The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-27
ALL NATIONS At
A HARMONY
BANQUET
Hands-Around-the- Pacific, With
Good will to All, Theme of
Many Speeches.
THE "RECoGNlTION" OF CHINA
Resolution Passes in Favor OF a
Promotion Bureau in New
York City.
THE "REcoGNlTloN" OF CHINA
lrrom sptnrday,s Advertiser.l }

A universal brotherhood dinner,
symposium of addresses on world peace
and friendship, with Hawaii constantly
hrougbt forward as "racial melting
not, in which is being solved the
greatest of all human problems, was
the Hands. Around. .the-Pacific dinner
last night at the headquarters OF the
Japanese Primary School on Nuuanu
avenue. Amid loud applause the Rev. |
f. w. Damon caught up some remarks
of Governor Frear about the new Re-
public of China and called them the
Htirst American official recognition" OF
the new government-giving the exec
utive's statements a significance he un-
doubtedly did not intend. The various
sneakers. from mainland America, from
China, Japan and Canada and represent
tative of the large Latin population
in these Islands, Joined in series OIL
striking after dinner addresses, on IN
ternational friendship. The visiting
tourists, who formed large proper
ton of the gathering, were given food
for thought in the showing of an atti-
tude of fellowship among the races that
was new to some of them, and they were
heard to say after the meeting that
not even the scenery of Hawai-, the
Floral Parade and the trip here equal
ed in interest the gathering of last
night, with its vital showing of the
workings of the psychological labora-
: tory of the world ''-Hawaii.
Governor Frear presided, and with
him were seated General NJ. M. Ma
comb, Admiral Walter G. Cowles, Presi-
dent E. l. Spalding of the chamber OF
commerce and Alexander Hume Ford,
the "live wire'' and organizer OF the
occasion.
There were over three hundred per-
sons present at the gathering large
proportion being visitors from widely
separated parts of the world After
all had enjoyed-some with considerable
dificulty--the features of Chinese
menu. Governor Frear in short and hap
pily worded address introduced the topic
of the evening, telling of the organlza-
ton of the GLANDS Around club by
the two live wires-Alexander Hume
Ford and Percy Hunter of Australla.
Ford responded with a speech in which
he offered resolution, unanimously
adopted after second by j. p Cooke,
favoring an organization to establish
a Pan-Pacific building in New York.
Then the speechmaking fireworks be-
gan.
China Spoke First.
The Governor remarked that Austria
liza came first on the list alphabetical
ly, but that he would call for the first
address upon the table at which sat
the representatives of another nation,
now experiencing new birth, and the
Rev. F. w. Damon responded for the
Chinese table, at which sat many well
known local Chinese'AmeTicans.
Mr.. Damon said that he had been
asked by President Ming of the Chi
nese United Society to respond for the
Chinese. 81 consider it great honor
to speak, he said, "for the mighty
land to which the Governor this even
ing has first given his splendid official
recognition. The Republic of china is
as yet not acknowledged officially 9TH
erwise, but it is acknowledged in the
hearts of the American people, which
respond TO its ideals, and that is the
highest acknowledgment of all. !"
With much oratorical force and en-
thusiasm Mr.. Damon referred to DIR.
Sun Vat Sen as Honolulu product, and
loud applause greeted the reference
"If another succeeds him as ruler,
said the speaker, ''it is because ht
feels the force of the motto of hi
ancestors of ages ago-'it is better II
be a bit of jade broken than to be |
perfect tile"
The Rev. Mr.. Damon gave the mott
in the original Chinese, and again il
English, and when he closed with a.
eloquent tribute to the man who ha
made new nation of the vast empir
of the Far East-a young man who wa
a pupil of the speaker-there was loa
applause.
Japan Spoke Next.
Editor Sheba of the Hawaii Shinp
was next called upon by the Governor
His address was interrupted repeated
ly by rounds of applause.
90 AS / stand here to speak / feel s
if l am one of the passengers in shi
bound on delightful voyage he sal
"We are all fellow passengers in I'll
same boat, pulling together for IL
prosperity of Hawaii and for the peat
and happiness of all races of the wor
that commingle here.
Glands ds-Arpund-the,Pacife we star
hand in hand regardless of race al
color, to spread the gospel of peace al
brotherhood to the shores washed
the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean.
GA few days ago l happened TO me
u friend on street car when we d
cussed the price of land. The friel
praised the climate, the sunshine, t
shower, the perpetual summer of II
waii, but, above all, he mentioned t
hospitality of the people, the kindns
of women--and know that wome
folk are always kind, God bless them
and men never quarrel here except
newspapers and during political es
vases.
sfThe reputation OF kindness, whi
Hawaii enjoys, brings more people
this shore--and Hawaii 3 needs are Il