The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-24
An Emphatic Protest.
EDITOR Bulletin:


During the consideration of a
proposition to vote sum of money
to be expended on an Hawaiian Elk
hibit at the Worlds Fair, Mr.. Thurs
ton is reported to have said in the
Legislature that nothing will adj
vertise the Islands like the Band.
He would vote for the insertion of
$4,000 for the Band, and distribu-
ton of literature" When the pro-
posal to vote $4,000 for trip for
Princess Kaiulani came up Mr..
Thurston remarked, with that refine
ment and elegance of diction for
which he is renowned, that Governor
Cleghorn "must have softening of
the brain to think of such a thing
when the poor policeman was being
cut down, and the Minister of FL
nance was scratching around to meet
the daily Withdrawals"
Isn't it wonderful how self-interest
will bias mans mind? Mr.. Thurs
ton sees nothing out of the way in
an impoverished country voting
$4,000 to send the band to Chicago
because it will serve as an advertise
ment for his cyclorama, but he re-
CARDS with horror the expenditure of
even moderate sum on a trip in
Europe of the Heiress Apparent to
the Hawaiian throne because he is
against monarchical institutions. If
Mr.. Thurston can get the band to
Chicago the poor policeman" may
go and be hanged.
In our national expenditure we
should at this time be as economical
as possible, and we should at the
same time be thoroughly consistent.
We need not go deeply into the de-
STABILITY or necessity of trips for
Princess Kaiulani or the Royal
Hawaiian Band, as we can afford
neither the one nor the other. If
we had plenty of money we might
consider both trips, and no doubt
the conclusion that this considera-
ton would bring forth would be
that it was of far more importance to
the welfare of this country that the
Heiress Apparent should gain the
knowledge and enlightenment which
trip in Europe would undoubtedly
bring to her, than that Professor
Berger and his Wonderful Troupe
of Hawaiian Musicians" should per-
form at the Worlds Fair. As it is
however, we can afford neither trip
and therefore neither should be APP
propriated for.
Mr.. Thurston is reported to have
said that nothing will advertise the
Islands like the Band" OF course
this is silly twaddle. The perform
ances of the Band will show those
who hear them that Hawaiians are
not naked savages, but are suscepti-
bic of transformation into creditable
musicians, but they will not bring
the much desired tourist or capital
list to the country any more than the
visit of the king of Slams band to
England few years ago brought
tourists or investors to Siam.
If the Government want to go into
the show business, and if the band
boys want to mortgage couple of
years holiday for the sake of trip
to Chicago, let the Government let
the band out to the Cyclorama COM
pany, the proprietors of music halls
or anyone else who will pay for it's
services, but as humble member of
this community who does his little
towards the support of the band, l
do protest against the Government
guaranteeing or paying single cent
towards the expenses of the band
for trip to Chicago, and I am sure
that the great majority of those who
consider the matter will come to the
conclusion that we cannot afford
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