The Redwood gazette., 1899-06-28
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measure sometimes Not even the cast
side in New York city Is the scene Of
worse confusion Of tongues than these
islands are. Among white people there
are the English, German, French, Nor
wegian and Portuguese languages
Nearly half the inhabitants of Hawaii
are Chinese and Japanese, and there is
the aboriginal tongue Of the natives be-
sides. The foreigners naturally desire
their children to use their particular
mother tongue.
In the midst of this babel the govern
ment steps in and says to all these
races: "You are at liberty to talk what
ever style of gibberish you choose in
your homes, but this is an English
speaking country and your children
must learn the language Of the nation.
You must send them to school where
this language is taught
So each morning witnesses the spec
tacle of hundreds of Chinese boys with
their bags of books in their hands and
their slim little cues wound around
their black heads going to school to be
taught their lessons by teachers Of the
sex that Cinnamon have been trained
for gray old ages to despise and look ON
as inferior beings It is we'll
So that In generation or two more
perhaps the people Of the islands will be
able to speak the English language AZ
correctly as the average citizen Of the
States now does, which is not saying
much. It is rather singular that the
race here which is most ignorant and
likewise cares least to acquire an educa-
tion should belong to the white popula-
tion-namely, the Portuguese The Chi
nese and Japs are nearly all able to read
OF write in their own language. OF let
ters the mass Of the Portuguese are as
ignorant as horses, and they do not care
to be enlightened Still be 1t known,
the recommendation has gone forth from
the Hawaiian commission that the glori-
GUS right of suffrage be conferred on
these same Portuguese men, although It
is not to be permitted to the most
highly educated and intellectual Amer
ican white women on the islands, even
though some Of them are members Of
the national board Of education. and Ia
dies constitute great majority Of those
long suffering victims who are trying
to mold these various jabbering nation
alities into one enlightened English
speaking nation. Here be wisdom and
consistency both for you!
That the Hawaiian race of the pure
blood Is declining 50 rapidly In numbers
is owing largely to one rather singular
reason. That Is the inclinatim Of the
native women to marry Cinnamon. Pr-
tuguese, jap or anybody rather than
men Of their own race. Are then the
Hawaiian men 50 Objectionable BY no
means. They are better looking than
most of the foreigners the women Do
marry and much more good natured
But when the native woman marrtes
the Chinaman he supports her at home.
The Chinsman's wife hardly ever has
to work fur her living outside The
Kanaka woman is indolent to the back
bone and does not like 10 go out wash
ing and scrubbing for her living or even
to keep shop Her brother. the native
Hawaiian man, fs as lazy as she Is and
likes to toll for his family not much
better than she likes to toll for her liv-
ing. So she turns from the good look
ing Kanaka and weds the ugiy little
Chinanan who will support her. II
viii be perceived from this that the Ha-
waiian women are by no means imcapa-
bic Of receiving the higher civilization.
Among the curios in the Bishop mu-
scum there ought to be, but are not.