The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-21

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birth had announced himself SQUARE.
" with the President at the time /
he severed diplomatic relations with
Germany, I believe the wcr would
have been over today. Such dec
laration would have had SO pro-
| found an effect upon the people OF
Germany that they would have
awakened to their position and
would hive forced q peace upon
their military rulers. ~. p. g.
Hagens, chairman of the Civic Con.
vention
Patriotic words, bscked by dollars,
featured the concluding banquet OF the
Civic Convention, given at the Moana
Hotel last night, attended by some two
hundred delegates From the opening
address by the chairman, George r.
Garter, to the concluding speech by the
president Of the Ad Club. W, R. Far.
.rington, each speaker dealt at length
with the war;. with the duty Of Amer
leans and, particularly, with the duty
OF the people Of Hawaii.
There were cheers for the boys about
to be drafted, cheers for the bows OF
Hawaii already at the front or on the,
way, cheers for the President and
cheers for the Allies. .r5.'3
And, to give substance to the talks
and cheers, more than a thousand dol
lars in gold and silver was collected for
the Red Cross from those about the
banquet board aa, ,..H
The banquet vas dry" but the en-.
thnsiasm and the stunts. were there,
demonstrating that a civic convention
in Hawaii requires no alcoholic slim.
illus TO be completely successful. ~
squarely Behind President ..a
The striking address of the evening
was that deliYsred, by J. F. C. Hagens,
president of the chamber. Of commeres
and chairman of the convention. Out.
lining his own firm stand as an Amer.
lean, despite his German birth and con
nections, Mr.. Hagens said: -. .
? - believe if} every other American
of German birth had taken the stand
adopted the minute our President sew.
cred diplomatic relations with Ger.
many, letting the world know that they
stood squarely behind our President,
the war would be over today. The pro.
found effect such a declaration by the
Germans of American citizenship would
have had upon the German people
would have been such that they, the
people of Germany, would have awak.
cned 10 their own situation The Ger.
man people are the same as any other
people, only their military rulers are
different, and if the people Of Germany
had known that their own flesh and
blood in America was ready TO fight
against them because of their mistakes,
they would have forced their rulers into
peace" .y5 IT,. 49,.
(, Speaking bis personal feelings in the
matter of the duty of all the citizens
of America, whatever their origin, he
said; "T here is only one course for
an American TO steer today and that
is straight behind the President. There
10 only one cause to serve and that is
the cause Of america. - The speaker
Preferred to the commission be held as
p reserve officer and announced his
.readiness to don his uniforms the mo-
ment his srr> ices were needed o..
\ These H'raight.forward tleclarations
drew forth cheers for, Mr.. Hagens, him
self, and other cheers, for the spirit
that prompted his words. ayi, /,
"A Silent Toast 80. IL $40 y,.t,g.a.
y Governor Pintham, proposing the
Toast of The President, spoke briefly
and well, concluding by asking all tn
rise and respond by minute Of solemn
auietness, silent toast to "a great
leader. $50, $500.
|. DR.. H. b, EIlotof Hilo spoke for the
Big hd8nd delegations after Hide and
Hawaii hal been properly cheered. He
urged the men Of Hawaii to stand be
hind the boys of Hawaii who are soop
10 be drafted into the federal service,
asking each community TO show its ap
probation of these boys as they leave
for their training camp. Doctor Elliot
spoke feeliHglyI and expressed his en-
tire faith in the Young manhood Of
Hawaii to uphold the best traditions
of America when they reach the front
: Frank A. Alexander, of Eleele. was
the spokesman called upon for Kauai
and VI o, Aiken responded for Maui
each making web received address,
entirely extempOraneous hut witty and
patriOtically inspired. ,s,l I&.ss.......
Hawaiian Loyalty Proved s,, s,.
Il, Palmer r. W0ods., who was. present
rs representative of Mayor Fern, wa
eslled upon after cheers had been Civ
EN- for his son, who is now either or
The Atlantic or iR,France. having Quail
fed for the aviation corps. Mr.. Woods
spoke for the Hawaiiars and voiced
their readiness 10 meet their full dutS
ms loyal Americans. fhS
Il Roderick O., Matheson referred to .
humber of other boys off Hawaii win
are now serving their eouAtry, In train
ing camp at the front aud il such
notable posts as have been assigned t.
w. r. Castle IT,, in the Red, Cposs, and
Hiram Bingham III, in the aviation
schools. Mr.. Hagens followed Mr..
Mathcson, making a stirring speech and
bringing the gathering Ia its feet in
repeated cheers, ,Ar nt,,.'.H
John c. Lane spoke eloqgeutly Of tn"
transferred allegiance Of the Hawaiian
from their own flag to the stars and
Stripes, which all now revered MS the
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