The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-11-13
Communicated. ]

"a CITIZEN 4" in the ADVERTISER Of Oct. Both,
fills two-thirds Of q column with a reply to my criti-
eisn on the Hiander, striving to champion The cause
Of that defuncf sheet. "a Citizen - contends that
my statement to the effect that " Hawaiian interests -
to which the Islander was " devoted were neg
lected by that sheet is not true. because such topics
as the sugar interests, labor, steam navigation, etc
were treated Of. l do remember that those subjects
formed topics for articles in the ISLANDER, but there
was not o single nfiO idea advanced in them, unless
it be the suggestion that those who own fences ia
and around Honolulu should not use 20 much white
wash. The ADVERTISER and Gazfiie have 90 often
discussed all the subjects mentioned, that anything
the Islander had to say ought TO have possessed the
merit of being original TO deserve printing. am
taken to task because I objected to 50 much Of the
space in the ,Lsiander being taken up with articles
from foreign publications and I am told that q piece
of poetry on the subject OF bells was apropos. because
some persons had thought it would be a good thing
to have a chime Of bells in Honolulu. II We had the
chime, and 6 place to put it, and somebody who
knew how to ring Il. and we proposed 10 get up q con-
cert, fair, or circus to pay for it. then the article
spoken Of might be apropos, otherwise not. Another
selection-and a very long one-giving the history
Of q Swedish colony in Maine, is called apropos to
the subject Of japanese or Chinese immigration to
Ehhdu ! n hlhAtH va " n u p1fhtNl e
tween the two, | win acknowledge the wisdom made
in the selection. To dispose Of the subject Of &c seIec-
tons; let me say that I hold that the hlGndsr,
Boosting as it did. Of a list Of contributors embrace
ing the best literary talent Of the islands. should
never have been driven 10 the necessity Of filling its
columns wholesale with articles from other pubiica-
tions.
/ am told that scientific matters were duly noticed.
= A. IT, a 1T.
volume, I find but three titles that even remotely
suggest scientific intelligence; hence ~reitsrats what
l said before. that the Islander has been nOtIceably
deficient in noting matters Of scientific value.
rather more than half suspected that my critique
on the use Of the article g The in the title % Whit
ney's Guide Book, would be too nice for some minds
to comprehend, and for the benefit Of "a Citizen
1 will explain whstI vas taught ia acosmop graded
school in America. The article The is used, not
only to designate a particular object. but also to as
sert the supremacy Of one over others Of q like ma
tprs-" For instance, II - Citizen " and I should
write a guide book Of these islands, Whitney would
have to change the article spoken of to A. because
ours would be E" The" one for travellers to use. I
am asked why I think certain articles are only 81 for
insertion in the Friend. Because the IIandsr had
no right to trench on the province Of the Friend. by
printing religious articles from foreign publications.
I do not object 10 original articles Of a religious ma
ture in a paper that, Boosting Of a talented corps Of
writers must embrace a strong religious element, but
1 do object to the want Of energy displayed by those
writer's in Withholding their contributions. The
Friend has 10 corps Of writer's; does not pretend to
originality. and yet, for a quarter Of a century, has
been filled with matter Of interest TO all e.
And now let me ask Why it is that the Hfad,
conducted solely By one man-and he nh ptE3 OF
other responsible work to do-has beeTfQls sus-
tain itself, year after year, until il now holdsNhe
position of the oldest paper in the Pacific while
" the best literary talent on the isisuds' subsides