Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-20
THE EFFEvT ON HAWAII

While specializing on the business
effect OF the san Francisco disaster
there II every reason why our people
should not allow themselves to get into
paniC-strlcken or pesslmlstlc frame
ct mind.
Even in times OF great disaster. II Ia
still true that conditions are largely
what the people make them.
II Honolulu decides that this wreck
Of san Francisco will ruin the city ana
must take Hawaii along into the mesS
OF wrecked confidence and business
stHgnatIOn. Honolulu can In this man
ner certainly go a long way toward
bringing about the fuldllment Of dire
prediction
hut San Francisco though suffering
terrible injury will not In all human
probability be satisfied To lie dormant
In the ashes OF It's present destruction
Honolulu should then refuse to follow
In the trail OF misfortune by Inference
and accept n bad name because OF our
association with great city that has
suffered.
san Francisco citizens will not sit on
the ruins OF their homes and curse the
unkind fate. They will be up and
doing. They will fight manfully and
uOurageOusly. Unless the world Is
booked for an upheaval that portendS
the end OF all human activity the panic
will subside. People will not stay a.
nome 10 break their necks by n fall
down stairs, because they feel that by
goins abroad they may get mixed up IN
some fell disaster.
San francisco will recover.
Under any circumstances Honolulu
Is going far nfleld to seek trouble II Il
inauguratss a campaign within its own
borders 10 convince the people that this
city should so 10 pot because San Fran
Cisco has had an earthquake.
Any community looking for trouble
can usually got Il.
ANY community that sets up n cry
ms to what others will think OF IL on
account OF something that has hap
pencd elsewhere can thereby cause
many more people to turn their
thoughts In the same channel.
Any community naturally begins to
wonder whore the crust will crack next
and tho people who suggest that the
crust is thinnest In their vicinity have
promise OF making many converts.
The Bulletin Is not an expert on
earth tremOrs and wouldn't attempt
TO predict whether the whole Pacific
Coast will break or the edge OF the
continent and the sea reach the
Rockies. We don't appreciate the ne
cessity OF spending time on these mat
ters. They are ripe topics for Mother
Grundy and her followers
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do In TO combat at every point the SEN
tlment OF needless worry and idle
speculation over possible disasters.
honolulu has not burned up or down.
ban Francisco will not request az d
mark Of our sympathy. that these Is.
lands cease to be as attractive as they
have always been, or that our business
mon shall throw up their hands in
despair. II Is not easy TO be cheerful
when sister city is known to be In
great distress At the same time 1t IL
FOLLY 10 make the situation worse than
Il Is by dwelling on the darkest side OF
q prolific Imagination.
Honolulu will continue to grow. IL
viii continue TO lefllse to be put out
NJ action. What setbacks II might suf-
fer should inspire the people to o.
greater energy and more unity In over
coming real and imaginary obstacles
II II just as easy TO assume that our
climate and the natural attractions Of
Hawaii will draw with Us much power
next year as they have this. II a new
situation has arisen, meet IL. And that
In manner becoming clear headed
vigorous men who know no such word
ps fail.