The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-03
Mr.. TOM DOW SPEAKS.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-Gour cores
pondent II. G.. n. refers to my
speech at the mass meeting in the
Chinese Theatre and appears to
think l was romancing because |
said the navy of the Chinese Gov
ernment is able to protect the Chi
namen who are in Hawaii. Perhaps
the report of my speech, being COM
pressed into n few lines, after being
translated into English, does not
convey clearly the sense Of what |
said. 1t is true however, whether
II. G.. n. and such as he, think 50
or not. that The Government of
China is both able and ready to sec
justice is done to us wherever we
are. The ships of war which China
now possesses are acknowledged by
those who are able to judge TO be
equal to the best of their class in the
naves of other countries, and if
such provocation should be given as
shall force her to send one or more
of them here to obtain justice for
her subjects Hawaii would find re-
sistance useless. Perhaps IL. G. ~
thinks that the United States and
Great Britain would fight for IIa-
vail. But if he labors under that
delusiOn ! advice him to look to Sa-
moa for lesson. The ships of war
of these countries would look after
the protection of American and
British subjects and their property.
But so long as Hawaii continues to
stand alone, and does not put her
self under the protection of some
foreign flag, she will be left as Sa-
moa has been, to fight her own bat
ties whenever, by unjust conduct
she gets herself into trouble witt
other nations.
The discussion now going on il
your paper about Chinese make:
me desire to speak about some mat
ters which it has brought to my
mind. 1t seems to me that the lla
waiian Government is only pretend
ing TO try to keep out my fellow
countcymen from this place. They
see that it is necessary for them t,
pander TO the popular preiudic,
among the class of people wht
helped them into power last year
so they make a show of cXcludin!
Cinnamon. But all the time W.
have steamers coming here from
Hongkong bringing 200 or 800 Chi
namen. This shows that the Min
listers are not sincere about this, anc
only talk Anti-Chinese talk to max
fools of people like II. G. n. whom
they want to please. Otherwise the.
would easily put a stop to so man.
Chinese coming, by letting tn
Hongkong Government know tha
the captains Of these steamers ar
breaking its laws, which for man,
years have been that no vessel shal
carry away from Hongkong NOR
than twenty-five Chinese passenger
for these islands, The owners an,
captains OF these steamers break th'
law every time they come here anC
would have to pay very heavy fines
if the Attorney-General would hay,
them proceeded against in IIongkong
instead of spending his brains try
ing to keep Cinnamon from landing
when they get here.
see by the papers that certain
Noble is very pitilul to the NATIVES
because they are nearly all gone
from Kauai, This gentleman is {
great Reform man, and to hear him
or any other of the Missionar,
party talk about the natives, peopl,
would think they cared a great dea
about them, and are sorcly afrai'
that my countrymen will turn ther
out, from everywhere and take thei
places. This is very nice talk I
come from the Reform party. 1t
not the Chinaman, but the haol
that is thrusting the native Hawa