The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-26

lulu 8 greeting was the glad hand al
sincere words, and then she told you !
| go off and enjoy yourself; there is
much here that she knew you wouldn
get halfway through the list and 81
was wise enough not to interfere vii
the rational enjoyment OF her guest
She made sure that there would be /
overcharges. The entertainments we
mostly private. There was downrigl
enjoyment all over every minute.
Of course, there was parade of ii
sailors, a. fine one, and around that pr
rade was eentered some of the hume
of the reception here. Some of the bi
folks wanted the sailors to march wit
leis around their necks. 1t was to be
sort of acceptance of the yoke, sui
mission publicly to the spell of Hawai-
The idea seemed pretty good, for tn
people here had read how the sailor
marched in Santa Barbara in the fiowe
parade with blossoms in their rifles
Why not have leis around their neck
in Hawaii?
That started great guffaw about
town, and the result was that the sail
ors marched as if they were out fol
business and according to regulations
Still, the leis program was carried out
in way. The one hundred girls were
on the landing stage when the boys got
back, and they had the leis ON their
arms When the boys were ordered to
the at-ease position, those girls charged
on them, hoped their necks with the
wreaths and put the lads in the finest
wanted to hug those girls-what do yon
think of that2 They joshed them and
told them they were the incest things
that were ever placed on earth, and
that afternoon hundreds of jack tars
We're walking around town bedecked
and festooned and ornamented as if
they were the picture frames of some
departed one on Decoration Day. 1t
put real jollity into. their hearts, and
every one was glad that the Hawaiian
custom of flower greeting was carried
out. Every one was also glad that it
was not done until those bluejackets
had finished their business march. It
worked out all right.
And speaking of decorations, right
here seems the proper place to men
ion another thing in which the Homo
ulu reception was most unusual. Not
, half dozen Japanese flags were IN
tight among the decorations Chinese
lragons on yellow bunting few from
cores of stats. The only japanese flag
hat could be seen on any building was
hat on the Japanese consulate. Word
lad been passed around among the
5000 or more japanese not to display |
heir national bunting. They put up
ed. white and blue colors instead. Now
nd then in a shop window you codid
ee japanese flag entwined with an
american flag, but never was Japan
Sc flag displayed alone.
All sorts of reasons were given for
his action It was ascribed to fear,
0 sullenness, to disposition to make
rouble for us and what not. Those
est informed on the situation said that
was a most delicate compliment and
vas done to avoid any spirit of jar or
arshness The Japanese were not
shamed of their flag, it was explained,
ut in view of the recent unpleasant
ess on the Pacific Coast and elsewhere
t was thought to be the part of Wis
ON not to do anything or display any
hing that would not conduce to perfect
God feeling Such unanimity of ae-
ion on the part of foreign population
ould scarcely have been seen anywhere
n the world except when there was
anger of an immediate clash. 1t was
fine exhibition of thoughtfulness, re
ard for the feelings of others and
hose who understood it thoroughly said
o greater compliment had been paid
D the feet since it started on its cruise.
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