Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-29

The ST Louis GloDe-DemOCldt
published the following on Oct. 8:
AT SEA. September 22.--With the
music of Hawaii still ringing In our
ears we are again on the high seas
bound for "humc, sweet home" To
the twenty-One members of Congress
and the fifteen ladies'. wives and
daughters accompanying them, this
visit to the Hawaiian Islands will re.
main n pleasant memory ION the re-
mainder of their lives. have been
Hospitality received by many nations
and faces, but the Hawaiian brand
of hospitality is, with due appre-
citation of the others, the most Law
ish and sweetest of all. There is In
1t an element of Understandable sim
plicity and charm so much in har-
mony with the native character IT.
self. which leaves no doubt as to the
sincerity Of the Aloha" with which
the people greet you, and makes you
feel as IL you were grasping the
hands, not merely of newly made
Americans. but of lifelong friends.
At every turn leis or garlands were
thrown around our shoulders and
fragrant wreaths of flowers tied
around our hats, reception followed
reception; one day found us cross
ing the mountains at perilous heights
by auto and another Drawing the
breakers in lifeboats to reach the
shore from the steamer. which was
unable TO land on account of the
shallGwness of the water; then again
we were scorching for hours and
hours along the beach, over sandy
roads, with the deep blue ocean on
one side and a panorama of wild
mountain scenery, of impossible gull
ches, ellis, pinnacles and pyramids
on the other. For days we practi-
cally lived in automobiles and our
dear ones at home did we'll in send
ing nightly prayers to heaven for
our safety. Some times the COM
pany divided By one party going ov-
erland on horseback or by auto and
the remainder, including the ladies'.
proceeding by steamer to a mutual
rendezvous. II was certainly most
strenuous life all of us led during
these last three weeks. but the di
version afforded by the cordiality OF
the people, the charms of the tro-
pical climate, the luxurious foliage
the wonders of nature and the varie.
ty and beauty of the landscape Were
such as TO make us forget all ia.
tigue and enjoy to the fullest every
minute OF our stay beneath Hawali's
palms and stars.
Ignorance Regarding Islands.
IL the knowledge | possessed be
fore coming here of these wonderful
islands is typical of the average Anne
rican citizens, then | am constrain
ed TO make the humillating comics
sion that dense ignorance prevails
regarding them. Evidently too lit
tie attention has heretofore beef
paid to them, and II seems appro
pirate that those who can sprea,
the light should do so now that thi
Paradise of the Pacific" has be
come part and parcel of our grea
country as full-hedged territory
IL may be said that we saw only tn,
sunny side of II all. and, being dine,
and wined by the rich planters, on
eyes were blinded to the reverse sid,
of the picture. Well, the leade
might as well guess again. In tn
first place we We're the guests no
of the few, but of all the people. tn
expenses of this junket q know YOU
viii insist on calling it SUCH beini
betrayed out of the territorial trea
sury by virtue OF unanimous vot
of the Legislature. Consequently W
were under obligation to no specia
interest or clique or element. See
ondly, the few of MS who were from
Missouri simply insisted on beini
shown; thirdly, the climate, the land
scapes, the condition of fields an,
farms and the appearance of the PEG
pie aud their children could not wei
be yelled or covered up, and lastly