Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-20
OUR HAWAIIAN COLONY.


A az the Windsor Ho.el, in compan
4 with Mrs. Carter. The doctor is
New Yorker. but soon AFTER taking n
residence on the island, aour Yea,
ago, he met his present wife. who IL
high caste native. One object of ID
Carers visit to this country was 10 m
n Quire into the condition Of Hawaiia
II proselytes TO the Mormon Church
"AbOut 200 OF these people had hae
induced TO follow the Mormon Elder
to Utah, and rumors highly danlac
ing 10 the LafIer-day Saints wer
waited back to Honolulu. The docto
made thorough investigation OF m
charges. and before leaving Salt Lax
City hled his report TO the island GOV
eminent. He found that twenf-
families mad become dissatisfied I.
such an extent with the prac
tees OF Mormondom that tba,
renowned their allegiance TO mi
church and were regarded as ont
4 casts. I found many q them on III,
verge Of Starvation said the doctor
with no opportunity of getting EN-
ployment and with prospects of freez
ing 70 death when the cold weather
sets in The Mormons were so mucl
incen7ed against the recent member.
OF their Hook that all avenues OF Sc.
curing livelihood were slut out
against them.
"a Dlil appropriating 5000 70 payths
passage Of the deluded creatures back
20 their old homes was pending before
the legislative assembly when DR..
Carter LEFT Honolulu. TIE people are
living IN n valley seventy-five miles
from salt Lake CRY and look forward
with The most anxious solicitude TO
any escape from their terrible posi-
ton. The doctor states that those Of
the natives who still remain faithful 10
the church are assisted BY the Mo-
mons and appear satisfied 10 remain in
this country"
The above is taken from the Dem
yer Nsi0s. 1t is largely erroneous
AMI misleading. DR.. Carter i. a
man Of some standing in Honolulu,
AMI 1t Is strange that he should lend
himself to such Misrepresentation
as are contained in the foregoing
statements. II may rNe that his re-
marks have been touched up and
em5sllished by the "enterprising''
reporter.
There are some facts and some fic-
ton in his alleged statement. The
former are these:
A number OF Hawaiiaus have
settled in Utah. They are livipy in
valley west of this city. Rumors
that they are Dissatisfied have
reached Honolulu. A bill to appro-
pirate money to assist them to re-
turn has been under consideration
in the Hawaiian Legislature.
The rest Of the story is either
partly or wholly fictitious. We will
briefly state the truth in relation TO
the colonlziug of the Sandwich
Islanders in Utah.
Some Of the native members OF the
'MormOn" Church desired to come
TO this Territory and received per
mission to do so. On their arrival
they obtained work, chiefly in this
city. They were well satisfied and
other natives followed them. But
it soon appeared that they would
not rise above ordinary laborers, up-
less some better opportunity than
this city afforded was found for
them. Several Elders who had been
missionaries to the Islands Joined in
the formation Of a company and
purchased some land in Skull VAL
ley as place for the Hawaiian COL
ony. The natives removed there
aud were pleased with the change.
A few Of them, not more than ten
or eleven, since the irst arrival.
desired to return to the Islands and
went there. One who had been ex-
communicated for improper COL
duct spread the reports Of the dis
satisfaction Of the colony and thus
the movement for an appropriation
to take them back was started.
At the present there are but two
persons who contemplate returning
and they have obtained helm from
their friends to do so. They are not
dissatisfied with the Church nor
have they changed their faith
There is no destitution among the
natives in Skull Valley. Some of
those who have returned were i'm.
provident and spent more than their
income, so that they ran behind
their brethren in the possession ~
creature comforts.'' But thew
have all been supplied with ueces.
saries aud some luxuries through
the kIndness Of the Elders having
The matter in charge.
The Hawaiians, so we learn. are
DONG very well and are cantented
anu prosperous. They are not any
oil them in the condition said to have
been described by DIR. Carter. His
thorough investigation, wasYcon-
Quoted in Salt Lake City. He .bouId
have gone to the settlement and
pursued his inquiries on the spot
lie would then have arrived Mt verv
different conclusions. Ifhis renor, |
Is made up of such material as he Il
said to have given the Denver re-
porter, it will be of very little vaIue |
to the Hawaiian government
Itseems as though nothing that
the "Mormons' do can escape mis-
representation. The introduction Of
the Gospel to the Sandwich islands
has been Of marked benefit to the
natives. The good done by the
Elders among them, morally and in
dustrially, has received olficiaJ.aye.
royal recognition. 1t has been a
labor OF love and true Christian
charity. In the same spirit the
Hawaiian farm in Skull Valley has
been obtained and managed. 1t
nay do no harm to appropriate
money to take the natives back to
he Islands,and we are Of the opinion
hat it will 90 very little good. 1t
will only in all probability furnish a
JOB" for some intriguers, and the
prospect Of this is probably the in
,entive in moving for the appropria-
ion. II
FATHER TURNBOW.