Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-09-22
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lew people VINO. WeIc aHAtCtcu
with the terrible disease Of lep-
rosy, on tie Island OF Kauai
pronounced Cow Wall. in the
district of KaIalau. His report
was announced at the regular
session of the provisional govern
ment, resulting in the sheriff
being instructed to q at once to
get those People and take them
to the health Office for examin-
alton, whsn if their cases were
pronounced leprosy they would
be transported to the Island of
Molekai. a very fine place pre-
pared for their comfort and where
they are kept aloof from all other
people.
SO the sheriff prepared his pos
Sc for the work; they sailed to
Kauai, and thence to kalalau on
horses where, instead of taking
the lepers, the lepers took them,
killed the sheriff and another man
and wounded another, so the dead
and wounded were returned to
Honolulu, and Indignation meet
ings held. resolutions passed. etc.
etc. Then the provisional gov
eminent resolved to send some Of
the regular army with one piece
of artillery, and plenty of amuni-
ton, etc. So they loaded up
ship and off they went. Last
Sunday report came from them
stating that three of the soldiers
were killed. One of them was
killed by accident. He shot
himself--the gun was strange to
him, he didn't know it. Another
one got his gun broken by a
wagon running over it while he
was sleeping. They had the
grandest military burial held in
Kauai at any time. A great
many guns were fired in honor of
the brave fellows who lost their
lives in an effort to capture a few
sick men and women, and the
provisional government was de-
lighted to learn that only one out
of three was awkward enough to
kill himself. The lepers are still
at large and the soldiers have re-
turned.
On the whole this country is in
very bad condition. Sast years
total product was less than S.
900 900 and they don't expect it
to be near as much this year.
Annexation is the important
question here, but what country
will they get foolish enough to
say: Hawaii, I will take you
unto myself and pay all the ex-
pense of keeping you, because
you are unable to do it yourselff'
Some people argue that this
would be coaling station for
the United States In case of war
with Japan, China OF some other
country down this way, where
United States ships could stop
and get fuel. but [ say in case
they refuse landing for coal come
in and take it anyhow. and take
the islands when you want them,
but the United States has no use
for them now, and the people here
are opposed to annexation.
Contract labor is the order of
things here, and the japanese
and Chinese are the principal
performers, and it is a great adj
vantage to the planters because
they have no fear of strikes or
disturbances. Under any other
condition but the present one it
would be hard fer the sugar
planter to succeed, because
Asiatic labor seems to be the
only kind that can continue to
perform the work In this climate,
aud the laws of the United Ststes
prohibit contract labor, SO by
to the United States
the planters arr deprived of that
class of labor SO essential to their
success.
To MY mind. annexation seems
the height Of folly, because tie
are not salf-sustaining
under the laws of the United
States, and the people here are
bitterly opposed to it, so | think
B nice solution Of the present
troubles would be fo- the United
States to undo what it has al
ready done. by replacing the
queen on the throne, and saying