Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-04
Honolulu Turned Over to the
Boys in Blue.
From THE HAWAIIAN of to-day. !

life time say there has never been
such agitation here before. The |
reasons for it are the war between |
the United States and Spain, the
occupation of this;port by the United
States for war purposes, and the
consequent realization that that, il
else, means annexation
these things, accentuated by the
presence here of several thousand
boys in blue bound for the Philip
pine Islands, and the harbor full of
war ships and transport steamers,
have aroused the entire populace,
and the excitement has been, and
continues, at fever pitch.
But the excitement and enthusi-
aSm is all of one tenor-complete
sympathy with the United States.
The evidence is plain: everywhere
Old Glory is displayed-not only
from flag stats generally, not only
from stores and offices and public
and private conveyanceS; not only
from these, but from private resi-
denceS all over the city. And the
houses of the American residents are
not the only ones thus decorated, for
many native HawaiianS have shown
their sympathy and friendship by
displaying the Red, White and
Blue. We feel certain there is no
American city of the size Of Homo
lulu that is so intensely American
just now as is the capital of the
Hawaiian Islands.
AS surmised by THE HAWAIIAN
last week the greatest imminent
struggle between Spain and the
United States is likely to be at the
Philippines. Spain, it seems, is
preparing to attempt the recapture
of Manila, and the United States is
determined to hold those islands, and
to that end is now rushing war
ships and troops this way with all
possible speed. Merchant steam
ships flying the American flag are
being purchased outright or chartered
in large numbers, and being fitted to
carry troops. The China, recently
put under the Hawaiian flag, has
been purchased outright, and will
now be a troop ship. The Zealan-
dia, foreign built boat, has been
admitted to American registry, so
she can be used as transport: this
action was taken by the American
Congress, contrary to established
ruleS-but the eXigencieS of war
brook no restraint. Dewey will
now be supported in earnest, and
the army of occupation at Manila
will be as large as needed, even a
hundred thousand men, or more.
The United States has assumed
to do more in this war than was
ever done by any other nation in
the history of the world. Operating
from home as base, she is sending
a large army 1000 miles across the
water, to occupy and hold a hostile
country. The stupendousneSs of
this undertaking is hard to realize.
And now the need of the United
States to own the Hawaiian Islands
is becoming glaringly apparent:
they are indispensable as a coaling
station, and it is probable that every
war ship and every troop ship will
call at Honolulu for coal and other
supplies.
Last Sunday forenoon the cruiser
Charleston came into this port, from
San Francisco. There could be no
doubt that her welcome was a hearty
one, as it was boiSterouS. The
coarSe-throated whistle of the
Electric Light Works announced the
sighting of the warShip about the
time devout people were on their
way to church. Then there was a
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