The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
FLEETS VISIT SHOWS NEED OF PEARL HARBOR

Magma Charta In 1898 no less than 1900
natives were converted 70 Christianity on
one Sunday IN July just seventy years
ago. In 1913 the King caused TO be placed
upon the seal and coins OF the realm this
sentiment
The life OF the land is perDetuated by
righteousness.
II is the motto Of Hawaii to-day
Industries of the Territory.
Hawaii sent food supplies 10 California
in the days Of 'z9- Il established a postal
service in 1870 and a banking system n
1888. In the later days Of kamenamshs
the Greats rule the Kingdom did =
mighty trade in sandalwoOd- Now only -
few trees of that species can be found II.
the kingdom The people denuded tHs
land Of these trees, and when the product.
was gone poverty ensUed. an early and
bitter lesson in forestry Later came the
DAYS Of sugar planting, the CHEZ industry.
to-day Of the islands, amounting TO uear-t
I " S27. Geo go in 1907 Coffee raising and
I rice planting became another great soUrco
| OF wealth To-day the people are going
[ extensively into fruit growing, and one %
! the sights Of the Islands IS the presenc5
I Of enormous groves OF pineapples, sad
70 be as fae IN favor as any grown else.
] where
/ There IS said 70 be a fine field FOR Arasr-
/ lean farmers here The place IS ideal as
10 climate. The temperature almost new
I er goes above s. or below = degrees, and
[ II IS said that one may sleep out OF doors
I without z blanket ten months IN q year.t
/ Surprisingly beautiful are ell ths eignc
I large Islands OF the group The popuia-
ton OF all the ISLANDS IS about 3o.0J0- Oe
these the CaucasiaEs number only about
| 1850 The Portuguese number nearly d.
I 90. the japanese number more than 500
+ the Chinese about 500 The HawaiiauG,
I pure and mixed, number about 1000 The
rest IS q mixture OF South Sea islanders
/ and negroes TIE population Of Ho2ol1i-s
( numbers about 500, OF whom only g Ill
/ tie more than 3.oJ0 are strictly Americans
! Nevertheless, the Islands are completely
I AmeriCanized- This IS due chiefly 70 the
7 Iong-continued American influence here
I n the early '@ys the laws OF 1Iassach--
{ seJts were selected as q model for Ha-
/ waiian Law An American school SYSTEM
I was established shortly atterward. and u
I IS curious 70 note that almost immediate
I y a large part Of the sales Of public
Z lands was set apart for the support Of the
( school system. a plan adopted a-tervard
I IN most Of the American Comm 2 ea-l-lLs-
Z Cosmopolitan as Hawaii IS. il is 10 more
{ 80 than parts Of New York City, and no
I part Of the East Side Of the great ne
I tropolis is more American than this
I American acquisition
. W NAC Na-A AOADl La-rlL A--EAC - a-C-
( meldoUs commercial future for Hawaii
/ Politically. the land IS 20 hold the LiEh
{ honor Of being the leading outpost of.
I American national safety IN TIE Pacific
3 The keystone Of that position OF safety IS
! Pearl Harbor. An impressive sight Il was
. 70 see this feet Of sixteen battle ships
I lying OF that harbOr and unable 10 enter
Z Il 4 still more impressive sisLt VIII be.
n a very few years the presence of per
. haps dozens Of wsrsLips flying the Amer
I lean flag inside that La-oor- Even more
1 impressive VIII Be the sight Of scores %
I merchantmen inside the same place en-
. Eaged in trade and commerce many o1
I them. let rs hope flying the American
/ daE. and all this made possible by the tuu
Z awakening Of the people and the govern
I uert 10 the necessity os establishing 2
I naval base in thai refuge
Here's 70 Pearl Earbor, the coming
/ foremost outpost IN the Pacific o. Aueri-
can peace and good viii 10 al other IA
lions,