The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-05-18


people Of these Islands we're good
Americans, with u sincere affection,
o. the mother country, and were de
lighted at the Opportunity Of meeting
the great congressional party. HC
! hoped the visitors had gathered some
4 Joy FROM finding out that Hawaii DOS
seSsea just as GOOD, square American
citizens as could be found elsewhere III
the United States, with tho same hopes
\ the same aspirations and the same en-.
thusiasms as other good Americans.
| Never before, said MIR. Thurston, had
so large body Of congressman been
outside the mainland boundaries of the
United States. Here, he said, we in the
great banquet hall, were the pick Of a
| hundred million people 1t might be ask
ed why II was that Hawaii had gone TO
the expense of this big excursion. No
IL had not been on account of the good
looks of the distinguished visitors. II
had been plain, cod.hIoodcd PROPOSE
| ton Of getting the congressman here
| TO pump into them facts concerning
! just what Hawaii wants and Just what
| Hawaii needs. Hawaii wanted the
members Of congress to know that out
here are good Amercans-descent act
! i've, patriotic and enthusiastic-citize
! ready to bear their part of the nation.
al obligations, rs well as ready to take
their part In the benefits to be found
beneath the Stars and Stripes.
Senator overman's Speech
Senator Leo s. Overman of North
Carolina was introduced by Chairman
| Waldron as q presidential probability.
Waldron had little bet, he said, with
Robert W. Breckons, to the effect that
he would pick out a future President
in calling on the speakers. Senator
0vcrman was the man. q w..
! Senator OvCTman declared ! that
never in bis life had he enjoyed such
hospitality as ne and his friends had
/ received In Hawaii. They had been
dined and wired, lunchCd and mau- ed,
autOmObiled and tripped, entertained
and delighted. 1t reminded him Of a
story Of an aged character who had led
very happy and evcntful life and had
had his share of good times, and a lit.
tie more, perhaps, who, in his declining
and deerepit years joined tho church.
One night he was asked to stand up and
( testify as tstwhat the good Lord had
done for himJR He rose stiffIy to his
feet, and, much to the establishment O.
the good people of the church, declared:
Giles mighty nigh ruined met"
Congress win Help Nightly
As to defenses army and navy; har.
bOrs, the national park idea, and agri.
cultural experiment work and the like,
cOngressy he thought, would do every,
thing in it's power; but with regard to
I other matters Hawaii would have to
work nut her own salvation. =,
Speaking Of President Wilson and
the weighty matters now engrossing his
atten ton, Senator Overman declared ID
to be the duty of every loval American
citizen, in these trying times, to hold
up the hands Of the great man in the
White House, who was doing every
thing in his power to keep this nation
at peace. But if war should come,
every American would rush TO the de-
Tense Of his country.
"We are all Americans cried the
-senatOr, raising his arms in gesture
of wide embrace. 1--WE are all ready
: to rush to the defense of our country. "
The senator concluded, amid enthusi,
astic applause, with the statement that
he WAS glad he had come, and that OIL
his return he would remember Hawaii
in the halls of congress.
Free Sugar a Mistake
! Representative George W. FRirchild
stated that be had had occasion to
travel in many parts of the world in
! connection With his own business, and
| had studied lal or conditions in many
places, this study making of him a pro,
! teetionist. In his opinion the voting
Of free SUGAR was a great economic
mistake. which he believed would he
reinedied. In bringing the congres-
sionaI party to Hawaii, the people OF
Hawaii had LLilded better than they
knew
| Senator Smoot stated that the best
he could promise Hawaii was that he
would work for the Islands in the flu
turc as in the past, a promise that
satisfied and brought cheers. The Utah
senator paid a tribute to the native
Hawaiians and rebuked those amongst
them who appeared to be ashamed of
their own parentage and their own
blood.
Hawsiians Are Toasted
He called for toast to the liza.
waiians, from the ConquerOr to the
patient, digni6ed woman who today
represents q vanished dynasty, a toast
which all drank standing, He toasted
also the Orientals, "the allies Of Ameri,
cans in the development of Hawaii"
Representative Burnett made a witty
address, in the course of which he an
nOunced that Hawaii need not expect
too much Of the one who enthusiast.
caily promised much, because those
were the first ones to jump when the
caucus whip cracked. He called these
promisers sync0phantic fawners."
War Department Blamed COY
Representative Swagar Shirley stat
ed that it was the fault of the war de
partment alone that the troops on Ia-
wall are not properly housed, mas
much as congress had never refused
to vote a cent asked for either gar
risOns or fOrtifcatiOns fo- Hawaii
Congress cOpld be depended upon, he
| said, not to STINT any demands made by
the army or navy for Oahu, as it was
the intention to make this island the
great Pacific bulwark.
Senator Robinson said that the army
meA in Hawaii had much to be grateful
for, not the least of their advantages
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