The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-30

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Client automatic machine. The citizcI
and the soldier must possess ini'io
tive. lie must be aggressive as vel
rs loyal
Many of the faults OF the army
when first assembled, were wiped out
by Mcclellan, the drill master of the
Civil War. The assembling vigor
of General Grant was necessary to
give the great army confidence in It.
self and thus exert its full power For
the cause for which it was fighting.
Prophecy Of Pacific Fulfilled.
Fifty years ago our Secretary Of
state had uttered prophetic words
regarding the future of the Pacific.
but few If any veterans here assem-.
b,ed could foresee this day when that
Flag which you followed should wave
over these islands, here guaranteeing
r. then alien people as well as the
American born protection from for
eigr foe and protection in the priyi'
loves Of individual freedom and sell.
government.
Il is qiven to us to know, here and
now. that among all the places Oh inc
Garth where our Flag floats upon the
,.ornarts Of a National outpost, there
&c none where each day is more
,,rougbt home to the intelligent and
rotriotic citizen, the extent to which
orr future depends on the successful
nractice of the Gospel of Ethciency'
Veterans Of our wars sense the
situation intuitively. Officers and men
Of the army live the gosrel OF en-
cheney in YOUR daily routine and the
so.called play at war. Patriotic Amer
lean men and women are by their
ovouu,e the missionaries of the
cause.
This service they perform prompt
Cd by the conviction that the hetero'
geneous, cosmopolitan, complex and
perplexing mixture of race and ma
tionality can be nodded into a patriot'
ic, efficient, self-governed and well
governed whole.
What handful of Americans is there
with so much to do and such a short
time in which to do it as the citizens
of this community where you and I
have made our homes?
Some there be, weak and vacillat-
ing, who would shift the burden 70
other shoulders Their timid hearts
do not and shall not control. Was it
not Farragut, replying to the message
of probable torpedoes in the waters
through which his ships must pass,
gave the order, Damn the torpedoes;
go ahead" Senator Cullom tells of
President Lincoln's visit to the army
of the Potomac in September of 1862,
just before the battle of Antfetam.
nc plCSiuChI WIN d lliShu "Sul Ou'
for a walk before sunrise Just as
the sun was rising they reached a
commanding point; the president stop
ped, placed his left hand upon his
friends shoulder, and slowly waving
his right in direction of the great
city of tents said, What is all this
before us?"
why Mr.. President, that is Gen
eral McClellan's army"
No, my friend, no. replied Lin
coin soberly, this is General McClel
lan's body guard"
What does it profit US, If we bt
organized and perfected, and stand
still. The full gospel of efficiency wa,
voiced by General Grant when he sen
the message, 81 shall take no back
ward steps" The motto of Com
mander Winslow of the Kearsarg,
was, when in doubt, fight" Presi
dent Lincoln sent a message to Gen
eral Grant before Richmond, which
read, II have seen your dispatch ex
pressing your unwillingness to breal
your hold where you are. Neither an
l willing. Hold on with bulldog grill
and chow and choke as much as pos
sible' General Grants message t,
! General Meade at Cold Harbor was
| THE moment it becomes certain tina
an assault can not succeed, suspen,
the offensive, but when one does sue
coed, push it vigorously and If neces
sary pile in the troops at the success
full point from wherever they can b.
taken Somewhere in an old hymn
run the lines:
For we must fight If we woul,
win. Increase our courage, Lord"
We must preach the gospel of pal
riotism and efficiency ii the youtl
of Hawaii are to rise to their oppol
! tunities and best serve our country
1t is easy to become supremacy Sc
fish dollar getting machine. that crusE