The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-16
Great DISPLAY.

HONOLULU, July 16.-Looking out
this morning over the streets and the
buildings Of Honolulu, the spectator is
prone to wonder whether there are any
flags or bunting left in the United
States. Certainly the supply of such
emblems Of patriotism must have Wis
IDLY decreased on the continent, for
this city is today veritably wrapped
and swathed and almost hidden be-
meath a waving sea of Stars and
Stripes. Assuredly, this is to be a
great day in Honolulu-the day that
is to mark the arrival and glorious
reception of the Atlantic fleet.
Not since the dusky and adipose
queen of the Paradise of the Pacific
stepped down from her throne and re-
signed her crown and scepter, and
Uncle Sam, Rex, ruled in her stead,
has there been such an outburst Of
truly American patriotism. 1t is not
alone the Americans who are on the
eyes seaward to where the monster
battleships will soon appear above the
horizon The native Hawaiians are
quite as much excited, and even the
swarming thousands of japanese
that horde of little brown men which,
say the alarmsts, will some day arise
in it's might and replace the star
spangled banner with the blazing en-
sign of the mikado-even these have
caught the infection and have become
for the moment at least patriotic
Americans.
When the battleship fleet arrives in
the crescent shaped harbor today, it
will have traversed a distance of 209S
miles since leaving San Francisco nine
days ago. The floating fortresses will
remain here until next Thursday be-
fore resuming the voyage, with Auck
land, New ealand as the next stopping
place. During the week in Honolulu
there will be scores of entertainments
for both officers and sailors, and if
Commander in Chief Sperry and the
other rear admirals of the fleet do not
die of indigestion, it will not be the
fault of the entertainment commit
tee.
Much Enthusiasm.
AS the vessels steam through the
narrow but deep channel which gives
entrance through the coral reef to the
harbor which is known as "the cross
roads of the Pacific" the enthusiasm
of the people, already boiling over,
will pass all bounds. Practically all of
Honolulus 10000 population will be
on hand to give a welcome, and will be
augmented by thousands of others
from every part of the island of Oahu
It will be cosmopolitan crowd on
the pier to greet the "jackies," shout
ing aloha Glove to your in the
musical tongue of the Kanakas. There
will be wreaths of flowers for throwing
over the heads Of the Americans as
they step on the pier. 1t will be an of
fering of a music and flower loving
people In the crowd will be the full
bodied and plump-faced natives,
Chinese, japanese and
Portuguese and mixtures of nearly all Of
these races.
Honolulu itself will not present so
many characteristics novel to Ameri-
can eyes as some of the sailors may
cApeSI " Aiiu IL 10 SoIiioliiiieS sfiO
that Honolulu in its physical aspects
is an illustration of what a New Eng
lard conscience unillumined by imag-
iEation can do for a town. The des-
cendants of the missionaries who have
done SO much that is worth while for
the islands insisted in erecting brick
blocks of the uninteresting type of
the average small American city,
the palms of this semi tropical
country. Under American domination
tie city has taken many progressive
S: cps. The streetcars drawn by horses
of which the inhabitants used to COM
plain, have been replaced by trolley