Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-28
PROGRESS IN HAWAII
Influence on the Native Of
Education and Christianity.
A WAR ON CORRUPTION
GOV. CARRIERS EFFORTS SUPPORT
ED BY THE LEGISLATURES.
A Better Disposition Manifest Toward
the Whites-Greater Willingness to
Come Into Line as Americans.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

population under their new status as Amer
lean citizens Appearances indicate that
they are much better disposed than at first
to come into line as Americans, and act
more in freedom from anti-American and
anti-white sentiment.
This anti-white, or anti-haole feeling be-
came very strong after the dethronement
ot the queen in January, 1893, nearly
twelve years ago, when the leading whites,
intolerant of her extreme and despotic &C
ton, overthrow her and set up republican
government, with S. d. Dole as president.
1t was certainly most natural thing that
the great majority of The native Hawaiians
should deeply resent the overthrow Of the
ruler of their own blood, who represented
their race, and the ancient chieftaincy OF
their people, and should in heart revolt
against a government controlled by white
men, however just or well directed. This
can hardly be counted as a race antago-
n.sm. The relations between natives and
whites. personally, have always been ex-
&C edingly friendly and cordial. 1t was a
political dntagonism, involving natural
patriotic and national feeling Of the Ha
waiians.
That the government of the queen and her
predecessor, Kaluakaua, had been quite cor
rupt, and that she was wholly INSCRIPTIONS
about overriding and abolishing the existing
constitution. could hardly be expected to
turn away from her the allegiance of the
majority of her own race in favor of the
foreigners who undertook the task Of revo-
luton in favor of constitutional freedom 1t
was the HawaiianS' queen who was de-
throned, and the Hawaiians' rule which
was captured by the foreigners, and they
heartily resented it.
l regard it as having been wise, and for
many reasons quite essential, that when the
united States annexed Hawaii and organ
lied 1t as territory, Mr.. Dole should have
been continued at the head thereof. Great
confusion would have resulted from any
ehanSe: and he was a most capable and to
the whites, an acceptable ruler. But it con-
tlnued to be impossible that he should be
acceptable to the majority of the native
fiawallans. or that he could successfully in
nuence their political action. His successor
Geo. r. Carter, entered upon his Office with
the great advantage Of being apart from
the antlpathy and hostility generated by
one revoiution OF ,93 1t was his favorable
opportunity to cultivate the confidence and
regard of the Hawaiians, and he seems
well to have improved that opportunity.
Gov. Carter's Success.
His success in guiding the political action
OF the natives first demonstrated itself last
spring, when he completely carried the leg
isiature in passing all his financial meas
ures In a seriously difficult crisis The leg
isia1ure, composed Of a majority Of natives,
met IN special session, and almost without
uepate passed every measure proposed by
Governor Carter, and speedily adjourned
The white members seriously dissented with
some OF the governors views, but remained
SILENT IN order not to mar the good work
gong on 1t was a great and signal sue
cess, which few believed to be possible,
after former experiences of noisy and nm
reasonable factionism in the Same hodv a
year pefore under Governor Dole
AT the present time, after returning from
a busy visit to Washington and Chicago,
Gus necessary official tasks Including his
annual report to the President Now he Is
on on an active political campaign on the
principal islands, promoting chiefly the in
terests or the republican party but at the
same time comforting with all the people
ana inquiring into their local needs and de-
s1res. 1t Is most gratifying to know that
ne seems to be extremely popular among all
classes, and especially well received by the
native Hawaiians. Both he and his very
capable lieutenant, Mr.. Secretary Atkinson,
appear to be unusually gifted with the
power OF gaining the popular confidence.
OF course, official duties at Honolulu must
forbid very protracted campaign in the
outer sections, but there seems good pros
pect of republican success in the November
election of legislature and delegate to Con-
gress.
War on Corruption.
1t is strongly to be hoped that among
other favorable results the next legislature
will be pervaded by honorable intentions, in
respect to the corruption and graft" which
80 disfgured the proceedings of 1903. 1 an
ticipate that such will be the case, under a
friendlier attitude of the body toward the
chief magistrate and a more wholesome
tone of public feeling, although such ex-
pectation now may be premature. l am
much inclined now to expect the election of
a plurality of republican candidates in both
houses of the legislature. 1t seems prob
able that the democrats will be somewhat
ahead of the home rulers, many Of whom
n{,,1r tn Ia
those two parties will probably outnumber
the republicans, and they are more likely to
act. together than either party to combine
in voting with the government party. But
these speculations are premature. On the
whole the political prospect might be much
worse 1t is a highly favorable condition
that the home rule party Is dwindlfng and
giving place to the democrats, because 1t
and of anti-Americanism.
Among the most essential qualifications
needed by any population for the exercise
of the voting franchise and participation
in government is healthy regard for finan-
cial honesty and integrity. 1t Is indubita-
BILE that this has been one OF the weak
points in the native Hawaiian characte-
Nor can this virtue be said to be very
strong in your large city populations, who
readily elect to legislative and admfnistra-
tive Office the most VIGOROUSLY corrupt men.
Still to be a thief or defaulter does.
among white men. relegate the offender to
a condition OF social disrepute. In the past
and to a considerable extent In the present
general sentiment among Hawaiians Is de-
fective on this point. But am glad to feel
able to testify that there has been steady
and marked improvement in this matter.
Hawaiians and Money.
Nor forty years ago I saw land at
neighboring island port a man fresh from
two years in Honolulu prison for dishon-
esty, and received with the most cordial
eclat by the leading native people, men
and women among whom he had been a
social leader. They would cheerfully have
elected him to high Office. had his felony
not disfranchised him. l have known a
church pastor of especial eminence to mud
die away several hundred dollars of his
churchs money, and be counted little the
worse for Ii. Only the native churches gen
orally renewed their previous caution to
trust no coin to any but a white mans
hands 1t was not rule In a Hawaiian's
makeup to handle other peoples money or
his own with any carefulness or exactness
AS necessary consequence 1t has been
very unusual for any Hawaiian or part
Hawaiian to obtain employment in trade