The National tribune., 1890-03-13
MAJESTIC rREciricEs

OF Mololcai, the home Of the lepors, Of whom /
shall have more 10 say further on. The island
of Oahu seemed 10 be fertile and well populated
from the plantations that the glass enabled US
to sec back into the interior Entering the
harbor OF Honolulu on the south side we found
ourselves ia an extensive semicrcular basin
surrounded by coral wall. Here Is always q
safe anchorage. The harbor is easily accessible
from all quarters and with all winds aud tho
facilities for diseharging cargoes are excellent
Even at low tide the water over tho bar is about
81 feet deep. and inside from 20 TO 80 feet. On
all sides of Us were merchant vessels of the
United States England, Germany Sweden,
France, and other countries an English man
0fwar, an American man war, and one of
the English mail steamers which run between
San Francisco, Melbourne aud Sydney, stop
ping Mt Honolulu and the samoan Islands.
The city lay stretched out before US. rising with
the land in the background, and from the
wide and substantial wharyes, with their busy
crowds, 10 the white, snng cottages, all wore an
air OF prosperity and life.
AS soon as we could get away We put off in
one Of the native boats, and were soon on the
crowded quay among the Chinese aud native
steyedorcs The arrival Of tho English mail
steamer aud outs within short while of
each other had caused an unusual connection,
and wo stood for some minutes watching the
moving throng. In the lower part of the town
we saw Americans, Portuguese, English, Ger
mans French, Chinese, n few Japanese and
the kanakas themselves; the last tall, straight
fellows, tawny comp lexioned, Roman nosed and
fuli-lipped, with long, glossy blacl, hair and
expressive eyes, their bright, mobile faces ap.
peafing in strong contrast To the yellow, stolid,
vacant features OF the Chinese, with whom
they worked side by side, and who | observed,
largely predominated.
Commenting Oh this to Dr. Hargrove, he vol
unteered the Information that pretty much the
same state of things exists here in regard TO
foreign labor as / would find in the other islands
of the Pacific, especially the importation of
Coolie labOrers for work on the wharves and in
the cotton, sugar and tobacco plantations. The
CoOlic trade, both Of India and China, was
formerly conducted with the most
HORRIBLE CRUELTY,
In different islands and in South America, and
was IA disgrace to the nations that allowed their
people TO engage in it. Now better condition
OF affairs prevails, and while the Coolie import
alton is very extensive, it is we'll regulated and
the Chinese are treated WELL receive fair wages,
and force and neglect do not accompany their
transmission from one country to another, and
this is especially true in these islands Most
Of the labOrers in the Sandwich Islands are
brought from California and some of the
Oceanic Islands.
"The coolies are better workers. more easily
handled, and apparently contented," the Doc
tor went on. 1.-The natives are not particularly
inclined TO work, and, BESIDES the race is diving
out. Civilization, while il has in certain ways
bettered the condition Of the Kanakas, has
also afflicted them, and the introduction Of
clothing and necessary change of habits have
all been fatal in their effect; while they have
proved specially subject to foreign diseases.