The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-06-04
HONOLULU, May 22nd, 1881.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The tone of that very respect
able paper, the Saturday Press, when discuss
ing native Hawaiian affairs, probably affords
satisfaction to those gentlemen for whom the
articles are written, but in spite of all disclaim-
ers the directing spirit is not far TO seek. The
cloven-foot will not be concealed. 1t protrudes
too frequently for any mistake as to its identity
or belongings.
Why should every disparaging remark be
made against Hawaiians as a people apart from
other dwellers in the country ? Why should
they be so continually singled out and held up
to contempt on every possible and impossible
occasion ?
The article commencing THE angry letter"
although it coquets with the question under
lying all others touching natives and foreigners
on Hawaiian soil, evades meeting or even APP
preaching it. That commencing, "a most
amusing article, " seems to aim at making the
native ridiculous and his Government equally
wretched piece of inanity into a respectable
paper ? 1t is an i'll bird that fouls his own nest.
But a different creature stings his benefactor to
death.
Every effort, however, long continued or well
d~issembled, to " ~supplant - the people of these
islands, if we may fortell the future from what
Is past, Will meet an end worthy its inception.
The life OF a nation, when the majority desire to
w DtNpSA ' Z ~ ID W . tlb u EAIiUCllOu.
1t may be that if these immigrants from the
Azores never return to the place of their birth,
they will become Hawaiians, not supplantine
the true Hawaiian people, but helping to fill up
the gaps IN the ranks, and settle the lands want
ing hands to till them, just as in the economy of
nature the British Islands long ago were colon
IZed by swarms of men of scandinavian and
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descendants of the original jewellers in the land;
or as the United States are being filled at the
present day by hosts of people from the CONT
nent of Europe and the British Islands.
Does anybody believe that the settlement of
Great Britain by those hordes Of men was not
the means of making her what she now is ? or
that the crowds of people now finding n home in
the United States will supplant the citizens of
that favored land ? No, the next generation Of
those people will be as truly American as the
descendants of other citizens, and will help TO
strengthen the country instead of being
an element of weakness. And so should il be
here if honest men have the direction of affairs;
If the life of the nation is not bartered away by
those whose duty it is TO preserve and transmit
1t sound and strong to II succeeding generation.
The infusion of new blood, if the operation is
honestly and skilfully performed, must invigo-
rate the system, and the continued introduction
of civilized men and women will tend 10 per
petuate the Hawaiian people and Government
instead of supplanting them. The Hawaiian
Constitution, honestly administered may rem
der prosperous and happy Il multitude Of people
whether of mixed or unmiXed race and in ages
yet to come, descendants of the original stock
of these islands may enjoy it's blessing in COM
mon with those Of other lands who find it TO
their interest or pleasure to seek a home under
its beneficent influence.
SCRUTAToR.