The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-02

fellow subjects TO other races? |
notice that Mr.. Monting understands
by consuming only those things
which he can put in his stomach and
he does not know that there is also
a consumption OF clothing and Chi
ncse malos. of furniture and crock
cry, etc. The little uNuics enjoyed
by the Chinese, besides opium
amounted to about 100000 for the
year 1887, according TO Custom
House Statistics, imported from
China Glow valuation). Meanwhile
the imports from Portugal amount
to n mere trinc These arc statisti-
cal facts.
The Portuguese do not consume
much poi nor do the Amglo-SaXons
it is mostly used by natives. The
rice can be Just as well exported to
the States as we export our sugars.
If the latter produce will be entirely
consumed by Chinese they would be
little sweeter. We export sugar
and import flour, that is Reciprocity.
AS long as l have read the news
papers, never saw such stupid
sentence as the following:
II suppose from the way he re-
fers to importing from the States
that Patriot thinks it is much better
for the country to have import trade
with America, than with China.
That may be the idea of firms who
trade only with the States, but the
value of any trade to the country in
general depends entirely on its pro-
titableness."
Mr.. NJ. evidently does not know
that we have Reciprocity Treaty
with the United States and that it is
only fair to give the preference to
the United States when importing.
But that the value of any trade to
the country depends entirely upon
its protitableness is sheer nonsense.
Profit to whom? to the country?
What does the country gain by i'm
| portation from China! Could we
not do without it? Is it recipro-
city! L give 1t up.
Mind you, just on account of our
Reciprocity Treaty the Cinnamon
should keep quiet and be sensible.
Suppose the duty on rice should be
taken off, where would our China
men be and Mr.. NJ. their spokes-
man! Just some more stupid agi-
tation like that and every American
will beseech the United States Gov
ernment to exclude rice from our
treaty.
have to thank Mr.. NJ. for the
explanation, that the Chinese are
much better customers of the Boston
merchants than the Portuguese.
This solves a riddle for me in regard
to Boston merchants, but in regard
to san Francisco merchants his as
SertiOnS are not true. The Portu-
| guese import from California: wines,
eatables and clothing for their own
use, but what the Chinese import
from there, with the exception Of a
few Chinese goods, is mostly intend
ed for sale and to be consumed by
Portuguese, Anglo SaXons and ma
tives.
Mir. MS slur on the Christian
faith Just ms well hits the Boston as
the san Francisco merchant. I'm
fortunately the Patriot has mention
ed "Christian families and this
verify brings out the wrath of the
Chjnaman.
The Patriot enjoys himself in
ecstaces about families and the
Chinaman smiles (blandIy) and
knows better. | am sorry that Chi
nese gentleman NJ. touches this
most delicate point so roughly, but
his unscrupulous remarks provoke
retaliation.
Mr.. Nj. has no doubt seen in Pa
triot's letter that he only referred tc
Chinese coolies, nearly all single men
nd not once to those few Chinese
families which are an exception.
agree with him on this point anC
wish expressly to exclude all re
spectacle Chinese families from th'
following remarks. The families 0,
Goo Kim, l.. Ahlo, Ain, Akima
Alec, and n number of other
are as respectable in my eyes a
those of any other nationality.
But Mr.. NJ. speaks for the coolie!
and stirs the mud. Even if u Blu
Ribbon man should not stand up TO
their defence, he cannot disprov,
that "Immorality is the root of al
evil"
The family is the foundation o
morality and only by pure family re
lations our native population can b.
saved, therefore they have to b
protected against the influence 0
immoral coolies.
am informed that number O
native, Portuguese and other fami
lies have been ruined and this j
what Mr.. MOnting insinuates AM
admits, though onesided, only blam
ing the scduced and not the sedu
GERS. Alas it is true that on ac
count of our large population o
male Chinese, number of debase'
families earn low living.
All Christian gentlemen ought t,
revolt against this and make this