The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-31
HONOLULU AS SEEN
BY AN OREGOh|AH
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NCoHtAIueQ IIOln rage u
be enacted for these islands. as under
the present conditions it is impossible
to get white men to do the field labor
But with the subdivision of these large
plantations when the present leases
expire and the land reverts to the
government, as very much of it will,
it can be disposed of to the actual
settler the same as any of the public
domain in the United States. There
is also a movement here among some
to get the plantations to encourage
emigration, especially from Portugal,
and work allotments of land on the
share system. There can be no doubt
that this is the solution of the labor
question in these islands To be sure
the sugar interest is demanding Chi
nese and japanese labor, and that OF
really the slave class. The United
States has forever turned its back up
on its laborers being forced to COM
pete with that class of labor. 1 trust.
(Now / hope General Killfeather and
Judge O'Day will not think L am en-
tering the political arena in opposition
to them)
A COUNTRY OF CONTRADICTIONS.
This is a country of apparent con-
tradictfons. 1t is a land of sunshine
and. IN many parts of the island they
have more than twice as much rain
fall as in any part of Oregon; frost
and fog unknown; land of flowers
and practically no roses; an island
in the midst of the Pacific Ocean,
where they catch their best food fish
out OFFS ponds; a land of fruit and no
apples; pears, cherries, plums, prunes
peaches in abundance; where mush
1poD grows in the ground and musk
melons (papaia) grow on trees.
The reason there are so few and
poor roses here is because of the Jap
anese beetle, brought here in or with
shrubs from Japan. However, I am
also informed that their introduction
was premeditated by some one to de-
stroy a certain obnoxious shrub. If
the latter is true. / am not surprised
that they should deny it, for as plant
destroyer these bugs are success, but
only after there are no more roses and
grapevines to eat.
Uncle Sam should be especially care
full about admitting plants and soil
from here or Japan, in that way
these bugs could be easily introduced
into the United States
THE FOOLKILLER NEGLIGENT.
The fooIkiller has neglected his duty
here, as well as in Oregon. The carp
and English sparrow have been brought
here, fats were accidently brought in
ships, then some wise one brought the
a kind of weasel, to kill the
rats. Now the authorities are offering
10 cents a head for the mongoose. as he
confines his labors principally to eat
ing eggs, both domestic and wild. The !
ringneck pheasant was introduced in /
to these islands and did exceedingly |
well. Now, because of the mongooSe, |
they are almost extinct. If this weasel |
would attack the nest of the sparrow, |
he would not be an unmixed evil. |
However, as the sparrow nests on and |
near houses in the city, they are prac- |
-ically immune from his raids.
Notwithstanding these mistakes, |
which in time will be remedied, these |
Stands are justly entitled to be call
I'd the Paradise of the Pacific, and
,or that matter of the world 1t is
difficult to conceive of more lovely
spot, and one with more enjoyable |
climate. If one could take a perfect
Oregon May day and a day in Au-
gust and make homogeneous mix,
with soft seaside breeze,
he result would be Honolulu the year |
'ound
A WONDROUS FRUIT.
OF the various fruits that attain their