Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-26
LONDON SOUNDS
WARNING NOTE AT
BURNSBANQUET
Advises Restriction of lmmi.
grafton; More Than 500
Honor ScotIand'S Poet

More than 500 men were seated at
the tables in Knights of Pythias hall
Hast night when the Scotchmen of Ho-
IEolulu celebrated the birthday Of Rob
CRIT Burns, and men OF every nation
al ~ Joined heartily in applauding
each sentiment uttered in eulogy of
i the Scottish bard, Refreshments of
Iyaried nature were served and pro
gram of exceptional merit interested
these who attended. . ...=.
t One of the features of the evening
vas the vociferous singing CT Tip
lperary' by the audience, when with
out utterance the hearty sympathy of
the audience with the men IN the Eu-
rorean trenches was attested by the
repetition of the chorus of the march,
ing song of the Allies hall dozen
times. Jack London's speech was the
Heading event of the evening.
Robert Anderson presided and in
| troduced first Peter Tosh, who recited
poem of his own in response to the
toast. "The immortal Memory" R.
Scott sang. There Was a Lad" and
as an encore his own composition,
Are We Downhearted?" Rudolf J.
Buchly played violin selection. -
Tribute to Wilson. III 49,. -. T..
In response to the toast, "To the
President of the United States" Unit
ed States District Attorney Horace w.
| Vaughan first paid tribute to Burns
and then to President Wilson, who he
said was of Scotch descent Vaughan
said the president faced the greatest
problems any president had ever
faced, and that his peace policy had
kept this country out of war while all
of Europe is involved in a conflict
which is causing untold misery. At
the same time, he SAID, the president
realized that We must be prepared in
order to avoid war, so that if
war must come we may be the vic.
tors. Mr.. Vaughan said that in the
crisis we constantly are face to face
with every citizen snould sacrifice his
own opinions and stand loyalty by the
president.
One of the bes. numbers of the
evening was "Scols VIVA Hae," sung
by Frank Hillmah Hillman followed
this with "The Laid O. LeaI," and so
long and loud Was the applause he
was forced to siLs again, this time
choosing Till the sands OF the Desert
Grow Cold because, as he said, he
knew no more scotch songs. A live
ly time came with Bob Ross whistiing
numbers and bagpipe, imitation, the
applause attesting the appreciation OF
the hearers. 5iesz
Judge Dole spoke l1w words at
the request OIL the CHAIRMAN backed
by the applause OF the audience.
Urink Toast '.fhe king." .......
A toast was drunk, standing, to
~ ne hng, aud the British consul,
L. L. 5. GORDON, SAID few words urg-
ing Support Tor the BrltlSn aSsocla.
ton. Is. A. Ioyle sang two OF ttarry
Ladders songs. j. ration gave a
splendid imitation of Harry Lauder,
singing I'm ru' tn MOO" and had to
respond with several other songs, all
done in excellent style. Other sing.
ers who pieased were George Bust.
ard, w. H. Hutton and j. c. Ander
SON William Love played violin Sc
lection, K. Ewailiko and William
Prestidge played a guitar duet, and
Roderick o. Matheson responded to
the toast, "The Land O. Burns.
Jack London, in his speech in re-
Spouse to the toast, THE Land We
Live H." made some statements
which were almost sensational.
Unless we restrict immigration"
he said, unless we keep from our
land the blood of decadent races of
southern Europe, whose day passed
when Rome and Greece fell, we will !
meet disaster. When our country !
was first settled we assimilated all |
the foreigners who came, but now we |
cannot do it, and unless we stop inn |
migration almost entirely for many |
years it is goodnight ideals; good |
night race blood; goodnight land We
live in. .....:: =. =
If there is no unity of blood there !
can be no unity of purpose, and al !
ready We lack unity of purpose as |
was shown by the way we have met |
the Mexican question. The American |
people cannot unite on anything be
cause the nation is pulled this way
and that by the varied strains of |
blood flowing in its veins, just as an |
individual OF mixed blood is pulled |
backward and forward by the two |
strains. We are getting the people |
OF the wrecked nations of Europe |
Greece and Rome began to decay |
when they mixed with their own blood |
the blood of the people they had con-
quered and made slaves. Thus in the |
end the conquerer were the victors
So it must be with us |
mo man can forecast history, but |
history by example tells us that un-