Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-03
Pan-Pacific Weekly Midday
Feature Starts Out With
Backing of Boosters

Backing OF BOOSTERS
Seyenty-fiye men OF nearly dozen
races gathered today in Cooke hall,
Y. NJ. c. A., for the initial midday
luncheon of the Pan-Pacific club. The
keynote OF the affair was to set an
example by showing that in Hawaii
men OF every race can live in peace,
working for the benefit Of all, and
showing the rest Of the world that
race prejudice can be made thing OF
the past
Alexander Hume Ford presided, and
in his usual happy way introduced
everyone. Three minute talks from
representatives OF each of the peoples
present were features of the luncheon
and showed the spirit of Inter-Pacifc
patriotism
C. K. Al spoke for the Chinese, call
ing attention to the fact that his race
was the pioneer one to settle here.
He said Chinese born under the
American flag become true American
citizens. Editor s. Sheba of the Ha-
wait Shinpo, speaking for the Japan
ese- declared the example Of Hawaiis
Japan sse In settling troublesome ques-
lions arising would, II followed in
California, have completely eliminated
the anti-Japanese trouble there few
years ago.
In q brilliant speech, c. @. Ramirez,
speaking in behalf OF the Fflipinos, as
serted the Pan-Pacific Club and the
Hands-Around-the-P Pacific. movement
will be the means of leading the Fill
pinos into their rightful standing as q
people.
Representing the Koreans. Dr. Syng-
man Rhee said there are between 5000
and 5000 Of them now In the Hawaiian
Islands, ready and willing to do their
part in the movement.
A burst OF applause greeted Lorrin
ANDREWS when he said that II the peO-
pie Of the Hawaiian Islands can give
the world proof that race differences
can be forgotten, and the races blended
into "one tribe as Jack London sugJ
gested, bigger and finer thing will
have been accomplished by the people
Of Hawaii than has been done in the
history Of man.
Alexander Hume Ford's remarks
were as follows:
To-day in most Of the large cities
about the Pacific there is 3 weekly
our Hands-Around-the-P Pacific move
ment. In Honolulu the Pan-Pacffic
Club is the local expression of the
Hands-Around-the Pacific movement,
which is the mother organization OF
which we are all children The heads
OF the various Pacific governments
are the leading spirits Of the Hands
Around the Pacific movement, as the
prominent men Of every nationality
In Hawaii are the leaders and work
ers in this Pan-Pacific Club, club
that might be said to have been born
on the beach at Waikiki, with Jack
London, the preacher of the Ian
guage of the Tribe, as It's godfather.
and as it's sponsors, men from each
of our various nationalities, who met
with Mr.. London 10 learn the Ian
guage Of the Universal Tribe, which
is expressed in kind deeds and noble
.acts-things that we all understand.
I'VE now meet at these weekly
gatherings to get to know each other
better. to seek to find the one way
we may all travel toward the goal of
good citizenship.
"On Kauai next month there will
be held the fourth annual civic con-
vention. It seems to me that this
organization, above an Others in Ea.
wall, should be represented there.
There should be brief five-ininute
address from the leader Of each Of
our nationaiities Of the Pacific resid-
ing in Honolulu on the subject of.
civic righteousness. There the Chi
nese speaker might tell why Hawaii
is better place to live In because
of the work of the Chinese who have
come here. There the Japanese.
speaker might tell what the Japanese
children intend to do to make the
land of their adoption a better land
to live In. The Filipino speaker might
tell us what we can do to help to-
make them better citizens. The Kore.
an speaker might voice the ambitions
OF his people who have found a para.
disc In Hawaii. There the Portuguese.
speaker might point with pride to the
achievements of his people, and tell
Of their future intentions. There the
speaker for the Hawaiians might in
few words tell us what the Hawai-.
ians wish us to do for them and Whit
they will do to bring about right
eous citizenship. This. it seems to me,
should be the subject for our first
discussion. United In a civic conven.i
ton, we take a step forward toward
creating Paciac-wide patriotism.
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