The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-21
Miss KahGlGmaIla Writes Again
Of Competition.
SAYS THEY ARE BEING DRIVEN OUT
She Complains of the Influx of
Asiatics-Duty of the Sons
of Missionaries.

MIR. EDITOR again take my pen
in hand to write you a few thoughts
which should have been expressed be-
fore this.
In the first place l wish to thank
you for the very kind reception you
gave my previous article, but 1 have
been somewhat surprised that you
should have mistaken the source of
competition which we Hawaiian wo-
men dread No-no, we have no fear of
any other woman robbing us of our
just share of employment, it is the al
mond eyed celestial who should have
been kept at the work for which he
was originally brought into the coun-
try, who is driving not only us Ha
waiians, but every needle woman of
whatever. nationality she may be to
the wall.
I have been thinking since reading
what you said in comment on my
writing, that it is not so much the
lack of education on lines to insure
ones support as it is the constant
lessening of opportunities for honest
employment in lines to which we have
been educated and it is this that l feel
obliged to attribute in large measure
to the unwise policy obtaining in later
years and sanctioned by the sons of
missionaries, and in some cases
brought about by their own actions.
say this without any feeling of bit
terness" towards the missionaries as
you seem to think Judging from what
you wrote in your paper April 18th,
but [ say it with the sadness of heart
that comes to me through the necessi-
ties arising from endeavoring to raise
quite a family under condition such
as / have stated before. I can only
say at this time that it would have
been different had the sons followed
in the footsteps of their fathers. Some
of them would not be living abroad
today drawing dividends from planta-
tiOns operated by importeI yassals-
but if they found occasion to leave
they might have done so with the
knowledge of having fulfilled their
Christian duty and with the sincere
aloha of those left behind whom by
to Christian life. By their actions
we find ourselves bearing burdens
that are not of our creating and too |
often living lives not altogether in |
keeping with the teachings received, |
but forced upon our people by the !
elements with which we |
are constantly brought in contact |
through this wretched racing after |
more than one needs. You seem to
think that I write in ignorance of the |
distress that women in crowded cities |
are subject to.
No, our education has not been |
neglected as to reading and thanks to |
the newspapers l am well aware of /
the distress prevailing in Christian |
and civilized communities Of America |
and Europe and you must admit that |
this is to the shame of doctrines of |
Christ and the institutions buIlt up t
in His Name. You rightly say that |
we attribute many of our hardships |
to the haole but it is his selfshness
and disregard of the admOnitiOns of |
Christ in His intercourse with us that |
has created this feeling and not ignor- |
ance Of conditions elsewhere as you
seem to think
Now Mr.. Editor, why did you copy
in the paper April 22d, "a disagree
able opinion by the Washington
Starr" You must either avoid printing
such news or you cannot complain at
us Hawaiians wailing over our con-
ditiOn. If a big nation like the United
States asks protection for its citizens
bread and butter and even a little
sugar for their own people instead Of
supporting foreigners, how can you
feel that we are doing an injustice to
your people by seeking an OppOrtuni-
ty to honestly earn enough to buy
fish and poi and the many necessa-
rfes your education has brought with
it. We want foreigners to settle here
such as will come and make homes
and live as good or better lives than
we have been taught to live, but the
time has come when bringing men
from Asia must stop or the very greed
that creates the need for it, will cause
it's own undOing. I viii remember
how in my school days. I was taught
that Love of money is the root of all