The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-02-14
SANTA Sal! !! CLAUS FOUND ON
BOARD THE THOMAS"
hir. Charles E. Hoye Tells of the ChlI-
dTen's Saint on Board Ship.
AT HONOLULU.

hours late owing to strong winds and
heavy seas. during part of the trip.
This ship makes three hundred miles a
day when conditions are favorable.
Before our arrival here we realized
that We had exchanged the temperate
zone for the torrid; blankets, which had
felt so comforta BILE at night were dis
carded, and trunks were opened to get
summer clothes.
We were soon alongside the naval
dock and anxious to go ashore, but the
rain was falling in torrents and many
of the streets were flooded While we
were waiting for clear sky the Army
Transport Sherman" from Manila via
Japan came in and locked alongside
our ship; cheers were exchanged by the
passengers of the home bound and the
outbound ships, as we looked across the
rails for friends.
Later the big ship Siberia" on it's
way from San Francisco to Japan and
China, came in and locked near US; the
Siberia left San Francisco several
days after we sailed but being a much
faster ship it overlook US here.
In the afternoon we visited the form
er kings palace, now the territorial
capitol, the we rode thru the city and
along the beach to the aquarium which
is filed with a most wonderful collec-
ton of tropical salt water fish, from the
ugly octopus to the bright little gold
fish, all colors Of the rainbow, all
shapes, from the snake-like eel to the
round jelly fish. In His wonderful Gre
ations on land md in the sea the God of
all things reveals Himself.
Next day we rode up on the hill side,
in an electric car, to the cemetery,
where the kings of Hawaii ard more
humble folks are buried AS we stood
before the marble tomb of the former
monarchs we marveled that kingdom
was glad to become a simple territory
of the American Union. with remote
prospects of statehood
The museum which shows the ancient
life Of the natives interested us, but
perhaps the modern city itself was of
most interest.
In these islands the traveller sees one
of the most conglOmerated masses of
humanity; more japanese than native
Hawaiians and many more natives than
Americans, with many Chinese and
Europeans also, but the American in
fluence both political and commercial
fortunately predominates. There are
miles of Japanese stores and hotels in
Honolulu and thousands of the same
people laboring on the big sugar planta-
tons; Japan is not to be blamed if she
covets these islands, as we'll as the
Philippines but America will be foolish
indeed if she ever surrenders either,
thereby strengthening her most danger
Gus rival
When we were at Honolulu rumor
said that two regiments of japanese
soldiers had been landed as laborers,
but this is unlikely. However, Japan
has the material there for several regi-
ments.
Nature has been kind to Honolulu,
giving it good harbor, pretty hillsides,
a pleasant, tho warm climate, with
plenty of rain and flowers all the year.
Man has not been slow to improve
the gifts of Nature; the traveller sees
pretty frame houses with we'll kept
lawns, clean streets, substantial bust
ness houses and several large hotels.
In all these things Honolulu is far
ahead of Manila, tho smaller; perhaps
this difference is due to the fact that
Honolulu is really American while Ma
Mia in architecture and enterprise is
Maylay and Spanish.
At 3p. m. of the second day of our
stop we made our final purchases of
beads and fragrant flower necklaces
from the buxom Hawaiian girls at the
dock, and steamed away to the west
toward Guam.
Christmas Eve! The good ship
Thomas" of Uncle Sans transport
fleet, steaming bravely westward only
two days from the little island of Guam.
Christmas eve, but the passengers are
perspiring, dressed in light cottons, all
grateful for the light breeze that is
blowing. Will Santa Claus, who
comes with reindeer and snow be able
to find US here in this tropic heat on
the broad Pacific with nothing in sight
except dark blue water and the sky
above Us like mighty tent, all bright
ened by the half uncovered face of the
moon? Oh, yes; wherever the fair
haired Anglo-Saxon child may travel
his Santa Claus will follow. Did we
not see him few days ago walking up
and down the street in front of his big
store in Honolulu, getting ready gifts
for good boys and girls? Surely if he
can come to Hawaii he can find us here
near Guam.
Then there are so many children
aboard. Why only the other day one
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