The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-14
OUR DOUBLE HOLIDAY
FLAG DAY AND HAwAITs ADMIs-
SION DAY.
The Anniversary of Going Into Effect of
The Organic Act and the Inaugural
tlon of Governor Dole.

Today is the anniversary of the ex-
tension of American laws to the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, as understood before
the decision just given by the United
States Supreme court. 1t is the first
anniversary of the going into effect
of the organic act under which Hawaii
is governed The Supreme court has
Just decided that as a matter of fact
American laws went sinto erect more
thoroughly before the organic act was
applied than by the application Of the
actin fact that the entire constitu-
tion extended TO Hawaii at once when
the NeWlands annexation was accom-
plished, while the organic act might
have made some Of the constitution in
applicable. The law points, however,
do not effect Hawati's celebration of to-
day as a sort of admission day.
} Today is also United States Flag day
fand as such is observed in many states.
'The occurrence of the two celebrations
on the same day may result when Ha-
wall has a legislature that has time for
such matters, in making June IA le-
gal holiday, as Admission Day and flag
day. 1t is the opinion of many, how
ever, that the day that really ought to
be observed is the anniversary of the
passage of the Newlands resolution,
which was the actual day upon which
Hawaii became American territory.
A year ago today Governor S. B.
Dole was inaugurated as the first gov
ernor of the Territory of Hawaii. The
custom house was formally turned over
to Uncle Sam and Collector Stackable
became a federal official instead of an
official of the Republic of Hawaii, while
those under him all became employees
of Uncle Sam under civil service rules.
The same changes took place In the
post office, ana, as a new feature, Ha-
wall was given a United States internal
revenue bureau. American shipping
and international laws were at once
applied, and were for a time sources of
endless inconvenience to a public that
had been used to the more lax rules of
the old Hawaiian government.
Governor Dole's Inauguration took
place in front of the capitol building,
before a large crowd. Chief Justice
Frearer administered the oath of Office
and the governor delivered his inaugu-
raj address in the open air. In the
evening there was a grand ball in the
capitol building.
Today, the principal celebrations are
of Flag Day in the schools, and the
continuation of the Kamehameha day
races az the track. Business houses
p generally were open this morning,
though many closed early in the day.
Government offices We're mostly closed.
In the the schools throughout the
Territory the ceremony of saluting the
flag was observed and the pupils gave
recitationS and sang songs suitable to
the occasion of the anniversary of the
adoption of the American flag. The
pamphlet prepared by superintendent
Atkinson for the occasion and distribut-
ed in the schools, contained a brief his
tory of the flag.
The first flag up this morning was
over the old barracks, soon to be occu-
pied by the commissary department of
the u. S. Army. 1t was out at sunrise.
At o'clock the big annexation flag
was hoisted over the capitol, and at the
same time flags went up on the judi
ciary building and on the pole at mill
tary headquarters and other buildings
throughout the city.