The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-29
MERCHANTS
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The great races Of the world Our IL
6ustriaI condition 5 complicated by
This cosmopolitan population The IiQ-
zor, education and social matters and
public lands questions are difficult
things 70 deal With by reason OF these
various nationaiities IN large numbers
living here
We have produced these conditions
ourselves. The sugar interests are 10
doubt responsible for bringing these
people here but they are not 10 blame
They did The enterprising thing II de-
Feloping the country.
But the fact Is that these people ara
here. WHAT are you going 70 do about
IL There are many people here aax-
ious about The large number Of children
born OF Asiatic parents and the posi-
biIity that they VIII become voters
some day These children Of AsiaIic
parents are going into the schools II
larger numbers Ihan representatives OF
the Anglo-Saxon race.
These people are afraid that within
fifteen or twenty years these AsiatIc
children vii rule these islands by their
numbers and votes
-I don't think this danger Is great.
but II they should become the doEniE2at-
ing majority there might be ten
dency Of the islands 70 gradually sip
away from American standards IN po-
lticaI. social and moral life
How shan We consider iI2 The
American. or should say. the Anglo
Saxon and TeuE0nic elements, IS these
islands are made up OF Americans
Germans and English. and have COM
bined 70 make the public sentiment Of
Hawaii. fr0m a long time back 10 the
present date, American
II appears 70 me- tonight that family
after family Of taIs Angls-Sax0n CT
Teutpnic race. IN consequence of dull
ness Of trade and pressing competition
OF japanese and Chinese, are leaving
the islands fur tina mainland Il IS
great loss. I feel thar II This diznir111-
ton Of Cur race goes on the future VIII
be dark We wish TO keep the heaven
ing element Of men and women that
VII make the future ali American
We should keep the islands under
American tendencies The Promotion
Committee IS doing All II can 70 bring
people here 70 stay upon the soil and
10 ceEne back upon IL but I think thai
something more radical than that Is
necessary. and ny FAITH Is IN a
WISE DISPOSITION OF TIE PUB
Lie LANDS OF THE TERRITORY
Mr.. Pratt tells me that 26S. $50 acres
Ct public lands ara now available free
~ leases. and ! think that about one
tartFa Is suitable for b0EnesteadIng-
Pratt thinks about twenty per cent
The number Of acres Eyill be Increased
very much IN year from now WITH
p olAa acres then. there Is represented
land fer 500 families the land
being 5Iv5dea into 55-acre farms
Il believe that 70 promote the ErnTnl- !.
g-stSon Of American families. giving /:
them tse best lands OF the country.
giving them good roads and other fa-1
elites Is the zav 10 meet This danger
which, IN account OF the departure
II people and the growth OF AsiarIc
sentiment. is becoming serious. i
Esve tasTslires5 ArT7ssracaTa families set- I
led IN these islands would almost safe :
-Bsrz the political future Of Hawaii /
The American colony at WahiaTa IS
a example Of what an American COM
nuri1y can do on public lands The
Importance now of that little c0EruuI2f-I
Z 70 Honolulu,s business prosperity j.
-reat +
-=07e CT the most important policies
or the future ! 10 have enough white.
hldren N the schools 10 offset the
at the children Of other Ia
ionalitiesn
Il wish 70 refer 10 the character Of
he guest ef honor here this evening
zerv years ago I had occasion 70 60
2 hunting "trip % 1Ee island &
1aw-af5 with the Prince and others
= The course Of me trip re camped
a. and that gave me a chance u geI
.ea0afnte7 vita him such a EEaT1Ce
= I would not have had IN many
ears, residence IN Honolulu The del
zaxe entertained Us with accounts Of
ne time when ne was imprisoned by
- reous,fas. Of FaEai III connection
vim the instruction Of 1855. He told
: his experiences N very entertain
~ ky 5ust as Ne would have tod Of !
s. travels around IRE World, I'D
-ithorr resentment Or feeling n regard
q this hard experience Tbar he had {
cen through Il
Y refer q Il now because the 6e1e-I {
ate = the most popular man ar1lcsE2g
be voters IN The islands. and this It
frufe Of his IN Joining IN with the
ew <seoz-rure OF things seems 70 ne
Z the greatest value Eor nj Pe-sEas4i
Appisuse)-
aprain = Z Humphreys, L : A.
esron6ea 70 the u5ast of +
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aIker. and MS five minutes we're a-
ated 10 he winning Of bet n1a1el
-irh ne I < District Attorney that Z
, eouId rot talk that long The cap
lin xcr re said ne had Esesl brought :
. in The army and had therefore been Z
lruected with II al his life expect (
= three years when he worked Ia1s Z
.Ily provoked considerable aTnuse- ?
.ent- The army vas small but i was
l We can bank on Il right along Z
. added He said that When IA
aufki post was completed II was ro#
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,ake OF = possibility Of a. least 2 Z