Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-14
OUTSIDE COMMENT.

We print the following articles in no carPing
spirit. Blu, each is representative Of what the
outside world is thinking concerning Hawaiian
affairs. Frankly, we do not expect to see the
government reform. We do not think it holds
within itself the seeds of reform. Yet if it
will give the nation assurance OF help in the
Chinese crisis; if it will make clear financial
so that citizens may know first where
has gone all the money so far spent; if it will
tell exactly how muchmoneyhas been borrowed,
and how it has been or is to be spent; il it will
do all these things and convince the com
munity that it means to go on in that line, it
may regain some of the popular support which
it now so conspicuously lacks.
Politics in the Hawaiian Islands are becom-
ing heated; personalities and recriminations
are more than ever INDUCED in. The Gibson
ministry seems to become more and more un-
popular every month, the mercantile and plan
ting interests apparently have no confidence in
the Cabinet, and there were some things done
lately that not only the religious but the de-
Gently moral portions of the community consi
der outrages. There is no danger, however,
Of anything of the kind ever being repeated, as
the Court, Judge Bickerton presiding, has en-
forced the law and fined the proprietor of a
printing Office and his foreman for printing a
certain programme, even though it was sup
posed to have the countenance ofhigh officials.
1t is only right to say that the proprietor
spoken Of does not read Hawaiian and was
ignorant Of the meaning Of the document. The
rebuke to the authors and contrivers of this
portion of the coronation festivities is well de-
served and will be keenly felt. The Cabinet,
on his refusal to resign, has summarily dismiss
ed Mr.. Godfrey Brown from his Office OF
| Register Of Public Accounts, though in the let
| ter asking for his resignation his valued ser.
vices are highly appreciated and held ever de-
serving of remembrance; it looks, it is said, as
if the Ministry for some purpose wanted less
intelligent or more pliable man in his place.
1t is supposed that some cooking of accounts is
to be done to cover up some of the expendi-
lures on the coronation business in excess OF
appropriations. The Government has been
ly OF late with the leprosy trouble than it has
hitherto done.-.San Francisco Merchant.
The volume of "Foreign Relation" fol
1882, Just published, contains an interesting
letter to Secretary Frelnghuysen from Minister
Comley Of the Hawaiian Islands. He discus
ses the future of the Sandwich Islands, ques
ton which he considered of great importanc,
to the United States in view Of the rapid de
cadence Of the native population. Mr.. Com
ley shows that out Of a population of ~, ,ooc
natives Of aboriginal descent, there are ove
700 condemned lepers at the lepers' settlement
on Molokai, and it is estimated that there ar,
between 5000 and 5000 concealed lepers OF
the islands. The ablest physicians there de
clare that four -fihs Of the natives are infected
The Minister says that the robust race Of tn,
ancient Kanaka has shriveled and dwindled t,
this melancholy handful, some of whom ar
still Of noble physique, and all Of whom are o
amiable character, but too many Of whom ar
: crippled alike in person, in morals and in for
tune, in mind, body and estate. There is n,
mercantile OF manufacturing business in tn
kingdom that is owned and managed by ma
tive Of the full blood. 1t appears from MI
J Comleys letter that not only all the commoner
of the race are disappearing at the rate Of y
per cent year, but the chiefs are faring still
worse. The Constitution requires that tn
Sovereign shall be Of native OF high chic
, blood. OF all the royal family and collateIs
branches there is but one frail little girl, ha
white, the daughter Of Princess Likelike, t
represent the second generation. Ministe
Comley says the Queen Dowager Emma
childless, Queen Kapiolani has no children
Princess Luka Ruth, sister Of the late Kane
hameha, has no heir Of her body to her nam
: OF large estate, and Mrs. Pauahi Bishop
E daughter Of the old Chief Paki, has never ha
child and has once refused nomination I
the succession unless the genealogical tables {
the kingdom shall be reformed and enlarged
There is no other family left eligible to III
: throne, and the natives do not recognize III
/. Kalakaua family to be OF high chief blood
This distinction is made fully apparent whe
any Of the present royal family are brought
public contact with Queen Emma OF Princes
Luka. Minister Comley says that the que
ton of the replenishment Of the vital forces
Hawaii demands the consideration of n
United States, and il will require watchfulnei
to prevent the islands from drifting into Asat
c possession, OF becoming British protectorai
!. through the introduction Of East Indian coolie
San Ftax6isce BNllsha.