New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1924, Page 3

TASHANIA APPEA AS LITILE PLACE But Really Is an lmporta'mt‘ South Sea Island | Washington, "April 15.—Tasmania | one of the countries to appear most | recently in cablegrams as experiencing earthquake shocks ,is_the subject of the following bullefin from the | Washington, D. C., headquarters of ! the National Geographic society. | “Known affectionately as ‘Little Tassy' and ‘Australia’s Little Sister, Tasmanpia, an island just 150 miles south of that continent,'is the Rhode | Island of the Australian (‘ommon-; wealth,” says the bulletin. “But | though it is the smallest of the prov- inces that make up Australia's | Federation, it is of fair size, having | more than twenty times the area of | our own smallest state, . Its 26,000 square miles give it a size slightly greater than West Virginia. Adds What Australia Lacks “There was a tendency among the | people of the mainland to consider Tasmania of small account when the political battles for the formation of the Australian Commonwealth were | being fought out, and there was, likelihood' at times that the island would not be included. The Tas- | manians, isolated somewhat beyond | . 150 mile Bass Strait dubbed the Aus tralians ‘other siders.’ Tasmania was included, however, and promises to be of great importance to ‘the country of which it is a part. Mainland | Australia’s farthest projection toward the pole carries it only into a latitude corresponding to Washington, D. C. Tasmania, reaching to a position comparable to that of Boston and Buffalo, adds a land of cool climate products needed to round out the predominantly tropical and semi- tropical mainland. . “The, island is largely highland, but has a relatively broad belt of riel brown soil on the northern burder closest to Australis. There potatoes and other vegetables flourish and are shipped across to populous Mel-| bourne and Sydney, The most spec- facular agricultural development, lLowever, has been in apple growing. Tt was found that the region around Hobart, the capital, ‘produces this fruit to perfection, Now great orchards cover the countryside, and mor ethan 2,000,000 bushels of apples are shipped yearly to Australia, Great Britain, the European continent and even Africa, Valuable Potential Water -I'ower “One other important contribution which Tasmania makes which is lack- ing somewhat on the mainland s water power and potential water power, Winds from the Tpdian Ocean blow a tremendous amount of | moisture to the highlands of western ‘Tasmania; and the rivers of region, though not long, carry a huge volume of water, Much of the pre- cipitation is in the form of snow which blankets the mountains and melts slowly far into the summer, Already some water power has béen developed and there are plans for more extensive development, Some of the power is operating woolen mills for tlie utilization of Tasmania and Australian wool, and this dustry is growing steadily. “Hea’ forests grow in:Tasmania, most of the trees being of Australian Lypes, There are some, however, unlike those of Australia, which are exactly like trees growing in Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of South America--a fact that has made grologists wonder, The animals are mostly like those in Australia, chiefly marsupiale. “When Tasmania was discovered in 1642 by a Duteh navigator, Tasman, it was named Van Dieman's Land, a name which stuck to it for several centuries, The Nritish hurriedly es- tablished the first settiement on the istand in 1803 for fear the Irench were about to colonize it. Disappearance of Natives Tragic Story “The original inhibitants of Tas- mania were black and woolly-haired, | but differed from the Australian shoriginies, They are said to have heen the most primitlve people of modern times, having the develop- ment of men of the Stone Age. Only about 2,000 strong in 1803, they vapidly disappeared Their going constitutes ont of the most tragic chapters in the history of the white settiement of new lands, “Like Australia, Tasmania suffered In the early years of its settlement from the blight of convict transporta- tion. Tts first settlement was a penal colony, and for a number of years only convicts and their guards made | 1p its population. Free settlerycame in alse but shipload after shipload of felons and robbers, horse-thieves and burglars were dumped among them until 18553 when the British govern- | ment was induced to ahandon that method of disposing of its criminals, Replica of Old English “Naturally Tasmania in the early days, with such human material, was an inferno. Many convicts escaped 160 the back country. They became ‘bush-rangers,” unprincipled thugs who, operating In bands, attacked the wattiers, robbed them ,and killed their | victims like wild beasts, Their | brutal treatment . of the natives aroused their enmily against the whites and they, too, attacked the settlements. This lead 5 retalliation | in which the blacks wers practically exterminated. The few survivors | were placed on a reservation in 1932 | but they did not thrive and the last full blooded native died in I‘TO‘ Only a few haif-castes rémain today. After the natives were gotten ont of the way the bush-rangers were rounded up and executed “Purged of its unruly elements by the elimination of the blacks and the bush-rangers, and by the exodus #f many ex-convicts to the Australian gold fieids, Tasmania settled down to & quiet life in which today one can find no traces of the hectic pioneering days. The inhabitants are aimost en- tirely of Pritish and- Irish stock born | in the island. This fact together with the cool climate and the flour- ishing craps of Furope, make Tas- mania mors truly a replica of Ol England (han any other British colony.” Perfectly Uselosa Visitor—Do you go to Yommy? : Tommy—What's the use® * T can’t read, 1 can’t write and 1 can't draw. 80 1 don's go—Answers (London). school, that | in-! falk abo® PRESIDENT PROTEN, Dissatistaction With G. 0.P. Ex- pressed by Insurgent Element Bt Last night's caucus of republican members of the common council re- sembled in some respects the event- ful caucus of last year at which Al- derman Peter J. Pajewski was defeat- ed for president pro tem. by Alder- man C. J. Dehm.. Although there was no contest for that nomination, Al- derman William H. Judd of the third |ward being unopposed, members ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the com- | mittee appoinfments, and Alderman Pajewski threatenefl trouble if re- publican “pets” were favored during the next year. Alderman Dehm osened the caucus, calling the meeting to order at 8:15 o'clock. On motion of Councilman Donald I.. Bartlett of the third ward, Councilman David L. Nair was made | clerk. Alderman Judd moved that a committee be named to retire and bring in nominations. Fis motion specified that the committes be made up as follows: Alderman J. Gustave Johnson, Walter R. Falk, Councilman Pavid 1., Nair, Arthur N. Rutherford and Donald L. Bartlett . Two Are Dissatisfied When the committee snbhmitted jts ate, Councilman Arthur G, Crusberg | of the second ward expressed himself as dissatisfied. Councilman Nair said he was will- ing to give up his place on the claims committee and Pake Crusherg's license committee appointment, leaving the more important post to the second | warder. Crusherg didn't want Nair to leave the claims committee, bhut upon motion of Alderman Falk the change wis made, Councilman Stanley Karpinski of | the fifth ward who was a member of | the commitiee on salaries last year, | wam taken off that committee and placed on the erdinance and license committees, He, too, was dissatisfied, Addressing the meeting, the council- man said it was apparent to him that there are two kinds of republicans ! preferred and ordinary . Councilman Thure. Bengston is the new chairman of the salaries commit- | tee. Councilman Crusberg comment- ed upon the absence from the caucus of Councilman A, ¥. Eichstaedt who was chairman of that committes last vear and remarked that the manner in whieh the council handled the sal. aries report might be the cause of his absence, This was denied by Alderman Judd The dlderman said Mr, Eichstacdt told him that he would be too busy to at tend and that he did not want to head the salaries committee this year. Councilman Rutherford was willing, he told the gathering, to be taken off the railroads committee to which he had been appointed as Ehairman, Crusberg was the chairman of that committea last year, . Pajewski In Defiant Mood Alderman Pajewski wanted to know if names other than that of Alderman Judd had been mentioned for presi dent pro tem. Couneilman Nair said several had been spoken of, but Judd was the choice, The fifth ward alderman gave no- tiee that the republicans may expect trouble this year if they play favorites with ‘their “pets,” He sald he was | willing to assist in reorganizing the | party, but not unless the others were willing to work in the open and stop “whispering campaigns.” The alder- man remarked that there {x a national election coming on and he advised against unfaif treatment of council members who are not in the gelect cirele, Pajewski then turned to Judd | and said: “Men of your type are the kind that disorgangze a party. Don’t he so cold hearted as you have been, Mr, Judd, or there will he trouble.” Pajewski said he had heard much “Polacks,” but he warned that there are many of the little “Polacks” growing up and if the re. publican party wants them to fall in line, they must be treated fairly Alderman Judd asked the warder to cite a single instance he had acted in a manner that would reflect upon himself or the party. I think teo much of my reputation,” the alderman concluded “You've got one all right,” ski retorted Democrats O, K. Appointments., The committee as adopted by the republicans wflere forwarded to the democrats who were in session in the mayor's office. The chalrmanship, of the license committee and two places on all committees with the exception of finanee, were tendered the demo- crats and this proffer was aceepted. | As agreed upon by the two parties, the standing committees for next year will be: Finance: Chairman, Dehm; Aldermen W, H. Judd, J. Gustave Johnsen, Peter J. Pajows nd ¥, L, Conlon. Claims: Chairman, Councilman ¥F. 8. Cadwell, Councilmen John A. Lar- son, C. Adrian Carison, FEdward H. Christ, A, G. Crusberg, E. T. Ringrose and F. Howard Smith. Supplics and Printing: Chairman, Councilman D. L. Bartictt; Couneil- mén L. M. Stanley, . 11. Maxon, Har- ry Robertson, F. Howard Smith, John F. Masrz, Ordnances: Couneliman D. L. chairman; Thure Bengston, A. therford, Stanley A. Karpinski, Ringrose and F. Howard S#ith. Balaries: Chairman,g Councilman Thure Bengston; Adrian Carison, c. Bradley, A. ¥, Eilchstacdt, John Buckley, Nathan C. Avery, Stephen A. Lynch and John J, O'Brien. Railroads: Chaitman, Councilman A. N. Rutherford; Albin W. Backiel, L. M. Stanley, John J. O'Brien and James J. Dunn. License Chalrman, Councman John F. Maerz; John A. Larson, C. H. | Maxon, Stanley A. Karpinski, D, L. Nair, Nathan C. Avery and James J. Dunn. fifth when Pajew- Natr, Democrats Invited In. 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