The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-07-01

1t Is pleasant to see ones self IN print,
but it is far pleasanter to see ones humble
efforts swelled to greatness by the Yirulent
attack OF those opposed to one: it is then
that it truly looks well to see ones self in
ones foes print Such delight has the
GAZETTE had last week. The Government
Organ RoEeHs DOIeRs has been obliged to face
the terrible indictment brought against its
masters on the immigration question. and
has produced most able article upon
another question. We must give the pa
per credit for having boldly attempted to
draw herring across the scent, and to have
wasted three columns upon matter com
pletely foreign to the argument in the
GAZETTE which deals with facts The only
portion of the long winded argument which
has any practical bearing on the Asiatic
question at all, is short paragraph at the
end, which makes the astounding state
ment that during the year ended May
31st," the arrivals of Chinese had been
'.2, ,282, while the departures had been
1,753; net gain of Chinese population dur
ing the twelve months ended May 31st,
1856, 529."
How this astounding result has been
arrived at we know not, perhaps line of
figures has been inadvertently dropped
out, like the line which completely altered
the sense of the article upon the small pox
in Japan Only upon such suppositlon
can the figures be explained Turning to
the published statament of the Custom
House, we find that during the year end
ing Dec. 3lst, 1884, there were altogether
27OS Chinese who entered the country,
and LAY who left, leaving net gain of
], ,29l for that year. From january LIST, to
May LIST, theexcessof Chinese arrivals over
departures was SSl, and during the month
ending May 31st, the excess was 3O4. A
total of excess for 1885 of I,IS5 Chinese.
Now by what process of figure Juggling
the excess of Chinese for the wear ending
May 31st, 1885, has been reduced to 529
we are at a loss to say: and explanation
would be interesting. The facts as laid
down in the GAZETTE are incontrovertible.
First the official showing of the Custom
House for the year 1884 Secondly the
arrivals and departures of Chinese, as pub.
lished in the GAZETTE for 1856. compiled
from authentic sources, and giving the
names of the vessels, their dates of arrival
and departure, and the number on each.
There has been no exaggeration by the
GAZETTE; if there has it would be easy to
take our tables and point out where we
have misstated the number entering This
the Government Organ cannot do Ithas
given currency to false statement and
appears to have done so wilfully. though
we shall be quite prepared to hear that
tine has dropped out altering the sense .
Moreover, as far as the GAZETTE argument
has been concerned, it has not touched
upon the year 1884; it has dealt with the
facts for 1885, which are those immediately
interesting to the public. These show an
alarming increase of Chinese and a still
more alarming increase of Asiatics. Mod
esty forbids our taking the credit. which
the Adrerfiser thrusts on us, of inventing
the expression, "Asia6cizing the Hawaiian
Islands, it was taken from an address by
President Arthur, who foresaw danger in
too much yellow Scourge.'' = an expression
we borrow from the p. @. 4. when under
the management of the present Minister
Of Foreign Affairs and the President of all
the Boards.
Tn parallel between the cases of the
Madras and TdmdShirO MdrU, as drawn by
the GAZETTE last week is as undeniable in
the earlier incidents of the Circumstances
of the arrival and the reports of the two
infected ships, as the wide departure from
parallehsm in the treatment subsequently
accorded to them
The President of the Board of Health
says that beyond certain pecuniary in
terest in the Adp7Tiser he knows nothing
of that strikingly independent paper. that
indeed he does not see it. or in any way
influence it, and those who choose TO be-
heve him may do so.
It is not the purpose here, or now to re
open the whole question of the injustice
and inhumanity inflicted on the unhappy
Madras, but since the AdUertiser in its issue
Of Thursday last has categorically referred
to certain circumstances, of which no
Ostensible member of its staff can be per
sonally ignorant, and as it must have re-
ceived suggestions" exactly in accord
with the arguments used at the time by
the President of the Board, it may be
worth while to point out. the value. as to
veracity, Of few Of them
The plea of the preoccupation of the
quarantine ground was not put forward in
the first instance or laid before Captain
Bradley as reason for refusing to QUAR-
antine his ship, nor does it answer the
question as to why the ship was refused
entry at tine Custom House. Moreover it
was not true, except as to a portion of the
time of the refusal Of justiceto the Madras.
The nitramp Madras, put in an ap-
pearancen at certain juncture, says the
4d1stisft.a II the President of The Board
of Health viii depart from his usual Gus
tom, SO far as to look over the Adrertiser of
Thursday and refresh. his memory as to
events . few months previols to the arrival
OF the Madras, be may possibly remember
that he bad met Captain Bradley on for.
n1eF occasion, ana ms sfTivul with Chinese1
Immigrants was by no means unexpected. |
The President might condescend to warn |
the staff Of the paper with which he has
nothing to do, that in speaking s'of tech