Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-24
governor TALKS
ON REASONSF FOR
DEFENSE PLANS
Presents Stand of CoIorS to
Cadet Battalion, Honolulu
School for Boys.

gathering OF territorial. army and
navy officials and their ladies. Gov
ernor Pinkham yesterday afternoon
presented a handsome stand of colors
to the cadet battalion of the Homo
lulu School for Boys. Kaimuki
Prior to the presentation, the ca
diets, affixed in their natty white uni,
forms, and headed by Capt Louis
FTedericks, passed in review before
the chief executive and visitors. The
Hawaiian Band furnished the music
At the bugle call ito the colors," the
battalion formed in front of the gov.
ernor and listened to a brief, inter
esting talk. At the conclusion of the
ceremonies, refreshments were served
In the new cadet mess hall.
Many Present At Review.
Aside from tie governor and his
aide, Maj. James ID. Dougherty. others
present were Brig. Gen. Samuel !.
Johnson and Lieut.. Col. c. B. Cooper,
of the NatiOna; Guard of Hawaii;
Brig. Gen. John P. Wiser command.
ing the Hawaiian Department.: Mrs.
Wiser: Rear-Admiral Clifford j.
Boush, commandment Of the Honolulu
Naval Station; Mrs. Boush; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Frear; Mayor John c.
Lane and Mrs. Lane; Lieut.. Col. w. Z.
Ellis and Mrs. Ellis; Civil Engineer
Parks. u. S. ~, and Mrs. Parks; Mr.
and Mrs. George Sherman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerrit P. Wilder.
In his talk to the cadets, the COVER
nor said, in part:
You are here dedicating your
selves to the first steps in the art of
war. &c.. ..
Time was, not so long ago, that
rural populations so vastly predomin.
ated that scarcely more than marks
mans eye and a steady nerve were
necessary to make effective the famii-
lar firearms of sportsmen, farmers and
woodsmen, rendering it possible to
hastily gather citizen armies to con-
tend. with even chances, with similar
foes. .....
This conception OF war still re-
mains in the popular public mind to
the confusion and embarrassment Of
efforts to place the United States of
America on an impregnable basis for
defense and offense
Sees Greed Everywhere. .....
Greed of power, greed of wealth,
greed Of expansion, greed of posses
sions, beliefs and domination are ag-
gressively present in every human ac-
tiyity and ambition. For centuries I'M
numbered, the conscience of the world
has been trying, by every ethical In
fuence possible to summon, to induce
mankind to restrain its passions and
selfishness. .-.'. .......-:
To-day, nearly every nation of i'm
portance on the earth, save those of
South America, is either desperately
at war or in, degree at war, as is
our own country, designate our action
as we may. AS never before in all
history is laid bare the human in man
kind, and the fact that every art, sci
ence and invention we have so prid-
ed ourselves on is adding to the force
and horror of war. .s.".> z.:E
at is humiliating in the last degree
to contemplate the outcome of these
centuries of ethical and religious eff
fort, bat, so long as we tolerate
code OF ethics that enables us to
of arnnor plate and munitions of war
and who found peace palaces and en-
dow universities, righteous conscience
cannot prevail and wars will continue.
'.You and your country are SO in
yolved, against jour own and its will.
that your country needs you and all
her patriotic citizens to adequately
prepare, not for aggression, but for
defense. All patriots need symbol
toward which to look in peace and in
war, and your symbol is your country's
dag. the inspiring stars and stripes.
Through the kindness of George
have the honor of present
ing to you your special standard, this
flag of the United States of America,
to SO lead you in the time of peace
that, at a proper age, your standard
may be grouped with ether American
flags in march ard field in the defense
Of your homes and the defense of the
homes nf all the American reOUle" 4