Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-12
Keep Your Eye On Victory.

the value of advertising and the power OF repetition
For this reason have they started the children OF
Germany repeating message OF hate Tor PRESIDENT
Wilson and the United States.
This is done on the same theory that children are
schooIed in the Biblical knowledge by repeating
their catechism and Sunday school texts.
The same methods that are used TO establish the
rules of right living and the principles Of justice to
all mankind are adopted to scar the minds of chill
dren with the LESSONS Of hate.
And while this campaign of hate is being carried
by the enemy of liberties it is not only prop
er, but vital to our cause that We should heed the
counsel of leaders that our minds and result
ing action shall hold to the vital essentials of the
great struggle.
One of the best texts for oHsetting the hate pro,
paganda of the kaiser is found in recent speech OF
Lloyd George in which he said, "Let us keep our
eyes steadily on the winning of the war"
EngIand's premier in this particular speech pre-.
scented to the army of democracy some wholesome
truths that may with profit be read and read again
by every man, woman and child in that army. His
remarks that follow are especially commended for
reading and repetition;
"While the army is fighting vaantly let the
nation behind it be patient, be strong, and, above
ALL united.
"The strain is great on nations and on indivi-
duals, and when men get over-strained tempers get
ragged, and small grievances are exaggerated, and
small misunderstanding and mistakes swell into
mountains
"Long wars, like long voyages and long Journeys,
are very trying to the temper, and wise men keep
watch on it and make allowances for it.
There are some who are more concerned about
ending the war than about winning it, and plans
which lead to victory, if they prolong the conflict,
have their disapproval, and the people who are res
ponsible for such plans have their condemnation.
sIet us keep our eye steadily on the winning of
the war.
1May l say let us keep both eyes? Some have
cast in their eye, and while eye is fixed truly
on victory, the other is wandering around to other
issues or staring stonily at some pet partizan
project of their own. Beware of becoming cross
eyed
ssKeep both eyes on victory Look neither to the
right nor to the left. That is the way We will win.
eff anyone promotes national distrust or dis.
union at this hour he is helping the enemy and hurt
ing his native land And it makes no difference
whether he is for or against the war. As matter
of fact the hurt is deeper if he is for the war be-
cause whatever the pure pacfst says is discounted
and, as far as the war is concerned, discredited.
"Let there be one thought in every head
s.If you SOW distrust, discomfort disunion in the
nation We shall reap defeat. IT, on the other hand
we SOW the seeds of patience confidence, and unity
we shall garner in victory and its fruits.
ssThe last ridges OF climb are always the most
trying to the and to the heart but the real
test of great endurance and courage are the last
few hundreds or scores of feet in climb upwards
The climber who turns back when he is almost there
never becomes great mountaineer, and the nation
pose never becomes great people
"You have all had experience in climbing, nc
donbt-perhaps in Wales. Any mountaineer car
start; any sort of mountaineer can go part of the
way and very often the poorer the mountaineeI il
the greater is his ardor when he does start; but
fatigue and danger wear out all but the stoutest
hearts, and even the most stout-hearted sometimes
fail when they come to the last slippery precipice
But if they do turn back and afterwards look UP
and how near they had got to the top, how they
curse the faint.heartedness which babe them give
up when they were so near the goal
mo one has any idea, no one in Britain, France
Italy or Russia, nor in Germany, nor in Austria
how near the top We may be. A mere Graz may
hide it from our view. And there are accidents
russia may have staggered for moment, but she
is still on the rope she in due time will be up again
climbing strong.limbed and firm Of purpose and
together we shall reach the summit OF our hopes.
Attention has been called by the department Of
commerce to the excellent qualities of New Soutf
Wales hardwoods for shipbudng purposes. Some
of the most successful additions to Hawaiian for
esfry have been hardwoods from that country. A.
trees grow with amazing rapidity in Hawaii, there
IS no reason why the raising of valuable timber
should not become great source of public revenu,
- ,,r;,,ate wealth here