The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-10
ABOUT THE FOURTH
Some Rather Pertinent Suggestions from
a Correspondent.

EDITOR STAR:-At the outset please
make it known that ! am only an ordin-
airy youthful and somewhat inexperi-
enced American tourist stranger in a
strange land, who is not here for the
purpose of getting in little filthy ucre
in the shape of Kalakaua's dollars but
rather for the purpose Of rest and reCre-
alton after two years of exceptionally
arduous toll, manual and otherwise;
such being the case what few impress
sions l have formed on the present
situation in Hawaii political, social or
otherwise, can not be of much interest
to the public generally and
hence they will not be ven
tiated. l even abstain from com
ment on the peculiar state of affairs
now existing in the Anglican Church of
Hawaii, the scandal of which, if kept
up, must soon permeate every quarter
of the globe, and which already attracts
the attention of the merest stranger.
My object in addressing this com
munication to you is one principally of
inquiry, and the burden of my subject
is, "What are the people of Honolulu
going to do about the Fourth Of July%
This may seem somewhat queer and
rather impertinent question from a
stranger, but it must be taken into c. n
sideratiun that he is naturally ignorant
of Hawaii; n customs in relati to
previous Fourth of July celebrations,
etc; that he is an American and is not
ashamed of it; that so far he has not
been compelled to call upon the Am.
erican Minister for police protection,
and, lastly, that if any celebration Of
the Fourth of July is held in Honolulu
this year he wants to participate in it.
In Uncle Sans country, in every
little township, village or hamlet, in
every city, large or small-even in
Chicago, which now counts itself as
second to none in the universe, and has
almost forgotten there was once place
called New Ytrk-the sound of pre-
paration for proper celebration of the
anniversary Of the independence of the
greatest nation on earth is heard; in
every village, school children are prac-
ticing patriotic GdeS under patriotic
teachers, and saving up their nickels
and dimes for the purpose of investing
in fireworks and otherwise properly
celebrating, according to their youthful
understanding, their national birthday.
Among older people-citizens of the
great republic-who all have voice in
its affairs, national and otherwise, the
same patriotic spirit, dominates to GER
tain extent during the balance Of the
year, unless called forth by some epit
Sode like that with Chill, comes to the
surface, and the old vie with the young
in doing honor to the natal day of the
nation which fosters and protects them,
and under the folds of whose stars and
stripes they were ushered into existence.
That this is eminently fit and proper
there can be no doubt, and no one in
this city can dispute it, Such being
the case, what do the Americans in
Honolulu propose to do about iii
In all sincerity, Mr.. Editor, | ask if
it is not true that nine-tenths of the
wealth and nearly all of the brains, in.
telligence and mechanical skill of this
nation has not appealed to the United
States for annexation, or, failing
that, for projections Is it not
true that there exists in Honolulu an
Annexation Club with a membership
of oooo and over2 Is it not true that
the American flag floats in almost every
direction at the least spice laden
breath waited over this paradise of
the Pacific; that it hangs alike from
stores, offices and private residences S,
and that that fact alone must be taken
as an indication of the sympathies and
wishes of its owners
is it not true that almost every other
man one meets wears button dis.
playing the American colors9
is It not also fact, and has it not
already been made patent to the whole
world, that as a nation Hawaii is thor
oughly American and will never be
ctherwise1 Has not royalty in these
J Islands been effectually stamped out 0