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HONOLULU STAB-BULLETIN, MONDAY; JULY 30, 1917.
Our Flag, Its Histories and Anniversaries
oo oo oex oo
Laws and Etiquette Governing Its Display
RILEY H. ALLEN ' -
EDITOR
MONDAY..: Jl'LY 30. 1917.
Fly your flags tomorrow and show that you are an American
Your Place on Registration Day
Hawaii will on Tuewluy know who in entitled
tova place on the nation's roll of honor.
That i what registration meani and the eri
otisnewi of the o-aion should find appropriate
expression in wurli manner as may be jxwwible to
every individual.
.' Tho -President tells u that for the work in hand
there is no. plae? for the man who thinks only
Of. himself. Sol i1 sacrifice is the ruling spirit of
the hour.
Those between the ages of twenty-one and
thirty-one, know exactly what to do. They will
be prompt to do it. ,
" T!i dntr of those outside that age limitation
u in an Hpfinite. Do fibniethine. Stir yourself
and find the work for which you are best suited.
The least your country demand of you ia. that
heart, hand, soul and by-word of mouth you stand
staunchly behind the boy i on the honor roll.
Hawaii's' Big Ad
Talk about advertising!
Hawaii's National Guard record that upset all
the figures for the draft quota had first place on
the fronit page with bold head lines in the news
papers throughout the country on Sunday, July 15,
The ; best advertising is that which gives its
message so clearly that he who runs may read.
There could have been no more definite atate
r cnt that Hawaii has full value behind the goods.
And 'the beauty of it waa that Hawaii had no
ether thought than a desire to do ,it full duty
Vy the country.
A "BONE-DRY" ARMY.
: (From the Atlanta Constitution)
In respect to liquor-drinking privileges the United
lates army; today ia the driest it has ever been in
:.s history of the republic Legally, and to all in
nts and purposes, the army is bone dry. Inter
: cting the "liquor clause" of the conscription bill,
-roved by the president May 18 and concurrently
"ornlng effective, Attorney-General Gregory has
j that it Is unlawful to server-een or give a
: : of any form" of intoxicant to any soldier In
: form, which makes the army bone dry while on
. :y ; and the occasions when a soldie will be
r.d in civilian garb r-will probably for many
tlis to come be exceedingly rare. The soldier
drinks knows better than, anyone else that a
. -ken man is a mighty frail reed; h. knows bet
than anyone else that an army, to be efficient,
t be sober.. UncleSam Vsoldiers put patriotism
I national success at arms first In the equation,
1 for that reason, if for no other, there is little
I hood that any of . them' are going to strenuous
el ject to the antigrog regulation. -
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German' applicants, for American Vcitixenship
? barred during the continuation of the war. ; It
aid not be otherwise,: -But while these men are
..King, there is ample opportunity .'for theni to con
:ct themselves as Amerjeau cUizens.-; There Is no
' wv against their rendering service to the country
; i word, act and deed.V " - lt
Borne time when you feel Rustlike exploViing on a
ic but restrain yourself because the nation's bus!
1 s does not make your explosion timely or neces
rr, just bear in mind that after it is all over you
ill have forgotten that you were ever excited over
the country should be run;
r.
Every bomb raid on. the defenseless women and
ildren is toVthe American a bitter reminder of
rly days when the Ted Indian marked his path by
: .thless murder, torture, scalping parties and child
' u.-hter. History tells what our forefathers did.
Can we do eBTX:S'i::'-v'i:v .
One of the mpst remarkable things about the Out--r
club is that such a numerically strong organ
.it ion should still be so obviously weak when it
wv ir.es to getting anything done towards keeping the
I rich in a condition appropriate to its reputation.
Hake no mistake, Miy Sheriff. -If you can't con
1 rol booze and the vice dens, someone else will. Your
f ilure will mean the wiping out of one phase of
I cal self-government, and men who playxfieap poli
i ics will be responsible for the loss of popular.rights,
Xo American citizen can be neutral on the issues
ow before the country. He is either for or against
'.Is country, : And If he be not for his country he
. properly placed as an ally of, the common enemy.
The person asking for information regarding
St: Paul and Minneapolis failed to sign his name
to his- communication. If he will make himself
known to this paper an effort will be made to
-ain the desired facts. -
If you Want to hear sound doctrine, attend a
fcssion of Judge Polndexter's court when aliens
take the i oath that places them among the citi
. chs .of the United " States.
Local police incompetence will be a guarantee of
I .' nr.lnlu being "bone 2ry" during the war. But no
t wants it to come that way.; ..? : ; -u
Th Arcricr'h
The Honor of The Draft
The Chicago Tribune believes that draft day
should be recognized by being made a day of pa
triotic celebration.
If this Ik? true of the draft day. there would
seem to be little or no ground for failure to observe
Registration day by quitting whatever business
might interfere with the work to be done and the
patriotism to lie fired on that day.
The Tribune gives a splendid statement of the
principle of the draft which every citizen may
Veil read, mark, learn and inwardly digest. The
Tribune says:
The day nuruera tre drawn for the first Amer
ican draft since 1S63 should be made a day of
patriotic celebration.
Thfct day will be historic. It v ill see the per
formance of a solemn act of state of the highest
dignity and consequence. By this act the world's
xnifbtlest republic, the world- greatest community
of free men. will nominate those of its citizens
who are to be its defenders on the field of battle.
This In inch a democracy as ours is an august
expression of tha orderly will of a free people
moving for their own security and welfare through
law enacted by their representatives in the exer
' else of the people's sovereignty. It does not differ
from the call for volunteers except as any other
due process-" of law is different from the process
of private initiative. We do not adopt the volun
teer system for jury service. When there is riot
or other public service our laws permit the draft
ing of citizens for the common service. We do
not rely cpon volunteers to pay taxes. All of these
functions are not only necessary to a civilized so
ciety; they are honorable in the highest degree.
The principle of the draft has been abused and
distorted by sentimentalists and mischie! makers.
In other republics it has been recognized to be
what It is. the orderly expression of the highest
duty of citizenship. In a despotism it is an ex
pression of the will of the despot. In a democracy
like ours it is the expression of the people's will,
formulated by the people's representatives like
other laws we bind ourselves by our citizenship to
obey.
The draft in ' a free state is therefore voluntary
In the final sense as the expression of our col
lective will. Every man who is drafted can feel
that he is taking up service by his own will. He
has willed to be an American citizen. He has
willed to partake in and obey the laws enacted for
the common welfare by himself and his fellow citi
zens through their chosen representatives. A free
man expresses his freedom in a free country by
obeying the laws he or his fellow freemen have
made.
There has been a deal of buncombe and vicious
fallacy, spread abroad to defeat the draft Com
mon sense will clear it away. The draft of an auto
. crat is an act of despotism. The draft of a republic
is the will of the people, conveying the highest re
sponsibility and therefore the highest honor upon
the citizens whom It calls. 4 '
Let the drafted man, therefore, receive the sa
ints of the nation. The republic has called him in
its great need. It has given Urn the accolade.
Freedom has named him her knight, and he goes
to fight as his heroic predecessors fought for the
Stars and 8tripe8 in the wars of the republic.
If the drafted man is not proud to be called to
the colors he does not lelong to the great tradition
of American freemen. But we are confident he' will
be proud and that the republic will have cause to
be proud of him.
. That 1180,000,000 "saved" through the n-w price
of bituminous coal did not provoke a loud hurrah
in the suburbs where the furnaces are trained to
burn only anthracite. New York Herald.
The Cologne Gazette says Germany will settle ac
counts with Raemaekers. Germany has learned that
a pillory may be made out of a scrap of paper.
Philadelphia Ledger.
German reports are preparing the way for a great
German victory by assuming that the latest British
drives waa aimed at Antwerp at the very least.
Springfield Republican.
To one who has to travel them, Honolulu's holey
roads are as much a source of disgust as the re
ligions sect whose name sounds much the same.
Incidents of the battlefield leave no doubt that
when Russia is finally settled down, universal suf
frage will mean that women vote.
Between the Tommies' bit and the Sammies' share
every opportunity for world service bids fair to be
taken up along the west front.
Do you know the meaning of misprision of trea
sons? It will be well for all citizens to look it up.
And then quit gossiping.
The disagreement smoldering between Germany
and Austria may be described as a, rift in the loot.
London Opinion.
, People who always look through magnifying
glass are first cousins to those who look through a
glass darkly. Deseret News.
- Where are those cantoneers that were adopted in
principle, immediately the new surtervisors took
office?
Sometimes we wonder if thera is a Mrs. Hoover
and what happens in her kitchen. New York Sun.
Seven cent sugar does not bring the satisfaction
of the four-cent excitement when peace reigned.
arnival plans extensive but not expensive are en
tirely practical and appropriate.
That registration roll of tomorrow is Hawaii's
roll of honor.
ffprstirt of Ktrmsfcy; what has become of Car
"A Lover of Old Glory" has pre
sented the Star-Buiietin with a clip
ping from Foreign Service on the
history of the flag and the laws and
etiquet concerning it. Believing tho
article contains, lots of information
not generally known, it. is herewith
reDfoduced:
In June, 1776. a committee of con
press, arcomranied by Gen. Washing
ton, called upon BeUy Ross of Phila
delphia and engaged her to make a
model flag from a rough drawing,
which was modified by Gen. Wash
ington in pencH, and who at Betsy
Ross' suggestion substituted a five
pointed star for Jie star of she points
which was m the original draft. The
model made by Mrs. Ross was adopt
ed an the official flag of the United
States by act of congress passed on
June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13
stripes, alternate red and white, with
13 stars in a blue field. The 13 stripes
denote the 13 original colonies; its
red denotes courage; Its white, purity;
its blue, loyalty and devotion, and its
stars, high aspirations and federal
union. It embodies the purpose and
history of the government Itself. It
records the achievements of its de
fenders upon land and sea. It heralds
the heroism and sacrifice of our Revo
lutionary fathers, who planted free
government on thl.i continent and
dedicated it to liberty forever. It at
tests the struggles of our army and
the valor of our citizens in all th
wars of the republic It has been
sanctified by the blood of our bes".
and bravest. It records the glorious
work of Washington and the martyr
dom of Lincoln. It has been bathed
in the tears of a freedom-loving peo
ple and proclaims that they are su
preme and acknowledge no earthy
sovereign other than themselves. Vet
erans, no wonder you love that flag!
God give it to all of us in our hearts
that we may share with you that love,
that reverence, and that same spirit
of willingness to die for the Star
Spangled Banner! (From an address
by Channlng PL Cox, speaker Masaa
chusetts house of representatives, de
livere don Flag day, 1916, at Haver
hill, Mass.)
FLAG ANNIVERSARIES
January 1-2, 1776: Grand Unioc
Flag (British union and . 13 stripes)
hoisted over Washington's headquar
ters at Cambridge, Mass. This was
the first real flag of the colonies.
February 8, 1776: Colonial con
gressional committee accepted naval
flag, consisting of 13 stripes, alternate
red and white, with a rattlesnake
diagonally across it.
March 17, 1776: The first display
of the Grand Union Flag in Boston
was on the day that town was evacu
ated by the British.
November 16, 1776: First foreign
salute to an American flag. This was
to the Grand Union Flag, and waa
givea by the Dutb Governor De
Graaf, at the island of St. Eustatiu?
to the brig Andrea Doria, commanded
by Capt. Robinson.
June 14, 1777: First strictly Amer
lean flag decreed by congress. ThiJ
flag displaced the British union by 13
stars, and the first flag of this design
was made by Betsy Ross, at her homo
in Philadelphia. It contained 13 stripes,
alternate red and white, and 13 white
stars upon a blue field.
June 14, 1777: Captain Jonn Pau'
Jones appointed to the command of
the Ranger. It was Jones who first
displayed the Stars and Stripes on u
naval vessel. It was also he wtio had
previously first hoisted "the flag' of
America" on board the naval vessel
Alfred in 1775.
, August 3, 1777: First display of the
Stars and Stripes was over Fort Stan
wtx. N. Y.
September 11, 1777: The American
flag first carried in battle at th
Brandywlne. This was the firBt great
battle fought after its adoption by the
continental congress.
January 28, 1778: First appearance
on a foreign stronghold at Nassau.
Bahama Islands. The Americans cap
tured Fort Nassau from the British,
and promptly raised the Stars and
Stripes.
February 14, 1778: First foreign
salute to the Stars and Stripes. John
Paul Jones entered Queberon Bay,
near Brest, France, and received a
salute of nine guns from the French
fleet, under Admiral La Motte Piquet.
Jones had previously saluted the
French fleet with 21 guns.
April 24, 1778: John Paul Jones
achieved the honor of being the first
officer of the American Navy to com
pel a regular British man-of-war to
strike her colors to the new flag.
February 3, 1783: First appearance
of the American flag in a British port
by the ship Bedford, of Massachusetts,
which arrived in the River Thames
on this date.
September 13, 1784: First display
ed in China by Capt John Green o"
the Empress in Canton River. The
natives said It was as beautiful as a
flower, and the Chinese continued to
FLAG ETIQUETTE
The flag should b raised at
sunrise and lowered at sunset. It
may be raised at other times,
but should never be left out at
night, except when it is under
the fire of an enemy.
On Memorial day the flag
should be displayed at half-mast
from sunrise until noon, and at
the peak from noon until tun-
set.
In raisin the flag to half-
6taff or half-maat. It should al-
4- ways be run to the peak and then
lowered one breadth of the flaf.
In retiring it, it should first b
run back to the peak and then
retired. It should never be al-
Jowed to touch the ground.
When the Star-Spangled Ban-
ner is played or sung stand and
remain atanding, in silence, un-
til it is finished. 4
When the flag is passing, on
parade, or in review, if you are
4- walking, halt; if sitting, rise,
stand at attention, and uncover.
The flag should never be worn
as the whole or part of a cos-
tume. As a badge it should be
worn over the left breast.
In decorating, the flag should
never be festooned or draped;
always hung flat. v
If hung so stripes are horizon-
tal, union should be in upper left
4- corner.
If hung perpendicularly, union
should be In right upper corner.
4- When the national flag and an-
4- other flag fly from the same pole 4-4-
there should be double halyards, 4
4- one for each flat,
4- The flag should never be 4
4- placed below a person sitting. 4
4- ' When carried in parade, or
4- when crossed with other flags, 4
4- the Stars and Stripes should al- 4
4- ways be at right.
4- When the flag is used in un- 4
4- veiling a statue or monument 4-4-
it should not be allowed to fall 4-;
4- to the ground, but should be 4
4- carried aloft to wave out, form-
4- ing a distinctive feature during 4
4- the remainder of the ceremony.
4- When the flag is placed over 4
4- a bier or casket the blue field 4
4- should be at the head.
4- As an altar covering, the union 4-4-
should be at the right as you 4
4- face the altar, and nothing should 4
4- be placed upon the flag except 4
the holy Bible. 4
4- The flag should never be re- 4
4- versed except In case of distress
4 at sea.
.4-4-4-
call it the "flower flag" for many
years. v
September 30, 1787-August 10, 1790.
The American flag completed its first
trip around the world, borne oy the
ship Columbia, sailing from Boston.
January 13, 1794: American flag
changed by act of congress, owing to.
two new states (Kentucky and Ver
mont) being admitted to the Union.
The flag now had two stars and two
stripes added to it, making 15 stripes
and stars. This was the Star-Spangled
Banner, and under this flag our coun
try fought and won three wars to
maintain her existence the so-called
naval war with France in 1798; that
with the Barbary States In 1S01-1805;
and that with England in 1812-1815.
January 26, 1813: U. S. frigate
Essex, first warship to fly the Ameri
can flag in the Pacific, after rounding
Cape Horn The Essex destroyed
British commerce in the Pacific to
the amount of 16,000,000. Built at
Salem, Mass., and launched Septem
ber 30, 1799.
April 4, 1818: Congress by act de
creed a return to the original 13
stripes and a star for every state in
the Union, to be added to the flag
on the July 4 following a state's ad
mission to the Unton. This is the
present law in relation to the flag.
August 24, 1824: The Stars and
Stripes were raised for the first time
over the cupola of the Massachusetts
statehouse, on Beacon hill, on the
occasion of the visit of Lafayette to
Boston.
August 10, 1831: The name "Old
Glory" given to our national flag by
Capt. William Driver of the brig
Charles Doggart. The flag was pre
sented to the captain and contained
110 yards of bunting. It is now said
to be in the Essex Institute at Salem.
October 18, 1867: First official dis
play of the American flag in Alaska.
On this day, at Sitka, the capital, the
Russian flag was hauled down and
the American flag run up before the
barracks and in the presence of both
Russian and American troops.
1 OUR FLAG
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The constitution Is the basis of all
law and the flag is its symbol.
The American flag, the emblem of
our country, is the third oldest na
tional flag in the world. It represents
liberty, and liberty means obedience
to law.
The flag contains 13 stripes, alter-
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The general circulation of the O 1 Oft
Star-Bulletin on July 25 wasOliU
nate red and white, representing the
13 original states; and a star for each
state in the Union.
The field of the flag is the stripes,
the Union Is the blue and the stars.
The colors of the-flag are red, repre
senting valor; white, representing
hope purity and truth; blue, repre
senting loyalty, sincerity and Justice;
and its stars, high aspirations and
federal union. The flag Is known hf
Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, Star
Spangled Banner, and the Red, White
and Blue.
The arrangement of the stars on the
flag is regulated by law and executive
order. An executive order, issued Oc
tober 26, 1912, provided for 4S stars
to be arranged in six horizontal rows
of eight stars each.
Starting In the upper left-hand cor
ner and reading each row from left
to right, gives the star of each state
in the order of the state's ratifica
tion of the constitution and admis
sion to the Union, as follows:
First, row 1, Delaware; 2, Pennsyl
vania; "3, New Jersey; 4, Georgia; -f,
Connecticut; 6, Massachusetts; 7
Maryland; 8, South Carolina.
Second row 9, New Hampshire; 10,
Virginia; 11, New York; 12, North
Carolina; 13, Rhode Island; 14. Ver
mont; 15, Kentucky; 18, Tennessee,
Third row 17. Ohio; 18, Louisiana;
19, Indiana; SO, Mississippi; 21, Illi
nois; 22, Alabama; 23, Mains; 24,
Missouri.
Fourth row 23, Arkansas; 26, Mich
igan; 27, Florida; 28. Txas;.$ 29.
Iowa; 30, Wisconsin; 21, California;
32, Minnesota. ?
Fifth row 33, Oregon; 34, Kansas;
35, West Virginia; 36, Nevada; 37,
Nebraska; 33, Colorado; 39, North Da
kota; 40, South Dakota.
Sixth row 41, Montana: 42, Wash
ington; 43, Idaho; 44, Wyoming; 45,
Utah; 46. Oklahoma; 47, New Mexico;
48, Arisona.
The dimensions of the flag are fixed
by an executive order Issued May 23.
1916. Its length should. be Just 14.
time3 its height . ' v
The union, or part of ,theflag on
which the stars appear, should be
seven stripes high and Its length 0.7 J
of the height of the flag. The. stars
are five-pointed, with one point di-
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