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

race Of people. / noticed in . report from
your island about eight years ago that
the tax on dogs was more than the tax on
your real estate. And excuse me, if I ask
you who owned the dogs, and who owned
the real estate
II E-The Kanakas then owned about all
the dog, n the white men at that
time owned the most Of the real e.
tate. But since then the white men got a
treaty from the United States, that gave a
rise to their property and now they growl
at assessors Of taxes, who want to make
them pay for their real estate about double
what the Kauakas pay for their dogs.
R-Indeed, that sounds very curious.
Now your first remarks led me to suppose
that Hawaiians did nothing. | have seen
several Hawaiian newspapers-the EleZe,
your Hawaiian big gun the Kuokoa, with
the plant voice, and the Ha1odii Pde AiHa,
which l can read a little, and l like them
very much for their valuable information (;
and ! am assured, that they conformity
have a circulation Of over 1000 copies in
your islands. Now who write and who
print these valuable newspapers? Are they
white meme?
II E-O, no , not white men. 1t is true
L mt ~ III w SolAAElAAu6 - III
with the management of two of these pa
pers, but the chief part of the writing and
all of the printing is done by native Ha-
waiians.
R-WelI, Mr.. Envoy, it seems that the
native Hawaiians, although reduced in
numbers, a Mr.. Gibson's bOOk about health
says, to fOrty-four thousand, are, after all,
the most important and influential people
Of your Kingdom, and l see that Mr.. Glib
son says, that by taking care of their health
they will increase and continue and main
tain their independence. At one time the
native Hawaiians were very numerous i
understand, and the White people only a
very small band of poor people. Excuse
me for enquiring, how did the Hawaiians
treat them-the foreigners-then, when
they-the Hawaiians-were very strong?
II E-O, il must be acknowledged hat
the native Hawaiians received the white
strangers very courteously. and fed them,
and housed them, and treated them as low
ing friends. And all the Kings and Chiefs
gave them lands and many privileges.
RI see now that the Hawaiian people
ares good and hospitable people and deserve
their independence, and that their King
should be honored. But tell me, what army
and navy have you in Hawaii with which
to help to maintain your independence?
II E-The Hawaiian Government has
neither army nor navy has not n single
gun afloat for its own defence but the Ha-
waiian Kingdom maintains its independ-
ence, through its good character, its orderly
legislation and chiefly the loyalty of the
Hawaiian people to their sovereign and
their obedience to their laws.
r. Then Mr.. Envoy, it seems to me that
this good character and good name which
has been established for Hawaii, and serves
to protect her, could indeed help to assist
us poor islanders of Polynesia who have no
government. Therefore do not make n
mock by telling me that Hawaii in its wis
dom and goodness is guided by the eXtrav-
agant imaginatiOns of q Frenchman's story.
| am afraid, Sir, that you are one Of those
bad-hearted hypocritical white men, Of
which we have seen many i'm this part of
Polynesia, who are courteous to the native
while he-the white man-is poor and
weak, but as soon as he gets rich out of the
soil and labor of an island, begins to put on
airs, and dictate, and treats the native who
befriended him in his poverty, with scOrn.
Return, mocking white man, to the land
from whence you came, and / and my peo-
pie will send messenger to King Kalakaua
| praying him to send to us an envoy, who
represents the good spirit of the noble Ha-
waiian people, whom we recognize as the
Elder Brother and Leader of the Polynesian
States, to assist us in the guidance of our
little state. Good day, Mr.. Envoy.