The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-16
FOR NATIVE YOUTH
Trained Skilled Labor in
Coffee Fields.
Mr.. Cockburn Makes Most Excel
lent Suggestions-Give Them
a Chance.

Mr.. EDITOR:-In the coffee indus
try, there seems TO me in this, its,
early stage of more rapid development,
features that this Government should
have brought before it, or as the Gov
eminent is the hands of the body po-
lite, thought, in the mass. must take
on" activity. Act, act in the living
present" should be their motto over
the development of measures for the
protection of the agricultural indus
try.
In this communication / wish to
point out the field that agriculture
opens up for more than brute force"
the field then is for intelligent hard
labor l refer to the removal of the
coffee plants from the nursery or coffee
thicket, their selection, the stumping
the planting with the taproot and side
roots Just So the replacing of weak
plants, the topping at their requisite
height, the pruning, the handling. All
this commands labor outside of the
qualities of the ordinary contracted la
Dor We know that in countries, such
as India and Ceylon, that the pruning
gang are picked men. Now. can moth
ing be done here for the native youth
of these Islands? How many an uncon-
sciOusly idle native lad is lounging
around. and in your city, who, with
this coffee culture at his finger ends.
would exhibit to the world that they
at least had found their niche in this
their paradise, where it is said "only
man is vile"
Could the Government or combi-
nation of men-men who lead-and
whose motto, not of this sect or of that
sect, but with the sentiment of love in
their hearts plan the placing of ma
tive youth with planters-the lads to
promise to work for a year at least,
and learn the cunning of the trade?''
Scatter your bread on the waters,
and unless l am much mistaken, this
thought for the rights of others, fields
of labor will open for our own sons to
take up the management of the plan
tations of the future, and enjoy the
reflective features of gratitude in their
native employees.
| do not ask for the native or half
white any fayors; we have the worth
less in them, as among our own, but
| know that the native or half-white
youth can put his shoulder to the
wheel and develop, under the spirit
of doing to others as you would have
others do to you" good and valuable
service He loves the open air ant
encouragement at his work, and il
the coffee industry he could have both
House servants in the old country uset
to carry with them from place to place
written characters" The native lads
could do likewise.
Let there be central labor agencies
There are always those who will TAX
up such good work. Let the lads reg
lister for employment, and l am sur
our Millers, our Waits, our Barnards
our Horners, our McStockers, our Ma
sons. our Rycrofts. Forgive me thos
whom / have not named, will hold on
a hand to the native youth. 'Golt
helps those that help themselves.
Yes, but there are the helpless, if Blu
for a little while" and changes hav
Travelled very quickly in the natura
condition of the native in their islam,
homes Yours. etc,
ALEX. COCKBURN.
Kailua, North Kona, Hawaii.