Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-03
HOW TO UNITY HAWAII.

HOW TO UNITY HAWAII.
was somewhat startled the other
day to read that | had been invited to
tell my friends here assembled how
to solve the most complex problem OF
our day-How to Unity Hawaii.
Hard work. patriotic endeavor, toler.
alton and intelligence, and more hard
work is of course the answer to the
question.
, How to work to the best advantage.
How to place each man and woman,
and apply each force so that it will
pull ahead instead Of drag. That's
another problem. We can only reach
the best results on this score by put
ting forth every, effort for pulling to-
gether.
am glad to know that what may
have said in/my own feeble cropping
for the American solution of a world
problem, for that is what we have here
in Hawaii, met with the approval of
your energetic leader. If | can help,
II anything have said or done is
helpful to one earnest worker, il is
an ample reward. For we never know
when We may strike the trail which
leads to the goal. We never know
when q nibble may mean the landing
of the big fish We are after.
Young men and women of Hawaii,
American citizens, have greater re-
sponsibility- personal, individual re-
sponsibility-a larger share In the Sc
rious affairs Of our common country
than have the young men and women
of any other section Of the United
States.
This has been said so frequently
and IL is brought home to US so fore.
ibly In thousand and one ways, that
II seems rather an old story. But 1t
ID one OF our human frailties to be-
come Indifferent and neglectful unless
constantly reminded and given a spur
to greater and more efficient activity.
III we have this great responsibility
what are we to do about II?
: II seems to me that the only answer
to that question is. WORK. ~.
We must all work and work hard.
We must remember that We are plain
citizens Of a great and powerful coun.
try, a nation whose power and grand
eur, whose very life indeed depends
on the character, high OF low, active
or slothful, clean cut or sloyenly, OF
you and me-of the individuals who
make up the sam total Of American
citizenship. -.
We of Hawaii are very much in.
clined to separate into factions. We
have political factions, personal fac
tons, racial factions and factions with
I'm factions The need Of the hour,
Of the present and of the future, Is
that we cultivate community spirit,
become better acquainted with each
other and work out our problems as
fellow citizens who. first understand
ing each other, understand and sue
cessfully grapple with whatever we
have TO do.
So II behooves us to not only work
hard but to work together in spirit
of wholesome federation and accom-
mediation.
During the recent visit of United
States Senator Harding feature IN
one of his addresses which struck
home with the keenest effect on his
hearers was his reference to those
in his audience as "my fellow citi.
zens. When you come to think OF
IL we are surprised that this phrase
should be noted. We know that we
are fellow citizens. But how infre-
quently Is that term used, and now
that we have been reminded, with
what incessant frequency it should
be repeated. s. In our campaigns we
speak of the Hawaiians, of the haoles,
the anti-haoles, the Chinese, and the
hapahaoles, of the sons CT the soil
and the daughters of Hawaii. the
Americans and the ant,.Ameri-ans,
but how many of you have listened
to leaders and public speakers who
have cultivated the habit of address
ing you from the platform of fellow
citizenship, American citizenship, not
hyphenated citizenship.
OF all things let us not become
puffed up. There is too much to do
and all too short time in which to
do It, to allow any loss of time in
striving for personal aggrandizement
or even seeking personal credit for
the good things done. 1t was the
Pharisee who thanked the Lord he
was not as other men. Pharisee is to-
day term of reproach. The joy of
doing, the satisfaction of accomplish
ment is the greatest and the most
blessed reward that falls to the lot of
any man or woman, any of our fell
low Americans. - =.
So II YOU have to work for q liy-