The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-09-24
TUESDAY. SEPT. "a, 1889.
AUNTY'S LETTER.

EDITOR BULLETIN What is there
about the Acknowledged Mongolian
that appeals with such force to the
feelings of our fair seX2 The very
weakness which we so admire in
them, when exhibited by the males OF
any nation of the earth gives us an
ill-concealed feeling of disgust. Mrs.
A. s letter in the p. G. A. of last
Saturday shows that she must be so
we'll shielded that she cannot have
had the opportunities of observing
scenes transporting every day in the
vicinity of every Chinese coffee
shop and opium den in the country.
Time and again has the writer's
soul been filled with the strongest
feelings of disgust, loathing and
horror as acts were forced upon his
observation, which came from ideas
of which the lowest ADgloSaXon
and the beasts of the field are lgnor-
ant.
No doubt this lady is capable Of
making q more brilliant address than
Mr.. Kalua, although it might lose
some of its polish if translated. We
bear in mind three leading facts he
did mention, viz: The importation
of leprosy and opium into the coun-
try and the decentralization of young
children. Your own pets Gf you
have any, might, unknown to you,
be suffering from this latter cause.
Leprosy and opium, if we hunt the
pages of history of human woe from
the beginning; if we rake the
depths of Dante's Inferno; what
two fiends could we find equal to
one of these, imported. yoked and
tied to this nation by a Chinaman
and his tail. In their presence the
bravest stand aghast, and to its vic
Tins how welcome death itself is,
only they can tell. You say he
makes good servant, but probably
no better than in any other nation,
that for good and sufficient reasons
has closed its doors against him.
You cannot be advised of the true
motive of thejs meeting last
Thursday evening, which was and
is to keep him good servant.
But in this world of changes,
should the position become reversed,
which, alas it now is with some OF
us; should some of your little ones,
when the love and wealth which are
now thrown around them are gone
have ceased, from death, and beer
scattered from unforeseen cause
should they in facing this cold world
become the wife or servant of
Chinaman, then the full force of al
oriental, jealous, tyrannical Celestia
would have to be felt to be appreci
ated. You are probably bette
aware than the writer of the loves
of low standards your sex has il
their country, but you may not hay
observed that in Hawaii althoug
they take pains to make Chiname
of their half caste boys, their girl
are treated with indifference in CON
parison, which, by the way, is Gus
tom quite the reverse with whit
fathers.
And now, fair writer, before Gle:
ing, we must make one appeal t
your generous Anglo-Saxon hear
for our cause and the gentlemen VIII
heard it. Perhaps you wrote think
ing to succor weak victim about
be oppressed, but taking their nun
bers, wealth and the position the
bear to the native race into consiC
Grafton, the reverse is the cast
This movement is so weak, being S
far from civilized center, that you
article may prove to be the La
straw that broke the camel's back
but we are strong in the white man
determination never to let the wron
triumph. We have the hearts {
freemen and we need the sympath
which you will sooner or later civ
us to stand against such odds.
That this movement, like ever
other of its kind has cost, is costing
and will cost a sacrifice to those VIII
participate in it, every one knows
of the high moral courage il
leaders have shown, by taking S
decided stand in this community
must be always spoken of in til
highest terms by every ciyilize
being who realizes the necessity {
floating on, instead of sinking il
the ebon food. When you hay
duly considered the pros and con-
and sign your name in full, We thin
il will spell AUNTY CHINESE.