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Editorial
July 9, 1896
The Independent
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes the Hawaiian government's organization of a Fourth of July celebration, noting low native participation funded mostly by foreigners, compulsory school attendance, and warnings against making educational institutions unpopular.
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THAT HAWAIIAN CELEBRATION
We have been waiting to see what Mr. Dole's organ would have to say about the so-called observation of the Fourth of July, as a Hawaiian holiday, by the Hawaiian people, it affords us pleasure to say that for once the organ has wisely tempered its usual misrepresentation. We have been given to understand that the cost of the display was defrayed by foreigners, the Hawaiian office holders contributing less than ten percent. of the cost of the parade, and they numbered less than ten percent. of the persons in line. We have already had something to say about the compulsory attendance of school children and can now add that Hawaiians interested in the children are expressing themselves in unmeasured terms of censure of those who influenced the action of the teachers of the offending Seminary. It will be wiser not to make our Hawaiian educational institutions unpopular by seeking to compel a recognition of the present Government.
We have been waiting to see what Mr. Dole's organ would have to say about the so-called observation of the Fourth of July, as a Hawaiian holiday, by the Hawaiian people, it affords us pleasure to say that for once the organ has wisely tempered its usual misrepresentation. We have been given to understand that the cost of the display was defrayed by foreigners, the Hawaiian office holders contributing less than ten percent. of the cost of the parade, and they numbered less than ten percent. of the persons in line. We have already had something to say about the compulsory attendance of school children and can now add that Hawaiians interested in the children are expressing themselves in unmeasured terms of censure of those who influenced the action of the teachers of the offending Seminary. It will be wiser not to make our Hawaiian educational institutions unpopular by seeking to compel a recognition of the present Government.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Education
What keywords are associated?
Hawaiian Celebration
Fourth Of July
Mr Dole
Compulsory Attendance
School Children
Hawaiian Government
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Dole
Hawaiian Office Holders
Teachers Of The Offending Seminary
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Hawaiian Fourth Of July Celebration
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Government Compulsion And Low Native Involvement
Key Figures
Mr. Dole
Hawaiian Office Holders
Teachers Of The Offending Seminary
Key Arguments
Cost Of Display Defrayed Mostly By Foreigners
Hawaiian Office Holders Contributed Less Than 10% Of Cost And Participants
Compulsory Attendance Of School Children Criticized
Hawaiians Censure Influencers Of Teachers
Avoid Making Educational Institutions Unpopular By Compelling Government Recognition