The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-29
HAWArS FORTUNES AND
HOW TO ENHANCE THEM

I the cheapest market, regardless of their
| place of origin, there being no patrio-
| tism among them in business, yet his
voice rings out loudest when it is time
to sing = Ny Country, IT'S of Thee. -
There is need of Hawaiian Friendly
| Society to convert this erring brother
| 1t is the opinion of the majority that
much can be accomplished for these
| islands by appealing to the patriotism
and pride of the American people.
A MARKET ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Some of the Congressman whose
views and knowledge should be the
property Of all, desire to work in the
direction of introducing the products
| of Hawaii to the masses that inhabit
| the Mississippi valley. They point to
| the Tehuantepec route and tell how it
NAV be used to advantage. A Friendly
Society should gather about these men,
for each man has his own idea of how
| help should be given and the more ways
| that find leader, the larger should be
the membership of various minded fol-
| lowers BY all means let US have
"hands across the sea- friendly or
ganization, and now is the time to be-
home something that viii advertise
these islands, each of these would like
to be in touch with somebody that
| would gladly answer all questions. If
| they do no more at present than send
their names and addresses, as well as
those of others who love these islands
and wish them well, to the Promotion
Committee here, may not the rest fol-
low?
I only wish others could listen to the
| many wise practical suggestions I have
heard fall from the lips of our visiting
Congressman in the last few days. They
one and all wish to keep in touch with
the people of Hawaii. Nor will this de-
sire grow less as time flies. Five thous-
and miles away is one who more than
a quarter o. century ago visited these
isles and still longs for them. He was
the first to pronounce its tobacco the
best and its flowers the fairest; today
he would perhaps act as honorary presl-
dent of a Hawaiian Friendly Society
and use only Hawaiian tobacco in his
cigars, of which he smokes more than
any other American, and drink only
Hawaiian coffee, for he is an inveterate
coffee fend, and the expressed friend
ship of llark Twain toward Hawaiian
coffee, would place it standby in
many an American home, while every
Congressman now among us is more
than ready to follow suit and urge upon
his friends to do the same.
However, all is not coffee. Certain
Congressman are sending to Grand Rap
ids, Michigan, logs of koa which will
be turned into furniture to grace their
homes and advertise these islands.
True members of the Hawaiian Friend
ly Society-let us keep in touch with
them. Their friends may wish such
furniture and in time their friends
friends and it may then pay to estab-
lish a furniture factory in Hawaii, and
a member of the Hawaiian Friendly
may come forward with the needed
capital.
PEOPLE IDLE LANDS.
Just a word on patriotism and my
plea is ended. The Jap is not given to
singing my country, it's of thee
from the prov of every advancing yes
sci, but when his country needs him in
any part of the world, he is there. Four
thousand of them GO to America an
nually to study there what Japan can
best adapt; as many more to Europe.
In Korea, Manchuria Formosa. Hawaii,
wherever he believes his country needs
him, there he is found in telling num-
bers. We need some thousand more
Americans on these islands. Will pa
triotism bring them, or will they stand
upon the coast of the mainland and
chant to us My country, it's of thee -
Let the Hawaiian Friendly at home in
duce them to come, let rich and poor in
these islands show their patriotism by
making sacrifices, if necessary, to in
duce the American on the mainland to
come and people the idle lands of Ha
wall. Each must perhaps make con-
cessions. Friendly correspondence be-
tween individuals who have never met
may bring about happy meetings and
the more thorough Americanization of
these islands. Let those who have
ideas get together for the common good |
One man alone may do much. If /
Were again to be called upon to place
before a public school of Hawaii an
example of purest, truest patriotism, /
would not perhaps point first to the
man who unfurled the flag and thereby
covered himself with glory, but to a
quiet unassuming citizen by adoption, |
who has worked for these islands as
has no other man; not for glory, for |
he sank his own individuality to work
only for the good of Hawaii Such is
the patriotism men admire-but seldom |
emulate. Twenty-Five Congressman so |
admired it that they came with this
almost malihini-to study the needs of |
these islands. Such self sacrificing
patriotism I would point out to the
children of Hawaii and to every one
who should desire to aid in organizing
a Hawaiian Friendly Society-tn aid |