The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-26
HONOLULU AND HAWAII.
NATIVES WORK HARD AND HAVE
No PAUPE8S.
How They Came 10 re Called Canni-
balls when They Are Not.
From the Brooklyn Times.


In view of the probability of the annex
alton of the Hawaiian Islands 20 the
United States the following letter just re-
ceived by a Brooklyn man from friend
in Honolulu will be of interest. The
writer. who was a cadet on the American
liner st. Paul before that vessel was turn
ed over to the government, says among
other things:
''You speak Of war being the sole object
of Brooklyn thought Wen. il is really
the same here. The only difference is
that here people have to wait for the war
news and it is sometimes ten days after
an event occurs that they get word of it.
It is intensely exciting to go ashore and
hear the war talk that is prevalent at ev-
cry corner. The American element has
the uppre hand here and every Httle item
of interest is magnihed to tremendous pro
portions. Il is really funny to read the
articles in the Honolulu papers about the
war and then compare them with the true
news from San Francisco. You can per
haps imagine what the newspapers are
like when l tell you that each of them
Ohere are three) are rivals aud all have
the Onlys mad craze for scoops
The Hawaiian Islands are in "a peculiar
position just now. II is their duty to de-
eide whether they shall be neutral or nor
In all probability they will side with the
states, but it is a delicate question ana
there Is much pickering over il in the Ha
waiian Legislature Some argue that
the hoisting OF the American flag over
the island would lay II open to capture bv
the Spaniards, and that the hosting Of
the nag being done without the request of
the United States, that the American GOV
eminent would not see fiji to interfere
guess however, that the Stars ana Strines
VIII Hoat over the Hawaiian Islands IN a
few days. Al any rate. this government is
violating neutrality laws which demand
that belligerent vessel shall leave a neu
tral port within twenty-four hours after
a notice of war has been handed to the
government of that port. The United
states gunboat Bennington is still living
here in spite of the declaration of war SO
this port cannot be neutral ground There
rs a lot of speculation in regard tn tho
Bennington WV
she put on her war paint four davs ago
ana took dwon her main and rnizzen ION.
masts. People expected to see her sail
last Saturday, but she is stl here and
think it extremely probable she wiu re
main 10 protect American interests
ms war is raising Cain with tha
merchant marine. a number of Ameri-
can ships, which left here and Frisco +, p
New York, are expected to call in at some
south American port on the Pacific ride
ana receive new orders. No one can tell
as yet When our ship will go At present
the insurance companies refuse 10 insure
any ship going around the Horn dving
the stars anr Stripes Should the war
end before we are loaded we win get our
insurance all right. But if it is stiu rag
ing IL is ten chances TO one that we win
sail for San Francisco. 1t will take rs
about fifteen or twenty days more to
load so you viii be able to tell whether
! am going to Frisco or New York by
just consulting the war barometer.
Honolulu gains in me a tirmer admirer
every day 1 stay here. Some one las
rightly named it the Gem of the Pacific
IL owns such delightful climate that
l hate TO think of returning to the never
| two-days the same weather of New York
| Then the white people take life so easy.
A white man is not supposed to work
hard and he usually gets good paw for
what he does
There are no paupers in these islands.
There are many poor people (mostly Ia
tives and Chinamen), but there are none
starving. If a white man comes into the
country and gets on mis- 'uppers the gov
eminent viii give him work enough TO
feed himself comfortably; but il it be-
comes known that the white man won't
work but prefers cumming, then The
government puts him in jail Should this
course not cure the bum he is shipped
out of the island-that is, IL he is an
allen.
THE natives are the happiest lot of peo-
pie have ever met. They care nothing for
money, but only crave it as a means to
procure enjoyment. They viii work hard
all week in order to have a grand blowout
on Saturday This hard work is no dream,
either. Il is a common saying that good
Kanaka is as good as any two other men.
These natives know their value and de-
mand the same wages as a white man.
Those among them who are educated are
very intelligent class and they form no
mean proportion of the native population.
THE natives, you know, are niggers. but
they do not have the revolving blackness
common 10 the American negro The ma
jority Of them are as well-featured people
as you would wish to look upon.
"A week ago Saturday l went up into
the country with Kanaka friend of mine
to spend the night with one of his cousins
1t was dark when we goa TO the house, or
rather apology for q house. The 'dug-out
for that IS the only appropriate name for
the dwelling was about II feet
by feet in dimensions. My friend intro
duced me to his cousin, and I was invited
into the parlor. There were no chairs I'm
the place, but the floor was covered with
a mating made in the Islands. Then the
came time to retire Benny said that he
and / would sleep out on the grass in front
of the hut. l did not seem astonished, but
just followed the leader. / thought per-
haps there was a tent or other covering to
protect US from the dew But, no, it was
sleep in the grass with the heaven for an
awning. In the morning | was treated 10
a Kanaka breakfast. consisting Of sweet
potatoes and some stewed meat The cook |
ing was done outside the house in much !
the same kind Of an arrangement as we
used when we went berrying We had one !
spoon and two plates among five of US. |
You can imagine now big part our fin
gers took in slowing the food away But
II tasted fine, nevertheless. After break |
fast ] had look around. The house was
the funniest mixture Of tin, tar paper |
logs and boards 1 ever saw. The little |
farm. however, belonging to the house was |
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