The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-10


Novhc-e vii fairsr sky @ e-p-ead
It's Canouy n hlue:
Nowhere uiu rurer moonbsams fan.
OF geutler stars shine through.
Nowhere VIII t-eezss blow more soft:
N0Ehcre viii ard rain
NIi1gic IN sIch mystic arch
Over the bah aud plata
Nowhere are woody sorss more green.
N1unere ere tiurs more rare
Street the asrtrs which bloom unseen
scentiug the evening air
Storms break their f1ry on Cur rocks.
nvirs IN fosn and spray.
Nowhere is nature more ns-in-
Nowhere so ful q play
Voices q raldcus here ar low
AgscaL slft and sweet.
Charming the ear with their cadsnces-
BOYS 4 The noble feet
NCrhsrc are smiles usor- genuine
E1vhcre are hearts more glad
Welcorne from every isle e us.
Neicume. each sailor lad
That was good enough fo- a starter.
and then the others began % whoop -er
up. and You must remember that Hawaii
Is as fun Of poets as Cuba IS fun Of DO
liticaI agitators. Here is one more that
viii shov the spirit Of the occasion. the
author being W F. Sahin-
Glow b. 20 the men who make
our crurr-y grand IN s.1rr.
G-ry % be rhe manned machines
That ~ 1ily fau-t old Glu--
Han 90 tEe mzu. armada men
Nhcse hearts are the White Fleets sozsl-
Na1se Bravo and brain SHAH e-sr maintain
IN triumph trip ~ in lightning ram
The strength q the Pea-c Patrol
EsoIOkaI Sees the Fleet.
It was early on the morning Of July Il
~ g
On the port bow famous 'MoIokai. the
best The home OF the Ieper settlement.
was made out Admiral Sperrv. the com
mander-iE-chief. went without four miles
Of shore. SC as TO afford the most f5-lorn
people or The Pacific an opportunftv 10
look az the feet. You could See the great
gray ridge Of mountains running east
and west along the island. and YOU knew
that over and behind on the sheltered
side. there were many people living IN
peace and coutentIneut the ridge acting
as barrier that reaches often clear into
the clouds between them and the Iepers.
You also knew that midway down the
length Of the island there was 4 low
peninsula jutting out into the ocean. and
that there was the settlement All ewes
were strained 20 catch glimpse OF IT,
brighten the spot. patches Of green could
be made out. then flowers could be seen
with glass. and finally some OF the
people were seen waving greetings TO Us.
Exposed 20 the blasts of the northeast
trades and with a bleak. bare background
Of lava-tipPed mountains the place
seemed most cherries. despite the efforts
10 make Il seem somewhat less forlo-n
than nature had made f. Thousands Of
those on the feet spoke Of Father Da-
mien- II a kindly memory IS a lasting
monument 20 a hero, mighty tail shaft
went up toward heaven as the feet sailed
by There was no communication with
the shore, but what those helpless I'M
f0rtuEates thought Of il was shown in a
letter printed yesterday IN the Advertiser,
Of this place. written 10 Admiral Sperry
in gratitude and good wiz by Joseph
Dutton. one OF the brothers down there.
Some OF waht he said Is worth quoting:
Come with Friendly Nod.
These sixteen battle ships that have
TIE fun confidence Of America came down
the lane with a friendly nod and passed
on so dignifed and beautiful. this early
July morning. The weather IS favorable.
everything is, for this wonderful visit
this visit so wonderful as 10 make the
blood Jingle and the heart grow warm.
It helps TO bring out patriotism 20 the
surface It makes Us love our whole
navy, every officer and sailor. It makes
US salute Uncle Sam very anectionateiy.
II makes US better Americans.
And may God bless every one who has
had even a little TO do with bringing
about this great pleasure,
In all this / am speaking for TIE pao-
IL ~gG 9 L. e..
the board Of health in tho
absence Of Mr.. NcVeigh. has asked ne to I
extend thanks 10 all concerned. in the I
name OF every one here Of all the Ieper
asylum, a place having in it some suffer Z
Ing. II cannot be denied. but il IS the 4
home Of sensible and contented people. /
whose lot has become. after many years I
Of labor and Improvement. a condition /
not so very difficult 10 bear; a people also /
becoming better acquainted with Uncle I
sam and better satisfied to be Americans 4
Our abode has been called Molokai. 1
the blest- Il has surely been so this !
day"
Pathos in Patriotism.
Pathcs in patriotism It gives one a new /
kind Of thrill to realize its depths. and TO |
do that you have TO be here almost in /
touch with those people consigned 10 q 1
living death, something like 100 Of them. l
The people OF the mainland can never 4
understand what the sight Of the feet 1
meant TO those unfortunates; but there /
was not a man on the feet who was not 4
glad that the ships had gone over there 4
before the second squadron. under com
nand Of Real Admiral Emory. separated I
from the rest OF the fleet to go over to 4
Maui to coal.
Just abreast OF the settlement the feet 4
was broken. and Admiral Emory and his 1
four ships-the Louisiana. Virginia, Ms
souri,. and OhiO-turned back and went i
southeast and the others went to Homo
ulu- At first II seemed a pity that we
,ould not 60 straight on and be there 10
witness the official welcome. but as the /
'hips swung round and passed the Molo-
Sai, the blessed. we saw here and there
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