Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-24
governor TALKS
ON REASONS 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 handsome stand OF colCrs
to the cadet battalion OF the Homo,
lulu School for Roys. Kaimuki
Prior to the presentation, the ca
diets, dttirGd in their natty white uni
forms, and headed by Cart Louis
kTedericks, passed in review before
the chief executive and visitors The
Hawaiian Band furnished the music.
At the bUgle call TO 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, Mai. Jam"S y. Doughe!ty. others
present were Erig Ten. Samuel |.
Johnson and Li"ut Col. &. y. Cooper,
Of the Nationa; Guard If Hawaii:
Brig Gen. john y. Wiser, conmarh-
ing tn" Hawaiian Department: Mrs
Wiser; RC6r-AdmiraI Clifford l.
BOuSh. commandment of the Honnlu!H
Naval station; Mrs. EOush. MIR. aud
Mrs. Walter +. t'rear; Mayor Holm {.
Lane and Mrs. Lane: Lieut. Cot ". T..
Ellis and Mrs. Ellis; Civil Engineer
Parks, L. S. n. and Mrs Parks: Mr.
and Mrs. George Sherman and Mr. and
Mrs. Gerrit p. Wilder
In mis- talk to the cadets, the COVER
nor said, in part:
I-Is
selves to the first steps in the art Of
war
Time was, not SO long ago that
rural populations SO vastly predOmin
ated that scarcely more than a MARKS
mans eye and steady nerve were
necessary to- make effective the famil-
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 cOnceDtIon Oh war still re-
mains in the popular public mind TO
the confusion AID embarrassment of
efforts to place the United States of
America on an impregnable bass 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-
excessively present in every human &C
tivity 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
selfshness.
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-
and horror of war.
1T is humiliating In the last degree
to contemplate the outcome of these
centuries Of ethical and religious eff
fort, but, SO long as we tolerate a
code Of ethics that enables us to
praise, honor and receive the makers
of armor 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 ill.,
volved, against Jour own and its will,
that your country needs you and all
her patriotic Citizeps TO adequately
prepare, not for aggression, but for
defense. All patriots need d symbol
toward which to look in peace and in
war. and your symbol is your country's
flag. the ms irlnG stars and strips. -
Through the kindness of George
Sherman, | haze the honor Of present
ing to you your special standard, this
flag OF the United States of America,
to 80 lead you in toe time Of peace
that, at a proper age, your standard
may 1a grouped with ether American
flags in march ard field in the defense
of your homes and the defense Of the
homes Of all tn" American people"