The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-08

Ihe Members Are Thrifty and
prosperous in Utah.

mlssloners from that place TO
Washington, merely as a friend.
however, he being in no wise con-
nected with them.
Mr.. Kinney is native of Hawaii
born of American parents, his
father occupying an official posi-
ton. He has resided for the past
few years in Salt Lake, where he is
engaged in business. In discus
sing the situation he gave some in
teresting information to the Star
representative concerning the Ha-
waiians and a colony of Hawaiians
near Salt Lake City.
There are about eighty men,
women and children in the colony"
he said, (which is situated on the
west side of the lake, about seventy
miles from Salt Lake. They do
not practice polygamy. They were
brought over from time to time by
the Mormons and are under their
direction. They live in the COM
munity style and their settlement
is one of The most interesting in
the territory. There is also quite
a colony of Hawaiians on Puget
Sound engaged in the lumber trade
There are many scattered through
out California. The natives make
splendid sailors, and during the
war of the rebellion many enlisted
and served in our navy.
'In the Utah colony they take
the Honolulu newspapers, are edu-
Gated, quiet and contented. In
fact, the proportion of illiteracy
among Hawaiians is very small,
and l never met but very few who
could not read. In the Utah colony
they take out naturalization papers,
are very DESTROYS of becoming
American citizens and have often
said to me that they regretted that
they could not vote. | am not q
lawyer and am not posted as to the
reasons, but when they applied fol
the privilege to vote at Salt Lake
the Court denied their application
holding that they were not citizens
and could not vote.
"They are all much interested il
the annexation question and for II
as unit. One of them wanted tt
come over and urge their side be-
fore President Harrison.
THE natives have been coming t
Utah from time to time for abou
fifteen years. Some time ago dis
content sprang up among few
and they petitioned the Hawaiian
Government to send for them. The
petition was forwarded, acted upor
promptly and the money sent t.
me to pay their fares. | bough
their tickets, but they then refused
to return. They like it there very
much, living contentedly.
'The dissatisfaction among The
natives at the islands is caused BY
a few native demagogues and un
scrupulous whites. The interest,"
of the whites and the natives ar
inseparable and interviewer, blu
these demagogues have SO mixet
them up that they are confused. 4
Hawaiian monarchy of Hawaiian
is absurd and impossible. Thei
course as a race was run twent.
years ago. The project of tn
queen to establish such may b
compared to the Indian ghos
dance, which is to reproduce tn
bison and Indian domination
Assuming that it was successful
would inure to the benefit of th
royal family and their favorlte
and the natives as body woul
be crushed greater than ever. Th
monarchy could not support then
for their sustenance is derive
from the whites and America
capital. The fall of the white ma
works the destruction of the n;
tive. Where one native went
the docks upon the arrival OF shlE
and steamers ten go now, and tn
monarchy wouldn't give thel
work.
'sThey are law-abiding people.
never heard of a native even
much as insulting a white woman
but on the contrary, their respe
for white women is very grea
and if one should be belated on
Journey she would call a native
her aid as quickly as a white ma
"Out in Utah they farm, a
thrifty and prosperous, use the lrl
CATION system, and some recent
took up lead mining claims: The
celebrated a Mormon holiday I
Gently, and some of my friends WI
visited them told me that they we
doing well. In all the time tn
have been there they have not on
committed an offense against t,
law. They stand we'll with t
people of the territory. e.
GAS for England wanting the i
ands to complete her Gordon aroql
the United States, that is true, b
she wants them for greater p'
pose-to complete her chain aroq
the world, for it would be the |;
link needed. Here it is: Englar
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