The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-17

They formed company down there
last year which was digging for buried
treasure
are now subject to international con.
siderations, and in such an era the
desire is quite natural to extend che
rule of law from merely local aud IA
tional to worldwide relations and to
substitute judicial decisions for the
arbitrament of the sword in all con.
troversies between nations. Abraham
Lincoln put stop to man-selling, and
the civilized world now looks to Will
liam II. Taft to set the pace in hui
name effort to stop man'killing and
thus inaugurate, amidst the plaudits
and blessings of all mankind, an era
of more permanent peace.
We rejoice in the possession of q
President who is a great jurist and
who, we know, will prove equal to all
responsibilities as well as to all legit-
innate expectations and will add new
luster to the American name the world
over.
To the toast of Congress" Mr..
Scott responded, speaking from the
standpoint of the reporter in the press
gallery of the House of Represent
atives, where he worked for many
years before entering upon the floor as
a Member of Congress. He express
ed, on behalf of his colleagues, deep
appreciation of the hospitality shown
to the party. He spoke as a reporter,
he said, because one could appreciate
he was telling the truth about Con-
gress. He spoke of the continued de-
famation to which Congress has been
subjected by persons, whom Roosevelt
termed muckrakers. His service in the
House, said he, confirmed his belief in
the average ability, average character,
and average patriotism Of the average
Congressman. He believes Congress
fifty represents the magnificent nation
of 90,000,000 people.
Admiral Sebree responded for the
| "Navy" in humorous vein. He paid
| high tribute to the present personnel
| of enlisted men in the Navy and said
| the average age of the men of his
| command is twenty-three years. AL
though of the old school himself, he
is glad, said he, that today's Navy is
composed of young men. When they
go back to civil life after four years
of service, he believes they are better
citizens.
The toast to the "Army" was re-
sponded to by Hon. H. Olin Young,
of Michigan, of the House Military
Committee, who also paid beautiful.
ly worded tribute to Hawaiian hos.
pitality. When the Republic of Ha.
waii married the Republic of the Unit
ed States, she brought to Uncle Sam
a magnificent dowry, he said. He be,
lieves Hawaii should be made an i'm
pregnable outpost. 81 trust the time
will never come" said he, "when an
American sentry, pacing the Rockies
will call out: 'All's well,' in Denver
while the Pacific coast is in foreign
hands,
AS a member OF the rivers and har
bors committee, he believes in liberia
appropriations for the island harbors
Ocean commerce is the life blood OF
Hawaii's prosperity, said he. Appro
priations for Hawaii's harbors SHOULD
be more liberal than for mainland har
bors. Harbors are nothing withou
ships. Nine-tenths of the nation favori
a ship subsidy. Seize upon that whilt
it is possible to obtain it, rather thai
experiment upon some untried method
to obtain relief and to better shipping
conditions.
Representative McLachlan of Cali
fornia spoke to the toast of "Com
MERGE" He spoke of better roads foI
the Hawaiian Islands as a means o.
aiding the transportation of product
to better harbors to be marketed else
where. He paid a tribute to thos,
whose brain and Drawn have tapped tn,
water supplies of the mountains, ant
by bitches and tunnels have carried i
down to make barren lands the mos
arabic and productive. He spoke o
the devotion of these men who hav
risked their all in the general devel
opment. He spoke Of the fact, us
member of Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee, of advising Prince Kuhio whe
to reach into Uncle Sam Is pocket I
get an appropriation Of 100000 70
Honolulu harbor, which he got, and tn
100000 which he got for the Hill
breakwate aud now he believes in still
| larger appropriations for their contiH
ued development "Suspend the coast
Z wise law 20 better passenger faeilitiel
but don't do II until every other meth
cd Is exhausted said he. lie ca
pressed the hope that Prince Kuhi
! will consent 10 be returned 10 Congress
Tremendous applause
Governor Mear was the last speake
his subject heing " Hawaii His 40
dress WAS filed with statistical dat
concerning llawaii's problems and he
needs, particularly IN the direction O
manning the lands with other than or
entails ile said there were, 10 POI
I ilenlnE three main matters 90 discus
J Tho hrst aud greatest was The nee
10 encourage h0mesisading aud 90 dil
srmipaie kpesiedas ~ 90 tropical ca
! iliAilQn Rnd eT0pH Tbs sflond M
tho ssienslop " no ReelamAilon A.