The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-16
THE WISE ADMINISTRATION OF
CHARITABLE FUNDS.

In civilized States there has been
much complaint that so many magnl-
ficent charitable gifts fail TO accom-
nlish large results. These failures
have created prejudices against charl-
table requests. Many rich, and PROBES
sedIy pious men with worldly WISDOM
decline aiding or increasing these glIIS'
because they have no confidence III
their proper and best use. Those VINO
have been engaged for years in solicit
ing such gifts, know of this reluctance
only too well.
Therefore when magnificent chart
table use is created, like that for the
benefit of the Kamehameha Schools,
the public is under the strongest moral
obligations to use it's influence in favor
of the best use of the gift. To neglect
the matter, to refuse to interfere, IS
crime of moral negligence, because II
the charity is not well administered, 1t
discourages the making of similar
gifts. and breeds skepticism in the
minds Of men who have the means OF
doing great good.
In suggesting that the Kamehameha |
Schools, as we'll as other similar
schools, are not conducted according
In the wisdom of the hour, 1t is done
with the consciousness that problems
of education are not easy of solution.
Anv criticism moreover on present me
thods. must suggest better methods, or
it is worthless criticism.
The younger natives are in critical
condition. They face at least -FOUR
stronger races, that are increasing
ranidly. Friction between them in
creases. 1t is not the struggle OF an
equal race, but a weaker race, at very
close quarters. We are not discussing
the belief that the race will soon die
out. We assume, that it may continue
and. under the most favorable condl-
tions, hold it's own, however improb-
able it may be.
Anv error in the training of the
younger people of this race, involves
serious results The old missionaries
did not have before them the prob
lem of today, the industrial and man
nal education of a soft race, confronted
with at least four harder races. The
difficult problem is one of today, ana Is
before the present and coming mission
ary. When we see that the average ma
tive has less of the faculty of organl-
cation, than the average man OF otheI
nationalities, we fear that he must &c
to the wall in the competition. When
it is said that the average native wo-
man does less sewing per day than the
average Portuguese woman, it means
another going to the wall on these
lines of labor.
Under these conditions we believe
that it is a correct proposition to state
that the manual and industrial educa
ton Of native youth, must be generallN
in industries which furnish producG
for the worlds markets, and not To-
tbe home markets, in which they viii
undoubtedly lose by close competition
TT is their only hope. Any depression II
the sugar business here, means genera
loss of work by mechanics and seam
stresses, in the home market. Inc Nd
five goes to the wall first. If the natlV
ones 70 the wall, what are the benefit
of the great charitable gifts for thel
special use?
IF this proposition is true, the ques
zion arises. are there small industrie
which come within the means OF tn
native youths of both sexes, that WI
MACE them beyond this severe an
grinding and increasing home compt
tition? That such industries may b
created goes without saying. But 1t
true and it is a discouraging trut
that it requires rare ability and organ
izing power to make even small II
dustry successful The man who ca
make a success of an industry, gene
allv takes care of himself first. An
if he is a true and rare Apostle OF II
dustry, a missionary to the heathe
who have never seen the light of tho
ough training-he is usually handicap
ned by the men behind him. Here
the rub. A genuine Apostle of Indu
try is usually a crank. He undertake
new projects. Conservative men a
naturally not fond of new projects.
means pioneering, and that is hal
work. One may preach hundred Sc
mons easier than he can successful
cultivate scientifically an acre OF bean
We can merely hint at the poin
involved in securing the best use
these great charitable gifts to the n
tives. 1t is unfortunate that all d1
cussions of this kind, which are ge
orally welcome in business affairs,
oufckly resented by those who admi