Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-07-08

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1t might be suggested to those who have the in
terests of the native Hawaiians at heart, and de-
sire to see so aniable and kindly race perpet-
uated, that now, that the Philippines are also
a part of American territory, friendly agitation
of the subject might possibly result in engrafting
Filipino blood into that of the Hawaiian upon
some such plan as that suggested by King Kala-
kaua.
These remarks upon the Hawaiian seem peril
nant at this time when two chieftesses of Hawaii
have SO recently been laid in their final resting
place. 1t is an anomaly that the pomp and
pageantry of royalty should be seen upon Ameri-
can soil and that the great funeral professions
should be dignifed by All escort of American
troops: and furthermore, it is equally anomalous
that the president of a republic should follow the
remains of royalty to the tomb and that the
funeral rites should have been conducted by order
of the government. Doubtless President Dole,
having been born here cannot forget that he is
Hawaiian although serving the United States. AS
long a scion of Hawaiian royalty remains let
us accord. at least, in death the observance OF
those beautiful customs which are ten times as
old as the modern American civilization unCle.
which we now dwell
The incident at the Orpleum hotel, on the
Fourth of July, over the
A DeplorabIe herman ana american
,,c,ds.+ flags which almost led
to riot, is greatly to be
deplored 1t is to be
regretted that anything in the nature of strife
should have occurred to mar the peaceful nature
ard success of the first celebration of the Fourth
of july,in Hawaii. Had riot happened between
royalists and aslnexationists over some incident,
which might easily have come to pass the matter
could be explained by the past bitterness between
these factions; but whatever may have been the
feelings of the natives, at seeing the city decorat
ed with gay bunting and the Stars and Stripes,
they have peaceably accepted the inevitable and
viewed the celebration without apparent emotion
That the bitter feeling. which has. most unfor-
tunately. existed between Germans and Ameri-
cans for some time past, should break out here
in peaceful Hawaii, seems unexplainabe.
The facts briefly are, that one Carl Ke1nme
proprietor of the Orpheum hotel. after decorat-
ing the building with gay bunting in honor of the
day, having lent his American flag to the Or
pheum theatre to be used on the stage. saw no
harm in flying the German colors over the build
with bunting it should not have been construed
that he had committed the indigntv of flying the
German flag over the Stars and Stripes. A num-
Der of superrpatriotic Americans of recent i'm
portation. however. construed the action other
wise and gathering together a number of per-
sons of their own rough character including
about thirty of the soldiers. on shore leave from
the transport Sheridan, the mob invaded the hotel,
insulted the women and hauling down the Ger
man flag replaced it with the American flag that
was recovered from the theatre.
Mr. Klemme was naturally very indignant and
applied to the Marshal concerning his rights He
was informed that he certainly had the RIGHT to
f1v the German flag if he desired but was advised