The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-17
VISITOR FROM
THE PACIFIC
Justice Galbraith of Hawaiian
Supreme Court
TELLS OF THE ISLANDS
Magnificent Country With
Large Opportunities.

the city yesterday, accompanied by hi
vic. the guests Of Hardin Ely and fam
flv of 1913 North Market street.. To es
cape the heat they win go to Geud'
Springs this morning. and after spendini
q few days there viii visit friends a
Guthrie and Oklahoma City. Judge Gal
BIRTH is IN excellent health and is mucl
stouter than when he was here last, five
years ago.
After retiring from the Office of attor-
ney general of Oklahoma Judge Gal
brajth, who has a far seeing logical mind
concluded that annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands TO the United States was
probable, and owing to his knowledge OF
territorial laws, reasoned that good
opportunity awaited him there. SO he
went and settled on the island of Hawaii
or Owhyhee, the largest in the archipel-
ago He prospered from the beginning
and when the islands We're annexed he
was appointed TO the supreme court, a
very digniGed body Had the laws and
system Of Jurisprudence been changed
with annexation it is probable that be
would have preferred remaining in prac-
tice. but the system IN vogue under the
self-governing and independent republic
remained and the territorial system was
not introduced. The Office pays S.. COO a
year. ard IS one Of very honorable posi-
ton.
a beautiful country is Hawaii" said
Judge Galbraith to an Eagle reporter.
mo heat Ike this there"
And still you would probably rather
live here"
II I had nay choice and the power to
do it, I would rather move oklahoma to
where the archipelago is. Don't you
know that that would be a paradise?
The sun is altogether different there from
what # is here-it doesn't come down on
one so fierce. Besides. it shines mellow
sort of like hot moon. II gives the
trees a beautiful tinge-a dreamy color
that I cannot describe to you"
And the peopIe?"
1.-THE people are very hospitable and
recognize an equality that you cannot
find here No color line is drawn The
natives were there first and the whites
consider them entitled to the best treat
ment Those who are educated are bright
and sharp people-as much so as any ma
tionality. They would become very in
dignant If you called them negroes or
classed them in that category"
IN what proportion are they TO the
whites?"
There are only about fifteen thous-
and white people in the archipelago the
rest. about one hundred and twent thous-
and. are natives. Chinese and japanese.
You have no idea how many languages
they have. The language of the gov
eminent and the courts is English. and
in the trial of cases interpreters of vari-
Gus linguistic talent are used. 1t IS difi-
cult TO find proper expression of the
facts in a case, owing to errors in trans
lation, and courts have to be very care
full. Everything in our court comes to us
on appeal and is translated in English.
We have some very able lawyers there,
both native and Americans"
Are they a contentious people?"
Wen. I would say they are-the Chi
nese and Japanese more than the ma
tives. They get into many controversies
and appeal TO the law. They are not
criminal. and murders are few. This,
perhaps. is due, 10 some extent. 10 the
fact that the carrying Of firearms is not
common. There are not many murders.
and suicides are confined almost exclus-
lively to the Chinese
Honolulu has a populs ton Of about
forty thousand and on the streets YOU
VIII lind not more than one man in four
or five white. This seemed very strange
70 me al first. but now ] am used To it."
What is the future Of the isands?"
l believe they have a very bright fu-
ture. They are incomparably rich in pro
ductiveness and there is plenty of oppor-
tunity for development. We viii soon
have cable connection with the United
States and a passenger service that VIII
bripg Us to Frisco in five DAYS. We
vii always be on the track of Oriental
commerce and stopping place for the
navigation Of the Pacific The people are
now tie wealthiest people in the world
per capita. Everybody is contented.
and nothing could make US happier ox-
cept being a little nearer TO the United
States
what IS the religion?"
THE Catholics are very strong, espee-
ially In the native influence. but we have
Protestant churches too The oldest
churches there were established by the
missionaries in about lSeo The natives
embraced Christianit. very readily. There
is not pre-Christian native religion on
the islands"
What do the natives say about the
origin Of the race2'
They believe they came from the
South Sea Islands, were driven out TO
sea and landed on the archipelago in
Vulnerable centuries ago. They have no
history; they hare only legends but they
are very rich IN those According to
legend. they understood the science OF
navigation very many ages ago and did
thriving marine business.
Their politics IS largely local although
they have Democratic and Republican or
CARNATIONS. Neither nartv has a raonop-
oily OF the Royalist adhe-euts Both Par
ker and Wilcox. who ran for deisrate two
years ago. were Royalists The ex-oueen
lives on the islands except when congress
Is n session. when she generally soes
to Washington. She is generally respect-
&c In the islands-as much 50 as anv inter
ngent person IL good social standing
AL feeling produced By the overthrow 81
the crown has passed away and a repub-
ncan form Of government has been gen
orally accepted al over the archipelago"
Judge Galbraith saws that Denuis Flynn
during hts visit 70 the islands ieft a very