The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-06
One of the Fellows Again.

Mr.. EDITOR: An apt smile is
brought to mind on reading the answer
which appeared recently to my short
article in your paper of July last. Our
wonderful Pail as seen from the Homo
lulu approach for the first time gives an
impression of distance, space and far
reaching peaceful beauty; while to the
one coming from the Koolau side the
feeling Of overhanging crags, beetling
cliffs and gigantic clefts-how dissim-
liar.
In somewhat the same line has K
ridden up to the Pail OF this social prob
lem | so crudely presented, allowing
himself to be depressed by the magni-
tude of the cliffs before him, forgetting
that other views may and can be seen
and appreciated by others from various
standpoints. Mr.. has laid him
self open to the criticism of having started
out with the premise that his standpoint
WAS Numerically opposite mine. He
seems to take for granted that my idea
| is to throw open our social doors to dis
solute rakes, etc. to Ego in boys and
have a roaring good time" all around,
| in the sense used by that class. Here,
| | must protest. NV inability to clearly
express myself probably led to this error
| COR maybe sought a chance to
| moralize and this seemed a good One).
| | do not invite WOrdy war, for the con-
seriousness of inability makes me diff
! dent in presenting even this, but do SO
! in Justice to myself and tOthOse to whom
| referred. In writing as [ did there
was no intention of entering into dis
| cussiOn Of this truly serious social prob
| lena simple statement OF facts was all
| that was aimed at; and again l affirm
| there are young men here whose position
| has been anything but enviable, and who,
! lacking the cheek-5elf confidence, if
you will-do not force themselves INFO
the social position their natural station
has fitted them for, and who thus are
drawn into that strata lower down. Re-
mem Der, Mr.. x, all young men have
not the innate courage to stand as you
| might stand-alOne.
In some the gregariOus instinct is all
| powerful and for such there is here
what? Too often only lower level to
| struggle against being drawn into. That
| there are strange Inconsistencies in So
ciety here my friend virtually admits,
but to lump all of us fellows, outside the
| elect, with the class he had in mind SO
seriously when writing is a mistake
When not within the pale of the church
| there seems to be feeling that young
man must be bad.
Admitting that there are beautiful
lessons and hearty instruction in perus.
| ing the sacred book, it does not seem
right to be told that because ones be-
liefs do not allow hypocritical acquies-
ence to all therein that one is not leading
| an honest life. Is Mr.. indeed so
bigoted" as to think that mans be-
lief is not honest simply because it does
not agree with his own?
But this is becoming personal. To
conclude-we do not ask that undue
privileges be granted, as infers; but
that wider human sympathy, a less
narrow policy be shown towards our
feliowman here. where the Koloa ap-
proach to the Pail has bee often
descanted upon.
Let us have little more of decantation
from the Honoluluward position.
ONE OF THE FELLOWS.