The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-05

: Navy and the Army regulated sizes O
q flags are used. Forty-eight stars ar
4 now entitled to place ON the flag
!. The color red represents the bloo'
. which patriots are ready TO shed; whit
5 stands for the purity of their caus
D and blue denotes loyalty and the favo
]; of heaven.
a During the Civil War, the northern
soldiers affectionately called the flag
cold Glory Ia name that has clung
, to it ever since.
The American flag has crossed al
r seas and visited every land; it now
flies over the U. S. Consulate in many
foreign countries, thus protecting Amer
T lea s children abroad as well as al
home. Officially it now floats over the
, icefelds of Alaska, over the sunny isle
of Cuba and over the Philippines in the
, Far East. One of the prettiest sights
in the tropics is in Manila, when, after
the sunset band-cOncert on the old
Spanish Plaza is ended by the national
anthem of America, the evening gun
echoes along the shore and the white
clad audience salute the flag and it is
lowered at retreat.
At sea the most peaceful ceremony is
on American warships, when the flag
is raised at reveille, lowered at retreat,
and gracefully dips a respectful recog-
milton in passing another vessel.
Probably the first visit of the flag to
the Hawaiian Islands was late in 1889
when the America snow Eleanor
and a little schooner called the "Fair
American commanded by Capt. Met
calf and his son, came here.
On Aug. 18th, 1898, the flag came to
stay and was officially raised over our
beloved Hawaii nei.
Here, in America S baby territory sit
uated between the oldest part of the
old world and the newest part of the
new world, the flag is saluted by the
children of many lands and races. No
where else are the free public schools
which America provides for all her
youth better appreciated. Here, of all
races and color, alike receiving the
great gift of education and the English
language, they enjoy equal rights, liber-
ty and freedom. Recently school gov
eminent has been introduced and
through it the young citizens early com
prehend citizenship-its duties and
privileges When school days are over
the students will be ready to take their
places in the world-intelligent and
loyal citizens of America. Hawaii is
a land of music and the strong voices
of the Hawaiian public school chill
dren grandly rendering "The Star
Spangled Banner never fail to reach
and thrill the heart of listener.
To Col G.. T. Balch, retired U. S.
Army officer, is due the credit of hav-
ing introduced, in 1891, the salutation
of the flag in the public schools of
America. Thus, thankful for the bless
ings of Freedom, ere passing to class
rooms each school day, host of citi-
zens-to-be respectfully salute their flag
and, as the Stars and Stripes proudly
unfurl in the morning breeze, in many
chimes, lovingly, reverently, earnestly
repeat-f'We give our heads and our
hearts to God and our country! One
country, one language, one fag!"
Hon. P. G. Jones, the orator of the
day, delivered a stirring address, the
title of which was "'Our Forefathers, -
which he brought to a conclusion by
some extemporaneous remarks on the
local steamship situation, explaining
that this was national question and
not out of place at Fourth of July
gathering. Mr.. Jones said:
HON. P. C. JONES' ADDRESS.
If any people on the face of this
earth have cause to honor and respect
their ancestors, the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution can boast of theirs,
for to them they are indebted for the
peace, prosperity, happiness and liberty
they now enjoy.
Those grand, plain and honest men
gave their time, their property, their
talents, and in many cases, their lives,
TO throw off the British yoke, to give
to their descendants the precious boon
of Freedom, making our country a |
free nation, which today is the most |
prosperous, richest, the most powerful |
and influential of all the nations of the |
earth.
Many of our forefathers were train
ed in school that prepared them for |
the great struggle of 1875, and for
seven long years resisted the force of
Breat Britain.
A hundred and fifty years before
this period, many of the ancestors of
the men of 1775, were driven out of |
England because of religious persecu
ton, and settled on that stern and
rock-hound coast of New England, in
a wilderness where even in that desc
IdIe region, CHey were oppressed ny
laws that annoyed by constant changes
and cancellation of their charters, suf-
fering great hardships and privations
thereby, to say nothing of their CON
slant struggles with hostile Indians.
Then again, about forty years later
O663) among other oppressive meas
ures introduced by Great Britain,
were laws passed by Parliament to
discourage American shipping. In that
year an act was passed, which pro-
claimed that no commodity, of the
growth, production or manufacture of
Europe, shall be imported into the
British plantations, but such as are
laden on board in England, and in
English built ships. of which the mas
ter and three-fourths of the crew are
English. This was aimed particularly
at the Americans, to prevent them
from importing goods from England
in American built vessels, placing also
heavy duties on many articles import
ed from other countries except Great :
Britain, (which aroused the indigna-