The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-09-25

"lustead Of being graded and
nursed by the whites, as the native
Hawaiians have been, were simply
shot down, or robbed, or driven out
by British colonists."
EDITOR BuLLETIS:-
The above appears in to days is
sue Of the Advertiser, in referring to
the death Of the Maori king, Taw-
hiao, OF North Island, New Zaalaud.
! would like TO tell the Advertiser
worm a few facts about these British
colonists, of whom ! am one, aud
their actions, aud then compare
them with the bypocrites who nurs-
ed the native Hawaiians--in much
the same manner as a horse lcech
nurses its victims. Prior to the
Waikatos war in 1850, which ended
in the confisca,ion OF Tawhiao's
territory, the settlers 10 New Zsa-
land were very few and far apart
In addition to all the difficulties that
b-set settlers in new land, they
had to contend with a warlike race
Of people who looked on hem as in
pillagc, murder and robbery, petty
and Wholesale. This continued for
years, when at last II became so
common as to bs no longer endur-
able, aud IL resolved itself into a
question ~ to whether the Maori or
the Government Of New Zeslaud
were to rule the country. Aud this
occurred when the country was in a
very primitive state, before the adj.
vent OF street cars, handsome public
buildings, public works, an estab-
lished monarchy, where the white
residents were appointed to admin
lister justice to their countrynien,
and all the latest adjuncis TO civil
lied society, as was Tho caso here in
1893. Well, they fought Tawhiao
aud the Waika'os, aud after con-
queriug them they did not roh them,
shoot them down and driv. them
out. The Government merely re-
stored or,ier, aud 80 successful were
they that to.'lav the natives cease
To be u people apart from the Brit
ish colnnis $. They have the fran
rhise. Their puiitiral wants are at.
tended TO 10y their own representa-
'iyes in both the lower aud the up
per house, and who are elected 10y
Maoris.
In addition Tawhiao was offered
house, land ami u pension without
having to tax" Tho oath 81 allegi.
apce, all Of which hs refused, aud
he only accepted a pension Of eleven
hundred dollars a year, in 1897, after
a lapse Of over forty years. Com
pare tho above with what happened
here. The natives OF the soil have
been deprived OF their lands in grea,
measure by thos. who nursed them
They have had their former votiu,
privileges cut of aud replaced by .
partial franchise Natives ART
squeezed out Of public employment
by political tests to max. room fol
newcomers. They are even pro
hibited from indulging in a litti'
music by their own band without ,
permit FROM their oppressors. Herr
isa country with u population o.
100000, OF whom, according to las
weeks Advertiser, little more thar
1900 are registered voters, of which
only about 800 vote for The Hous,
Of Representatives and little owe
400 for tho Senate. Aud rrInembe
that all this mock Government wa
formulated at a convention whicl
opened with prayer, and in the nam
Of our Heavenly Father robbed yo
OF that natural and imprescriptibl
right which belongs to all men Dor
namely, a free voice III deterniiu
= ing the mode OF government.
FRANK j, DuNLEARY,
. A British Culouist.