The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-05
FOURTH Of JULY CITATIONS.
STIRRING ADDRESS OF RABBI NJ,
:. LEVY.
Boldly Advocates the Policy of Expan-
sion-Speech Of United states Special
Agent Harold NJ Sewall

The Attn of July exercises at the opera
house at II o'clock were of the genuine,
old fashioned patriotic kind. The at
tendance was thoroughly representative
of the community. President Dole and
party occupied one of the boxes. There
were many soldiers and officers present
from the garrison and the transports.
The Amateur orchestra was in attend
ance. George w. Smith presided. Rev.
william Nj. Kincaid made the invoca-
ton. Francis Boggs. read the Declare |
ton of Independence. Mrs Annis Mon
tague Turner was the soloist arouslng |
high enthusiasm by her rendering of |
The Star Spangled Banner
The orator of the day was Rabbi M. |
S. Levy of San Francisco. He spoke in !
part as follows:
The stirring events of the 123d year
of American history will be traced upon
the pages of the future, as events of the
greatest Importance to future genera
tons closing as it did, the Spanish-A Am
erican war and wiping off from the
American continent the last Vestige of
that tyrannical despotism of Spanish
rule which had become intolerable for
it's prosecution and cruelty to millions
of inoffensive men, women and chill
dren.
The past year has become historical
by the addition of this group of Islands
to the mainland, with Porto Rico to fol-
low in line. Most heartily and enthu
siastcally should you enter into the
spirit that permeates an American on
the day that conferred the greatest
privileges man can bestow upon man.
Proudly and periodically should you
welcome this first real 4th of July to
you as a whole people, a day that re-
calls the names of our old-fashioned
heroes, Washington, Lincoln, Grant and
Garfield, and now offers to your love
and devotion additional heroes in the
unrivaled Dewey, the strong man
Sampson Schley, Miles, Hobson, Law
ton, Funston, Mckinley and others to
those noble, brave, unselfish volunteers
who have helped them.
The only cloud on the horizon of our
glorious achievements of this memora-
BILE year is the conduct of Aguinaldo
and his followers. For them / predict a
short period of resistance. That America
will humble them is certain. That Am
erica is invincible against the world is
acknowledged, and when the question at
LuZon is settled the new policy to which
this government is pledged-the policy
of expansion-will be inaugurated and
a larger, grander future awaits us all.
Little did the fathers of this vast re-
public dream that when they planted
the stars and stripes over people num-
bering less than 100000 that in a little
more than century $4,000, 900 would be
enjoying its protection and it's blessing.
How little they dreamed that to pre-
serve the Union they established within
the century would cost over a million
precious lives and billions and billions
of wealth, all sacrificed to the most
dreadful civil strife history has record
ed. How little they dreamed that the
civil liberty brought into existence by
their genius and patriotism would af-
| feet for the better the welfare of mill
| lions of unfortunate Europeans, and by
its silent influence compel kings and
emperors to grant their subjects consti-
tutional forms of government.
How little they dreamed that Ameri-
can protection would extend over these
Isles of the Pacific, to give to its inhab-
itants the same civil blessings and po-
litical privileges enjoyed by our most
favored sons on the mainland.
Let us pledge ourselves today to as
sist in all public affairs, thus manifest
ing most fervid patriotism. If in such
spirit we celebrate the 4th of July
then the recurring anniversary will be
a blessing. What a glorious future
awaits us if unitedly, wisely and brave
ly we face the problems before us, and
| if in the same noble and unselfish spirit
we but live for the flag as the millions
have died for it, the flag which stands
for liberty of conscience and largeness
of life; the flag which ever has, and let
us hope, ever will continue to wave over
a peace-loving and a peace making
people; the flag which is destined to
bring hope and sunshine to millions yet
! oppressed, and millions yet unborn.
Into this constellation of glorious
privileges you, my friends, have been
recently admitted; that you are deserv-
| ing of the great distinction there is no
doubt in my mind. That Congress in
| its forthcoming session will confer a
territorial government on these Islands
l firmly believe. You deserve this, if
not the greater distinction of State
hood. May you deserve the blessings
| of the American Constitution and all
it's privileges by your loyal adherence
to the flag of our nation and may the
spirit of civil liberty, equality, frater-
nifty and brotherhood be the lever rails
ing you to higher and a nObler man
hood. May the Stars and Stripes be
ever dear to your souls, and may the
| liberty-lOVing men and women of the
Hawaiian Islands become leaders in
making for these ideals. May our flag
forever float as the emblem of the
highest, noblest, purest promise to the
Anglo-Saxon race that sooner or later
one common tongue and one common
purpose will unite the greatest people
all over the world.
Special Agent of the United States.
Harold NJ. Sewall spoke in part as fol-
lows.
FelloW-Americans: If there is any,
body within these walls whose heart
has not been moved by what he has
heard by what this day suggests and
inspires, that heart does not beat in
an American bosom. For fervently as
you have celebrated this anniversary
in the past, you have never celebrated
it with the feelings you have today
For today, you celebrate under the flag
of the country you have never ceased
to call your home, planted here to stay
; to the promotion of your prosperity
and the glory of the American name.
Swiftly, more swiftly than you dared
to dream, has this prosperity come up
on you, and you are grateful for it
but it has not deadened your souls tC
3 a sense of higher things. 1t has not
deadened your pride in the Union that