The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-05

equity in the world" he goes on, (which
would not under these circumstances. find
Ing the missionaries laden with 60 much
property. compel them TO explain how they
came by It."
OF course, no court or person In clyilIza-
ton Of any intelligence would ask for or
need any explanation Of the reason why
the property Of the slothiul and IMPROVE
dent passed over TO the industrious and the
provident. That lie the rule everywhere.
Before the Hawaiian Islands we're con-
verified TO Christianity they were useless
10 the world and were governed by chiefs
who practically held the land rs their own.
The people lived from hand to mouth, pro-
duclng no more than their bsrbarous ne
cessitles required. The islands were as
proflt'ess to outside mankind as was the
whole Of this country when II was In pos
session Of Indians only.
After the introduction Of civilization and
civilized methods by the missionaries, the
natural fertility OF the islands and the
physical strength and capacity OF their In
habitants we're made to contribute to the
welfare OF the world. The sons Of the
missionaries when they grew TO manhood
we're the natural leaders In this indus
trial development. and as IL proceeded,
other energetic white men" came to assist
in It and profit by 1t. They acquired lands
which we're going TO waste, and made them
productive. They gave the natives work
to do. and thus raised them In the scale Of
being. They made property and OF
course they enjoyed the fruits Of
their energy and foresight; but In
pro1tlng themselves they proflted the ma
tlves also. They gave them better food
and dwellings and all the advantages OF civ
llizatlon. They relieved them from the des-
potlsm OF cannlbal rulers and from the deg
radiation Of bloody and horrible religious
system which, together with constant wars
between the tribes. was already decimatlnR
their numbers.
II the sons OF the missionaries TO the
Hawaiian Islands and the energetic white
men associated with them need to justify
their possession OF property to court
Of equity" oil civilization must explain.
then. why tho original possessions Of the
savagery 1t replaced have come into its
hands. Moreover. there Is now a system
Of civilized Jurisprudence In Hawaii. No
man can hold property In Honolulu to
which he Is not legally and eluitably en-
titled. any more than II he lived In New
York. The sons Of the missionaries and all
their white allies have nothing In their |
possession which they can retain against |
the law. unless 1t belongs to them Of right. |
The Evening Post. in its madness. is resort
ing to the arguments OF anarchism.
Another Of Its charges against the mis- |
slonaries IL that 1t does mot find In their |
writings or reports any trace OF effort. hope. |
or desire OF arrestlng the dlminution OF |
population" The whole labor OF the mis- |
has been to that end. They have |
endeavored to accomplish It by rails
ing the fearfully low moral stand |
ard OF the natives. which is now
and has always been the main cause
Of that dlminution; but, from LILIUo-
KALANI down. 1t has been easier to
change their religious belief than to over
come their hereditary tendency to an i'm
which Is sterillzing the race. two
thirds OF the married women having no
and the maternal instinct being
feeble generally. The Hawaiians are dying
out because the seeds Of decay were planted
In them long before the missionaries went
to their succor. and were too deeply rooted
for Christian effort to eradicate.