Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-20

an inch.
Finally. Hawaii would be grateful
to the visiting editors II they would do
what they can for any legitimate pro-
ject to connect Honolulu and San
Pedro by steamship line and build
up trade.
THAT is about all we want, believe,
except conviction on the part of ths
editors that we did not ask them here
simply to get something out OF them.
We are glad TO have good people here
on general principles"
"The real and important benefit
from the visit here, OF the Southern
California Editorial Association" said
Charles l.. Rhodes. city editor Of the
Hawaiian Star, sis better acQuaint.
ance; and that, like the benefits Of
trade, are mutual.
Hawaii will be benefited because
by this visit a large number Of the
actual newspaper workers of South
ern California will know our people
and our Territory as II Is only posi-.
BILE to know a people and n country
Icy visiting them. From now on. Ha.
vail will be something more to them
than a mere geographical name, or a
reople about whom there Is such a
glamour of romance and haZy uncer.
tainty that any weird or impossible
tale may pass for truth because there
ire no criteria by which to test 1t.
From now on matters relating to Ha.
wall will appeal more strongly to our
isitors In their newspaper avocation.
as well as In their personal thought.
Hence they will hear more. or rather
note more, about Hawaii than ever
tefore. They will have definite infor.
nation about us by which to test and
correct what they hear, and thus be
allie to present II to their readers and
hearers. more Justly. more accurately.
In this way the process Of educating
the American people to the truth
about Hawaii will make definite and
Improbable progress.
"And Il Is the truth about Hawaii
that Hawaii wants disseminated. II
We could once reach the point where
the American people. as people,
knew the truth about Hawaii, all our
efforts to secure Congressional action
Administrative consideration, and ia
affect and work through public opin
ion would be vastly easier.
''If the American people could once
be thoroughly informed as to the
truth about Hawaii, our Promotion
Committee would find 1t comparative
" easy to show them where thai
iruth led In It's relation to their work
and efforts: our Chamber of Com
merce and our Merchants Association
v ould find II easy to show where thai
Truth leads In relation to public ant
0uasi.publlc affairs; our philanthrop
ic. missionary, and benevolent organ
4 cations would be the more easily abb,
to show where that truth leads as Il
the interests they represent.
when the American people know
the Truth we can easily show then
where that truth points.
california and Hawaii have man!
IDENTICAL interests and problems.
cannot fail to greatly benefit Califor
MIA that such representative delegn
ton of Its agencies OF publicity an,
lIogress know Hawaii ut first hand.
THE sincere cordiality with whic
You editors have been greeted by Al
our people calls to mind the radlca
change OF opinion that has taken plac
In the minds Of some Of our citizens,
said Wallace X. harrington, usual
editor Of the Bulletin.
"The former secretary OF the Pre-
motion Committee once proposed invi,
Ing few OF the leading writer's OF tn
country to a special trip through HI
wall His Official head was immeC
lately endangered. A few Of our goo
citizens seemed to have an Idea thu
editors from abroad were wild beast
that should not be allowed to roam 1
large In Hawaii.
you can see for yourself what tn
intervening years Of education hay
done. Men representing all interest
are only too Glad to have newspape
and magazine writer's come here an
having looked It all over tell the trut
to all whom II may concern.
Southern Californians are all RICH
You have convinced our people this
their doubt as to the pacific nature q
mainland newspapermen is III found
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