The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-30
SAYS PE0H IS A CURSE SYSTEM
srRonoLY FAvoas IMPORTATION
OF AMERICAN LABOR TO
THE ISLANDS.
Discusses Sugar, Artesian Wells, Edu-
cation. Absence Of Defined Race
Prejudice and Speaks With Eio-
quenee and Enthusiasm.
From the New orleans Pieayine.

From the New Orleans Picayine.
July Is.
Judge A. s. Humphreys. United
States circuit judge. Of Honolulu. and
General Francis s. Healey. ex-attor-
uey general OF Arizona. were talking
vita some friends at the St Charles
Hotel last night about Honolulu and
the Hawaiian Islands They are both
enthusiastists on the subject. but the
Judge Is especially enamored of the
charms and advantages Of the islands.
which have been his home for more
than six years He practieed law
there before he was appointed TO the
prominent position that he now holds
by President Mckinley. and in his
capacity as a lawyer he represented a
great many very large interests and
had ample opportunities 10 see the ISL
ands and the people from many points
OF view-opportunities which he i'm
proved TO the utmost. and which did
nothing but Increase his good opinion
OF both islands and people.
The early missionary influence,
said the judge. is apparent in many
ways I think Il is specially notice
able in the language OF the people.
When the missionaries found them
they had no written language, and the
spoken language in use was very sim
pie. consisting OF very few elementary
sounds. which made it very easy TO
reduce TO rule and systematise. The
missionaries gave them an alphabet
and really created the language as il
now exists. This accounts for the
fact that there are no profuse words
In the language as now spoken When
a native wants TO say the hardest
thing he can about a man. he cannot
curse him as his Anglo Saxon bneth-
rem would. but says ne is naughty
man. or bad man. or he won't go TO
heaven. and then he looks as II he
expected q fight. He has done his
worst 10 provoke one. and has ex-
hausted bis vocabulary of vitupera-
ton.
THE missionary influence is ap
parent in the absence of any decided
race prejudice. Up to a few years ago
there was no race prejudice there
whatever. and even now there is very
little though there are indications
that some race prejudices are spring
ing up. This is natural when the in
fericr race sees the rewards of in
dustry and enterprise all going to the
stronger and more powerful race.
There are other reasons that II may
be as well not to attempt to analyse
at this time. However. the prejudice.
II any does exist is not Of nature 10
cause any apprehension. and may be
due 20 the political ascendency of the
natives as much as to anything else.
Another matter which may be at
tributed TO the missionary influence is
the excellent educational facilities of
the islands anu the low per cent. of
iiiiteracy. For more than fifty years
there has been a splendid system OF
public instruction. and now there is
only per cent OF illiteracy in the isl
anas. showing that Is far ahead OF
that OF any state In the Union In the
six years that | went about in the
Islands. during which time | saw al
manner OF men. never saw native
that could not write his name.
As for the industries OF the ISL
ands.. continued the Judge. in the
cane growing and sugar producing
line they are Ear ahead of this coun.
try. The average yield per acre Is
from six to eight tons OF sugar. OF
from two and a half to three times rs
much as in this country. and there is
one plantation that know where the
amount produced averages eleven
tons per acre. This Is the Eva plan
taticn. that is capitalized at s5.oo0.e00
the stock being much watered. and
yet paying very handsome dividends
The secret of he great yield is. OF
course greatly climatic. but there Is
another Important particular in which
they are ahead Of the rest Of tAt
world They have German chemists
on every plantation Of any size. and
are continually experimenting and
analyxing. always finding out what |.
needed and furnishing Il at any cost
They analyre the soil and tht
cane. then thsy anaiyze the juice as 1
Is first compressed. and again after 4
is boiled. then they analyxe the sugar
aud whatever Is needed 10 lmprovs
the one or the other is furnished. N
matter What may be the trouble or ex
pense.
The plantation managers are PAID
from ss.oe0 10 -2S.oec per year. ant
with such salaries they sire enabled
10 command the best talent and gei
results that arr not zttainahle undel
less liberal methods
The cheapness and abundance q
arfesian water are large factors II
the econoEny Of the SUGAR grower. Ths
rainfall Is rot safieient 10 grow cane
* It's best. and the wells zre rssortef
TO 10 assist nature The water Is foanf
near the urfaee in crest abundance
and 50 the Qaestion OF rain neve'
comes into consideration
The rice industry is not. 50 dc
veloped Il Is almost entirely in ths
hands Of the Chinese. and Their hsys
not improved much on primitive
methods They raise very inferics
quality q rice 70 that grown Acre and