Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-26
The Native Press.

The kHokoa says: "f A Hawaiian Jealous Of
Life, who scolds much in the Eisie Of this week,
can disprovs tho truth Of what said respecting
the preservation of the public health, on last
Saturday, let him do SO. But rsviling and throw
ing dirt M he does in the columns Of the Eieis is
useless We did not condemn the expenditure of
government money for the public health IL IL u
proper thing to do. But IL such expenditure IL not
accompanied by the eIertions Of the people them
selves on their own behalf, such one sided effects
will not accomplish anything. The nation will
not be saved by tho use Of millions of dollars II
individuals will not work for their own personal
preservation, but continue tu turn Il deaf eur to
the instructions with which foreigners of eI-
perience are endenvoring to benefit us. We car
ncsty hope that the people will learn and know
that the question of their preservation desruc-
ton IL in their own hands, and not in government
measures and the expenditure OF money"
The following is the leading article in the Pue
Alma " The Knokoa of last week again makes the
assertion that this Journal is stirring up division
and bad feeling between the foreigners and the
natives. We fearlessly declare before the milton,
that VIVA, we have said has been fairly justified
by facts that ought to be apparent to the editor of
the hhOkod. and cause him 10 repent in his inner
consciousness. We believe that no foreigner Of
good sense and intelligence will find fault with
our remarks OF last week. which were to the effect
plainly guilty of the offence of assisting the
police while in the act Of arresting another for
eianor who had committed an offence in this city.
Evidence sufficient to establish the guilt of that
foreigner produced before the court. from the
policeman who WIS injured and whose innocent
blood was spilled, and from outsiders, but notwith-
charged by nine jurors. For what reason, is
known to nobody except the knokoa. In the
opinion Of many persons, however, the offender
was acquitted simply for tue reason that he had a
white skin.
1.-THE knokoi has not published this case, for
what reason does not appear, But one of the
nine jurors who acquitted is a friend of the editor
OF the hHoko1, and therefore, perhaps that jour
nal favors him by not publishing the facts. Shall
We approve OF this course of the kIokoa
Certainly not
since, several thousand dollars were missing from
the safe of IL certain government department that
was IN charge of n foreigner, but no measures
were taken to recover that large amount OF gov
vermont funds. Whyy Was II because the party
was foreigner We really do not know.
"A certain taS-collector, who WAS native was
deficient in his accounts several hundred dollars
only. but the government promptly followed and
convicted him. And now he feels the evil conse-
quences of his ncts; while the who dsfrauded
largely is neither questioned nor accused. This il
most unaccountabe 10 every Hawaiian who has
eyes to see.
"ln the other matter, VIZ have never heard the
hRakod urging that the culprit be hunted for and
when found to punished II is dumb and
strives to hide things from its readers. Had n
native been the guilty party the Kuokoa would
have loudly demanded that he be found and
brought to justice but M II is bird of the same
feather with itself. the thing il suppressed. The
little game of hide and go seek in the dark, which
the kgokoa and it, friends playing ID
plain enough.
"Thess facts, rs we'll IN others that have ocur-
red in the past for which those persons men.
toned responsible, constitute the snarl now
gathering. They afford grounds for Hawaiian
to ask ths question, are native Hawaiians only TO
bs punished for o6enses of this Sort and not for
eiRnera N we'll ?"
Under the heading g." Strike while the iron is
hot the Eieis has editorial article, the gist of
which is that il will be wise to ut once call an sx-
ira session Of the Legislature to consider the sub
iect Of Immigration; the appointment Of Royal
Commissioners u conclude treaties with foreign
stay the spread Of leprosy. II says that the pro-
prietor OF the Eieie worked hard during q past
session Of the Legislature to have $4,000 ap-
proprated to obtain learned physician from
abroad who know all about leprosy. And great
hopes were entertained that much good would
come Of the expenditure Of this money but things
have changed since, and different views en-
whose dcsires are for the getting Of wealth and
who think but little Of the life Of the Hawaiian
and the result 10 return to the old state Of thinRs
The $4,000 has been expended on the young, in.
experienced doctors Of the county, who know
nothing about leprosy, and - hops has again died
out.
"Thersfors let Hawaii awake and stand ~
for hsrsslf. xealously sssk for the men Who ars
really in earnest for the preservation Of The peo
pie man Who are not money erabbsrs and vhC
will not weary In tho great work for the advance
ment of Hawaii and when theee are found, placs
them at the helm Of oar little ship VI state, and
then shall We ses the pail Of disoouraRement dis
hat. h. lar ~ and