The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-05

worlds goods. 1t is a happy incident
that they do not Very few boys are
born here or elsewhere with a sugar
plantation ready for their use when
they are grown up. Labor makes
more good men than inherited wealth
Nothing is so useful to young men as
f, to be compelled to work. 1t is said
that one of Henry Clays friends in
Kentucky, asked him what he could do
that would best promote the welfare of
n son of his. Clay responded, Dis
inherit him, sir, then he will be the
equal of poor boys and be compelled to
earn his living"
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE.
The public mind here as elsewhere,
must be educated on all public ques-
tions before the people are prepared to
act wisely on any important subject of
government, and before we can hope
| to be admitted as a state into the
American Union. Love of country is
| either inborn in man or it is matter
| of education. In either case n citizen
must realize that he belongs to some
country and that he had better be a
member of a great and a free country
like the United States than of a small,
weak and tyrannical country like many
monarchies. If he lives in any part of
the United States, he must realize
keenly that that is his country and
| that it is the best government known
to mankind. American civilization is
adapted to the wants of the American
people. Originally America was set
tied by immigrants from Europe, all
poor and all laboring men. They were
chiefly English, Irish, German, French
and Scandinavians, but their children
soon learned to speak our language If
the parents did not, and finally helped
to create here new civilization.
But we are told that this territory
must be differently handled than any
other territory. I cannot believe that
this is so. or that the people here ara
different from the people elsewhere.
with the exception of the Asiatic ele-
ment. Asiatics do not assimilate with
our American people, and under the
laws of our country they cannot be-
come American citizens. They pos
sess none of the attributes of Ameri-
can citizenship or of American freemen,
for once an Asiatic, always an Asiatc
This is the result of the experience Of
the majority of the people who have
FRIENDLY WITH THE MAINLAND.
We should cultivate the friendship of
the American people. If we are al
ways opposing the people on the MAIN
land, we Will soon prejudice them
against us and we can gain no near
or remote benefit for ourselves by being
Il part of the American republic. V
must bear in mind that this is an
American territory and we must be
Americans in spirit. Only few
months ago the National Congress ap-
propriated one million of dollars to pay
the so-called fire claims of this terri
tory. Every dollar OF this goes to our
own people. Unless our Asiatic popu-
lation, in accordance with time honored
custom, sends its share to China and
Japan. We should not attempt to
kill the goose that lays the golden
egg, or attempt to ignore the great
republic of which we form a very in
significant part.
Let us rather encourage American
citizens from all over the Union to
come here and help us with their labor
and their capital and their wisdom. |
And let us not tell them what is not !
true, namely, that white men cannot |
here cannot govern themselves.
think the people of this territory would .
be pursuing a policy OF wisdom by |
doing all things possible to encourage .
people to come here to live and work =,
and help in the government of this ter
ritory.
Referring to our climate--any eli
mate which was good enough for the
old and early settlers of three quar-
ters of century back ought to be good
enough for new comers. 1t is too
common an idea however, that there
is something wrong with the Hawai-
ian climate or with the Hawaiian ISL
ands. While ii is true that in GER
tain localities this climate is ener-
waiting to man who has always lived
In more rugged climate, yet generally
speaking this is a good climate to live
In and to work in.
CAN BE PRODUCED
HERE.
We can produce everything here
which will grow in the tropics or in
'act in the temperate zone. We have
different climate at an elevation of
-hree thousand feet on these Islands,
'nd great deal of the territory lies
above three thousand feet The tenn
is uniform and equable.
We do not need to send to China and
Japan for laborers If we win only en-
courage Americans TO come. The
Wealthy people OF the world never
make the pioneers to new countries or
1laZe the trees for the first paths
hrough the wilderness. A pioneers