The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-01

interest of HE. both for tho indivlduni
NJ well a. for the community. Do MT
Ne w on's ability Ia have onft 1Nh
way, but in tho range and variety ~
resources which life offers ~ thh oli.
portunitlcs for service. II often hap
pens that the highest type Of liberty
Is enjoyed by those who have the
feweet Individual prcrogatiycs. There
II less liberty here In Honolulu In
that scnsc than there l. In Wolfviile.
Arizona. but the liberty here IA worth
more not only to orr Industries, but
To the comfort. safety and pleasure
OF our citizens. II requires a patriot
ism TO maintain this standard 81 lib
erty as against drifting into the con-
dillon OF disorganiEed society.
The other heritage from this sacri-
flee that we commemorate today is
that OF Industrial opportunity. The
basis OF our history as organized per
meates all phases OF our society. War
il invariably followed by periods OF
development. and In this development
society Is subject to many forms OF
OWL Dishonesty. oppression, political
disorder and corruption are the ext
gencies of the upbuilding of our popu-
lation after Il has been torn to pieces
by the conflicts OF battle, and while Il
requires a high type OF patriotism 60
go into the conflict of arms for right
eousness, yet Il requires n no less de-
gree OF patriotism to fight for right
eousness and industrial prosperity in
the face OF the many forms OF oppres-
sion and arrangement that confront
us.
This Is an age of construction
Chips are dying. hammers are pound
ing, men are climbing ladders. Though
II may take years and even genera
tions to consummate our ideals OF
industry and citizenship, yet we
are progressing toward the desired
end. Our country is in the process
OF being made, and this process In
wolves such rapldity of change. un-
| settling of old relations and readjust-
ments of class to class and man TO
man that we are likely TO see things
as of an insurmountable bank before
us and not In the perspective that
such obstacles really present The
object of our industry Is not to make
few fortunately placed people com
Portable, by reservlng the best places
| for them, but rather TO produce the
largest number of strong human
| hands. OF generous hearts, OF pure
| human lives. without going into
great detail. IL Is sufficient to point
out some of the agencies that count
! for industrial prosperity. First Ia
our system of education. In some
countries the ideal In education II
largely for culture, in others scholar
ship predominates in educational eff
fort. But in the United States the
ideal Is, without excluding either cul-
ture or scholarship, for service. No
sooner Is the pupil out Of the grammar
school than he begins to plan for the
activities in life that he shall follow.
SO strenuous is this effort that there
is great danger that our education
will become perfunctory rather than
thorough; that new and so called
practical subjects Will be substituted
for the fundamentals In training. IL
is not so much that new subjects are
wanted in our schools and colleges as
It is Intelligent, vital and rational
methods OF teaching the old. The
United States depends on it's schools
for the contamination of its princi-
pies OF peace, patriotism. and citizen
ship more than any other country.
and the responsibility for results
that are attained depends as much ON
parents and citizens at large as upon
the pupils and teachers. No portion
Of our country is more favorably sit
uated or has greater opportunities
for spreading the Democratic princi-
pies OF peace, patriotism and citizen
ship than Hawaii.
Another great factor in our peace
ful Industrial development is the
printed page. Whether It be the
newspaper, the magazine or the book.
The American people are readers
from early childhood TO old age. 1t
is not that we read too much, but
there is too much that Is UNIT to
read. The United States would be in
many respects like China today were
II not for our print. In China the
masses who know how to do things.
cannot write, the comparative few
who can write do not know how 10
do things. In the United states the
problem OF getting information is
largely the problem Of finding the
proper newspaper, magazine or book
high type Of patriotism can be
manifested by him who writes ana
publishes and may he be conscien-
cious OF his responsibility.
| commerce uUu DuhlHesS1 100, ildNE
in their domlnions great powers for
good How quickly might oar coun-
try go downward were not the facIl-
J tiles for transportation and industry
kept in control for the interest OF tho
public at large. Prosperity, however.
follows upon industry according To
the measure that peace can be us
surcd. therefore while the forces OF
, the army and navy are serving the
country by the preservation OF order
and peace. those In civil life, each ana
every one. has his work to do In pre-
noting her Industries and institutions
OF public welfare.
In this country we do not live from
hand 10 mouth, and may the time
; never come when we shall be COM
} PEELED to no live. often In our in
dustry It is necessary to lay the foun-
, dations for many years to come. it
liz not only necessary therefore that
peace be with us now. but that II
) shall be safe In promise, To pre-