Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-21
The GLORIOUS Fourth" at Hawai-,

4 copy Of the Daily Pacific CONNER
cisl Advertiser, published at Honolulu,
Hawaiian Islands, of July 5th, has Just
reached our table, 1t contains an Nc
count of the very enthusiastic manner In
which the GLORIOUS Fourth" was eele-
brated on those Pacific Isles. The liter
AIRY exercises were held In the Hawaiian
Opera House. and were presi led over by
rrof. NJ. NJ Scott as President Of the
Day. The speakers desk was drsped
with the "Stars and Stripes, and on the
platform among others, we're the Hon
John l.. stevens. Z. :. Minister Resi-
dent, Rear Admiral Brown, L. S. n,
Mr.. II. W. Severance, L. :. Consul zen
ersl, Rev. +. G.. Beekwith, u. D.. Hon.
W. +. Allen and DR.. g ". Woods of
the U. :. ship Charleston.
The exercises opened with music by
the Hawaiian Band, followed with an
appropriate prayer by Rev. + q. Beck
with, u. u. my Country tbs of Thee
was sung by the choir, she audience
joiuing The Declaration of Indepen-
dence was read very distinctly and with
emphasis by Medical Inspector g. W,
Woods Of the L. 5. +. ) Charleston,
whom the Chairman introduced as a
descendant of Miles Standish. The pa
triotic song,"Rally round the flag boys,
was next In order, the solo being very
anely rendered by Mr.. ", II. Hogs.
Next followed the Grafton by Hon. John
l.. stevens. which the Advertiser calls
..masterly and eloquent" In the course
Of his address Mr.. stevens said;
Having thus rapidly glanced at the
present status Of the Nation, whose birth
we commemorate, aud emphasized some
Of the pressing duties of Americans, II
may be allowed US on this memorable
and prophetic day to est su open eve
on the future, To consider some thing
outside Of Americas, yet intimately ane
necessarily related t. what concerns
America. Entomology, the laws Of con
mercial devslcpabeat and the logic oI
history. plainly indicate. that at M
distant day, four National Powers viii
cAspiy centroi the Pacific, Its islands
hareors, adjacent lands, Its politics, TRADE
aud prevsiliag civilizations. These ar
the United states. the Australian Repub
lie that IL to be, and the Empires o
China and Jaraa The Cnited State
aud Australia are sufficiently alike il
essential elements OF human develop
mcne aud character to be considered a
one, for our present purpose. China an'
Japan also have strong point. OF resen
hlance and are essentially Asistic i
coutrx distinction to the American an
Australian nations. To day the Unite'
STATES and Australia have a popalstlo
Of seventy millions. possessing intell
seuce. enterprise aud determination 1u
surpassed by amy people OF aneieu
or modern times, with uoboande
resources, and ia the lifetim
OF persOns now in this \:
eemblage are to number two hundre
and sixty millions Of souls, and at tn
cloee Of the next century six handre
millions. With Americans on the cn
side and the Pacific Asistie peoples o
the other. combining thousand millior
OF population, Il is DOT siifiieolt to pc
ceive that Europe will be practically o,
1t the Pacific ARENA, aud that rs Batiot
will do well to husband the resources
It's home domain and Of It's Eastern an
Southern borders. The islands of n
Pacific necessarily will couie under Il
III American aud Australian nations,
q the Asiatic. Naturally they cons,
sute . part Of the commercial aud psl,i
cal syssen Of the new world, as the CIR
clan Archipelago and the British ISL