Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-08
AND THE CONGRESSMAN


Citizens of Hawaii aim to make
The position of America in the Pa
cifc impregnable.
This can be done, and it is in the
hands of the United States Congress
to materially aid in the work. With
ont strong national policy backed
by an appreciation of the natural
strength of Hawaii's position and its
great Importance to the country, the
efforts of the few citizens of this Ter
litory are of little avail
TO bring members of Congress in
closer touch with Hawaii in its To-
cal problems and aspirations to full
fiji its proper destiny in the Nation
al scheme, is the chief purpose of the
invitation extended by the Territory
to the National leaders arriving on
the transport Buford. BY common
consent the people Of the Islands will
save their own troubles for the pro-
verbal policemen, and not bother
with petty discord the visitors, who
must nceds remain here some time in
order to fully understand the ramif-
cations Of business and politics
when involve Johnny-Jones-and-Sis-
ter-Sue affairs.
The program of entertainment has
been so arranged that the members
Of the National Legislature may OBJ
tain very fair glimpse of each of
the important and most populOus ISL
ands that make up the Territory OF
Hawaii They will come in contact
with the people of all classes, OBJ
serve the mixture of races, the re-
markable variety of conditions under
which agricultural industry must
make it's way, the character of the
work that has to be done, and, in
fact, all the leading influences and
facts that bear on the progress and
development of the Islands.
They will see the harbors, which
must monopoli2e the harbor facili-
ties of the Pacific because these ISL
ands furnish the only haven, for
ships of peace or war, in the mid
Pacific Ocean They will visit the
lands set aside for military and ma
val purposes of the Nation. And OBJ
serve how we'll the land, water and
climate combine to serve the people
and the country--if full advantage
le taken of opportunities.
They will find a people, once stir
red as deeply ana with almost as
much bitterness as existed years ago
between the North and South, proud
Of the title, AN American Citizen, :"
and united in building up Hawaii
with as little regard for race, color,
or previous condition of servitude as
exists in any other most favored
place on the face of the globe. They
can observe the trend of affairs when
ren Of the Orient and men of the
Gccident meet and do business to-
Cether on American soil and without
prejudice.
They can see what is being done
and better judge the degree of sue
cess or failure attending the work of
| the past We know that Congress
linen will draw good American con
cIusions as to the prospect and ne
cessities Of the future,
1t will be remarkable if Hawaii's
guests in their travels encounter con-
ditions which do not appeal to them
favorably,
This is to be expected. The Bulle-
/ tin could fill columns with a state
n.ent of conditions of which citi-
2ens of Hawaii do not approve.
What our citizens are driving at
is to reduce the undesirable situa-
tons to minimum, gradually ac-
Complish revolutions without de-
structiOn, and create a permanent
patriotic American community. A
Congressman fresh from the MAIN