The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-12
SEATTLE. MONDAY. sov. n
Trying TO Make Trouble.

IN their attempts to extend trade to the
Hawaiian islands the merchants OF Seattle
have encountered an unexpected obstacle,
nnding among the merchants Of Hawaii a
sudden hostility to the state Of Washing
ton and it, citizens. Catalogues sent out
BY Seattle wholesalers to Hawaiian mer-
chants have received in acknowledgment
clippings from an article in Tacoma
newspaper, rspublished in Honolulu. se-
companied by such remarks ~ this; I'VE
are surprised that your section cares to
deal with such outlaws"
The article Il = gross and coarsely abus-
I've attack upon the entire mercantile class
In tn Hawaiian islands. Of which the fol-
lowins extract Win give fair idea:
Tho islands need to be repopuiated
with immigrants and good. honest car
pct-baggers before It will be safe or judi
cious to grant home rule. Any man that
has been permitted to live and do busi-
moss on the island OF Oahu is less Mt to
hold ONCE under the government than the
poorest and most despised native. II
there II white man on the island who
n loyal and true and devoted to Ameri-
can Institutions he Is never heard from.
The ruling powers have boycotted and
suppressed and robbed and spat upon
him until he IL 30 completely subjugated
that he dare not raise his voice"
II n no surprise that the people of Ha-
wall resent such abuse. and have no de-
sire TO cultivate business relations with a
community whore such sentiments are
held or expressed. Their mistake, how
ever. is In thinking that the foregoing Is
IN any sense representative OF the feel
ingS OF any portion OF the washington
people, or that such attacks have any
thing save local or personal animus be-
hind them. They are the utierances OF a
newspaper without character or standing
even In its own town: which aspires TO be
ciassed among the yellow sensational
Journals OF the country; ard IL published
In community where public sentiment
apparently only inds concrete expression
In one form. an attack on places OF larger
population, greater wealth and more
trade. In that community there Is no ef.
fort being made to cultivate trade rela-
lions with the Hawaiian islands; while the
efforts Of Seattle in that direction are
looked upon with the hitterest dissatisfac-
tion and jealousy, II the newspapers are
to be accepted as correctly voicing public
opinion They would injare themselves a,
any time II In SO doing they could like
wise infiet an injury upon Seattle or ham
per the trade OF this city
II Is altogether likely that the malicious
attack upon the people OF the Hawaiian
islands was prompted BY no other motive
than desire to create precisely the SEN
timent against the people Of the state OF
Washington which q appears has resuitel
from It's publication: ana It is possible
that Its author IL ehncsiing at having ae-
eomplished In a measure this result
This ingenious and malicious attempt "a
stir w iu-feelug between communities
which have entertained FOR each other the
most cordial feelings. and which are at
tempting 60 cultivate more intimate trade
relations, which VIII BE- mutually henen-
siai, viii fan Of it's effect Il the merchants
OF Hawaii become aware og the motives Of
petty spite which prompt all such eru.
sions. They should understand that Ia.
coma newspapers on this subject do no,
represent the sentiments Of the people q.
the state OF Washington. and they should
understand further that the one eonsgm-
ing desire Of the particular Tacoma nows.
paper in question IS 70 work some lnjury
70 sesstie's trade. no matter what means
q may be necessary 10 adop, to accom-
plisa that end. ana that In so doing vii
bot hesitate for a moment 10 misrepresen;
Ne sentiment of the business men OF its
ewn city.
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