The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01

importance. But. fortunately for the prcscrvn.
ton Of cur independence. II r. for the h~t IN.
forests OF MI the mnritinc powers ~ Europe
Tint the islands should w, iron think u ALSO
b'et for the interests Of tho United sjatF. In
niomt haif BRUSH and 6alf American. with rer
haps slight prcpund 'rnnce IN lHvor vt the lat
t.r. should we be fOrccd to sock tho prOtoton
OF any power.
Al ,tiu.trntion " the disposition II Tive an.
tives to yield t0 the Arguments Of Tia" whites in
their legislative deliberations occurs t. me
which viii duuitlnsa Interest vow. a. vote nt.
aware, va hnv" lerrpay ON thu Island. The p'-
tivoa cnI il " the Chinese disro4e" nft.r thr
people who FIRST brought IL among IA. II Zee
Terrible thing, vital question With us NnWtl
trent IT, We hive Ggl louor4 or Mn0kni. and
are rndeavoring 10y isouting there The afflicted
unrr To prevent the iurih.r spread "i The de-
uuse nmeng our little population ~ 5lWu Hui
nceuHtou'N contemplation ~ II scrin'N 10 f,N
IL 81 its t"rrnrs 10 many ct our natiV" - rir
and when there cunio up bs,utr the lH~i L",i--
htur'. in which bad tho honor OF .rrr-rrt
inc L1hainn. a bill for the appropriation oI
SIS OOD lur the lcrors on MookHi, nnd ui slu0lp
To procure u physician Tor the lopnt=. iluui
thni tho nuiivs urnh.rs wen. oi posed 500 ~,
approximation. many uf thou believing mat ihr
leperS suould be- allowed to return 10 tnrit
HOMES and ninllr with their famtilcs. nrguti
wi 81 h inter.puran Th"y listened to rDa-pn.
and eventually passed tho appropriation Win
hearty good VIII. That lrprosl IT, th' ono blot
IN thr Otherwise uniformly lnlr. 90 tur' our
beautiful islands present VT II cannot be
deemed sufficient tb prevent any one visiting
or oven settling thcrr, II may DE- suiu io le
rntionts whom inspeotod thero wore only two
whit" men, one from New York, and the other
from Cheshire. England. aud thny were ilihy.
dopruNrd persons, who had lived lu most mt
mate Intercourse with l"prous people; The
disense IN not communicated by any such Goa,
hgiol, rs descent p'oplc arc liAcy 70 he suW'ct'd
10. But when once contracted II Is incurahl'.
the suppurntiOn stng". ten or even twenty years
more briore 1t results ia death. but inc END II
inevitable"
What ia being done 10 bring tho Sandwich
Islands into closer relatiOns with the rest Ot the
W" now hnvo n line Of steamers which
brings us within sev"n dnvs oi San Francisco
and wa are hopetul Of having. 1T no very distant
day. Geographic communication 10y an ocean
cable. We have passed the necessary laws. or
gnnized company. and are already laying
n inr along our archipelago some three nun
dred miles in length. which VIZ be SO mgrh
done toward the cont,npatod line from S4n
francsco to japan or China. Tho Obstacles In
the way Of such a line. the material ones OF
its cOnstru ton, | mean, are not great Inc
distnnce from san Francisco Is but 2.lOO miles.
On tho other aide there need be no stretch ut
more than 900 miles until We roach Japan or
China. as the line lan be carried from one
island to another. The great ocean depths ~
the South Pacific IRE not found ~ this latitude;
the bottom II good one Tor a cable 20 lie upon.
and "A more plA' id sea for the execution OF such
work could not be desired. The Sauiwich
Islands Government offer 10 any company TINT
undertakes the work valuable privileges and
CONCESSIONS Tor a term ot years. anI we nre very
sAnguine OF success. KNOW INV VI. SlIus w,
Field and others Interested In ocean topography
nre considering the matter very seriously.
When carried out, that may be AN lmp3rigut
step toward tho uli innate federation OF the Poly
nesian Islands. The civilization and prosper
ity now assured tO us may yet embrace AL the
other groups of the Polynesian Archipelago.
and. indeed, there Is ground Tor rcisohaDle
hope In that direction"
Taken ali in dl. with the single exception Of
your leprosy sruurgc. the sandwich ISLANDS are
a sort Of paradise. are they not Z
Yes. In all my travels. which have extended
pretty well over the RObo. hay" never found
anywhere else 80 uniform nnd bland climate,
or moro productive soil Our tcmperaiure
ing. 10 7O' and so at noon. ] have mover known
IL TO 20 below So or above So. IL T. only hrmi-
tropical and there Is no such climate ahywncr
for RrrestinR decay u the vital forces. II n
energy does not dim sh there ms in morn
tropical countries. think. tio. that the MI
wich Islands group ~ the only place where You
hear no cry OF hard times. With ", capital In
competing for labor not labor seeking employ
ment for capital ThecommonC strlasr OF labor
ers such M the coolies. or ~ntus purtu <u'i-' nov
being imported can b. hirHd from s. 60 $40 per
month, with bo1rd hut good farm hands COM
mnnd readily els To- $50. with honrd. All sorts
Of mechanics are sure of employment AT very
remuneraiive wages. and living is cheap. Any
man who has tina energy To come TINT lsttu,si
is certain 81 doing W u. II he has ANYTHING m
him, ha Will not be allowed 10 remain idle.
when | went there ! had no means. hut started
tn" growing of grain crop on tho island VIII N
IL still my hom" where agriculture. even iu ~
simplest forms. WIS unk nwn before. and th"
first year made flln0. Then got some sheep
and intro lurri thu Bermuda gtn-s intulnnll"
for grazing uurpu- ',. tht re-. Now nave iufi
head ~ -heep lhs re. uul tho island viii support
Ms many more. The duty prevents our sending
wool into the United States. but We Mud 10 'd
market for II in Australia and Canada. have
done we'll IN the Sandwich Islands, and amy
man who Will apply himself 10 the Vudvavor
I am a.. IA lou Asa