Evening star., 1925-09-13
ANNEXATION AIDED
US. AND HAWAII
Has Helped Islands and This
Country, Declares Head of
Geographic Society.

Hawaii recently the objective Of the
first long nonstop seaplane flight over
Pacific waters, is the subject of COM
munication to the National Geographic
Society from it's president, DIR. Gilbert
Grosvenor.
THE annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands by the United States has
turned out to be as good a bargain
for the entire United States as it has
proved for the Islands themselves"
says DR.. Grosvenor.
Great as is the value of Hawaii as
the first line of Americas military
and health defense in the Pacific.
these advantages are ours without
the net expenditure of single dollar
of mainland money.
The people of Hawaii not only pay
for the operation of their own govern
ly to the National Treasury at Wash
ington to reimburse il for present-day
expenditures for the Territory's de-
fense.
Not only do they give Uncle Sam
a dollar for every one they spend on
themselves, but they do it with a will
lingness and a pride in the causes of
the Nation that make them peculiarly
entitled to the consideration of their
The quarter of the century that has
now passed since the American flag
first f1oated over Hawaii has seen Its
people develop a loyalty to that flag
and a devotion to the Republics ideals
that are not eXcelled even In those
States whose proud boast may al
ways be that they are of The Origi-
nal Thirteen
The visitor, however we'll prepared
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Hawaiian advertisers, cannot escape
amazement, at the great enterprising
metropolis Of Honolulu which greets
him in these lonely islands in mid
Pacific-vociferous taximen, f1ivvers
and luxurious limousines, spacious
hotels, many miles of suburban con-
crete roads; morning and afternoon
newspapers that publish long press
dispatches from the mainland and
even give the daily quotations of the
New York stock markets and the big
league baseball scores; large depart
ment stores thronged with buyers and
displaying the latest New York, Lon
don and Paris fashions; a great uni
versity plant and fine public school
buildings; a superb country club, with
golf courses that can compete with
our best national links: a Carnegie IL
brary; electric trolley cars whose fares
are regulated at Washington, 5000
miles away; a canning factory that
puts up more than one million cans
Of pineapples in one day, world
famous agricultural experiment sta
ton, and countless other manifesto
tions that we have entered an Amer
lean minded community.
Any Climate You Wish.
Roughly computed, the annual
mean temperature is 1855 degrees,
with a divergence in either direction
of 1855 degrees. AS general rule,
the temperature is cooler by four
degrees for every thousand feet of
altitude so that people can choose
their climate to suit themselves with
out leaving the islands.
I'VE had an amusing illustration Of
the variety Of climate on Oahu. We
had requested the privilege one morn
ing Of viewing a noted Japanese gar
typical Hawaiian hospitality, imme-
diately assented, and added that his
wife would be happy to receive us,
but he was not sure that he could
locate her at such short notice. He
had a town house in Honolulu, the
japanese villa at Waikiki for surf
riding, a mountain retreat on Nuuanu,
ranch house on the dry plateau near
Schofeld Barracks, and a bungalow
on the rainy northeast shore. All
these establishments were within two
hours ride, and yet each had an en-
tirely different atmosphere. AS he
had failed to ask his wife in the morn
ing what kind of climate she had Sc
lected for the day he was at consid-
cradle trouble to find her.
N.+obIos. Naval Roso
Pearl Harbor, which is located
some eight miles from Honolulu, is
one of the finest natural naval bases
in the world. With a depth of over
60 feet, an area of nearly 10 square
miles, reached by a tortuous channel
from the sea, and completely hiding
all vessels within its haven from view
toward the sea, it leaves nothing to
be desired as a natural naval base.
mo landing forces on the northeast
coast can get across. the high noun
tains of Koolau range, and likewise
the Waianae mountains adjacent to
the west coast are natural defenses
against attack. 1t remains only,
therefore, to defend a short stretch of
the northeast coast to protect Pearl
Harbor from the rear.
"A start has been made in capitaliz-
ing its natural strength. A huge dry
dock, large enough to float any ship
sanctioned by the naval treaty, is in
operation, but very little else has been
accomplished to insure our permanent
possession of this strategic point.