Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-03
The Native Press.

The h"okoa, under the heading Honor to the
King finds fault with some who went to soc the
King ON the anniversary of his birthday because
they were not decently attired and it reads lee
ture on the subject of the honor and respect due
TO " the powers that be-
The same journal has an editorial rejointler to
the rae Aina's remarks of last week about n GER
tain jury trial, and concludes in these words: CAS-
TO the last question of the P0e Aiaa, whether the
Hawaiiaiis only who commit such offenses are TO
be punished and not foreigners as WELL rec
ords of our Courts will furnish the true answer
and so also will the list of prisoners at the ail.
AT present there are imprisoned there, 62 Chinese
% foreigners of other natonalities and II native
ftawniianS 80 that theie are more foreigners con-
vloted of crimes than Hawaiians If we consider
that the native HawaiianS exceed in numbers all
other natonalities in tue country, we shall find
THAT on an average more foreigners are convicted
than natives"
The Pae Alma devotes Il column to an editorial
on The Life of the Hawaiian Race" We trans
itte rms IL serious, grave question, that
may properly he termed the one momentous ques-
non. This nation which was one of the most
thrifty OF the red races, and one OF the anna
ole under the sun, is doomed to death and .xtnc-
tion. according to the predictions of some The
utterance OF this prediction is wonder and a
cause OF deep meditation to every true Hawaiian
that our doom should be thus pronounced in our
very faces, while we roll our eyes and wink. But
tor ourselves we do not By any means give up hope
Tor the preservation of our beloved race.
The causes assigned for the destruction of the
race are the leprosy, and the unfruitfulness of Ha-
wail,n females; but how about the epidemics the
entire change in the manner of life from that of
their ancestors and the occupation of Government
positions by those who are devoted, BODY and soul
TO the worship of the almighty dollar. -.
when our King took the direction of public
anairs, he declared that the motto of his Govern
ment was Hooulu Iiahui, to increase the peo-
pie These are good words, but what have we
seen Our Queen has labored personally and
truv pt alf
ceties to promote the Increase of the People with
the earnest hope that through such organizations
much good might result in the direction indicated
but 1t Ii q matter for establishment that Govern,
ment officers have lent no helping hand to this
good work, and the conclusion Of the whole is that
nothing mas come OF the efforts made. All the ex-
haustllg labor the toilsone travel over precipitous
roaas Wiid ana rugged lava rocks and sri- scorched
PLAINS which have compelled the expression OF our
admiration for Her Maiesty's patience and entur-
ance, have all been unproductiye of the desired
end. ~ N'''o>
In view of this whole subject, we can find only
one thing ~ respect to the preservation of the peo-
pie TOT winch 10 give faint praise to the white
skinned Government otiicials-the appointment of
travelling physicinns ON the different Islands, But
now many OF these have discharged their duties
with any real affection for this nationY There
has been much outlay of money, but there has
been much dissatisfaoton and complaint about
these DOCTORS We hear complaints of some M
their slothfulness and nattention: of Others that
they are superannuated that the sick are not bene
htteo That the doctors are easily angered and
other complaints. All this being freely talked OF
among the people, many turn back to the practices
OF the ancient kahunas, with their ava roots,
white chickens and pigs, and their dark sorceries
and NO they all die.
The ieprosy, that fearful disease of which il il
said that whoever contracts it is sure to die, is
spreading among our people. We Of Hawaii have
been ariicted with pestilenoes and plaques fam
ines, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and now
comes the leprosy In the centuries that are passed
tins disease was known in Britain, whence it crept
into Spain, passed into Italy, thence To France
passed over to Norway, and eventually spread to
All the principal countries Of Europe Il asserted
by eminent medical authority that the primary
forms OF scrofula The practice in England with
this disease was to richly isolate the infected
persons and confne them In secluded place, there