The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-06-26

L was born in Waikiki. but was born
again at Punahon.
When the reaper whose name is Death
gathered ore of the little flowers that
grew In our midst there seemed to come
TO our bereaved leader All inspiration OF
tender eloquence that helped US TO high
er things. How many remember that
time and received then what has lasted
ever since and gone into others.
The teaching was o. high order but
the tone OF the institution was the best
have ever known in all my experience
OF educational work. We studied hard,
we played hard, and we thought earn
estly.
The battle of life is often won at school.
The Duke of Wellington said that he
won Waterloo at Eton. A disastrous
life is often ioreshadOwed at school, as
you and l have seen. President Beck
with gave us the best elements of sue
cess. The same work can still be done.
Last year fresh start seems to have
been taken by this college. My letters
have told of new enthusiasm under
your new leader. Oahu College was
never more hopeful than now. Thanks
to recent noble benefactions, stronger
and more complete than ever it faces a
future of peculiar interest. Different con-
ditions confront you that can only be
met by men and women OF the best stuff.
1t is for you, President Hosmer. and your
associates to train the thinkers and work
ers who shall help to save Hawaii. Let
here be springs of power and influence
that shall flow out over the land for it's
redemption. speak as if there were
danger. Is there not? Wherever there
is human nature there is danger, and
there is much and peculiar human ma
ture in Hawaii; the conditions OF to-day
are extraordinary.
You have, i think, as delicate and diff
cult a problem as was ever given to
thinking men and Christian rulers. Let
US look at the facts from the census re-
turns OF 1896, just received and not yet
officially published, given approximately
here. | make some comparisons with
the census of 1884.
Total population in 1890, 10000.
Total population in 1884, $4,000.
Natives, $4,000; half-castes, 5000;
total, 40 800.
In six years native Hawaiians have
decreased IA per cent, and half-castes
have increased so per cent. A decrease
of per cent in years.
Chinese, 5000; male adults about
$4,000; women 800; and the rest chill
dren.
Portuguese, 5000, of both sexes and
all ages; no change.
japanese, $4,000; swelied by recent
immigrations to about $4,000, of whom
about 1000 are women, very few chill
dren. Only 1l6 Japanese years ago.
Americans (American born); 1000;
no increase in 6 years.
Hawaiians born of foreign parents,
1900; number years ago, 1000.
English, 1000; slight increase in 8
years.
French and German, 1900; decrease
OF about 500.
Polynesian and other foreigners, l 300;
a decrease of about 400.
Whole number of voters, Is 900; of
whom 80 per cent are native Hawaiians
or OF mixed blood.
Chinese and Japanese do not vote.
Portuguese are about to vote. Simple
educational test is required for all.
A property qualification is required of
all who vote for Mobiles, who serve six
years; not for Representatives, who sit
two years. Required property is So 900,
or income of 5000 year for the year pre-
ceding. This is much objected to by the
natives. The foreign vote controls the
Upper House, "A members; the native
vote controls tho Lower House, "a MEM
bers. The Houses sit together, and with
them the four Cabinet Ministers.
For the first time in the nations his
tory the native HaWaiians are Outnnm-
bered by all others combined. The Tor
mer decrease by about one per cent
year. These people, adult males, of
course, are employed on the sugar plan
tations as follows: