The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-11-19
One of Our Boys Abroad.

Mr.. j. Alfred MRgOOn, who went East TO pursue
a course Of Law Studies, at the Michigan Uuiver.
sity, Ann Arbor, has taken advantage of vaca-
ton TO visit t, State Of his birth GMainel After
visiting his friends, he was interviewed by the
editor of the LcrsfJH Fails Ggzrfe, and the latter
gives Mr.. Magoon's ideas quite full II will be Oh
served that his remarks are quite complimentary
to this kingdom:
MrJ Alfred Magoon, who left Maine when a
mere boy, II years ago for California, is now
visiting with his aunts Mrs. Ann NOVEL; and
Mrs. Alice l. johnson, IN this city. He went from
California 20 the Hawaiian Islands and from
thence be returned 10 Michigan and entered the
department of law at the Ann Arbor University
and is spending his vacation in visiting his
relations and the scenes of his childhood
Tho gentleman proposes after completing his
studies TO return TO his adopted country, which he
thinks Is IN many respects equally favored with
the United States. There one escapes the rigorous
cold of American winters and the excessive heat of
her summers. He describes it as a land OF poetry
and beauty. The trees never lose their foliage
nor the earth her carpet of green. Flowers con
tinually blOOm Mr.. MagOon, thanks that suffer
ing, except from pain and sickness, is never
known. The native population. however, which
numbered 10000, has in one hundred and six
years, under the evils that attend civilization
sWinded down TO perhaps not over 1000. The
ravages Of dread disease and leprosy have been
frightful. Il is sad indeed TO see n noble people
who had not their equal among the heather ma
tons of the globe stricken In about so years they
have become so universally educated that there is
hardly person among them who cannot read and
write: fact which would reflect credit upon the
oldest nations They opened their doors 10 the
foreign stranger and met him with the loving
greeting "4iDhHn which is characteristic of their
ahectionate and frank natures. Nj Magoon says
tat the Reciprocity Treaty between the United
States and the Hawaiian Islands has enabled
many cane growers 10 became suddenly, wealthy
and its abrogation would work to them inestima-
bic harm. 1t would be at least 4 great injustice
as the Americans greatly prspouderate over other
foreign nations there and though many of them
arc loyal Hawaiian subjects, yet they can never
be alienaied from the land OF their nativity. They
watch her with jealous interest and are as quick
as her own residents to resent her injuries This
cannot be more cunclusiyely proven than that
many Of them heard with patriotic fervor her call
to arms IN tic late rebellion and rushed i'm.
petuousy to her assistance, leaving, gladly, the
serenity of peace TO preserve inviolaie the land of
their fathers. Tho little Kingdom of Hawaii
thanks the great, magnificent and benefcent
America for what she has done for in this treaty,
but it would bo as cruel and merciess as the "Car
of Jugrenaut'' for America to deprive her own
children of the benefits which she is so able to
bestow and for which, indeed, she docs and will
reap so rich return IN more ways than in filial
devotion and commercial exchange