The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-08

unconverted heather, however the latter may be
, partially excused owing to their want of under
standing of the sublime virtue of christian NOR
atty.
1t may be urged What are the planters to
do without Chinese labor? In reply, We can
only repeat what We have already remarked on
this question. namely, that it is the duty of the
planters to assist tie government in seeking a
remedy for the present dangerous condition of
the Chinese population, by importing some ship
loads Of women from China, or other countries
where they are superabundant, and henceforward
engaging only married Cinnamon ON their plan
tatiOns which must necessarily occur if the
government resolves to prevent in future the in
gress of single Cinnamon into these Islands.
Before concluding these remarks. we think
that this business of the Chinese being allowed
to crowd into these Islands without female
mates or wives, about which so much has been
said and written in the course of this present
year, naturally suggests the enquiry who is the
responsible head of this government ? a question
upon which we made some comments in a former
issue. To US it seems that this is a sort of aceph-
alous government, as We then remarked-a gov
eminent without a head. In all Royal Cabinets
OhC VI bbC us az Till AhA0tC vi -
mier. Here VIC have no Premier. Now we con-
slider this very unfortunate and a great anomaly
besides. At present, each Minister of State
seems to be wholly independent of all the others.
The Joint action of the several Ministers Of State
is altogether a matter of their own option. They
may consult among themselves, but none has a
right to control or direct the rest. Article AZ of
the Constitution makes them subject to impeach-
ment, and also responsible for the acts of the
King, who is thereby irresponsible. 1t is not
easy to understand why the system has been
adopted here of conducting the government OF
the country, by a number of responsible Minis
tiers of State, without the formal recognition of
any one OF them us the head Of the Cabinet. In
England, the nation looks to the Premier as the
man WHO steers The helm Of the good ship OF
State and all the other Ministers of State are
under his control. If not satisfied with their
leader, they may resign Office. Now, we think
that it is highly desirable that q similar state of
things should prevail here, with regard to our
Cabinet Ministers. One of the Ministers ought
to be formally recognised as Premier, and the
others be made subordinate to him, as in Eng
land. This was suggested on the accession to
office of the present Ministry, but nothing
dppcuIS u d JULIO " toC II We
had a Premier now. the country would be justi-
fed in calling upon him to provide some remedy
against this atrocious and dangerous evil result
ing from the influx of such great numbers of un-
married Cinnamon. Indeed, the nation might
justly raise a cry of indignation against the head
Of the government for having been 80 long mac
tive in SO pressing a matter. But, as we before
remarked, ours is an acephalous governmental
disunlted body, without a head. The Minister
of the Interior holds two portfolios the Minis
ter of Finance is confined at home by illness, and
the Attorney General has to look after his own
business. We give full credit to the Minister of
the Interior for a sincere desire to benefit his
King and country. Just now, his position is
rather critical. His Excellency j. Mott Smith,
Minister for Foreign Affairs pro TEN need not
care a fig for His Excellency the Minister of the
Interior, and the sick Minister for Finance, as
we'll as the learned lawyer, who looks after the
Office of Attorney General, may snap their
fingers at the two Ministerial gentlemen afore-
mentioned rolled INTO one. Joking apart, we
think that the King should rate forthwith the
Minister for Foreign Affairs as Premier then,
let the Minister who holds that portfolio pre- tenn
pore, also temporarily discharge the Office Of
Prime Minister and, at once set about the
application of a suitable remedy to this mon
stTous evil arising out of the introduction of such
numbers of Cinnamon without women, into
these Islands. The Queensland Parliament has
lately enacted a law for preventing the introduc-
tion of Cinnamon into that Colony. for the very
reason which makes them SO Objectionable here
their unmarried condition Her Majesty Queen
Victoria has given the "Royal Assent to the
law in question. With such a precedent before
their eyes, the Hawaiian government ought not
to hesitate about the adoption Of a similar policy
and there is only the one RENE dy, namely, to
prevent any more Cinnamon from coming here
unless they are married men-or mated-which
is all that is wanted. Married Cinnamon are
welcome.