The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-25
A TOWN FOR GOSSIP.
ONE FEATuRE or HONOLULU LiFE
NOTED BY MISS FIELD.
what She Was Told to Expect-Getting
ut Fact VINO are uawaiians?-
Newspaper Criticism.

1--WE are told you came here to judge
for yourself.
II certainly do not come to judge foI
anyone else
1--WE have reason to expect you to lie
impartial. Now, then. if you want the
truth, you'll find it there" added my
visitor. pointing to certain periodicals
edited by himself This visitor is "agn
the government" What he wants |
don't know, as | have not yet read his
version of the truth. preferring to use
my own eyes and ears. Before left San
Francisco an old Hawaiian said: "Tm
sorry for you. You are going into hor-
nets nest You'll hear mole contrddic.
tory stories than you ever dreamed of,
and it will take the wisdom of the SER
pent to sift the grain from the chat.
Whatever you do or say, you'll be sure
to displease one side or the other, and
how you'll get on don't know"
He who spoke was broai enough to
see both sides, and to give credit and dis
credit regardless of political utilization.
After being wept over by an adept ap.
preached these islands with trepidation.
That adept knew what he was talking
about.
GREAT TOWN FOR GOSSIP.
There never was such town for gos-
sip as Honolulu, unless it be some
smaller Hawaiian community. The
reason is obvious. Planted in the mid
die of vast ocean, shut off from the
rest of the world, without n cable to
tell the history of the day, without
letters or papers for weeks at time,
the people have nothing but themselves
to talk about. AS everybody knows
everybody else, and as most bodies are
related to most other bodies, it is ex.
tremely dangerous to criticise anybody,
lest you offend cousin or an aunt.
Imagine, then, the social cataclysm
created by political up heaval that
has divided families aud lifelong
friends. There is nothing too bad for
partisans of each side to say of the
other, though, in justice to the govern
ment, | must add that discretion is a
refreshing characteristic of the official
leaders. AS for President Sanford Bal
lard Dole, have never, in any country,
met a man SO full of the milk of human
kindness. SO fair in his estimate of those
who oppose the republic, so averse to
making capital for his cause by using
the power he undoubtedly possesses.
Socially the Public makes no effort to
be popular, and therein | think it is
mistaken. In 1.-The good old days of
Kalakaua," Honolulu was given up to
pleasure and tourists were warmly wei
coined to the easiest going court on
earth. There We're royal balls and
feasts and concerts. Royal equipages
dashed about the streets Gayly dress.
ed officials gave a spectacular air to the
scene, and society had what is called "a
good time
ABOUT THE MISSIONARIES.
With the fall of the monarchy societ,
retired and went into mourning. Tn,
republic brought what is called the mis-
sionary element to the top. AS a mat
ter of fact no missionaries have beer
sent here for years, but, as descendants
of missionaries constitute the backbon,
of the population and cast their lot will
the Republic, everybody who support,
the Government is called missionary by
partisans of royalty. Even |. who iron
my earliest thinking have been opposed
to missionary labor outside our owl
| pouhudiy' htuT NY sell tdileu Out u
the missionary gang" because | hav,
been seen with good republicans. | an
also branded as "P. c." by certail
foolish critics. who fail to understand
that have come here to know and hea
everybody, provided everybody vii
know me. In the selection of friend
men and women of the world are guide,
by sympathy, regardless of politics o
. / rp1iUlnn Nh N nt sanlnInu N
denunciation will affect me one iota.
shall like whom | like, cousort wit
whom please. say what | think and b
guided solely by my own convictions.
MISS FIELD SCORED.
Here is a sample of newspaper crit
cism in this Paradise of the Pacific
where unbridled license of tongue an
pen seems to reign:
Miss Kate Field is among us takinj
notes Her entry upon the stormy seen
of Hawaiian affairs is made rather di.
advantageously to her. since she come
heralded as an apostle of the dishone.
and dishonOrable cause of 'annextion.
And she made her how through tn
Advertiser announcing annexation q
her creed and the importation of Amel
lean niggers as one of her dogmas.
Now Hawaiians bava every cause Fl
grave mistrust of any Amer,con nre,
corresnondent for both men and wome
who have been here In that canacit
beretofore have hcen emily Of gro,
fa,seboods and villifcat;on in 1be
, lingo attemnts IN shield our PGratica
, 9;Gnpoes). There were but two homo
/ able exceptions. Charles Nordhoff an
Julius W. Palmer. Will Miss Field EN-,
| late their independent and determine
sense of Justice or will she follow
l the wake of the bribed scandal monpe
, who have preceded her?
: We will be chivalrous enough to b
!, nc ~ ."ai t, n III . us "''
4 home of the brave" and will quick pc
n ceive Hawai's thraldom and the cowar
ly manner in which it was accomplish,
r by her traitorous country men al
e women. We trust she will not be
II ceived by the thin veneer of what go
IS as the best society OF the Republic, b
n wilrprobe under it and discover all d
treachery, the malice, the intoleran
and hatred which animates the domi
ant party in Its relations to the real II
&C waiian people. We hope she will pro
" by the experience of Mfr. Blount, and
e member that all the attentions she W
receive at their high teas and low te
3 at festivals and receptions, and the p
h and cakes they will send her if she be
NJ is their orthodox method of bribery, a
y they will bitterly denounce her if af
l. these attentions she dares to tell {
re truth about them. Miss Field will a
r discover that there are MANY excellt
= Hawaiian families of long residence W
remain loyal TO Hawaii, who do not