The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-07
HERE'S NEAT SARCASM.


tunfiuhfu run ihW y
Theological questi1nsi Well, rather
Inspect the records " all past seismic
iisiuf dances would hr rausacked IN vain
nr u Ike shifting NJ normal strata thnt
would he developed But. ! respect
FULLY suggest, this need not prevent the
profitable utilization " the versatile
suggestion, anent the cum
llatcd clerical brain Drawn, " ! may ~
rnll IL. Of Dr. Briggs fily thousand, not
brethren. Having touched,
sir, upon what is perhaps defect m the
roitee report. viz the non-utilization OF
the r. e. AS suggestions in CLERGY |
men rs Immigrants ] will ask your .
permission to point ont a possible ihcon- /
sistency, evidently not occurring To- the |
members OF the commission. Over |
their signatures appears the following
''Leasehold interests are repugnant to
the sentiments of Americans and Enrop-
cans The gentlemen OF the commits
sion were perhaps not aware that over
20 per cent. Of land held in the United
state. Is held by tenants, lease
hold interests forming larger pro-
portion in that country and in England
than in any nation OF Europe.
Whether "leasehold interests are repug-
nant' to any particular nationality l
know not, but the facts are as ! state.
Where abounding good is so apparent.
rs in the Coffee Report, 1t may seem
ungenerous to point to such matters.
but IL ! may say a few words more,
would call attention to what is possibly
u slight mistake on the part Of the com
mission. | read in the report that the
dominant power OF the native
monarchy was covertly hostile to
progress in creating diversified indus.
tries, etc. Let it be remembered that
coffee culture is no neiC industry in Ha-
wall. Tbirty-three years ago | left
Honolulu for Kona. Leaving the
steamer at Kawalhae, | travelled tie
rest of the way to Kailua in Il small
canoe, ius' large enough for two boy 4
and myself. After fourteen hours pad
ding, our destination was reached, and
| from thence to kealakeKua. whittier |
was bound, the road lay for thirteen
miles through as charming country
as eve could wish to look on. A sue.
cession of coffee paintings with their
dark ri;h glossy green, interspersed
with the orange and breadfruit, gave a
delightful charm to every mile of the
road travelled. Since those days, blight
and cattle have marred the soft beauty
of a great part of Kona, and passing
through the district some four years ago,
the changed aspect struck me painfully.
In those long passed days have spoken
of, became owner OF n small orange
and coffee farm, cultivating 1t in the
best way then known to us, but with nc
other result than to see the blights
master of the situation. | say blights,
for there were three. A white aphis; @
brown scale and black fungus; and il
/ may be allowed to utter so radical an
opinion, without prejudice to my civil
rights, would suggest, notwithsiand
ing the profound insight displayed by
the Labor Commission, and their ex'
pressed view that, 1.-THE dominant power
of the native monarchy" had much tC
do with the non creation of dive sitied
industries, | say | would suggest
that the said blights really
had some connection with the killing ot
the coffee and orange industries, which
were vigorously started and encouraged
under different regime to that which
now prevails. The planters Of thos,
days were openly helped and encouraged
by the then native king and his wife.
speak whereof have seen and wot of
Kamehameha " and his good queer
went among the people and urged then
on in the work of forwarding the ther
growing industry. The people, foreigi
and native, responded, and for distance
of thirty miles from Kailua. goinl
South, a large acreage of coffee wa
planted. Mr.. II. N. Greenwich had a
that time some seven thousand orang
trees, thrifty growing, butthey, too
| ha1 70 an Ia IN th.a haatrntsipar oct IL
| was neighbor of and intimate will
Mr.. Greenwich but never heard him
or any one else, suggest that the ma
tive monarchy" was "covertly" or other
wise 'hostile to progress" Such state
ment is false.
One more allusion to the report and
will close. The gentlemen of the com
mission say they were informed that il
the island of Ceylon trees haze "whel
in full bearing, for some purpose, tn
; value OF one dollar tree" The italic
are mine. In reference to such valua
} ton it may be noticed that, on pag
2S9 of Planters Monthly, July il is said
coffee production in Ceylon
no longer worthy of mention"
Pardon me, sir, yet once more and
will not further trespass on your court
esy. Astounding, as does the coffee re
port, in strong, practical, commo
, sense, the climax appears to have BEEF
reached in the following ideal mercar
tile proposition. The Government, il
view of the great Importance of foster
ing fruit industries in connection wit
coffee planting, might for short perio
of time guarantee freight carrier
against loss, provided they furnish tn
facilities needed to secure the prope
distribution and profitable sale of thes
products, and provided, further, tina
satisfactory assurances were given o
the other hand that such guarantee
would lead to a rapid and extensive dc
velopmentof the trader!
Can the wit of man conceive a NOR
admirable arrangement for building u
agricultural industries? Possibly We.
Why not add to the recently propose
Japanese butter scheme the protectio
above suggested for the fruit and COTE
, industries! Let the Government, if
may venture on supplementary sui
gestion to the coffee report, incorporat,
forming company to be styled: 9Th
Paradise of the Pacific Fostering, Guar
anteeing, Distributing and Proftabl
Selling Co., Ltd. When the pre-
spectus is issued, let it be clearl
| otatSu thot tht
no connection with the one flying tn
flag THAT is not civilizer" and who's
dreams and purposes, according to tn
chairman of the labor commission, una
easily make us political hell"
There are, sir, to medical students Gel
tain well known conditions spoken of a
dreamy mental states" l don't pre-
pose, and certainly don't think yo
| would hermit me tn pnter unon an atio
ogical dissertation thereon, but | will
sir, with your permission say that the
manifestations are, with some of III
closely connected with cerebral net
rasthenia. Many of our mental yagarit
! may be thus accounted for-Trilby's fc
instance! How many others swell til
number, who can tell?
Thanking you for so much space,
am, sir, yours obediently
CACJETHEs ScRIBENDI.
' August 81, 1895,