Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28
DR.. SUN OF Hawaii
Chinese Hero Born In Islands
and Taught by Americans.
PLANNED GREAT uPHEAvAL
George B. Mcclellan, Long Resident
There, Tells Of Early Life Of
Revolutionary Leader.

That DR.. Sun Yat Sen. president Of the
Chinese republic. the George Washing ION
Of the orient. was born in Hawaii and
lean pioneers in the islanos, was the
Washington representative Of the Homo
lulu Chamber Of Commerce and Mer-
chants Association, at the January meet
the Sons Of the Revolution, at Rausch.
ers, last night.
Mr.. Mcclellan said that while DIR. Sur
had been born in the islands while they
were still under a monarchical form OF
government he had gone to schools con.
Quoted by American missionaries and pio.
neer Americans and become conversant
with American IDEAS and ideals ct an
carly ago. and IN fact had drawn his IN.
spiration for the establishment q . great
republic In China from his American
teachers. DR.. Sun began his campaign Of
education for . Chinese republic while
still living In Hawaii, and laid the ground.
work for the great upheaval which has
come In China, said Mr.. Mcclellan.
Work Of Americans.
Mr.. Mcclellan gave an historical &C.
count of the work of American mission
aries and American pioneers in the
islands. He spoke, too. Of the efforts OF
various European powers. to obtain pos
session Of tho Hawaiian Islands be-
cause they saw the great strategical ad-
would accrue to the power holding these
islands. He declared that whatever
power controlled the islands in the future
would control the Pacific. and stated
that this country was making the islands
it's Pacific base.
OF Japan to attack this country. par
ticularly through the Hawaiian Islands,
was discounted by Mr.. Mcclellan.
Speaking OF the large number Of JAP
anese who have settled in the Hawaiin
Islands in recent years. he said they
had come for commercial purposes, to
establish Japanese trade. and with en-
tirely peaceful purposes. He pointed
out that Japanese steamship lines run to
the Pacific coast and also to South
Hawaii. An effort to obtain large
trade with the South American republics,
he said, was one reason why Japan was
looking to its commercial development in
Hawaii
In closing his address Mr.. Mcclellan
spoke Of the Americans living far away
from their homo country, as do those II
Hawaii, declaring that they come tt
realize things from patriotic standpoint
more clear cut than that Of Americans
living In the United States. Mr.. McClel
Ian has been a resident OF Hawaii for the
last fifteen years. coming to Washington
in recent years while Congress was IN
session In order to look to the interests Of
the commercial bodies In the islands.
Society Endorses Two Bills.
The society gave its Endorsement to tive
bills introduced In the House by Repre-.
sentatives Mccall Of Massachusetts, and
Fordney Of Michigan authorizing the Sec
rotary Of War and the Secretary Of the
Navy to arrange for the collection, com
pilation and publication Of tho scattered
records Of the revolutionary war. The sec.
rotary of the society was directed to in
form the general society. whose head
quarters in New York, of this indorse
ciety the desirability Of giving its supper,
to these measures.
Owing to the fact that the House held
night session, Representative Ken
dali of Iowa, who was scheduled to ad-
dress the society on Patriotism In
Politics. was unable to be present. II
had been expected that several other
members of the House would also make
addresses, but they, too. were prevent
ed from attending the meeting for the
same reason.
DR.. H. l. E. Johnson, president Of the
society, presided, and A. K Paris, jr.
acted as secretary. The meeting was
closed with prayer offered by Rev
DR.. Randolph III. Mckip. A buffet sup
per was served after the meeting.