Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 15, 4 October 1893 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

W« de not as a rnle »greo witb tbe Slar in its sentiinentH aml pol.l i -. but we eau fniiy «■ »t>rur witli U m its |>ertinent 'in«I j»ro)ier reoiarks relating t«' the *ysi‘ >n of pilotage uow cirried out m Honoluiu. The acci«lent lo tue Miowera may havo far j noor* impoKanee to t!ie eommeue of Uonolnlu, than ean be esti.nated at the first moment. Tht. «juestion a tuT;»lly »risea wlm is to hiame ami as far aa we caii jiuige there otn bo u > doubt lhat tUe julots or j*erti;«i>s mther tbesystecnnoder whieli they l»bor «ro for a great part to blame. , i

Hare is a ste.truer arriviog not as a stray tramp unexpected ami uaberaideil, but h steamer belonging to a regular line ealling here at the advortised ache«iule—time and yet it is impossible fur her to eha.se up or aiguxi up or whistle up a pilot. A house was built ou lbe Pacific Mail Dock for the special eomfort and benefits of the pilot.s. It aras furoisbed with all the easy chairs. and lounges necded f«>r Ihe creatnre-comfort of that caagnificent boiiy of men and lhey vrere enabled to rest their weary limbs and snooze day and nigbt to their bearts contentonlv beiug askod to make an effort onee a month, when they had to presont theniselves at the trea6nrv wimlow. and c»sh their Mlaiy-drafts. It was understood that one pi1ot shon!d always hold hicnself in readiness togoto

•ea. The Miowen» was 8igl)ted from Diamoml Head, and the lolephone made everybcHly aware tbat she waa ajiproaohing— e\ery body evidently except the pīlots. | She steaiued s!owly towanls the harbor and saceeeded in reacb- j ing tho rery entrance to the har- ! bor witbont rnnning across or »eoing a aign of a piloi. Slie went aground rnd we suppose tbat tbe tecbnical blame as far as Uie ownors and underwrit«*rs are concerued will fall on the head of the Captain of the sbip. Bat as far as the Hawaiian Ooternment is concerned. «nd as f«r *s al) ihe peopie int«reeted in j the commerce aud shij>ping of Honolulu are concerned. steps ahooKl be prompUy taken to reform the system of pilotage, because it is there where tbe troe , hlame lies for the rej*oated | accidents to oeean Stcaraers. ,

F«ul compet«m. energetic. &iui «’illiug mpo in tbe 6r$t pl&ee to perform the import&nt ilQties of . *he pilots. aud then do away with *b« 6xed sal&riee. aud make them «enuuhle for their ftes «hieh all resse!s are 6bliged aud willing to |>ay for piiotage. The ;>reseut «VT»tom is rotteu, and a!tboagh *heoid “saw” haa »t, ih«t 11 ts *oo late lo eloee the si&ble door «Iler the hop» is stoIen. we reiniod the gOTenunetit. that there ts one exceplios to the mie laid dov& in Ihe o!d "wt" eod ihat

is, wbere there *re more horses in T j the stable t>“side« the one stolen. j Before the insarance charges of Tessets cailing at Honolalu are rai»ed. and before ship owners become scared of sending tbeir vessels to Honolnlu soroething should be done to reassure all those interested. and the first. and most important step to bo j tuken. is h genuine re£orm of the j»ilot system, and if necessary, a elean sweep of the personeI. There is another evil whieh has something to do witb tbe late disast> , rs, but tbat lies at the door of the ship-owners, and that is. the pemicions and dangerons cnstom of paying a preniiura to the master of the sbip for eaeh ton of eoal whieh be saves dnring his passage from port to jx>rt. Stiranlated by the prosj>ect cf earning snch a bonns, the masters heeome aj>t to go in aml ont of ports in the night as well as in the day. and with or withont pilots. The cāptain of the Mio wera evidently wanted to save eoal by going in after dark. instead of waiting for daylight. How mueh eoal hasbeen ‘saved” by the manenvre, those who watcbed half the cargo dumped into the Oeean ean tell.

This is awfal! Listen to gruesome taleof editor Johnstone while he is eulogizing the Czar of Russia. He says that the Cz<ir is in favor of overthrowing Monarchies and that “we (Mr. Johnstone) have memories of Russian blood spilled by the bucket full south of ihe Czar's inipenal domains for this very purpose. There sti)l lingers a sharp pang caused by dispatches whieh told how Hussi»n cavairy bud ridden over palpit ting foes to overtnrn » throne and ehanpe a map by the width of a paltry ineh.” Dear, dear; isn’t it gruesome! Yet, wo wouid like to know the apeeial oeeaaion to whieh Mr.

Johnstone refera, because we are incliaed to believe that he is slightly mixed in regard to the causes aud jmrposes whieh led to • tbe wara on the B-ilkan. May we Hskbim toexplain abont these bucket8-faU ol j>aipitating foes Hiul the ‘'pang’' and the rest of it and tnen finally tell us why “our royalist friends sbonld Iearn tbat charges of ighoraBce brought ngninst Rnssia aud de Giers shoold b made from Euroj>e. and noi from the west coast of America wbere ideas of ciTilization have w dened.” Mr. Johnstone is too deep for tbe ordinan* raortal—|>erbaps that is tbe result of his great pet —ihe western civilizalion.

The appoinimenl of Mr. J. K. Joeepa, a member of the Legislature is tbe lateet of the illepal and nnconsiitotional acts of the Att<>rney Oeneml. It would be of interest i! Ihe learned gentleman wonld get op and cxpiain from wbere he got the anthority to rioiate the eonstitntion whieh be elain» bimself. fs jet in force. Membera of tho Legt«lainre are expressly prohibtted from holding office dtmng the t«nn for whieh they wtsre elected, bnt Mr. W. O. Borith mems to be aboro the law, or at least aeU as if h* believee that he is Tbe «ppuinUneni io itaei! is an exiremely pow one, Mr. Joeepa

I lack> botb th «b.I.tv iiul n-ces-s*ry eJac.it.ou t-« fi l thc «s D»*paty-Sber,tr. ind īie i* b* ;*i<le> extrei«<e}y BD|«opul r m tbc «iw. trict wbere be is 1 < act If the bsckers of the Datly Kaokoa eanooi «rf<>rJ to p«y Mr. Joe«ejMt any lunger, tbey sb <**!J bave founJ a more siiitabl*- job for j him. and m » ditf*-r- nt i-ea ity. lie will never gvt along m Haua. Wb <t the id<»>« is.» f ;*pj>o nting ■ Mr. L. A. Andre«s t<» be s‘n«or jCapt <in in H'*nololn. v d<ut t know. Wa tbo* ght tbat tbe Marsbal and the Att rn»*y-Gcner-ai weie g >ing to ee<»n :nire. bnt l we see tbat we wore sadly wr ng. Tbere nr m re C »i>tains »nJ Chiefs arnnn*l the Station than there were in the best days of the monarchy. but in spite of th «t tbe ser% iee is Worse tban ever. Mr. L. A. Andrews is extremeU' incompetent. «nd we predict hewill suou get intoa scn«|<e bere. He lacks tbe tact-anJ Jiscreti<>n necessary to proj)«rly fill »n importaiit poliee office, »nJ the coiumunity eau rest assur> J tbut they will soon heur abont him, when lie rnu- lns beaJ agaiust a stone wh 1, Jre mmg that he is yet in Makawao, and that the i eople u H< noluln ean be treat ed and Jriven as >t has been bis habit to treat and dnve the eooliea on Maai.

Thp nrrest of Messrs. Lycnrgas and Simp'On is another instance of the inolinntioD on the p»rt o the Attorney-GenemI to the people. The goTernment refnses to grant any kind o ' liqaor l'censes for the bathing establishments in Wiikiki. The government is aware that the people patronising those pl»ces insist in haring drinlre served and it is simply a matter

’ f existence to tbese hea!thy and f«vorite resorts tbat liqnor is procarab!e. Shqs Soaci is a boteI and a very good one at tbat. It is b>cated in the most p!easant portion of tbe t>wn and is TTaited by numerous people

wbo go there for reereetion and pleasnre. Now a hotel wiihoai Iiqnor is an absnrdity. In this cosiDopolftan town rt wiil neither be tolernted nor able to exist. Tbe snfferers will not be Mr. Lycsrgw or hia manager H fbe hoiel "has to close np. 'hul rt will be the citizens of Honolnla who delight in patronising this eieelleni bathing plaee. The petty officionsness or spīte or wbaterer is the tme eanee of the hrrest of the managers of the plaee is rery mneh to be deplored it ha\ing accomplisbed an act on whieh the whole town looks with indignation—exceptperhaps Mr. Hīieheoek and the spies and thngs with wbom he aeema io deligfat in sarT00nding himself. There are criminal« and \agcansy enongh ia town tbere *re sinzns and gambling holls all orer, whieh sbonld eommand the fn!l attention of the poliee who ihen shonld be taogfat to iea\e qniet and decent plaeee aione, places whieh interfere witb nobody’s bosinees and eanae no complainta whaie\er.