Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
How the Natives Are Misled.


1t Is true that the natives view the Ameri-
cans with much distrust. And this Is just
because they are diligently taught to do SO,
especially by Europeans and few mis-
guided. Americans. When Kalakaua and his
sister after him recklessly undertook TO
overthrow constitutional government and to
substitute heather wizard government
the Americans and many others made a
revolution and established that republican
system which was Indispensable and vital.
For that strenuous and necessary action
we Americans are paying the unavoidable
penalty of Hawaiian distrust, and our Brit
ish comrades, as well as many Germans,
make use of that handicap against us. /
am sorry that so good man as DR.. Kincaid
should side himself with such a party, and
reproach us with such loss Of religious and
moral influence as has ensued, but which
he greatly exaggerates. That alienation is
wearing away, as Dr. Seudder correctly
showed. The sparse attendance on 80 many
of our native Protestant churches is due
largely to the actual decline OF population
in the last sixty years from 100000 natives
of 5000. 1t Is also result OF having only
five or six white Protestant workers among
the natives to cope with thirty or forty
white Catholic and Mormon clergy.
Exodus Of American Mechanics.
DR.. Kfncaid tells of an exodus of more
than 200 American mechanics from Central
Union Church" I question whether he
was correctly reported because do not
believe that half that number were ever
connected with that church at one time.
There his In truth been large exodus of
white mechanics and other workers during
the heavy business depression of the past
four years, especially of carpenters who
meet more japanese competition than do
Others. But that depression was caused
almost entirely by over-production of beet
sugar In Europe Still. the large number
OF Japanese laborers who have acquired
various forms of skill while on the plan
Gle to the success of white mechanics, who
cannot possibly live as eheaply as Asiatics,
although superior in working ability.
must confess to strong feeling of re-
caid for adopting that most unjust war cry
here against Americans" that they have
robbed the Hawaiians OF their nationality
and their lands The American mis-
chiefs OF Hawaii. well disposed and benevo-
lent, but ignorant rulers of 10000 serfs,
into endowing those serfs with lands, and
into establishing well-ordered constitu-
tiona1 government, with an able white Judi
ciary. This resulted, after many dark periis.
In securing the recognition of Hawaiian In
dependence by England. France and Amer
lea. Hawaii prospered for forty years, and
became productive OF wealth. Then arose
Kalakaua, new king OF mongrel breed,
who undertook to substitute arbitrary au-
tocracy, supported by an order of Kahunas.
or medicine men, which he revived and or
ganized After series of outrageous mis-
doings the Americans and other whites
arose and inundated the king into ordain-
ing new constitution. chief feature of
which took from the king the appointment
OF senators and placed that power In the
hands of a body OF electors, holding mod
crate property qualification. This worked
well for I'VE years. although hob" Wilcox
organized futile revolt against It, and
Kalakaua strove to evade its provisions.
But a year after Kalakauass death his
sister, Liliuokalani. openly discarded that
liberal constitution and undertook to pro-
claim an autocratic one OF her own inven-
ton. This was In January, 1893. For FIVE
months previous she had labored. with ILL.,
success for the most part and several
changes OF ministry, to enact laws legalix-
ing opium licenses and creating public
lottery The autecratic constitution came
last. and was solidiy met by an instant up
rising 81 the whites, and the queens depo-
sitfon. The whites conducted all the vaiua,
HE and productive business enterprises Of
the Islands, which were fatally imperiled
by the queen stupid tyranny. The majority
Of the $500 gentle. easy going natives re-
sented The deposition Of the native queen.
but did nothing effective Five years and
. i,an later came annexation, which gave
"a All Hawaiians universal suffrage as
American citizens.
Holdings Of Missionaries Children
Notable among the contributions to the
Hawaiian topic at Mohonk was highly In
formed ana very Judicious paper By 0orham
d. Gilman, who has long been intimate with
Hawaii would offer slight critfcism Of
. one statement Of HIS. that Most Of the In
vcstors who have brought the chief indus
try {suxar1 to the prominsnee II holds are