The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-05
TERRITORY'S FIRST FOURTH
OF JULY QUIETLY CELEBRATED

feature of American civilization that we
have done this. Faith in humanity I'M
paralleled in the worlds history; faith in
righteousness; faith in conscience as a
power to enforce righteous laws: faith in
manhood that declares that every man.
be he white. black or yellow, shall have
a fair chance; a kindness and mercy
that offers to every man a fair education
these are American characteristics
NO SELFISH ISOLATION.
we have said to ourselves that on the ,
American continent we would work out I
our problems undisturbed We have been I
pursuing a policy of selfish isolation. But
history-the events OF the last two years I
-God--have taken US out of our isolation
OF a hundred years and Joined us with F..
links of steel with the world. The Ameri- I
can people have been thrust out to take
place among the nations of the world.
y GU are familiar witn the causes that led
to the war with Spain. For centuries
Spain has been standing for a 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?
l declare Il is the most glorious Of Amer
! lean history. l 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: l am proud of the Civil
J War, but then were 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 10 proclaim liberty.
! Gods motto is not America for
| Americans but America for the world
our motto must henceforth be. America
for the world for God has given TO MS
who)are Americans, principles which are
not local but universal. our national
Ideals lace and intertwine with the inter
ests Of broad humanity.
Patriotism is noble. but there is a
nobler issue than patriotism. II is human
itarianism. Humanitarianism lifts man
up TO such a 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 l look over
: the broad and increasing domain over
which the American flag floats and see il
p expa nding into the foremost civ1iZed ma
ton OF the earth. Ieel that nothing but
4 | criminal negligence on the part of those
who ought to shape public opinion car
stay it's progress. Against ignorance and
, prejudice and lawlessness | place free
o church. a free press. free speech and the
p American school house. ] place also the
, moral sentiment of the American people
| 1t has been said: The true American
4 stands forever on duty. soldier of the
= Republic in the disguise of "A citizen, thu
= | custodian of the nations life. out %
- such citizenship comes the moral senti
: ment which, in its aggregation is public
!, opinion and which is mightier than stand
8 ing armies or floating navies.
> God bless America should be ont
; prayer today: not because IL is you
J. America and mine. / trust we are not in
II sensible TO the blessings of American cit
\ zenship. And yet, not because of tina
/ only, should we implore Gods BLESSING
upon America: but because she is so in
dssolubly linked with the hopes and des
tiny of humanity, that her veal and wo
- is like an eternal veal and woe. Ma,
. God for the sake of the down trodde
and oppressed of earth, bless America
- And to this end may her citizens be tru
p 10 all for which the new America ha
= come to stand:
lie God give us men. \ time like this de
N mands
Re Strong minds. great hearts. true fait
Il and ready hands;
. Men whom the lust of office does not Kill
a Men who possess opinions and a WILL
Il Men who have honor:
n Men who will not lie:
r. Tai men. sun-crowned, who live abov
, the fog
5 In public duty and in private thinking.
Al For while the rabble. with their thumb
D. worn creeds-
st Their large professions and their it'll
le SIingIe in selfish strife. 10, rreedor
N weeps;
p Wrong rules the land and waiting jus
RS tice sleeps.
20 Cod give the new America men"
I, YOUNG HAwAITS SPEECH.
J. Lovette Rockwell sang "The Sta
= | Spangled Banner" in a manner whic
~ brought him merited applause. He wa
accompanied on the piano by Mr.. Offley
Keen interest was evinced by the aud
Itnce in the appearance of young AbraI
. g. Kaulukou. When the youth was il
j produced by the chairman he was greete
with tremendous applause, for which i
= | modestly bowed his thanks. His addres
III was short. the sentences terse and to II
~ point. Although but recently graduate
-, from Oahu College and yesterday the o.
~ casion of his first really public appea
=, ance, SIr. Kaulukou spoke easily givir
~ careful utterance TO his words. His cles
~ voice reached every part Of the auditor
r. UNI. and at every sentence he was int
- | rUpted by a round of applause. Especia
x ly was this true when he said. Let Il
= old cry. Hawaii for the Hawaiians,'
II | replaced by the truer sentiment Hawai-
| =
oi pied a seat in the dress circle and
- face beaned his feelings as he motto,
Is the manner in which his son was reeeiv,
ne by his elders. His address was as fc
~ lows:
4, HAWAII AND NAII NEI.
OF It is natural that we of Hawaiian bio,
nj should prefer to see a native governme
IN in Hawaii But changes have come al
the questions involved are of the pas
-o- Let the dead past bury it's dead" II
he waiian independence was impossible
Id vas a choice between OrientaIism
his Western Observation-Disclosures japan al
IL america
We " We have become part Of the create
A. nation on the face Of the globe We ha
an its heritage by adoption. 1T is ours
enjoy. ours to preserve. and ours to trar
1 nit"
\ AS the favored Jew or Ethiopian cou
"a say In ancient days, Il am a Roman ci
ne Men so each one of us can say wi
ms greater pride. Il am an American CT
nd zen"
III. As the years go by We shaE feel ev
oI create: satisfaction. for we shall rercei
our advantages with clearer vision.
me The completion of the Nicaragua car