The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-02
TING CHINESE QUESTION,

prove to be fact, earning the
gratitude of the public. They are
really a most pathetic appeal for
sympathy without argument against
the strong anti-Chinese feeling
which now exists throughout the
country. They are the only squeak
that has been raised against us, and
them yelled under the nom de
plume of woman to prevent an at
tack.
But how about this "American?"
He may break out again "a nightmare
of horror has been upon us since he
appeared, at thoughts of what he
might not do; for want of sand he
might prevail on some person as
brainless as himself that lady had
been wronged and then we would
have to bite the dust.
For the first time in the history of
the world, behold a colored race
and nation leaning trustingly on the
wisdom, guidance and advice of his
white brother TO steer his weak but
Independent ship Of state. Passive
ly but rapidly it has been moulded
by sentiment that could have birth
only in the land Of the free, while
the great nations of the earth have
looked on curiously at so glorious
spectacle as the evolution of bar
barous nation into civilized life
without the force of arms or inter-
fering with the autonomy of its gov
eminent by the Hawaiian for the
Hawaiian, for are not the rights of
the native in the land of his birth,
the true rights of every true Am
erican?
That the United States did recog
nize us rs promising foster child
is evident from the treaty of 1876
which she presented to us. How
its benefits have been abused is well
known both here and at the Coast.
America did not intend this great
Gift to benefit few. 1t was 10
cheaper sugar for her working
classes in California and to be di-
rect benefit to the Hawaiian in this
country. What was intended as q
blessing through the importation of
cheap labor has been turned into a
bitter curse.
We have Englishmen and others
that represent better American
sentiment in our midst than some
that style Observation-Disclosures, but
have sold their birthright not for a
mess of pottage, for in some cases
they have got a pretty good price,
but it is sold all the same. There are
Americans and Americans. In Il
country that has always boosted
that it was the refuge for the off
securing and down-trodden of the
earth, ready 10 receive all classes
from any nation and furnish them
with home (until John Chinaman
came along); in country built up
in this manner, her own citizens,
should one of them sign himself
San American" (Which is Unusually
might be puzzled to know what kind
of an individual it was. 1t might
be one whose fathers sprang from
one of the best families in Europe
and had enjoyed generations of free
advantages in the States, TO develop
perfect manhood; it might be one
of the miserable specimens Of
humanity just escaped like the
Chinaman from ages OF oppression
and landed at Castle Gardens; il
might be one whose fathers once
claimed to be Americans and from
forced or willing absence abroad hac
deteriorated in American sentiment
until although he might imagine
himself, and 90 so far as to sigl
himself one, still he might have
spent so much spare time with hi
Chinese servants, that there virtu
ally would be very little difference
in moral sentiment between them
We would refrain from writing
anything unnecessary on question
altogether too serious. We woul'
not agitate a community from whie
already is heard and felt the earth
quake in the distance, but trut
crushed will rise phoenix like eve
in Hawaii. Look ye: my fair lady
dreaming away your time in you
bower, surrounded by your phalan'
of Chinese servants. 1t is not flu
ture evil that we are writing about
Want is now upon us. Children G
Hawaiian and Portuguese parent
sicken and die in this town for tn
want of proper sustenapce. The.
steal and are forced to resort t
other courses of infamy to supper
them. The Hawaiian like the Sin
moan is too proud to beg.
Look ye, my gallant American
was it American to import the pi
rates of China, 20, 900 strong, besid
the rif-raf of other nations, an
after two or three years servic
turn them adrrft on the communit
in this little country? Is it Amer
can to force the native into the arm
of this heather crowd TO get hi
rights. A Chinese Theatre is tn
only place they can obtain to hold
mass meeting. They dare not az
cept assistance from their natur;
parent, America, for fear of yor
arbitrary power, and yet you woul
sign yourself San American"