The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-10-01
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MODERN CIVILIZATION.

SOAOAACS . ONO4f
ing a peculiar nationality, with
social traits and characteristics that
are neither American nor European.
Their leaning, however, is more
towards the latter than the former.
In this respect they differ very mate
rally from the Canadian type which
follows the American pattern TO a
very large extent.
The architecture OF Australian
towns. especially in public buildings,
Is OF the modern French and modern
English styles; while their public
parks have an English appearance,
and their outdoor sports are wholly
Anglo Saxon. Commercial usages
are British pure and simple, social
intercourse has peculiar traits. and
manners and fashions are also very
peculiar at the Antipodes and diff
ferent from those of any part of the
northern hemisphere.
Without entering upon further
pecuharities of the Australians, it
may be noted as strange that under
similar conditions of origin and
colonization, similar civilization to
that found in the United States has
not been developed; yet some of the
chief reasons are not far to seek.
Since the beginning of COLOMBIA
ton in Australia, very different
class Of emigrants went to the Aus
tralian colonies from those who
went to America The long and e1-
pensiye voyage to the former was
only open to those who had saved
money in their native country or to
those who were otherwise wealthy.
On the contrary, America is compa-
ratively near to the British Islands,
and it never did cost very much for
the poorer classes of Europe to
reach there with their families. In
this way America received large
accessions Of mechanics and laborers
from Europe to swell the population
of the former. while Australia was
filed with educated immigrants who
had to perform physical labor in
their new home owing to the absence
of a laboring class sufficiently large.
Owing TO these conditions it is not
TO be wondered al that civilization
in Australia would undergo new
phase. Graduates OF English uni
yersities. clergymen, lawyers and
surgeons broke stones on the colo
NAL roads for years at 81 per day; |
while at their professions they could |
earn nothing. because Of the i'm
mense surplus Of their own class.
In consideration Of these differ
ences in the populations of America |
and Australia, II Is not to be Bon-
dered at that there should be evolved |
many social and even political pecu-
liarities, which those who have not !
visited the Australian colonies could |
believe Meanwhile, over
al the peculisrities Of Australian |
civilization there is an unmistake-
able English tinge-even the Scotch |
and Irish colonists claim to be Eng |
ishmen, q claim which they would |
in their respective native
countries
With examples OF the above eTolu-
tons Of civilization, lesson may be
learned that would be applicable to
the Hawaiian Islands, which IN
nearly al respects have population /
very different IN lis peculiarities
from that Of either America or Aus
tralia- Our population is yet in the
fermentation stage; It's elements are
reEly mixed; the ingredients are of
Al exceedingly varied nature and |
constantly changing; and what the
result VIII be after maturity, Is yet
very problematical That these
Stands vii. under any possible con-