Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-11
RACE DISCRIMINATION.

country do we inhabit! thought
this to be the land of the free and
the home of the brave; but, alas,
to my utter amszement found j,
to be other wise last night, when ]
went down to see some friends OF
mine who were departing on the
s. s. China.
People of every nationality, j,
seemed to me, except the Chinese,
were allowed to walk freely to and
fro on the wharf, as free as the air
which the Almighty has of His
infinite goodness given to the
children Of men, not only to
whites but also to yellows. How
ever, as l was on the point of en-
tering the gate along with a nun
Der of ladies and gentlemen, l was
suddenly stopped and questioned
as to my nationality by an officer
OF the government. a government
which, I supposed, guarantees by
it's constitution, that all men are
created free and equal. l told him
the truth and nothing but the
truth.
Notwithstanding words of ex-
PLANTATION which l propounded to
the honorable officer of the go
called Republic of Hawaii,
l was refused sdmittance. When
some white friends OF mine
were coming slong-I do not care
to mention their names = as l was
standing outside the gate, they
Immediately recognised mo and a
hearty hand-sbake ensued. Be
fore [ was few feet from the gate
l was forcibly thrust away from
my lady friend to whom 1 was not
even allowed to say a few words
Of parting.
l was again outside the gate,
solitary, like one disgraced before
the world. But 1 nevertheless,
stirred up courage and approach.
ed the officer and asking him the
meaning and significance of this
Says he, "Chinamen are not al
lowed to enter" From this state
ment l began to think that race
discrimination was the root of all
this. One would hardly think that
such thing as race disc,imipa =
ton would exist in these closing
days Of the nineteenth century,
but l found it last night, strange
as it may seem.
Being thus positively refused
admittance, l had no heart to wait
for my other friends who had not
yetarrived. l thereupon mesndered
home On my way to my humble
cottage, the thought came to me of
inquiring through your column
what the exact attitude of the gov
eminent is in regard to persons
who wish to see their friends
of. Are people allowed to
enter the wharf on the depart
ure OF steamers to give their
friends a send off and to say
a few words of parting, prospect
i've Of nationality, or is there
discrimination against certain race
or races' If so, why SOP Did
not the Creator make Of one blood
all nations of menp I have had
enough Americanism impaired to
me by eminent men of American
birth to know that your fore
fathers, the trainers of your con
stitution, and the source Of yonr
present liberty, happiness, and
prosperity, have expressly declar
ed as follows: "We hold these
truths to be self-evident-that all
men are created equal; that they
are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights that
among these are life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness"
What means this, then, when
was last night deprived of my
liberty.-for l was not allowed to
go to a place where every body else
could go with impunity, and de-
prived of the happiness which l
would otherwise have enjoyed
the happiness of having few
farewell words with my friends,
whom L might not see again on
this earth. Oh, "Ubinam CENT?
um sumus" Is this, my friends,
the land of the free, and the home
OF the brsvep Was it the inten-
ton of your fathers when they
landed on the shores Of
the New World to discriminate
against the Chinese or any other
race with whom they or their child
rem might come in contactP 1 am
sure that you will agree with me
in atatinp that thar intant;opo