The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-24
WANT TO BECOME SAILORS
YOUNG uAwAuANs ANXIOUS TO
TRAVEL.
Were AnXiousiy Inquiry Today About
the Chance 10 ship Aboard the Bat
tcship Wisconsin.

An entirely new field is opening up
Tor HdWaliaus and if "a lot OF them
nave their way, the native population
VIII decrease even more rapidly than
has marked its decline i'm recent years.
The young HaWallans have become
imbugd with the idea of going To- sea,
ana already the Water Front ls being
frequented by a large number who are
looking for am opportunity of shipping
Ihe HdWaiians are choice however, in
the Kind Of vessel they ship on. They
disdain the Old sailing ship and insist
upon going on steam vessels
The new vessels Of the American
Hawaiian company are responsible FOR
the desire of the young HuWaiidns To
become seafaring men. When the Cali
iornian left here ON her previous "Trip
she took about five natives as members
OF the crew. The shipment of Hawai-
ians was largely in the nature OF an
experiment and, i'm all probability, the
crowd was taken because regular, ex-
perienced men could not be secured
and the captain wanted to get away
from port as soon as possible. The ma
tives proved the most satisfactory
sailors that Captain Lyons had ever Sc
cured. They seemed to take as natur-
ally to the routine of the vessel as an
Hawaiian boy does to the water. They
made the trip around the Horn all
right and reached New York safely.
Their experience in New York proved
a revelation to them 1t was the first
time that most of the crowd had seen
nything of the world and they enjoyed
every minute of the stay in port They
returned to the ship however and ar
rived in san Francisco in her. Another
Hawaiian joined them there and ship
ped to Honolulu.
The accounts given by the returned
salUrs acted like ledven on the spirits
of the other fellows ashore. The result
was that dozens Of Hawaiians became
possessed with the spirit of unrest and
many applications were made to Cap
tain Lyons to ship on the last cruise
around the Horn. He took nine men
! with him and left a crowd of sOrrow-
! ing men behind.
| The desire to become sailors and see
! the world, has received a fresh momen-
/ tum this week in the arrival of the
| battleship Wisconsin. 1t seems that
three of the old boat boys have enlisted
! in the United States navy and are
members of the WiscOnSin's crew. Ke-
awe and Kamei are two of them. They
give glowing accounts of the life
aboard the mama rRar. and declare
tb8t they are passing one of the most
delightful periods of their existence.
The report was circulated about the
Water Front today that the vessel
wanted two dozen more natives. The
commander was said to be so well sat
isfed with the three natives who were
/ in the crew that he wanted more OF
/ them. The rumOr was investigated
quite eagerly by some of the boat boys
| but to their disappointment they re-
ported that there was no truth in the
story 1t is probable that some of the
! young men would have enlisted on the
vessel Other young Hawaiians have
been making inquiries today about the
/ chance of enlisting i'm the navy and go
| ing away on the Wisconsin.
! There appears now to be a feeling of
unrest on the part of the young Hawai-
! ians. similar desire to leave the
| islands and travel about was noticeable
shortly after Annexation. The feeling
! is not universal but appears to exist
more, among the younger and more
Iambitious fellows of the race. 1t shows
quite a commendabe spirit too. as they
appear to be actuated by a desire TO
see the world and widen their know
| ledge of affairs and in the seafaring
| life they see the easiest and most prac-
teal m9avs of gratifying such a wish.