal Guard." Forty Years Ago 1900 Bob Wilcox is hopeful that he Twenty Years Ago 1929 Joseph Chung Leong, secretary of Ben Hollinger Co. is welcomed on auto row.

J. L. Dougherty, iormerly ot Honolulu and now recognized as one of the fastest automobile salesmen on San Francisco auto row, will arrive in Honolulu next month to join sales department of, Fennessy-Wil. son, local used car dealers. H.

L. Holstein and Charles F. Chillingworth, whose pictures appear in this issue, are believed to be certain of being selected head of legislature. and the union business agents have relieved the Government and the AN ARMISTICE DAY SUGGESTION Editor The Advertiser: It seems to me especially fitting this year that Honolulu observe Armistice day by having sirens and whistles go off at the hour of eleven, then everything stop automobiles, busses, streetcars people no matter where they are or what they are come to a dead stop for a minute of silent prayer. We in Hawaii should be grateful enough to give up one minute to the thought of souls-departed and to peoples of warring nations.

Is there anything you can do about it? I feel sure the populace of Honolulu would Cooperate. Nov. 7 D. Q. Neither Good Government Or Politics Four women ran for seats in the territorial legislature in the elections just past and none was elected.

Senators, Elsie H. Wilcox and Sarah Todd Cunningham disappeared from the lists in the primaries, Rep. Flora Hayes failed in her bid for a senate seat and Rep. Bina Mossman lost out on in the fifth district Rose August, Democrat, was defeated for the board of supervisors. That is something to think about Women have a right to substantial representation in law making and the community benefits from their presence in the legislature.

For instance, that a woman with the constructive record of Senator Wilcox should suffer defeat is not in the interests of good government Whether their campaigning is faulty whether political ramifications are too much for them is beside the point Their judgment is needed in matters pertaining to courts and all sides of government touching on the home. The issue of police commissions for Hawaii and Kauai would be more fairly dealt with if women could help in the decisions. Women can exert influence against steam roller legislation. They can represent domestic interests in government affairs and those interests have a right to representation. Those in control of politics may someday have a serious revolt on their hands unless they recognize the rightful place of women in law making.

Ten Years Ago 1930 Dr. William H. Frye, president of Inter-Church Feder-ation, will have charge of joint church service for Armistice Day service. Editorial paragraph: We are in danger of becoming a society of moral rubber stamps. contractors oi tne ootner oi niring men ior mis wurs in sachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

In some cases, thanks to the unions, -the Federal treasurer ds given the privilege ot paying much more than the prevailing wage out of which the unions, of course, collected their tax on patriotism. a The union agents have established racket headquarters adjacent to the Federal premises, and men applying for work are referred to them by the contractors who will not hire nonunion Americans. If they did that the agents might break a few patriotic legs and skulls and hold up the national defense. Some Americans have traveled long distance by jaloppy or thumb in the innocent belief that in an emergency all they require are their skill and a willingness to work. They have discovered that the unions of the AFLi whose executive council, incidentally, is adorned by George Browne, the Chicago gangster come before the American Flag.

The unions may be a trifle harsh, but it cannot be said that even in a great national emergency they have lost their sense of humor. They are playing a great joke on most of the patriotic suckers. The joke is that they are compelled to pay the full price of the initiation for temporary jobs which will end when the barracks and plants are finished. But in the long run the joke will be on the taxpayers, who will have to furnish the money to pay the workers to pay the racket of the. AFL.

Time (Lines for a Sundial) Though Grief follows the Hours, i Joy accompanies them Bequeathing Memories. Howard Sutherland COMPLIMENT FOR KGU Station KGU: May I as an individual thank you for the splendid Broadcast of the National, Territorial, and Local Election returns, it certainly was the best ever heard in the Territory of Hawaii. With every success for KGU future endeavors. Nov. 7 GEO.

W. BUSHNELL, 3350 Kaimuki Ave. THANKS FROM NEEDLEWORK GUILD Editor The Advertiser: The Honolulu Branch of the Needlework Guild of America wishes to extend heartiest thanks and appreciation to you and your paper for most generous assistance in making known the appeal for new garments collected last week. It will be of interest to you and to the hundreds who gave, that the collection this year amounted to 3,372 garments and household articles, 313 more than last year. With renewed thanks, Nov.

7 MARY E. WHITE President. Postmortems Ready For Western Atlantic Coup (Special To The Advertiser) WASHINGTON, Oct; 31 The Roosevelt Administration has quietly mobilized an expeditionary force for immediate action in the event the Petain-Hitler agreement leads to the slightest hostile move against French possessions in the Western Atlantic. Depending upon events abroad, it would surprise no insiders if the coup were staged suddenly. Despite the understandable secrecy which screens these preparations, naval transports and fully prepared units (Army, Navy, Marine) have been assembled at several Atlantic Coast ports.

Forces now stationed at Puerto Rico and Panama will be available if needed for action or simply a spectacular demonstration. Five Panama-Pacific vessels have recently been taken over by the virtually closing down commercial travel in that area Every naval station within striking distance has been warned to remain on the qui vive till all danger passes. The new G.H.Q. Air Force was created at this time so it could be free to cooperate. Canada is counted on to safeguard the French Islands of Miquelon and St.

Pierre off the Newfoundland Coast. Our northern neighbor has now a sufficient Navy for protection, but it will be strengthened by reinforcement from our Atlantic Squadron if any emergency arises. 9 French diplomats here privately blame the Anglo-American treatment of me Vichy Government for driving the Petain-Laval faction into the arms of Hitler and Mussolini. They concede that events forced the Roosevelt-Churchill hand, also that Der Fuehrer holds the winning cards at present. But they believe a more friendly policy might have prevented or substan- tially postponed complete capitulation.

4 The French populace bitterly resented Hie British naval at-; tacks against ships flying the tricolor at Oran and Dakar. They have also recoiled i against British bombings of French ports; occupied by Hitler an occupation which distresses them as, keenly as it grieves London. But perhaps their most serious grudge is based on the British refusal to. lift the blockade so that a minimum of food could reach the starving French. Washington's cooperation with London in these matters has, natur ally, convinced the Vichyites that they have lost the friendship of their historic Allies across the water.

1 Rightly or wrongly, the French now feel that they have been deserted by old friends that they, have become outcasts. It is probable that, under the circumstances, they would have had to bow to Hitler's extreme demands sooner or later. But well-informed and anti-Hitler Frenchmen here fear -that -the Anglo-American policies will embitter the French people as well as their controlling cliques against-the English-speaking peoples. violators of these considerations are the small businesses which, in the majority of cases the report states, are nothing better than "sweat shops." While a few larger firms may be guilty of a too-low wage it is the little shop that by far and large forces its women employes to work long hours with insufficient pay, No nation, no community can build strength when a section of its workers are kept on a low standard. Inadequate salaries compel many to resort to poor housing and poor diet.

Long hours of work on a weakened body result in ill health. The situation in the Territory, of course, is far from alarming, but in the interest of a better, kindly government the legislature could well pay heed. A Word For Friends What does the Academy of Artsi generous gift by the late Mrs. Charles M. Cooke to all Hawaii, mean to the thousands who freely enjoy its hospitality and its treasures? The larger share of those who visit this lovely spot take its benefits and the beneficence of its founder for granted although it is with one exception the only privately endowed art school in the whole United States where everything is free.

No charge is made for concerts, lectures, or for attendance on flower shows or special exhibits. Under the terms of the endowment, purchases of new art -treasures are limited to what is old Hawaiiana, the Old Masters, Orientalia whatever has worn well through the times long past historical in the artistic sense nothing that is modern or futuristic. 'To remedy this lack, a group yclept "Friends of the Academy of Arts" was organized two years ago to secure contributions for the purchase of outstanding paintings representative of current trends. They thought that $5,000 could be well spent and would not be difficult to obtain but thus far have been unable to raise more than $1,500 annually, a sum which seems but of all proportion to the benefits so freely bestowed upon the community by the gracious Founder and her family. Friends of the Academy of Art who is there that is other than a friend? Is it not time for those who have accepted benefits to themselves be generous, or will they continue taking.

everything for granted? With those who criticize the money-making of the Roosevelt family, it is pretty hard to tell where moral indignation ends and envy begins. Non-Partisan Vote The two non-partisan candidates defeated in Tuesday's election, Clarence Crozier running for the senate on Maui and his brother Willie running for the fourth district house, polled substantial votes. The Maui contender failed only by 600. and received 4,800. Willie Crozier was only 750 short with his total of 11,775.

It must be remembered neither man campaigned strenuously and neither had any help such as those received on regular party tickets. The response given them was largely voluntary. That indicates how large a portion of the electorate is without political affiliation and free to vote as it chooses. It is a' factor that might have to be reckoned with in local affairs any time, and not such a bad factor at that. Fidelity By KENNETH GOODE (Special Correspondent, The Advertiser) NEW YORK, Oct.

31 Mr. Roosevelt must regard voter's polls with mingled emotions. For weeks in the 1936 campaign, the Literary Digest alone, so to speak, kept him out of the White House. Now, with delightful poetic justice, some aver, Dr. Gallup is precisely reversing that process.

Doubly sardonic, seen in this light, grow Dr. Gallup's assurances that his poll does not pull voters onto oncoming bandwagons but, to the contrary rallies, them like bugles to the caJ of lost causes. New York State last week apparently lost to Mr. Roosevelt was shown Sunday and Monday October 27-28 by the Straw Poll of the New York News, vigorously Democratic but intent on facts. On that same day, while the New York Times was gayly featuring Gallup's "ROOSEVELT LEADING NEW YORK 54 per cent to 50 per cent," the News "sample" of 3,300.000 votes (with its candidate's best city districts loyally rushed in to stem the tide) showed Willkie leading.

More importantly, instead of the 10 per cent drop from his 1936 victory which, as the News points out would still indicate a Roosevelt win, he is shown" losing up-State 7 per cent of his previous popularity and losing 16 per cent in New York City. So far as it applies to elections, at least, there are a couple of basic flaws in the good Doctor's system. First his supreme disregard of the vital "doubtful" vote (which practical politicians, of course, count as the only count). His own 4 per cent for mathematical error is flashed constantly in everybody's face. But the actual deficiencies in human decision varying through the several states from 6 per cent to 11 per cent of the total vote which, obviously, must eventually decide the election, are de-emphasized like a stepchild in favor of his own synthetic "percentages" showing only those citizens thereto cajoled into committing an opinion.

His magnificent assumption is that because he can't tell what people are thinking, nobody else can. Consequently allowing millions of unsuspecting newspaper readers to believe that popular "trends" crystallize, in fact, only so fast as Dr. Gallup's private method allows him to clarify them. Before next Tuesday's election Dr. Gallup must make up his mind like a little man either to feature his "doubtfuls" or forget them.

By honestly emphasizing in every case the relation of the still "undecided" vote to the total vote committed at that time to each of the candidates involved, the Institute's valuable poll could not put itself beyond any question ethically, scientifically and mathematically. Or, Dr. Gallup could choose the opposite course and make for himself percentages as impeccable as those of -the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News by pragmatically following the practice of these factfinders in disregarding altogether those haughty citizens who prefer to be recorded as weighing the fate of the nation and, by a simple two-way ballot, converting this complicating element into a simple one-way vote. Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than fidelity. Cicero A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.

Bonaventure. Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small.things as well as great. Henry Van Dyke No greater hope have we than in right thinking and right acting, and faith in the blessing of fidelity, courage, patiencs, and grace. Mary Baker Eddy The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do, without a thought oi fame. Longfellow Only they who fulfil their duty in everyday matters will fulfJ them on great occasions.

Kingsley More People, Fewer Boats Newspapers are full of news about current frenzied defense activity in Hawaii, about the large army of new workers in this city, how cargo ships are bringing materials at a rate to tax capacity of wharves, and how the sudden, growth is crowding the streets and increasing business. And in the midst of all this mail schedules between here and the Mainland are deplorably light, creating virtually a bottleneck in business. With more food being consumed, more fresh fruits and vegetables needed, merchants are being strained to meet demands. Already serious shortages in certain items for several days at a time are suffered by businessmen and housewives alike. If the Islands are experiencing an orgy of such activity, the auxiliary services must be expanded along with the rest of the growth.

Something must be done about the mail and food ship situation. Spanish political refugees are being organized into an agricultural and pork production cooperative society by the Refugees Assistance Committee of Mexico, backed by the authorities in Mexico City. The refugees will settle on land purchased near Acapulco. Pr ohlems Of Juvenile Discipline Investigation of methods of discipline and punishment of children at the Salvation Army home, in Manoa is progressing, having originated from the appeal of three small inmates to the police for protection. It uncovers some fundamental problems in treatment of children and should answer them.

One is the question whether physical punishment serves the purpose and whether children of this day can be disciplined by fear. Science has -supplied such treatments as autosuggestion, inspiration and cooperation. These require expert application and some institutions cannot afford the full facilities needed. The second question is whether homes maintained in the manner of the one under investigation should be permitted final decision when punishment becomes. necessary.

In other words, should delinquent juveniles be sent to such institutions? Adjustment of a rebellious child might be considered beyond the scope of such a home and a matter of community responsibility. In such a case it would be up to the community to provide the proper care. The curre'nt investigation should embrace such points in addition to determining justification for the punishment recently meted out Women Work Too Long For Too Little Generally known, but unofficial, has been the knowledge that working conditions for women in Hawaii have not been all that they should be. Statistics gathered in a department of labor survey point to needed adjustment a matter which should occupy the attention of the next legislature. The labor department report recommends the establish Burlesque In Wall Street Hollywood technicians gave their all to the campaign when little Mrs.

Charles Poletti, wife of New York's Lieutenant Governor, stood on a chair to heckle a crowd in front of J. P. Morgan's bank. You are scheduled to see the first-time stunt in the newsreels this week. Mrs.

Poletti's escort was the so-called "Flying Squadron" of women which has done good street-corner work for the Administration's forces in New York City. There were a few male helpers discreetly in the distance, but it was Lady's Day at the corner of Broad and Wall when the curtain went up. Then in no time at all the matinee character of the show was replaced by a S.R.O. crowd that would have gladdened the heart of Gypsy Rose Lee when she was going strong. But the tempo was that of the old fashioned burlesque when hilarious jokes competed with pulchritudinous legs and calliopygian forms to fill the house.

Cameramen in hordes were on the job, and a library of film mileage was run off, though the one-act play made some kind of a record for brevity. Morgan For Willkie will make a grand bit of propaganda for the closing week of the campaign, and the boys who pulled the fast one were congratulating each other over many a bar last Friday night. Rome says there has been no declaration of tear against Greece. Just another one of those incidents" that started all the shooting. Quiet Day Of Prayer The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church will sponsor a Quiet Day for Prayer for.

world peace on Armistice Day, Monday, November 11. AH Episcopal churches will be open on that day and Christian people of all communions are invited to share in these intercessions for a righteous peace based on justice and truth for all, lor the weak as well as the strong. ment of minimum wages and maximum hours. Greatest SGSS. 1.