Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-02
PATRIOTISM
BY Miss Cassidy OF Honolulu High School
Daughter Of American parents.

A. We look about ~ today. We see
everywhere ilags aud other decorations
commemorative the birth or THE
Father OF our Country Father ct
our patriotism. The hurryinE business
world is for the time forgotten, and
We meet with higher and noblcr
thoughts than those of bringing gain,
| thoughts OF patriotism Aud what
greater tribute can we pay to George
Washington, he who first gave tho
country 50 dear to az all. aud who first
showed ~ how to love IL?
\ century has passed since his time,
and the United states OF America has
been, by universal suffrage, enrolled
among the great national powers ui
the world. At some steps she faltorcd.
and at others she seemed about tn fall.
But In each case, loyal hands upheld
her, and she passed safely on. llcr
rapid advancement, however, Is not to
he wondered at, when We stop to think
of American institutions and govern
mcnt. II is good laws and good govern
mcnt that foster patriotism, without
which no nation can exist.
Some, perhaps. will say that tho
youth may be taught patriotism. To
! some extent he may. lie may learn To-
! glory In the brave deeds of his anccs-
| tors, and become familiar with the
| qualifications necessary TO make good
citizen, lie too may burn TO be Oh
the battle iic,u where. by his heroic
| deeds, he eau prove his loyalty. Such
| patriotism, however. would he short
lived without n government worthy OF
| IT, Education alone cannot produce
true patriotism. THAT nation possesses
! IT, which commands H.
| The government without the love of
| the people you will say Is worthless.
| II Is doubtless 20. hut let the people
once see the sound principles of the
| government; they viii take the coun-
Try for what II is, ana their highest
aim and greatest desire will he to bet
ter II, to improve 1t internally, com.
mcrcially ana nationally.
Nor viii this be u passing wave of
enthusiasm, of so-callcd patriotism
| winch seems To rouse nation 10
frenzy In tunes of war. At such Pc
riods, the outCry leans to bounds OF
reason, and the eagorncss for blood he.
comes maddcning Those. however
whose voices are heard the loudcst nj
such times, are often those who do not
stand behind the guns. Yet, they cal
this patriotism, and condemn those
who reasonably oppose their views. and
seek peaceful and bloodlcss conclusions
Still We do not wholly dcnouncc war
In some instances II has been newt.
able, indeed the only means of rcstol
Ing peace, and of preserving national
life. The men who fought and died Oh
the battle fields could have given ne
greater, no noblcr proof of their patri.
otism. The world eau produce long
list OF such men. whose names and
praises are today reyercntly spoken by
ourselves. And If their words are to
be believed, II IL Il sweet thing TO die
Tor ones country. Nevertheless, we are
glad to say that in this enlightened
twentieth century. war is looked upon
with less favor and arbitration II
gaining the recognition of the nations
But shall patriotism be limited Ia
| one nation? Surely that would be n
bigotcd and narrow policy The decp,
est ana greatest translation of patriot.
ISM. would include not only national
hut also International patriotism.
a nation may be compared to an in.
| diNidual. Like the individual IL has lts
| ethics and morals. The Golden Rule
OF man Is to love his ncighbor AS him.
self II a fellow countryman be In
trouble and greatly in need of assist.
ance, and his neighbor refuse 10 aid
him, he Is inhuman. Each nation has
fer ncighbors. Shall her motto be to
love her ncighbor, or shall IL be to love
| herself and have no thought about
her ncighbor? Surely the first would
he the better one. II could not lower
a nation, II would rather raise II among
tho nations.
| Japan has recently shown such .
| spirit. She saw neighbor IN distress
ana although that neighbor was but
Few years ago her bitter enemy, she
came nobly To her rescue.
Love of ones native country should
ever he first In the hearts of its PEG.
pie; but this love can never be SO exali,
ed, 50 grand, as when national patriot.
Ism shall beiriend aud develop inter,
national patriotism.
| IT'S comm yet for a that,
That man to man the world DER
I rot hon. L.. 4.