The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-09
RUSSIAN COLLAPSE
means Longer WAR,
STATESMEN ASSERT
viii Probably Necessitate Calling
Ten Millions Of Americans To
Bloody BattlefieIds Of Europe
UNITED STATES MUST
MAKE MORE SACRIFICES
Senator King and Representative
Reavis In Ringing Speeches Call
Upon People To Face Situation

The CHASTITY tragedy Of the collapse
Of Russia which reached members Of |
the Congressional Party as they were
freturning yesterday morning from a
| trip to the Nuuanu Pail, the scene Of |
the final battle for supremacy in |
these Islands century and a quarter !
ago, was taken as the text for adj |
| dresses by United States Senator Will |
/ liam II. King, of Utah, and Represents
tive G. Frank Rpavis, Of Nebraska, at
| the Commercial Club ut noon, when |
/ they both declared that the Russian
I situation meant the prolongation of
the war, the probable calling TO the
1 bloody fields Of Europe Of ten millions
| OF Americana, the utiiz2tion of all the
money and energies of the people with
the resultant sacrifices, the Nebraska
lawmaker stating positively that this
was the most Ominous note heard dur
| ing the whole war. d.. as-..' ~
Senator Kings ringing speech upon
a subject which only an hour before
had reached the public and visibly
impressed the large assemblage of rep
lresentstiye business men of Honolulu,
produced the effect which the senator
| must have desired, an enthusiastic res
ponse to his suggestion for a deter
mined stand TO 60 through with this
| war, Russia in or Russia out, until vic
tory shall be achieved by America and
| German autocracy crushed.
Deeply Concerned
1 senator King was evidently deeply
concerned over the news of the Rus
sian tragedy, its possible blow to the
/ plans Of the Allies, and the necessity
1 which now comes to the American Ma
ton to put forth the maximum of its
man power to save democracy, for he
spoke with an earnestness, which com
bined with his well known oratorical
ability, caused applause 30 resound
long and frequently during the progress
Fof his address.
The senator, in opening, referred to
his own long interest in the Islands.
\ ~ am glad to come to these Is
lands" said Senator King, "for they
have always been source of interest
to me. A number of years ago when
] had the honor to serve in the lower
house of congress, / introduced the
first resolution, for the annexation, Of
the Hawaiian Republic to the United
States. ! attempted to have my party
leader, Congressman Bailey of Texas,
introduce the resolution but he declin-
ed, saying he did not want to place
the Stars and Stripes over these vol.
canic islands so far out in the Pacific.
/ went to Tom, Reed, the great Repub-
lican speaker and statesman and ask
ed him to become sponsor for the doeu.
ment, but he also declined on the
ground that they would become a
source of weakness rather than of
strength to the United States, and also
that If we had these Islands it would
mean we must maintain vast armies
here and build q great naval station
to cost millions of dollars. - T..
Huh Of Universe 80, ....
"0n'the steamer was looking at
map of the Pacific and it seemed to
me that every ship that crosses this
great ocean comes TO Honolulu, and
every line centers in Honolulu and
Pearl Harbor. 1t seemed as though the
hub of the universe protruded through
Honolulu. S<bt aaAf VIZ
Seriously speaking these Islands
are an important adjunct to the Amer
lean Republic, and are necessary to the
nation and it's defense. I have come
here to learn and know all / can about
them; to find out what you need, what
the federal government may do to aid
in their development and defense. /
was gratified this morning at'the ex-
hibition of the Kaiulani School and it
is wonderful to see the polyglot popu-
latiOn. .,'.., -.T..
1--WE are called upon now to make
great sacrifices. No one knows when
this great war will end. OF this we
can be sure, that this great Nation
/ "a Ia II
times that our people have grown eff.
Terminate and sordid and lost those
fine sentiments that are so essential
to civilization, but war will change
this. - ~ j.. ..4.e5 -..-
Sacrifice Must be Made
II understand one of the notices of
a former king Of these Islands was
that The Strength OF the Life of the
Land is Founded Upon Righteousness ;.
There can be no enduring greatness
that is not founded upon righteous
ness. Wealth too often softens the
sinews and disintegrates the moral
forces that are essential to national
, Egreatness. For a hundred years we
have courted the fleshpots of Egypt
. and have forgotten that God Numbered
: from Sinai and gave message to the
? world through Christ-the wonderful
message Of the moral law for. the gov
eminent Of the world.
. lCONG ..f.,.s r.. g.. .t,4
Il 'Hou men now here surrounded by
the evidences of peace must prepare to
make sacrifices, the sacrifices that are
to make the institutions of the world
safer, .rat.asE I
"Today, upon the wings of the
morning, has come the news Of the col.
lapse of Russia. 1t means the prolonua
tion Of the war. 1t means, perhaps, the
sending of 100000 of our bows of
America to the bloody fields OF Europc.
This calls for our money, for more
sails upon the oceans, for more men,
for more tears and heartthrobs. 1t