The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-05-10
The Population Question Solved.
The Country Saved.

ICommunieatedl
The great question, how to procure laborers 2
not yet answered, the problem of bringing the
relative numbers Of the sexes into something like
harmonious proportion, is not yet solved. Whence
may be brought the most advisable immigrants, Is
till the great puzzle, chow to increase the scope
'recuperate the native race " TO fringe the rail
lis with little farms and to scatter homesteads
6ongst the plantations, is eagerly debated side
by side with the necessity for hands to cultivate
and tmanufacture our staples. Scandinavians
Portuguese and Greek islanders from Europe
. Chinese, Japanese and Hindoos from Asia; freed
negroes from America, islanders from Polynesia
have all been recommended and many of them
tried with but Indifferent success and still the cry
is the same, more men, more women, more
laborers in the fields, more homes, more families
what We want besides the great and pressing
need Of more soldiers, more defenses to protect
our nationality from each and all Of the so-called
great Powers, who are 10 find us protected, not at
hitherto by innocence and harmless but by armies
and JOrfi fcafioHS!
In this emergency, having surveyed the world
from China TO Peru, besides the continents not
included IN the oft quoted but not very compre-
hensve survey, II seems strange the continent of
Africa with swarmlng myriads has been hitherto
overlooked and there 1t Is, that numbers OF
and that too without entertaining our.
selves with any foreign government
OF nsking possibility of any Interference with
our domestic affairs. The plan is simple, the
requisite agencies are available, the time oppOr-
tune, why hesitate We have an Envoy Extraordi.
nary now at Lisbon, his duties may lead him 10
the Azores from thence 10 the coast of Africa
Is but step, why may he not take it 4! The King
dom of DahOmey is easy Of access. whatever MAY
be said of the facilities of getting away.
The Kingdom Is ruled over by an enlightened
monarch who keeps 50 far IL advance of the age
that whereas Europe and America are Just begin
ming to throw open all professions Inderently, Il
their women, here in Dahomey :he military pro
fesson as the most fashionable is largely adopteC
by women, and whole brgades Of female warriors
form an lnyulnerable phalanI round the thron,
and the country Suppose now, our Envoy, duly
accredited with sheaf of documents in Que hand
and tray Of decorations in the other. approache,
the Majesty of Dahomey, with a request that hi
maySe allowed TO transfer, say one regiment,
Thousand strong, of these female warriors, to tn,
happy aud hitherto peaceful shores of Hawaii
Can We doubt that HIS Majesty would at once
announce his decision, that the subject should
tortn~llh receive ms most favorable consldera
ton" This point gained, the rest is easy a stiI
rs chartered, and the transit need not be eNpen-
slYe, as the ladies question are not supposed u
be very eIacting on their demands as To accommo
CATIONS or ratlons. On ARRIVAL a certain number
might be selected corps Feffe to be sty led the
Household or Domestic Regiment These might
be stationed IN and about the metropolis, ariC
bie ior military service at the various outlying
posts, frontier fortresses, etc. The immediate
effect would be TO release the existing troops from
Their arduOus duties, and leave them available fol
the reinforcement of the depleted labor market
" " no doubt they would be eagerly sought fUi
s eelr habits OF cleanliness regularity and trust
vtsthlness, instilled into them by the military
diSilpl We they have SO long been customed 10
would render them invaluable to all our planters
and merchants. At the same time a number Of
admirable wives would have been provided for ON
young men, now alas, unable from the disproDor-
ton of the sexes to obtain inestluable a treas
ure. uuform might be adopted at once suitA.
able ana elective, without being unduly expensive
brllhalt turban of some bright colurrd ,4an-
chester stuff might take the place Of the present
"piekel-habbe," a graceful flowing garment in
Lasteiu ii harmony, or aesthetic Contrast with the
colors of the headgear would present an anDear-
ance superior beyond question to ANYTHING vet
achieved IN the way of uniform. On the arrival
OF The second, or any subsequent detachment Of
these far at least feminine, troops tie earlier
companies would be released from military duty.
and would naturally "marry and seiti. down y
Thus the people would be increased merchants
and manufacturers supplied with the rrncb ,,asa,l
labor, and at the same time rehey,.d from alI
inconvenience apprehension II seeing their
business disorganized and work impeded by
:. frfluent calls upon their clerks, mechanics ar
laOorers for employing military service The
nation would grow and prosper,
Many other ia ,sral b. cuts might be al l.H
upon, winch NUS neeus -ccrae j. fr5. -
adoption # t4is scheme IL OIL. ...l- r4-.--
consideration 81 ensure adoption The era-
seston u made in az nd -E-r ff-f1ta--
ested defIp f. the ..s ...-r-rg I'D b.
forwardingof industries. ar1 tas mint. s.rr-
Of ITS natllnal .ldePeulsnue pl.t i. Ia.
same thlng The Advancement " .-, --s=.
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