The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-10-23
Are Hindus Desirable

TO the Editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
Sm,-The writer in the Gazette is too droll-he
is such an ~inveterate joker. He is first the blank
that beats all the bowers at euchre-at least he
would like to be so considered but his little game
is up-his' hand is known-bluff is useless.
He wants certain questions to be answered before
attempting to get those people as laborers here. Has
he forgotten a State document dated April Both,
1878, signed John NJ. Kapena.'' in which occur
certain statements about ga famine in India" and
ga more favorable opportunity If so, let him
be reminded that that document is still in existence.
Let him study it, and he will find that the Govern
ment of that day considered that it had information
enough, as it instructed Mr.. Carter to make arrange
ments for putting East Indian immigration into
operation.
The Gazette suggests that before any expense is
incurred, a correspondence with the British Govern
ment might readily ascertain whether it would con-
sent to the deportation Of Hindus. Whew Does
the writer really want to set another diplomatist at
that Beotian Government? Does he know nothing
about a proposition made by a late Minister of the
Interior (1S79), stating that His Majesty's Govern
ment are ready to empower a Commission ; but that
false notes being detected in the air, no one could
be found to dance to the music 7 The GaSette might
spare its pains ; it would hardly find anyone so
hebete as to incur expense on the matter of Hindu
immigration under existing auspices.
- The writer ssys'that those .s who are prepared to
enter into contracts for Hindus would do we'll to
send in their propositions to the Board of Immi-
grafton" Now really this is too delicious grand
magnificent -! sublime (! -! What c~onfding,
child-like natures be must consider planters to
possess. -sf
Before moving in the matter, would it not be
better to compel " the modification of the British
Statutes - which the Gazette understands are in the
way-just az when the Hawaiian Government found
it desirable, four years ago, to denounce one of the
articles Of the treaty with Great Britain-the present
Minister of the Interior and President of the Board
of immigration. then Ambassador to the Court of st.
James. was compelled to threaten that efete Govern
ment with the measures Hawaii would enforce were
her behests not obeyed.
No my pretty master with all your dulcet tones
and and honeyed accents, you don't catch old birds
with such chat as fAat. What after oil the refined
diplomacy that has been expended on this measure.
try it again? l think not.
1t is as well to catch your hare before you cook it.
Before sending in propositions to the Board. let the
Board give notice that it has brought the British
Government to terms. and that 1t will insist on those
terms being, for once. faithfully kept.
Is it not time the curtain dropped on this wretched
farce. The actors have been playing their best, but
their play is q failure ; the dresses are old and
threadbare. the dialogue tirssome. There is no inu
sion. The thing is seen through from beginning to
end. 1t is only the style Of the music that makes it
endursble but even here the organ turns out to be
one of the barrel kind, and wearies the ear for ever
playing over the same stale pieces, which, from con-
slant repetition, have quite lost their charm, and do
not amuse, while they have not even the preteuce of
contributing to the increase of the production of
.at. SUGAR.