The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-02

81 don't give a rap" said Roosevelt
Whatever your enemies say;
"You have my support, Governor Carter
And can give all the islands away"
Mr.. Gay, he has purchased an island,
Never mind what the public may say,
But that is no reason whatever,
why Carter, himself, should set GAY.
SSSS
I was very much interested the other
day in reading the report of a literary
talk given earlier in the week, wherein
the sufferngs of the authors at the
hands of dishonest and incompetent
publishers reader were described. 1
judged from the report Of what was
said that the manuscripts of most Of
the good things were rejected several
times before they got a show, and of
course every publisher whose reader
rejected it, lost the money he would
have made if it hadn't been for his
reader. 1t got me to wondering why
some of the shrewd publishers didn't
get next to their readers and publish
the things they rejected and so make
winning by getting all the good
things.
HSSN
1t was on one of the rare clear even
! ings between rain storms that have
made Honolulu gloomy for several
weeks past and 1 improved the occasion
! by a jaunt to my old friend Diamond
! Head, whom the Hawaiians call Leahi
Il climbed to the top-to the brink Of
the extinct crater-and let my eyes
sweep the glory of the dying day.
Tired with my walk from the end of the
car line and with the wearisome climb,
1 threw myself upon the ground
Suddenly I saw what 1 had at first,
/ apparently, failed to observe. In the
ofing, the muzzles of their guns kissed
by the setting sun, lay a dozen magni-
fcent men-o'-war, the Stars and Stripes
floating gloriously from them all. Then
as if by magic, from each brave vessel
simultaneously there came a roar, fol-
flowed by boom upon boom. And as l
wondered 1 was almost stunned by the
deafening reports that emanated from
beneath my feet The great batteries
of Diamond Head were giving tongue
and returning the salutation of the Ha-
Iwaiian division of the Pacific fleet Then
the Punchbowl guns spoke their minds,
Joining in the welcome to the ships Of
the navy sent to command Hawaiian
waters. Bugles sounded, and afar IN
the region of Makilli 1 could hear the
roll of drums
"They are getting ready for the grand
parade of welcome tonight and the
splendid army and navy ball on the
roof garden of the Young Hotel" 1
thought. And then I remembered hav-
ing read in that. days papers how the
so, 900 men of the army and navy sta
toned here were to march through the
brilliantly illuminated streets that
night, reviewed by Governor Carter and
President Roosevelt and Secretary OF
War Taft, the latter two gentlemen
having just arrived on the flagship Ha'
wall to be present at the ceremonies at
tending the arrival of the fleet.
And then I awoke and it was raining
again, and the mosquitoes were the
only signs of armed forces. The sur
was Just disappearing and it's last ray
lovingly fondled the smokestack of the
little tug IroquOs, sole representative
of the navy of the greatest nation Goo
everlet live-and fell on a japanese
sampan.
1 observe that Editor Buckland OF the
TransPacific Trade is making an at
tempt to cast discredit on the cores
pendent of the San Francisco EXamin-
er. That story of the heavy importa'
tions of japanese rice during 1906 serv'
ed as the basis of the criticism. Charg'
! !.
breath with fabricating, the genial ed
itor of the Trans-Pacifc Trade admit
ted in the next that the figures upor
which the Examiner correspondent haC
based his report were substantially
correct. 1t seemed to be a question az
to the inference that should have beer
drawn from almost identically the
same figures. To my mind it is largely
question Of paying your money anC
taking your choice. If you are "ir
trade" one must not feel any apprehen
sion over any possibility Of war will
Japan, but if one have other ideas be-
fore them than trade then to his ears
every thud of those imported bags O.
rice might have the significance of q
growl from the dogs of war.
SSSS
Two jokers think they have dis
covered new material for their jokes IL
the possibilities presented by the hu
name officer of the police department
heard them talking in a restaurant yes
] terday.
, 1.-THE humane officer" said one
Should get after scotty for putting
cats-up in bottles"
"She should go for some of thes
new policemen who have just COM
! out in brand new leggins," said tn
| other, for not feeding their calves"
j Really, you know" remarked tn
first the restauranteurs should be pro
l. secuted for not stranglng their oyster
. and chloroforming their Holsters be
fore cooking"
1.-THE humane officeR has a hard jot
Re all right" gurgled the second allege
y wit for there are so many peopl
Il.