The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
TOO SOONFQRUS
TOASK STATEHOOD
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Mauites Present Uncle Joe With
Gold Cigar Case For His
Birthday \
Great Gathering At WaiIuku
Court House For Speeches
and Congratulations

(By Mutual Wireless to The Advertiser)
|WAILuKtI, Maui, May To-day is
Cannon Day on Maui. 1t is the seventy:
ninth anniversary Of the birth of
Uncle Joe, - Cannon, and the people
Of Maui are eRonoring the occasion.
At the reception Mt the court house
this forenoon, everybody 'Sfb could
drop Ris business, or her family duties,
gathered 10 meet the members of the
congressional party. - =
NUn the court house steps, in the pre-
senee Of an enthusiastic and merry
throng, ~ Uncle Joe'' was presented
with an appropriate gift in commsmor
Rtiqn OF his nativity. The Mauites had
delegated Mrs. Rose Kepoikai to act
as gift bearer, and thisNlady handed the
venerable congressman q gold-mounted
cigar ease. full of the weeds, a mini.
,ture gold cannon decorating the cover,
and Mr.. CannOn's name appearing IN
uncle Joe, Thanks Maui
Mr. Cannon deeply appreciated this
token Of regard and responded with a
thrilling speech of thanks commencing
the. Islanders for their Fmany virtues
and lapding the, land for its beauty
and resources. Bf
~ Az long as ii can see other people
living md having a good time" said
- Uncle Joe, III do not see how IN
ever going to die. q ] just can t leave
his lovely world as long as can see
.5thers az my Kind living in it. But If
r must, die and leave all these pleasant
places and good people, whether my
spirit departs to where my halo is made
Of muslin or to where 1t is made Of as
hestos. j expect always6to be in posi-
ton to watch the United States OF
Ametiea continue 70 prosper fand pro
| eressstS $3.50 y 3, N 3fssfa.S
Not Ready. For Statehood ~
I, Dwelling at length on the virtue Of
patriotism, MI Cannon took occasion
TO. sound a warning 20, the people OF
the Territory of Hawaii, declaring II
to be iunwise to try to rush these Is
sands into statehood. 1t would be time
enough for Hawaii to seek, admission
| to the sisterhood of states, he said
when the, cosmopolitan children Of this
4 archipelago had been educated to the
4 use Of "a common language and the
various peoples Of these Islands had
come nearer to being homogeneous
whole. III "a T. . r. ,
Congratulations poured in on "Unclt
Joe;" he was wished "many happy re
turns of the day" and everybody
hoped he would Give long and pros
per" Many speeches were made by
members Of the congressional party
and others, wherein the happy anniver
sary was fittingly referred to
The large gathering of Maui people
md visitors joined in singing "For He
/ is Jolly Good Fellow with vim aRC
delight.
Following the presentation ceremony
ringing speeches were made by Sen
ator T. w. Hardwick of Georgia, Oh
lie James of Kentucky, Francis +. War
ron of Wyoming, and Representatives
| 7. L. Slayden of Texas, Philip p. Camp
he'll and d. r. Anthony of Z Kansas
Doctor Raymond also addressed the bit
gathering,
i Matters discussed by the speaker
included the ndvisshility of keeping
half of the United States navy in THU
ocran, with Hawaii as the base.
i Representative James K. Mann Of ii
linois, and six others. made the trip q
the summit of Haleakala without mis-
hap. ..'-" '''
L Luncheon Wiz ,,ed AZ the armOry
4 At 2 clock the party leaves for la
haina.