The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-12
HAWAII GR|NS
At WILSON s
MESSAGE:
His Display of Ignorance Regard
ing Status of This Territory
Excites Decisive Comment =
Democrats Interviewed Pre-
served Dignified Silence, With
One Exception.


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President Wilson has a rc>lta- +
: ton for glittering gonoraltios in !:
!; which he is supposed to excel all X
< other public men. I did assume y
( at he knew that Hawaii is an X
4 integral part of the United States 4
4 and never was possession. X
X 1--WE arc not conquered poo !;
X pie nor were we put under the X
\ American nag by force
+ President Wilson IS statements, X
< and his acts casts some doubt on 4
K tho slccocs which he so confidently X
< predicts of successfully binding us X
I;'by tics of justice, interest and *
Y affec. on "-GEORGE Il. CAR =
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Popular opinion. ms expressed in in
crvicws yesterday, is pretty nearly
unanimous around the streets of Homo
lulu in regard to President Wilson s
sncssagc to congress. The spocious
apucncss of Wilson S essay appeals to
the average man in about the same
NfgINt as NOhlu IL Nulu llHNttu HbuiAi'N
20 hungry soul when his mouth was
set for hot griddle cakes and honey.
Very few had read the mcssage or seen
more than was contained in The Advcr-
tiscr S editorial extract yesterday morn
N, but that had satisfied them.
The Democrats were non.commttal,
| and one leader of the" untcrrifed
was unkind enough to insinuate that
I perhaps Wilson got his inspiration
| from Governor Pinkham. The majority
Of those interviewed spoke in no uncer-
tain terms:
Some Opinions
| Governor Carter, the Bull Moose ter.
ritorial chairman, was outspoken, as his
! words at the head of this column show.
| Others spoke as follows:
| Sen Albert +. Juda.--'I view the
resident S message with disappointed
| disgust.
Sen. Cecil BROWN" Whatever Will
on + opinion may be- of IIucrta, he is
| himself dictator. lie scods the son
| rte as if the members were school boys
and tells them they cannot 20 home
| until they have done their lessons. He
talks OF an 'insidious lobby and re-
uses even to listen to Hawaii. viii
on is driving with high hand to-
wards Socialism. He assumes that the
majority of the people believe in his
hoorics, whereas if it had not been for
he split in the Republican party the
Democrats would have been defeated
by a million votes.
Wocful Ignorance.
T.. u. Tcnncy.-'' What do | think of
the President IS messenger It's birdl
Wilson displays woefu ignorance in re-
gard to this country. lie doesn't seem
20 know that Hawaii is Territory"
A. l.. G. Atkinson.-'' Wilson has Dor.
rQwed all his ideas in regard to direct
primary nominations for the presidency
md national committeeman from the
Progressives. His message is good Pro.
yrcssive doctrine"
+. NJ. Swanzy.--" Wilson y doctrines
IRE the beautiful theories OF school
teacher "A close student who would
show practical men how TO run their
business affairs without himself under.
standing the practical details. | notice
hat he does not say word about the
,arif, because there is nothing to say
E. l. Spalding-" My Judgment of
Wilson 5 message liz that it is Just what
The Advertiser said, 1t is pifne"
Ashford For It.
The only Democrat who cared to
tand by his colors was G. w. Ashford,
who said 81 haven 7 read President
Wilson 5 message but you can say for
ne that whatever President Wilson says
)r does is right
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