The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-11

person 10 the authorities Of al these countries, and
Il was urged. that whatever might be the resuitin
regard 10 obtaining people. this country coald not
fail 10 obtain an exhaustive report In regard 70 the
great field for population in Asia. The mover OF
the scheme received q commission from kameha-
mcha v. and a letter q authority from cur Mhis'er
for Foreign Affairs, 10 negotiate treaties IA the coun-
tries mentioned. in respect 90 the emigration Of Their
people 20 Hawaii; but this mission was thWartcd ~
certain Influences, which succeeded IN dtscring 20
other channels the means that were designer Tor 10
ul6llment. but a friend Of these leading Influences
= very worthy gentleman and an eminent boianisi,
was sent abroad 20 carry out the proposed mission.
Onr Commissioner on arrival at Hongtong, the hrst
place he reached in Asia placed the business or lmmi-
grafton with which he was entrusted into the hands
Of a coolie agent, who shipped some laborcrs paid Tor
by our planters. and then proceeded 20 Calcutta,
and saerwards TO the island Of java, where he col
lectej some valuable plants and also some sefpenis
for this country. Yes, venomous reptiles OF the
Asia,ic jungle. but supposed 10 be good mousers for
our rat ridden rice patches. we're an important
feature Of that mission but Gods mercy, which 40
Ministers say. has probably saved us from some
dangerous Asiatie diseases VIC have not yet got. has
also saved these happy isles from Asiatic snakes
ON this mission. which was truly Z" abortiye."
IS regards increase Of population, about soOO0 o.
public money were spent. Bat this vas not the only
employment Of the appropriation Of 1868 for increase
Of people. The ministers who sent the botanist Tor
population, afterwards employed the vessels OF a
friend to so IN quest OF aiew saVsges who nvcd on
low coral atolls, and derived their chief sussenanco
from cocoanuts aud ~pandanus. They had been urged
10 procure for this country a civilized and indusiri-
Gus population, which appreciated the family orter
and the homestead, aud which could. In these par
ticulars. set an example 10 HAwAiiansi but Jealousy
aud q contrary spirit prevailed. one indeed hostile 10
the welfare and independence Of the Hawaiian
Kingdom and they sent for the savagcs. untitled TOR
acclimation in this archipelago. The government
sen, two Of our vessels. the .MauRa Loa and the ".
". Wood, 60 Southern Polynesia, the former 20
Humphreys and Persons Islands. from whence Pho
brought away % men, % women, and "a ~chldfeni
- 4 a.. 49, A. III H. A. - NUI
only obtain AZ men aud women; being prevented, as
alleged, from obtaining more. on account OF mission
airy opposition and the whole cost 20 the govern
ment Of this il-advised venture In bringing people
here, more calculated 60 be a detriment than an adj
vantage to Hawaii. was SO ,502.05 for the hrst cxre-
dition, and 50, 1916. GO for the second one.-in oil.
Ss,6G7.70. which is the only loss, and by the way
part Of II was borne by an eminent planter, which
this government has realized, and IL the only g abor-
tive attempt besides the snake mission 10 procure
population for this country.
The above Is all that can be said Of the action OF
past administrations In respect 10 ropopulation. Now
let US consider what opportunity has been afforded
the government In Office, and how II has been avail
ed Of In 1874 a patriotic Hawaiian Legislators
composed, with only one foreign exception, Of native
members voted for the encouragement Of immigrn-
ton the sum Of $4,000. Ofthls sum over $4,000
has been spent for palace improvement. repairs OF
public buildings. and decoration. Somo $4,000 ON
80 centennial business and some for military and
other purposes,-in all, over $4,000. Not a dollar
Of the appropriation has been spent for the object in-
tended, except some small amounts paid AZ n bonus +
for the introduction OF Chinese male laborers; aud
some has latterly been offered for n small per centagcl
Of Chinese females. And this is all that has been
done, and 20 the present ministers. with all tho
means at their command. have not In the least seo-
onded the purpose OF a patriotic Hawaiian Legisia-
ture, and have not added one immigrant family 70
the population OF the country.
There is in fine no evidence Of action, nor any
hope Of action in the whole Of the evasive MiniDaerial
reply. IL indeed aims to destroy any hope Of action
in respect to population, as shown In the demagogie
sneer that Hawaiians could not fail [" 10 apprchend
at It's true value" a distinction made in respect 20
the view Of Kamehameha w., that he meant only
sanitary reform and not the introduction Of foreign
and cognate people. This negative attitude and
sheer 10 shown again, when IL Is Recognized asa
mercy Of God, that this country has been saved from
diseases. which probably q Hindu immigration might
have introduced (S). And the contemptuous dis
lmissal Of the great Malay Archipelago, "a as n
p Will o. the Wisp" is In keeping with The spirit
and honesty Of men. who could consent TO the squand-
'ering Of over $780, 600 Of an immigration fund upon
jobs to accommodate some influence or O friend, and
yet could not appreciate the expenditure Of one or
two thousand dollars in the thorough personal In
vestigation Of the vast field OF Malaysia. which con-
tains over thirty millions Of brown people kindred 90
the Hawaiian, and from whence population misht
be derived; even although Queensland, which n
near by, goes in quest Of Chinese laborcrs for her
sugar fields, because she looks TO Britain for her per-
manent population.
But meaner than all Is the cling, the insult oon-
veyed in what Ministers say In conclusion, in respect
to the :" offers and promises from those who have
professed TO be able 70 cure our lepers," and from
others that they could I" Introduce a people that by
amalgamation would recuperate the Hawaiian race"
There is an insult 10 all the signers Of the address.
in thus referring to the proposals Of q negro quack
and supposed zany. and pronounced such by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, who signs the reply.
aud also in referring 10 the offers Of an itinerant
Hindu practitioner, who could not obtain n medical
license, and pronounced a charlaton by the Board Of
Health. But the insult and fling were especially
aimed Mt the one proposing 10 recuperate the Hawa-
iian people, and this insult was aimed ut this party,
on account Of his fearlessness in showing up the
worthlessness OF perfunctory officials, such as
these.
Yet after all this paltry and unworthy sneer, me-
morialists are requested " 10 INSIST the government
and the legislature" with 90 practical suggestions"
for the recuperntion OF the country, notwl thstandlnR
the alleged fact. that In respect 10 this matter.
every Hawaiian Legislature aud Cabinet has 10
far unfortunately failed" And Il is well that inlcl-
lgent memorialists. who owe some gratitude 20
Hawaii, for advantages acquired In the country
should do 30. But howf Shall they continue 10 fur
nish plans and suggestions 10 incompetent men, who
being led by some jealous and intermeddling infu-
ence, shall accept any folly rather than n scheme
whose successful realization would thwart their in
dividual aimsl Shall they continue 10 strive 20 Inn
part information to n set OF men without an idea or
a hope, and who consequently can do no more In the
future than they have done In the past And stlfl
more, shall they continue 10 strengthen the hands OF
men notorious as having no heart TO guard the honor
OF the King or 10 maintain the Independence Of the
Forbid IL indeed. o, poor Hawaii tbet
men who despise the ignorance and weakness ef her
people, and would sell her birth-right for mere selfish
greed should be assisted to mismanage still more q
cause, which they say they cannot save But again.
memorialists, and all true people Of those isles should
assist with practical suggestions - both govern
ment and legislature, " 20 that the resources on shie
kingdom may not be wasted " In those schemes
4" which are put forward with the most condolences
and boldness." They should assist 10 prevent the
squandering Of eighty per cent Of revenue ON sala-
ries, whilst only twenty per cent Is devoted 10 inter
nal Improvement. They should help 10 check the
great leak for " sundries." They should assist 10
prevent the squandering Of public money on worth
less steamships, although q good one IA a great de-
They should indeed assist 10 prevent all
save the country from the expenditure Of another
eight thousand dollars upon a minister who. for a
two years service. cannot show one measure brought