The Greeley tribune., 1905-08-31
SOME OF THE THINGS TO BE
SEEN THERE
Miss Charlotte Turner Tells OF
the Far Away Possessions
of Uncle Sam-Teach-
ing Chinese

group, has been in Greeley he past
week visiting friends. She was in
Greeley fourteen years ago, and
now expressed surprise at the growth
of 5he city. She !. ON her way TO
the New England states, where she
will spend part of her yea leave
Of abselice.
Miss Turner talks interestingly OF
her work on the islands. Sic is en-
gagged by the Hawaiian board Of mis-
sions for the work, and is stationed
at Wayluku, city of about 5000.
Here the board of missions has a
school for Chinese and other children
Of the island. Here also. on the
same campus Is the social settle
ment, the new Chinese mission
church and the workers home
According to Miss Turner'S state
ment the Hawaiian islands form one
Of the best schooled districts Of the
United States, several associations
besides the government maintaining
schools and educational institutions.
In the school superintended by
Miss Turner, English Is taught in
the forenoon and Chinese in the
afternoon. Strange as it may seem
here. on the island the Chinese are
preferred to the Japs, because the
former make better citizens In every
way. There is little doubt thai here
can be found the most enlightened
and most progressive Cinnamon in
America. but the Chinese exclusion
act is having the effect of depicting
their numbers, while the japanese
are swarming over the islands. a
great deal of the business formerly
done by Chinese is now in the hands
of Japs. We who are accustomed to
believe the japanese the most stolid
and patient people OH earth will be
surprised to learn that on the islands
the Chinese are preferred because
they are much more steady Of habit.
Annexation of the Hawaiian Is
lands to the United States is not
looked upon there as sucE howline
success. According to Miss Turner
there were many things that were
more desirable before annexation.
The reforms of evils that were ex
pected when Uncle Sam took the
reins did not materialize, but severa
new evils became possible. For in
stance, in the city of Wayluku. be-
fore the annexation there were but
two unimportant saloons. Now
there are two big wholesale liquor
houses and four or five other saloons
besides opium joints.
According to Miss Turner the is
lands form the most delightful spots
on earth and the people there are
the most sociable and hospitable tc
be found any place. OF course,
most Of the important business is
done by Americans, all of whom are
interested in educational work and
progress, the manager of one of the
large sugar plantations personally
causing the erection of $40. .OOO
school building. The Chinese too,
take remarkable interest in school
work, and willingly pay for the tut
tion of the young at the schools, in
order that they may learn the pro-
gress Of the white man. The queue
is almost disappearing from the is
lands. Miss Turner was surprised
one morning to see five of her little
pupils come into school without
thier customary pigtails, this having
been sacrificed during the night.
They are following closely the ad-
vice of the Chinese reformer, Liung
Kai Chu, to seek always that which
is new. He himself preached this
precept SO strongly in his native land
that the Dowager Empress thought
1t best to curb the young mans re-
forms and henceforth set a price
upon his head, preferably without
the body. Thereupon he fled to
Japan and swore allegiance to the
Mikado, and is now doing long dis
tance reform work for his country.
Miss Turner counts the meeting with
this precocious young man one Of her
pleasant experiences on the Islands.
; Miss Turner has a large collection
OF interesting photographs from the
island and also some rare relics,
among them specimen of the
Ming knife coins. said to be the
most interesting of all the old
Chinese classes of coins. This par
ticular specimen, it is claimed, dates
back to the year 2lS B. C.
One thing especially mentioned
by Miss Turner was in regard to