The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-08
HARRY STRANGE
! SAYS HUMANITY !.
SHALL TRIUMPH
--- '7 II
Manager Of Honolulu Gas Com
pany, On Leave, Writes On Eve
Of Going To. Front r4
PAN-PAclFlc MOVEMENT
STEP ALONG RIGHT LINE
After War World Must Get To-
gether and Work For Welfare
Of People EverywheretO "

! Alexander Hume Ford has received a
letter from Harry Strange, manager Of
the Honolulu Gas Company, who IL now
Somewhere in France a. he puts
it, "dOing his bit" for the Allies. To
Strange the war is teaching the world
a lesson in real humanity, and he says
to Ford that he wishes the Pan. Pacific
promoters could get over to England to
realize what humanity means. '"The
letter follows:
81 know your going to raise the
devil with me for not writing you, but
you know we only have to write TO
those who might forget us il we didn't.
Our friends who live in our hearts need
no letters; and honest, / haven Z had
a minute till to-day to write the kind
of letter l would like to, to you, and
to-day IN sick; and 30 l cant. So
there you are, and what are you going
to do about it, Old Pal o'minef l
was inoculated (anti typhoid) yester.
day, and for few days il makes you
feel like hi, and when l feel ike
that is it not natural my thoughts re.
vert to you and the occasion ! last felt
that way, in the Niagarai
81 m on the eve of leaving London
for parts unknown already-trained to
the last notch to do my little bit with
the grand boys in the front line.
( War Teaches Wonderful Lesson
Ford, old man, you we got it in
the pan Pacific. Humanity, that's the
stuff-peOple hearts-it's all that
| brown, they we all got it away down 10.
side if you can but reach it. Love and
consideration for the other fellow. Our
very own Anglo.Saxon has it a little
more think. Good Lord! what a won
derfuI lesson this war is teaching to us
all. tell you it's worth it.
''LOOk! AS m writing this letter
in this pavilion ~. NJ. @. Al in the
heart of London, ladies of the gentlest
birth are cleaning the floor, making
beds, and doing all the necessary drudg.
cry to keep a reasonable hostel for
about fifty officers who may be pulling
! through, and working day and night
+ their solid eight hour shifts, each day;
and, Ford. doing it at first for England
and now because they feel the e1hil-
aration of service to humanity; no pay,
and precious little thanks from tired
and worn out officers, and Ford, there
are hundreds and hundreds of similar
, Institutions everywhere in England and
France. Ford old man, can I you come
over for spell and get filed with III
Your views are neutral, of course, but
it will strengthen your heart, and You
will know you on the right track
and ideal Make a trip, old man. Come
,, right away to my sisters place, Buck.
hurst, Effingham Road, Surrey, an half
hour only from London.
Pan Pacific idea Right
81 do need good old talk with
you about the Pan-Pacifc. Ny sister
will put you up, and you can 20 back
to Honolulu and say, Il don't hope or
think that the Pan Pacific idea is right,
l know, because l have seen a whole
nation S heart barred and bleeding
- got my commission in eight days
already, and expect to receive further
after landing in London. They say it's
record. We received one promotion
already, and expect to receive further
promotion almost Immediately. I've
Just got all the officers and men under
me in the hollow of my hand, and
believe they like me, because we work
together, and there = nothing they can
do that l can t do better. That's call.
ed 'swank' over here. You know from
the English point of view it is ex.
tremely bad ethics to ever mention
anything you can do. l don I believe
in this because / think too many vaiu
| able talents are left hidden in this
country; so ] tell what know and
hnt do haf
me, usually accomplish it, too.
Look At Him Aghast
"They look at me aghast, and call
me an American 'swank but they 70.
spect me because l do all say cav
and sometimes more, and also can do
anything anyone else can, usually lit.
tie more intelhgently, quicker, and with
much more enthusiasm. They don't uR.
derstand the vital force of enthusiasm. -,
and they laugh and smile when l say
to my men, Now you fellows get a
move on. This has to be done and done
gol darn quick, too. Don't make eI-
cuses, get to work, and make good
d you. And l tell You these
English boys do II AS well as any
Americans could; they only need the
| intelligent, teaching, guiding and on.
thusiasm behind-and the boys know
| that whatever | ask them to do l am
willing to do myself Good American
stuff, II iti
"Ah, Ford, if each American only
knew what we all know here, as to
what Prussian victory would mean to
the world, and could know the differ.
ence in the Anglo.SaxOn and the Prus-
sian they d be in it tomorrow.
America Rated As Qrasping
81 do my utmost to create at every
opportunity good feeling for America
but the underlying thought here is
that America cares only for the dol
lar, and not for the right and just and
Englishmen wonder what would hap.
pen to America if England did NOT
hold the seas. Good night for the old
! L. s. if ever Prussia should dominate