Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-15
Vigorous and Conservative Policy
Is Outlined By Hawaii's New
Governor = Reviews Success
OF Past and Dwens Upon
Immediate Problems

p ORD BOLINGBROKE, in his essay the study and use
of history quoted from ancient Greek that hstory is
philosophy teaching by examples" One Of the best phil
osophies which history thus teaches is that of faith in the
future
This it does not alone by sesacrcng deeds brilliant achieve
which excite admiration but by aggreaons
conditions which disclose movements relations
tendencies He who looks solely the immediate the isolated
risks finding pessimsm aone he who takes compehen
i've view can scarcely avoid up heights of optimistic
and Weeds of pickering and greed and spite stand
conspicuous iii the foreground but by raising our eyes and looking
back along % behold the stately palms
purpose progress happy thus inspired we may turn
and catc through the mist Of uncertainty apparent GLOOM
vision of the opening future. ,
In no history is tie philosophy faith taught clearly than
in that Of Hawaii. 1t is great history In MIN
PHILOSOPHY iaue In small and the short span OF
OF FAITH century exhibits the problems and their sou
lions that have made up in large part the histories
of great nations grow-pobms religious educational
hygenic racial social political, industrial
nearly century Hawaii has been sociological experiment
station laboratory The problems have been those Of the elevation
aboriginal from state of barbrm to one
Christian civilization and the realization Of ideals In
tropical The solution has bee not by the slow process
of seevoion forced imposition Of foreign IDEAS but
by development through the peaceful rapid introduction OF such
ideas and their gradual but ready assimilation by the native race
the process of natural growth under afca improved conditions
The three main general agencies modern civilization the church,
and printing press brought to Hawaii in 1871
The Influences classes Of whites coupled with the rece
eness natives for higher things and the recognition by the
wsest Of their people of the necessity keeping
pace with swiftly changing conditions if they would continue num-
among the nations Of the earh produced results that
but excite The natives graduated from the field OF mis-
son Christian naton they quickly became OF the least Tilt
peoples they rapidly acquired high moral social and po
zeal standards and have manifested increased capacity for their
attainment There swift transition fr9m state Of feudalism to-
one individual ownership of from OF absolute
despom Of limited constitutional monarchy and further
before annexation advanced republican form
built up circumstances required permitted until
Hawaii attained first rank point high development Of
worlds industries and inhabitants became one
the most prosperous Of peoples
These achievements due mainly to American influences
here indeed grew the only community American spirit foreign
quiet the workings Of these influences that they
eated the native mind and heart without violent shock powerful
that the two found themselves akin spirit and
rapid that Hawaii though the gem OF the rachc was
enabled preserve her independence against designing nations unit
manifest destiny required her adoption by the Great Republic and
thoroughly mbued she with American principles that
received the family and
be deceived suppong that all this merely
fortutous The inspiration that comes from a
THE RECORD study of Hawaiian history is not optimistic
OF HISTORY enthusiasm supesous hope for future good
luck based upon past fortune, but faith-faithl
that enables cry with the poet The future dare to face
gently and sympahcay without being impressed the unang
operation the law of and effect The Hebrew learned
from history that Righteousness xalteth nation; but
proac people, The strong Kamameha went far toward
discovering same truth with the light had amidst
the darkness of his people and the godessness Of most OF
whites with whom he in contact The magnanmous Kame
hameha Ill realized when the restoration of independence he
gave to his people their national motto purposes adapab
conditions vigorous and united eorthe rather than avorng
for Hawas moral political and industrial
progress Biologists emphasize the factor Of inheritance and the
owne of the evolutionary biologists discourage with their
of me but Hawais sociological laboratory shows what man
through thoughtful just geological
laboratory shows what do under special conditions
climatic and volcanic intensity
The lesson Of faith is taught by the story of effort and
compsllment under Territorial government
PROGRESS OF Seven brief years. and what grand results
RECENT YEARS if but pause view themyears it isl
true largely of adjustment to conditions
but equally years Natural feelings of sadness and
of bitterness loss of ndependenceeengs confined tol
Hawans aonehave passed from the of outward manifesto
ton and large from existence there every for
belief That the Hawaiians will have passed from Of
reconciliation of the ardent loyalty and patriotism
wards their adopted country characterized their toward
their former country.
The first Legislature seemed justify the contentious those who
opposed manhood suffrage but how spendidy succeeding leg
lures have proved the contrary!
The entire body Of Hawaiian statute law has compact