The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-06
CITY CELEBRATES FOURTH
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Memories of 1776 Are Revived
Speakers Urge People Of Islands To See That No Stacker
Evades the Duty To Register For Service With
the Co!OrS On Day Set By President

and holiday games and festivities
marked the celebration of Independ-
enee Day in Honolulu day made
more impressive this year by the qnick
ening Of the memories of 1915 in the
light Of the actions Of 1917.
The salute Of tWenty.one guns fired
AZ noon by the japanese cruiser Azuma
in the hprbor in honor Of the American
national holiday reverberoted through.
out the city. .a...
The ceremonies Of the day conferred
about the patriotic services held in the
Capitol grounds in commemoration Of
the one hundred and fortyfrst ami,
yersary Of the signing Of the Declare
lion Of Independence.
National Guard salutes
These services were brought to a
close by the booming Of another salute
1.-THE firing of forty.eight guns by the
machine gun company of the First In.
fantry, National Guard of Hawaii.
Stirring patriotic addresses and the
ringing words Of the nation = songs
voiced by public assemblage added
zest and enthusiasm to the display of
loyalty on the part Of the two thousand
citizens that gathered in the Capitol
grounds.
America = participation in the World
4 War and the duty of every citizen to do
his share in forwarding this participa.
tion was the keynote Of the principal
speeches at the Independence Day eXer.
cises. W. o. Smith presided at the cere-
monies and after brief address intro.
duced s. G. Huber, United States dis
trict attorney, the speaker of the day.
Defining the meaning of anniversary
celebrations, their inspiration and their
value, and rehearsing the significance
of the events that the Fourth Of July
eommemorates, Mr.. Smith said in part:
There have been times when the oc-
easion Of this celebration of Independ.
ence Day has appeared to be of more
than ordinary significance, but there
has been none, perhaps, more profound:
~ significant than the present national
celebration.
Liberty Assailed '.
1.-THE rights of liberty and justice
have been assaulted" continued the
speaker in referring to the notion $ en-.
try in the World War, Through all
history, but never with more deliberate
and fierce determination than at pres
ent. " 80"
The lust for autOeratic power and
the methods Of its assertion by the enc
mics Of liberty and justice have
aroused the world.
HAmerica has entered the World
War against this autoeratie power and
enemy Of democracy.
"In 1915 America brought forth
nation endowed with liberty and con
secrated to Justice; now, with those
who are fighting for human rights,
America will bring forth world so en-
dowed and so consecrated.
"We hear much Of the force and
power of blood and iron, of terror
and frightfulness; but there is great
er force, a more magnificent power in
eternal justice and eternal goodness.
"The great underlying issue Of the
world war is-empire by force or EN-
pire by consent.
No Time For vainglory
This is not a time for vainglorying
or mrid defamation. 1t is time for
the assertion Of the principles and aims
which have placed our country in the
vanguard Of nations-prineiples as
broad and enduring as the universe of
God. "
District Attorney Huber briefly
traced the history of tho nation in
opening his address recalling the story
Of the first colonization and the trials
through which the pioneers passed.
a. Mindful of these trials of the peO-
pile and the country in the past said
Mr.. Huber, ~ believe that the Ameri-
can people have never before been con
fronted by crises of such seriousness
as those of today.
. "0ur forefathers died for principles
of justice rather than for relief from
actual burdens of oppression. America
again holds these principles dearer
than peace and is entered in the great
world struggle to defend these Prinei-
Piles.
"We entered the world war only af-
ter deliberation and not for desire of
gain or glory of battle .....
Mr.. Huber then spoke of Germany 3
position among the world powers and
denounced her refusal to abide by in
ternatiOnal law and dictates of civil
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Democracy At Stake
t''UpOn the outrUme of this war;
he added "rests the fate of democracy
and the fate Of autOrrary."
In concluding, Mr. Huber spoke of
the approaching registration day un-
der the selertive draft for military ser
vice, The spirit of patriotic service
was painted in vivid coIors as the
speaker referred 10 Hawaii $ registra
tion Day ms the opportunity of every
citizen in the Islands to do his duty to
the nation. He said:
Hawaii came under the Stars and
Stripes by it's own consent. The Stars
and Stripes were raised in Hawaii for
the principles Of the Declaration Of In
dependence just as they were lowered
In Cuba for the same reason. / have
faith In the loyalty OF the people Of
this country aud this Territory, far
though II be from the mainland, in
their ability, perseverance, and courage,
to maintain the flag from where it has
never been lowered in this test Of all
tests,
"My hope Is that on the morning of
August we can share in the pride that
Hawaii has not single Stacker.
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