The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Former Honolulu Man Sure
Time Not Far Off When
We win join War

ing, and how the blood Will nash
and the heart leap when the news
comes the United States, too, is in the
arena actively and before the whole
world, lighting for right and deceney
and for the avenging Of the many
American men, women and children
slaughtered without a chance"
So writes Harry L. Strange, of Ho.
nolulu, now q lieutenant in the British
amy, fighting himself for the right in
the trenches in France. Lieutenant
Strange, than whom there is no better
known nor better liked Honolulan, has
been twice wounded since ne won his
commission, and has been mentioned in
dispatches and recommended for deco.
ration because Of his distinguished
bravery and devotion to duty.
His letter, which has been held up at
some point by the British censor, came
70 the editor OF Inc Advertiser IN yes
terday's mail. Lieutenant Strange,
who once headed the Ad club pirates OF
Honolulu, writes;
"December 20, 1916
"My Dear Mr.. Matheson-T Thank
you for your letter and / do apologize
for not writing before, but letter-writ-
ing time Is scarce here and letter-writ
ing moods still scarcer Not that there
is nothing to say. Far from that. But
~ the utter futility Of being able TO
convey a true picture of scenes and
happenings that make writing so hope
less. We all know in our hearts so
many things that cannot be expressed.
Events happen 80 quickly and big
things so crowd into each other that
its difficult to keep hold on any per.
spective. It's as II one is gazing on
the Master Moving Picture, and before
new scene or event can be realized
it's gone and totally different epl-
sode occupies the stage, TO rapidly give
way to others IN numerous succession
AL STANDARDS Gone
All previous standards OF big ana
little, good and bad, rlght ana wrong,
seem to have gone by the board. There
Is nothing to hold TO, nothing TO com
pare with p. r..
But, and please Mr.. Matheson, write
this Big and keep 1t IN front OF your
cditoriai cnaar every Ehgn ISL ahu
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THAT 3 what the Allies are striving
ana hghhng TOT ana VIII continue to
strive ana hsht Tor as long as one
single arm remains capable OF hfhng
--Lle n 1917 = n. - =. i, = -, '.
Huch Oh TINS IL just as mueh hght LOT
me IutuIe feedom OF the onlted
states as 1t IS Tor the European world
Ut course you might say These
hings are principles ana as sueh
necessarily intangible, and might be
ana as a matter OF iaet are claimed
70 De Ihe oo1eet ana ann OF our enemy
700: but ana TINS Is Dig but, we
AilleS are also hgntihg Tor some very
tangible things which have been or are
DeIore our eyes constantly.
sumo e.l@y h 1s a .-,..-. LIS.
an she road where my sister rents
n LONDON are many many Belgian
iamiies OF refugees ali OF whom have
peen ciothed' led ana welcomed py the
Englsa people residing IN that road.
uon " knew an thelr histories, but
because thsy Eye next aoor' ! do know
~ ASge tamlly OF eiris ana boys each
WIN = ueepiy stamped TOOK OF everlast-
: ing lsrror on tnelr races Ihey saw
tnelr tather ana mother Killed In Bel
gnm-hot nicely Killed, but horribly
Ei ne killed-by German
spe,i my anu they hVed IN an