The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-06
TERRITORY'S FIRST FOURTH
OF JULY QUIETLY CELEBRATED


pinhe hotter than that nation rapft tnif
Itself We have almost stripped Ireland
bare. We have the cuuny Scotchmnn
among us iu great numbers. though not
enough for Our good and too much for
ScUtiaud's good. We have The tn8lisi
among us and. w spite OF all that may
be said TO the contrary The events Of the
past two years have shown us thnt blood
is thicker than water. Nc have all races
atronp MS in such numbers that We hnrd-
~ know whether we are an AnElo-SaNon
people or not Moro than inviting them
10 come we have invited them to share
In an that We have-our schools, our
churches. our liberties. the privilege Of
the ballot. II has been distinguishing
feature Of American civiiization that we
have done this. Faith I'm humanity un-
paraliolcd In the worlds history. fMih In
righteousness; faith In conscience as "a
mower to enforce righteous laws; faith In
manhood that declares that every man,
be he white. black or yellow, shall have
fair chance; a Kindness and a mercy
that offers to every man a fair education
these are American characteristics.
NO SELFISH ISOLATION.
I'VE have said to ourselves that on the
American continent we would work out
our problems undisturbed We have been
pursuing n policy of selfish isolation. But
history-the events of the last two years
-God-have taken us out OF our Isolation
of a hundred years and Joined US with
links of steel with the world. The Ameri-
can people have been thrust out to take
place among the nations OF the world.
You are familiar wan the causes That led
to the war with Spain. For centuries
Spain has been standing for denial OF
all that Is characteristic of America. FOR
centuries she has been denying equal OPP
portunities, equal education, equal rights,
Was this war with Spain righteous one?
declare It Is the most glorious of Amer
lean history. | am proud of the reVolu-
ton but then we We're lighting for our
own liberties; ] am proud OF the war OF
1872 but we were fighting for rights of
our own citizens; am proud of the Clvil
War, but then we We're fighting to right
wrongs we ourselves had caused. But in
this war with Spain, for the first time in
the history of the world. our people faced
all the horrors of war for the liberties OF
another people. America has at last been
true to her God-given mission. She no
longer lives for herself; she has gone
forth into the world to proclaim liberty.
Gods motto is not America for
Americans but America for the world
our motto must henceforth he, America
for the world for God has given to us
who are Americans, principles which are
not local but universal. our national
ideals lace and intertwine with the inter
ests of broad humanity.
"Patriotism IL noble, but there is a
nobler Issue than patriotism. II is human
itarianlsm. Humanitarlansm lifts man
up to such high plane of interest in
and of sympathy with humanity every
where that he is able to say my country
is the world The new America, the Amer
lea of today, stands among the nations
of the world for. humanitarianism.
Ladies and gentlemen, as | look over
| ,s,,.r Il mil Nr.ats
which the American flag floats and see IL
expanding into the foremost civlnzed ma
ton of the earth, / leel that nothing but
| criminal negligence on the part OF those
who ought to shape public opinion can
stay its progress. Against Ignorance and
prejudice and lawlessness l place free
| church, n free press, free speech and the
American school house. place also the
moral sentiment of the American people.
| II has been said The true American
stands forever on duty, a soldier of the
Republic in the disguise of n citizen, the
| custodian of the nations life. out OF
such citizenship comes the moral senti-
ment which, in it's aggregation, Is pubic
opinion and which is mightier than stand
ing armies or floating navies.
"'God bless America should be one
prayer today; not because 1t is your
America and mine. trust we are not in
sensible to the blessings of American cit
| izenship. And yet, not because of that
| only, should we implore Gods blessing
| upon America: but because she Is so in
dissoIubly linked with the hopes and des-
| tiny of humanity, that her veal and woe
| is like an eternal veal and Woe May
| God, for the sake of the down trodden
and oppressed OF earth, bless America!
And to this end may her citizens be true
| to all for which the new America has
| come to stand;
God give us men. y time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill.
Men who possess opinions and VIII,
Men who have honor;
Men who will not lie:
| Tall men. sun-crowned, who live above
the fog
| In public duty and in private thinking,
For while the rabble, with their thumb
worn creeds-
| Their large professions and their little
| deeds
Mingle in selfish strife; Lo! Freedom
weeps;
| Wrong rules the land and waiting JUS
tlce sleeps.
God give the new America men,
YOUNG HAWAIrS SPEECH,
j. Iovette Rockwell sang "The star
| Spangled Banner I'm II manner which
brought him merited applause. lIs was
accompanied ON the piano by Mr.. offley,
Keen interest was evinced by the audi
ence in the appearance of young Abran
q. Kaululou. When the youth was in
| troduced by the chairman he was greeted
with tremendous applause, for which he
modestly bowed his thanks, His address
was short, the sentences terse ana 10 the
| point, Although but recently graduated
from oahu College and yesterday the oc'
casion OF his first really public appear
ance. Mr. Kaulukou spoke easily, giving
careful utterance 10 his words, His clear
voice reached every part of the audltori'
um, and ut every sentence he was inter
rupted by round of applause Especial
| ~ was this true when he said, Let tn,
| old cry, Hawaii Tor the HaWaiians,' bo
replaced by the truer sentiment, Hawaii
ans for Hawaii Judge Kaulukou occu
| pied a soa{ I'm the dress circle and hi'
face hoamed his feelings as ho noticed
the manner In which his son was received
hy his elders, Ills address was as fol-
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