The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-13
STRONG AND SOLEMN

This town attended yesterday only
10 the Flag Raising. II was the same
in the outer settlements and DISTRICTS
as on this Island of Oahu. There was
no doing of business. There was no
hurrah like on other holidays. A few
people did indulge in some private
merry-making after the ceremonies at
the Executive building About every
person who saw the ceremonies, and
probably all Of the people who did not
witness the transfer felt that the Ocea-i
sion was a solemn one. The TRANSACT
tion was in every way impressive ard
of greatest strength Few of those who
attended failed to feel emotions in ac-l
tion. The spectacle was one of a life
time. 1t made varying appeal. Old
Glory has always had here the respectI
of all people. So, has the Hawaiian |
ensign, Some have loved one flag bet-E
tei'abH5n the other. But no man wbo3
is man escaped a pang of sentiment
or sorrow when there descended froInI
the State building for the last time
held an honorable and noteworthyI
place in the great family of the great-l
er commOnwealths There were not
many native Hawaiians present to seel
the Transfer Of Sovereignty. There#
were present many men who had lived s
most pleasantly and happily under ttes
Hawaiian Flag and who regrettedE
deeply not that Annexation had Gomez
about. for they rejoiced in this, baltt
that they saw a Flag of a People lONf-8
cred. It was solemn, it was sad, Iiti
makes a remembrance that will dweHIs
with a man forevera a
There were two great moments or 81
feeting periods in the transaction. one
was when the Hawaiian Flag caInef
down. The other was when the Stals
and Stripes went up. The interest the 81
tension. was breathless. Ideas and II
thought images rushed and ssurgsd.tt
With the Old Flag were endeared as-1
sociations. To many who looked ft4f
had been the only Flag for all life lta
Yesterday. There were Others Whe#
had come to love it and cherish it and II
felt pain that the course of events hRetH
forced it away f'
Cheers went up with the AmericFfnsf
Flag. 1t was a more beautiful banneF
than ever to many and to all it toRs
that beneath its folds there would e7er
he uppermost the spirit of justice tot
all. the spirit of liberty, Of tOleranee5
of absolute fairness to all. To see tnat3
American Flag on the public builA
ings here was what some men haa5
strfvpn for for many years, was wa 13
many had worked for early and lates3
consistently and earnestly. They sPw5
q first desire accomplished. But thRH3
hearts went out in sympathy to thbsej
To whom the mOmentOus incident
brought genuine grief
The ceremony of the noon hour OF
Yesterday was the elimination OF q
series of significant and purposeful
acts extending over th~past five years
and a half Annexation, insuring sta
biIitv of Government, internal peace
and commercial prosperity, was ac-
aomDlished in fact by the simple cere-
monv with its three central figures so
sD1endidIy set. President Dole, Amer
iran Minister SewaIl and Admiral Mil
Ter were the principals in the happen
ing
transferred to England and was given
hack again. 1t was once transferred
IA the United States Professionally and
given back again 1t was offered to
the United States nearly half a century