The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-10
As Others See Us
Lowrey Washington correspondent Of the
Evening Post accompanied Congressional Party

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on Cuban products coming into III
United States.
This production OF sugar in Hawai-
is far more difficult and complicate,
a business than in Cuba. It is elaine,
by the Hawaiian sugar planters, an,
not without reason, that they have tn
most highly organized and most thor
oughly scientific agricultural system
of any country in the world. So grea
are the initial costs for making a srga
plantation in Hawaii productive tina
the plants have to be managed on al
exact economic basis TO make them pa,
returns on the investment. 1t is moth
ing uncommon for sugar plantation
to invest a million or more dollars II
an irrigation system.
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
The labor supply is another facto- Of
large Importance. At present japanese
do most of the work. An experiment
in bringing over Porto Ricans to work
in the cane fields proved a failure be-
cause Of the low moral character and
general worthlessness of the particu-
lar immigrants who were brought over
The Hawaiian planters are now turn
ing to Portuguese labor, and two or
three ship loads have been brought to
Honolulu to be distributed among the
various plantations. A recent decision
of Attorney General Bonaparte has
brought a temporary stop to this as
sisted immigration.
1t seems not improbable that Cuba's
destiny will be in some slight measure
linked with that of Hawaii in the COM
ing decade because Of their primacy
as sugar-producing countries. The
people most deeply interested in the
political future of Cuba with relation
to the United States would do well to
keep an eye on the activities of Ha-
waits sugar representatives in Wash
ington, and the possible influence they
may have on Congress in affecting leg
islation relating to Cuba.
WHAT EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
SHOW.
The Territory of Hawaii exported to
the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1906, sugar, coffee.
rice, fibers, fruits, honey, beeswax.
hides and skins, raw wool, tallow, and
molasses to the total value of s26,S50,-
1853. Her imports from the United
States during the same period were
81, IN, ,155. OF the total exports the
value of the sugar was 25,495, ,427. It
is obvious that the difference between
the s26,000,00O of exports and the s11,-
BOO, 900 of imports went almost wholly
into the pockets of the sugar produc-
ars. A realization of this fact has
brought into existence in Hawaii a de-
mand that the sugar lands held on
ong term leases from the Government,
be cut up into parcels and homestead
ed for the benefit of new settlers.
This demand and the other reasons ly-
ng behind it will be outlined in an
,ther letter.
LIHUE, Island of Kauai, June 81
Who would suspect that there lives in
he twentieth century member of the
American Congress, many of whose |
constituents look upon him almost as
/ demi-god, and when he comes among |
hem kneel and kiss his hand in token /
# their fealty and allegiance?
There is such a man. He sits on the |
loor of the House between Represen-
atives Stevens of Minnesota and |
,ousins of Iowa. His name is Jonah
luhio Kalanianaole, and he is a prince /,
# the ancient monarchy of Hawaii
Ilso he is an American citizen, with
he privilege of a vote for President
f the United States. He is a member
( the Republican party. He is an
and doesn't know it. AS
royal prince he dined with Queen
'ictoria, slept at Windsor Castle. and
rove about London in a royal equi-
age. AS citizen of the United States
nd delegate from the Territory of
laval to the American Congress, he
as begged John ]. Fitzgerald. Repre-
from Brooklyn, not to object {
, bills in whose fate he was interested
EARED A PRINCE; SITTING IN
CONGRESS.
He was reared as a prince of a feu- |
al age, with yassals and retainers to 8
nticipate his lightest desire, and drew /
Is revenues from crown lands. Today !,
e pays Chinaman $24 a month to
,ok for him, and that Chinaman, ex-
cising the inalienable right of cooks,
ok 1t into his head to ''quit" the other
ly three hours before the guests be-
In to arrive at big party which the =
'ince was giving. Kalanianaole and
8 wife got their breakfast the next
orning at restaurant. Stripped of his !.
nix and titles, this citizen prince is
Town to his friends as Cupid
1t is fitting that this man should rep
sent Hawaii in Congress. The old
awaiians cling to him as one of the
'ures of the days that have passed.
pleases them that one of their :
inces should sit in the American :
'ngress among the lawmakers of the :,
nd. Kalanianaole is as modest a gen. G.
man as ever was. In Honolulu he y
es in a great, beautiful house, filled E
tn mementos of the days when his -
ople were kings in the land. He
ives about as unobtrusiyely as any a
her citizen. But when he comes out q
re in the country where the older
ople still cling to memories of the
vs. of the monarchy, he must pay the ''
nalty of his exalted birth. He rather
noes under the attentions the old 9
lwaiians show him, but has too much l,
nsideration for their feelings to u
3w 1t.
BY THE OLD KA- =. -
NAKAS. is