Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-31

the city generally, and for members
Of the churches in particular, they
sought out the young men who were
strangers in their midst. invited them
into their homes. not ia pauu,nA.ns
way. but as equals. and gave them
cordial reception everywhere.
Most of these boys made permanent
homes in the community. taking up
its business, and marrying its best
daughters
AS packing grew slack. I found
could make few dollars by sweeping
and busting out one Of the bLnSs. worn
| finished each day before six O'Clock
In the morning. 1t was not hard ana
gave me $50 month, quite help at
the time.
Just back Of the cashiers desk stood
the clock, and above 1t u stuffed owl.
which suggested to me some verses
which afterwards appeared In my
book, and were rather widely copied
in labor periodicals. This was per.
haps my first expression of an interest
and belief In socialism. which has
gown stronger and more defined as
| have become better acquainted with
the needs of the poor".
My sympathy was first arougea by
actual contact with my feliOw.man.
ana have no doubt that In every case
where men lack the interest neces.
sary To a sympathetic point .of. view.
II is due to ignorance OF the real con.
dition of the mass of labor.ng men.
That the working man often acts
without reason or consideration, only
places him by the side of his better
conditioned and educated brother who
does the same thing. He is human
and realizing that certain conditions
are wrong and apparently iiremed.
liable. he grows resentful. and In cases.
revolutionary.
He fights Just as we have fought
and Instructed our children to fight.
these few hundred years.
And there Is more excuse for him
than there Is for us.
The class | have belonged to BY
hereditary right, while not the "bloat
ed millionaire" class. or the wealthy
who have taken advantage of the pooi
has for centuries prided itself In blue
blood. preeminent intellectually, cul.
ture and influence. and has to grea
extent | must confess, been Indifferent
to. AS well as ignorant OF, the real
needs of brother.men we have been
pleased to lterm-"the discon,enteI
class ..
Another thing which dispossesses
man Of racial prejudice. Is persona,
contact with other nationalities,
We Anglo-SaSons are apt to be!lev,
that we are predominant, and That IN
our own cupboards are proyipioncd al
the virtues. .....
And many who know, could write a
chapter ON the things In which W,
are surpassed by many other peoples
whom We look upon as only ua,tl,
| civilized.
Next to me. In the packing house o.
my boyhcod experience. was an Ole
Chinaman who | am proud to call my
| friend
OFTEN when the boxes were heav,
TO carry TO the mailer and my back
was tired, this old fellow insisted OF
helping me, and would never take any
pay for the voluntary assistance.
! had shown him courtesy and kind
Illness. We had talked so far as W,
could through the medium of his
pigeon-English, and he became my
loyal friend. Many good turn he did
me too.
] told a few readers OF the N. Y.
sun at least. what thought of the
harshness and injustice shown this
law.abiding people, and to this day I
feel the same. having no sympathy
with racial prejudice In any of its
forms. The Chinese particularly
Ike, because they are stable. honest
ana peace abiding.
The Chinese are intelligent. We
might well welcome to our shore.
Chinese laborers and settlers. witt
their wives and children. In two gen.
erations at furthest, We would have
as good. intelligent citizens as any In
our great land.
We are strangely unreasonable In
our treatment of these people. We
say that the Chinese will not become
citizens, that they do not naturalize
Do we act as II we wanted them TO
become part of our family? Indeed
We do not We refuse IN allow n
Chinaman to become a naturalizca
citizen. ! know several thorough.go.
Ing Chinese who would be glad to
Identify themselves with us In every
way, and the native born | am sure
are good citizens.
DO they send their money back to
China? No more than our milionaires
spend their money abroad. and to what
an infinitesimal extent compared with
The extravaganza of the average Amer.
lean globetrotter! And while many
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