Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14

4 D. y. mCOLOhG
be one or the other. There is nc
choice In the matter.
i need not dwell upon the events
which led to the proposal for the Init
ed States TO annex these islands, eS-
cepting TO allude to curious cpl
sode in President Cleyeland's admin
| istration, in which he despatched a
commissioner, Mr.. Blount, apparently
4 for the purpose of restoring Liliuoka-
| lani, but the people OF Hawaii in res
ponse to this move insisted that they
had a right to determine their own
government. Even after all the his
tory of the islands, ii is doubtful II
| the annexation would have occurred
when il did under Mr.. Mckinley, had
| IL not been for the episode of Manila
Bay, and It may be said there is no
more wide awake and active comn.un-
| fly In the United States than the
people of these islands. ri.
War and Hawaii
The great war comes very close to
them In many ways. The islands in a
way are like fortress. in that they
have to import so much of their food,
so freedom of sea transportation is
vital to their very existence, not only
in carrying on their enormous export
trade, but in providing themselves
with food. The, Presidents DECLARE
fion of state of war existing be-
tween the United States and Germany
| by the United States government
finds an instant and vivid response
from these islands.
Tribute TO Chamber Of Commerce
Today / attended meeting of the
Chamber OF Commerce. In the num-
Der of members present, in the quality
Of speeches, in intellectual vigor dis
played, i'm general, this Chamber OF
Commerce would do credit to any
city of similar size in any part of the
United States. Nearly third OF the
population of these islands lives in
Honolulu. There is no poverty in
these islands. Organized charity has
very small field here.
Schools Highly Praised
Today visited numDer of the
schools. ! have never .nen school
buildings and school grounds equal to
the ones have found here. One
school occupying marvellous grounds
has outgrown its rooms and the ex-
tensions take the form Of bungalow
schools--16 in number--in witch the
roofs are so arranged above the lis
as TO afford light and air without hind.
rance of any sort This afternoon i
addressed normal school, and more
intent body of young people ] have.
never seen anywhere. In one school.
room | visited, filled with many ma
tionalities, the only white boy was a
Russian boy Forty-one per cent OF
an the school children are japanese,
and these Japanese children are Am
erican citizens. This is where The
United States and Japan meet indus
trially. These islands are about 1000
miles from the American coast. or
about as far as Newfoundland from
ireland. They are $500 miles from
Japan, or about as far as New York
City from Hamburg.
Military Preparedness II
Almost the largest post at present
under the United States government
is located here, 5000 American sol
diers. These soldiers are here. CT
course. largely for the purpose OF
guarding Pearl Harbor. which is. in
turn, for a naval base. not solely for
guarding these islands. A naval base
lis not for the purpose of guarding he
Islands, but for repsir shop, a pro-
Ivisional depot for battleships, haven
and base for supplies
If New York state hal q militia as
large in proportion as the militia OF
these islands, they would have over
225,O00 in the militia. This territory
is unanimously in favor OF universal
military training.
In point of literacy it compares faN-
orally with the rest of the United
States.
The use of restrictive clothing ana
modern houses. which are often clos.
ed to air, and other reasons, have
tended to gradual disappearance OF
the native Hawaiian population which
in 1880 was $4,000. II is now $4,000
There are three times the number
Of Japanese children IN schools as
there are native Hawaiian children in
schools.
Honolulu Praised
Honolulu, with its asphalt streets.
its street car systems, its comfortable
homes. without any slums. its sub |
tropical foliage. its beautiful beaches, |
its school buildings and other public !
buildings, its absence Of illiteracy
and proverty, total absence of mendi.
cants., is city Of which the United