The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-05

X Colonel Denny intimated that X
4 the government s plans for Pearl X
X Harbor naval station were to make X
X it one of the foremost stations X
X under the American flag. In order X
X that the three or four thousand X
X marines may be accommodated X
K the plans are to add barracks and X
X officers quarters as fast as APP X
X preparations are obtained from X
K congress,
X The first barracks will accom- X
X modate about $50 or 400 men. h
o X X X X K *t& X X X X X X X o
Colonel Denny was the guest of
honor of the Commercial Club yester-
day noon, and although he said he was
to make his maiden speech, his address
was a polished after-luncheon speech,
teeming with wit and fact and all
presented in most attractive way.
although it was no joke that it was his
first public speech. He was introduced
by E. C. Brown. president of the club,
who spoke of former luncheons at
which both army and navy men had
given addresses, and stating that this
was the first time the marine corps had
an opportunity to say what sig
nificance it had in the development of
Pearl Harbor naval station.
Colonel Denny said: 81 regard this
as the greatest honor of my life.
never felt more flattered than when
| received the invitation from the Com
mercial Club or more so when asked
to make an address. 1t is an absolute
truth that this is my maiden effort ant
the only speech / have attempted 81
far except one before my college
fraternity, which never gave me see
ond chance.
az feel today as if the beautiful
southlan had been transported tt
Honolulu. There, hospitality grows OF
trees, and you need only shake a busl
to get tons of it, and find it the sam,
| here.
eniniscences.
81 have been identified with Ha
wall before, sentimentally, but no
practically. l would like to tell yol
a little story. Years ago an even
stirred this country when there was !
change of governments from kingdom
to provisional government. Thes
splendid islands sent to the United
States five of their distinguished citi
zens to confer with the United State
authorities with a view to the annexa
ton of the Islands or the establishment
thereover of protectorate. thin
their names were Mr.. Thurston, MI
Wilder. Mr.. Castle, Mr.. Marsden an
Mr.. Carter. By series of accident
or chance | was then attached to tn
; New York Tribune as its army an
navy correspondent in Washington.
"When the annexation commissioner
arrived in San Francisco, you may re
member that their reception was a
enthusiastic one. The Tribune receive
dispatch that the commissioners ha
arrived and they telegraphed me stat
ing the object of their mission an
what they hoped to accomplish. TIL
owner of the Tribune then was White
law Reid, and the managing editor
man named Nicholson. The managin
editor wired me over its special wiz
to interview the President, Mr.. Harr
son, and find out his attitude towar
the annexation of Hawaii. The regula
| Correspondence WAS a ~"
given too much to conviviality at tn
F, most inopportune times, and this wa
one of them. / did not know what t
, do, for it was delicate thing for m
to handle, especially under the restri
tions governing me then. However,
saw the President Is secretary. MajC
Haford. / told Halford the Tribun
D would probably be the leader in III
, work for annexation, and that I'll
=, paper wanted TO know the President
attitude so as TO take up the matte
] editorially. We had long talk an
then Halford said; III / were edit
of a great New York journal / shoul
go upon the principle that the create
includes the lesser, ] should assun
the President is to favor annexation
fIf, subsequently, he did not favor al
nexaiion, Il would be easy to turn abol
and say be did not approve OF annex
ton and say be was quite right IN h
decision
"With great deal Of timidity
wrote the despatch OUT that night aH
sent ID on 10 New York. II any %
! here recalls the Tribune Of Tint ia
(. he will remember thai the second ga
after the commissioners arrived 10 "a
Francisco the President Was commits
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