The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-21
HAWAIIANS Treasured.
That Americans Will Not Treat the
Natives With Contempt.

The following is an editorial from
the Commercial Advertiser of Honolulu
under date of October Is:
The reception and entertainment OF
Miss Rose of HiIo, by the residents of
Topeka, Kansas, is quite enough evil
dence to convince the native HaWalianS
that the people of America, as rule,
do not place them on the level OF the
negroes, in social matters.
1t is perhaps safe to say, that not a
community in the states would tolerate
for an instant the proposition to re-
ceiYe with honOrs, any girl with any
negro blood in her veins. Last year, the
female students of Vassar college pro-
tested against permitting a girl TO re-
main in the college, when it was dis
covered that she had negro origin.
She was so white in color, that, during
long residence with the students, TINS
origin had not been detected. When 1t
was discovered, the unrea soninS preJu-
dice of a class of most excellent young
women, was aroused, and many of them
behaved like savages.
1t is we'll known to those who are
familiar with the social life of the
southern states, that some of the most
accomplished, brilliant, and beautiful
women have negro blood in their
veins, but are utterly and permanently
barred out from the social life of the
whites. Some of these women have
been educated In Paris, and in manners,
musical talent, wit, and all social gifts
are the peers of their white sisters. But
the negro faint, almost imperceptible in
many cases, condemns them TO social
exile, and, too often, to immoral lives.
In this wholesale exclusion of a class of
refined and educated women, simply be-
cause of the single drop of negro blood,
one may see an illustration of what we
so often consider in this paper, the
force of national habits and instincts.
While there is, we believe, no COM
munity on the Mainland that would toll
crate the idea of receiving or honOring
the most beautiful, refined, and edu-
Gated quadroon, we see thousands of
people admiring, caressing, and even
making themselves quite silly over a
girl with Hawaiian blood in her veins.
SO far as the natives are concerned,
it is fortunate that it is SO. 1t puts
forever at rest the doubts which the
friends OF the natives people
who have always given the natives bad
advice-have constantly stirred up re
garding the attitude of the Americans
towards them. 1t shows that the Amer
leans have no prejudices against the
natives, by reason of color.
The people of Topeka, a representa-
tive city in the crankiest of all states
have our thanks for giving us this illus
trattOn of a condition of things, which
could not be proved by mere talk and
assertion. The most of US were tempted
to smile at the willingness of Miss Rose
to exhibit herself at a show in To-
peka. She has, however, done excellent
work, and settled it that the native wo-
man will not suffer from the blind, and
senseless prejudice against color.
The following are taken from Homo
lulu papers:
Since Miss Rose of Hawaii acted as
queen of the Topeka Carnival, the peo-
pie of the Sunflower state and of these
islands have a mutual interest in each
other It is a pleasure, then. to say
that the officers and men of the Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteers, now here en-
route to Manila, are soldiers and gentle
men.
Miss Anna K. Rose was the guest at
dinner Saturday evening at the Ha-
waiian Hotel, of Col and Mrs. Andrew
Jackson Smith, of Lakewood, New Jer-
sey.