The times., 1898-07-10

operators are all native Hawaiians who
speak English.
In Hawaii compulsory education seems
to compel, as a higher percentage of ma
tives are able to read and write than
anywhere in New England. This is large
ly due to the energy of the missionaries.
who long ago inspired the people with an
ambition for education. As Richard II.
Dana affirmed In less than forty years
they have taught the whole people to
read, write cipher and sew" rescuing
them from virtually baroarous state.
Honolulu is a town of some $4,000 people,
and except for the beautiful and luxuriant
tropical foliage that makes a bower of
the residence parts, is essentially like any
fiourishing American community. AL
though there are English, Spanish Ger
mans, Portuguese Japanese, Chinese and
South Sea Islanders in numbers, the
American element predominates in infiu-
ence and intelligence. The place is
American in its interests-in business pol
itics, education and religion. The Amer
lean runs the railroads and steamers the
foundry, dry dock. lumber yard mill and
tow boat. He fills teeth, cuts hair, mends
shoes, builds houses, sells furniture. med
icines, hardware, etc. He has made the
capital city. He retains all his national
characteristics and has impressed many
of them on the nation. He has continued
10 keep up his Interest IN American af-
fairs and at every Presidential election
In this country he drums up the natives
and goes through the form of choosing
between the rival candidates in America.
At the last election he gave 10 Mckinley
a larger vote than TO Bryan. He will or
ganize a noisy demonstration when he
learns that he is now once more an Ameri-
can by the act of the slow-moving SEN
ate.
Honolulu has its seaside resort, its
fashionable Newport, at Waikiki. Here
Robert Louis Stevenson spent some
pleasant weeks in the place named Sans
Louci. The people have their literary
and scientific societies, their clubs OF all
kinds, and every organization common
to an enlightened and prosperous COM
munity. Among its citizens are gradu-
ates from all the American colleges. They
have come TO love their adopted home and
their happiness will be complete when
they learn that they are no longer exiles
from their fatherland.
During the long discussion of the an
neXauop question, the American public
has been surfeited with statistics show
ing the commercial dealings between the
islands and the States. and with details
OF the economic and financial condition
of Hawaii. Without such labor as the
American toiler expends, a population of
A-~fsDv - wei odEpc4 btA 4Ai lLe lSidEuSr
| which are capable of giving a good liv-
ing to ten times that number of indus
trious persons.
Enough has been said of the import
anee TO the United States of these ISL
ands. 1t was conceded that whatever
| nation should acquire control of them
could not be dislodged by all the navies
of the world. and must be master of the
North Pacific. II was the far-seeing
Secretary Seward, the buyer of Alaska
who affirmed that 1.-The Pacific ocean, its
islands, its shores and the vast region
beyond, will be the chief theater of
events in the worlds great hereafter"
The emergence OF Japan into a world
power, the tremendous change that has
begun in China, the westward tendency
of Russia's interest, by reason of her
Siberian railroad; the development of
Australia, and so on, seem to indicate
the sure fulfillment of Mr.. Stewards $
prophetic utteraHce. This generation of
Americans has preserved for the future
the means to make this nation supreme
in the affairs of the Pacific region.