The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-10
On Beard {. S 5. Louisiana.

Of the Pacific. the most beautiful spot
on earth. the place where the Garden OF
Eden should have been established. with
ali due respect 10 the Almighty in case
He made an error and put il somewhere
else Al that's commonplace and has
been dinged into our ears for decades.
Every one knows that flowers bloom more
profusely here than elsewhere. that there
IS no brighter sunshine. no baImier air.
no Eentlsr hreezes. no more seductive
climate, no more beautiful mountains, no
more glorious sunsets than here.
Here nature has cast aside its habilia-
ments OF anger and has left them in plain
View 10 remind one and ali not only Of
what it might have been. but actually
has been and now displays here its sweet
est, gentest and most attractive mood.
If you don't know Z already il is time
that you knew II. now that Hawaii is
simply the most delightful l0ahng place
IN the world II there was ever a place
where life should be one grand sweet
song that place IS Hawaii II YOU are
looking for the one best place in ali the
world where you may loaf and invite
Your soul that place Is Hawaii.
Takes Hold of All.
But why tell about 1t agaln2 YOU ask.
Well. IN the first place the spell so takes
hold of any man who has access to the
columns OF newspaper that he can no
more resist writing about II and trying
10 depict The effect Of its potency than a
properly brought up child can 20 10 bed
at night without saying Now lay me-"
IN the next place. the presence Of the
great Atlantic feet has brought Hawaii
again into the public eye peculiarly. and
the story OF its fascination is one Of those
that never grow old. and that age cannot
wither- OF what other place in the world
can this be said.
There are 10 fogs. no hurricanes. no
malaria. no sandstorms. no sunstrokes. no
reptiles. no wild beasts, 10 typhoons. no
tidal waves. no beggars, no poisons. no
f1osts IN Hawaii
People used 10 he cannIbaIs. didn't thev2
YOU ask Ask again and you viii be told
that no aborigines ever loved or ever were
more skilled in song and music than the
native Hawaiians- that no one loved How
ers more than they. Where else IN all
the world do labOrers dig bitches with
garlands around the.r necksg Where else
iu all the world do the people festoen /
you and themselves as well with flowers
as II you and they We're church pillars at
a wedding ceremony. and this as you 20
about the streets and they about their
daily tasks Where else in all the world
do You hear Aloha q word whose
meaning no dozen words in English or
any other language can expres-welrone I
greeting from the heart. all good wishes. I
hundred shades of meaning that any hui
man can feeI2 Where else in all the
world can practically the entire nation
sing beautifully, and where not TO be
able 20 join in glorious harmony IS the
exception and not the ruiec And what
about that sayirg that one who truly
loves flowers and music IS almost fit fol
the kingdom Of heaveu7
Mark TVvaIu's Tribute.
Lest YOU feel that the writer Of this IS I
unduiy excited and beginning to raphSo- I
die. read Mark Twain's beautiful tribute 4
20 HawaiTs spell. it gives the writer OF 4
this cOurtenauce-
No alien land in all the world has any
deep. strong charm for me but that one.
no other land could so IongingIy and be 1
seechinsly haunt me sleeping and waking I
through half a lifetime as that one has 1
done Other things leave me. but il
abides; other things change. but It re- 4
mains the same For me its balmy airs I
are always blowing, its summer seas Z
flashing in the sun; the pulsing Of its surf /
beat is in mv ear. I can see its garIanded 4
craEs. its Ieaping cascades. It's pIumy 4
palms drowning by the shore. its remote I
SUBMITS floating Ike Islands above the
cloudraks- 7 can feel the spirit OF its
woodland solitudes- I can hear the splash /
Of its brooks IN my nostriIs stil lives the 4
breath Of flowers thar persisted twenty
years ago"
II you're one Of those who think Mark IS 7
what a plainsman might cali a @senti- I
mental cuss." and are suspicious Of him
IN consequence. read what a long. hard 4
headed man Of business. culture, and
wide experience with the world. Oscar :
Straus. Secretary OF Commerce and La
Dor. ex-dipiomst. merchant. and traveller.
said IN an address here less than a year
ago:
I have seen much Of the world. I am
familiar with those places which are the
favored lands for tourists. and my eight
days stay here has convinced me that
there Is no land on the face Of the earth.
considering climate and population. and
considering beauty and sttractiveness Of
scenery and charms OF hospitality. which /
offers so much 10 the tourist either IN
health OF pleasures as this Eden OF the
Pacific"
Justified in Going On.
After that the writer OF this thinks he
has Justification for going on. with the
promise Of getting down 10 earth after he
quotes what a local writer has 10 say:
IF there IS spot on earth where one
nay smile at adversely and feel that
money IS not everything. that spot is TIa-
lvaii"
There were many naval officers and
men in this feet who knew what 10 ex-
7ect when the ships started west They
had been here before. and their ewes
snapped as they talked about the good
line all would have Their eyes have
ost something Of the animation. they are
soon 20 leave HawaiTs welcome was
ust what might have been expected. It
vas not noisy; 1t was deep-seated. and
rom what We so often refer 10 as the
1Ott0m OF the heart Before the ships I
lad left san Francisco E A M0tt-Smith.
he secretary and acting governor Of the
Ierritory, had sent greeting Of vel /
,Ome. He said !
'ExPectant Hawaii. with its azure skies.
Is sunny seas its richly clad mountains
nd valleys. awaits you Here viii be !
dded one more welcome. full. deep, and
Hearty, to the many you have received in
our remarkable cruise from the East TO ]
he West. Hawaii has prepared for your {
-oming. Her principal city, Honolulu: :
Ter parks, her streams. her mountains. S
-er seas every facility whereby you may J