The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-03
SATURDAY

SOAA ~NhS-
Their AIaiesties the King and Queen.
accompanied by Her EXeellency KauIike,
GOverness Of Hawaii, and attended by the
Lord Chamberlain, left town for Ha-
waii i'm the steamer Likclike OH Wednes-
day afternoon. The programme of His
Majesty's trip has been arranged as fol-
lows Arrive at Afahukona on Thursday,
December LIST go to Hookano's, KOhala,
that night leave KOhala on Saturday, 3rd (;
spend Saturday night at Hon. J. Woods,
Puuhue leave Puuhue Sunday morning,
lth arrive at Waimea, and spend Sunday
night at Hon. J. p. Parker's leave Wal
mea on Monday, 18th, for Hamakua leave
LaupahOehoe on Wednesday night, 9th, on
steamer Likelike; arrive at Hilo on Thurs
day, Sth leave Hilo on Thursday, 18th, on
steamer LikeIike, for Kawaihae arrive at
Kawaihae on Friday, 10Th leave Hawai-
haze OH Friday, 18th, on steamer Iwalani,
for Kau arrive at Kau on Saturday, 18th +;
leave Kau on Wednesday, 21st arrive at
Kona OH Wednesday, 21st leave Kona OH
Saturday, 31st ; arrive ut Honolulu OH
Tuesday, January 3rd.
The Scandinavians, from remote ages,
have been a remarkable people-brave,
hardy, Industrious and enterprising. Europe
smaTted under the raids of their Vikings
and IN later times experienced the benefi-
cial influence OF the colonies founded by
them. Some Of the noblest among the emil
nent names in European literary, sci
%entific, military and political annals trace
their origin to- the Norsemen, and the race
has a brilliant place in song and story. And
their descendants Of to-day maintain the
excellent characteristics Of their ancestors
To- a greater degree than any other people of
Europe, as Witnessed by Du Chaillu i'm his
recent work, 'The Land Of the Midnight
Sun" In the Great Republic, where that
class Of immigrants which makes good citi-
Zens in the shortest time is the most de
sired, the NOrwegians are always cordially
welcomed. When, therefore, il was an
nouuced some time since that we were to
have an accession to our agricultural work
ing force in the shape Of some hundreds of
men and women Of that nationality, who
would not only help to meet the present
pressing necessities Of the labor market but,
it was hoped, eventually prove the begin
ming Of a valuable class Of small farmers
the enterprise Of bringing in these people
was very generally regarded with favor as
u step in the right direction. Two vessels
nave brought these immigrants, numbering
seven hundred men, women and children,
who have been promptly engaged by en-
ployeTs and distributed over the islands as
plantation laborers and domestic servants.
And now the complaint il heard, tina
these people are vicious, turbulent and un-
manageable. 1t will be well to look some
what closely into the circumstances. Not
w~ithstanding the adverse reports, we are
not prepared to admit that the Norwegian
immigration is necessarily To be declared a
failure though it i plain enough that i'm
the history Of our badly planned and ill
managed immigration schemes, that Of
these NOrwegians is the worst.
The work Of building up the Hawaiian
nation Of the future-both ~ conserving
the a~bOriginals aud by bringing i'm new
supplies-is one that should be regarded n
of paramount importance 10y = true states
man; and therefore the procuring, the
transportation and the settlement of immi-
grants ought to receive the earnest and
constant care and attention Of the Govern
ment. Not only should care be exercised in
the selection Of the immigrants who offer,
but there should he q duly authorized
agent Of the Government on board each i'm
migrant ship, To maintain good order, con-
tent, and decOrum, during the long and tedi-
Gus voyage, and q ships doctor would seem
to be an absolute necessity. One of the vcs-
sells from Norway happened to have a ply
stefan on board ~ . pIssengcr-the other
had none. But neither company Of immi-
grants had with them an agent of the Ha-
waiian Government, nor any religious or
other instructor, to protect or To govern the
Ignorant, inexperienced peasants, brought
for the first time in their lives and during
the tedium and hardship of a six months
voyage in contact with the proverbially
rough and reckless class Of men who COM
pose the crews Of merchant vessels. I'm
agine for n moment these simple-mindrd
folk. young men and single women,
who have probably had scarcely an idea
separate from the daily round of their quiz
harmless country life, thus at once and
for six long months subjected To- the NOR
ally communicating influence Of loose COM
pa niOnship. What could be expected "a
he result upon the characters Of those who
gone through such a debasing ordeal,