The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-27
LITTLE PAUPER|SM
IN HAWAII
CONDITIONS IN ISLAND TERRI,
TORY ARE NOT FAVORABLE
FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.

Honolulu, Jan. 26.-The absence of
beggars or any kind of mendicants
upon the streets of Honolulu is one of
the things which is always remarked
with surprise by strangers who have
travelled to any extent, especially out
side of the United States. Although
in the population of some $4,000 souls,
made up of races of almost every
color on earth, there are many poor
persons, it is n rare thing to ind one
begging from door to door, or asking
aims in the streets. Occasionally
specimen of the genus hobo drifts In
on some of the vessels from the out
side world in the guise of a sailor,
and becomes a conspicuous object on
the streets for few days, but the
visitor may be practically certain,
should he chance to have an appeal
made to him for assistance, that the
solicitor is not resident of the city.
The native Hawaiians are rarely
beggars in any sense. They are gen.
erous to fault, but have racial
pride which restraints them from ask
ing aims, no matter how dire may be
the necessity. On the other hand 1t
may be said that suffering from lack
of food is not often to be found. while
the climate precludes the possibility
of suffering from lack of clothing.
Fruits and vegetables grow every
where with scarcely any attention,
and even in the mountain forests the
native Hawaiian can generally, if
necessity requires, live fairly well on
live fruits and plants of various kinds.
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wall are never beggars. With very
small exception they are industrious
and unobtrusive, and generally look
after the needs of their incapacitated
fellow countrymen.
Foreign Trait.
Among a very few of the older Por-
tuguese, of which nationality there
are about 10000 in the territory, there
Is a tendency towards professional
pauperism-a trait probably brought
from Europe, but which is severely
discountenanced by the younger gen.
Grafton and will probably disappear in
course of time.
There are number of well organ
lied charitable societies and eleemosy-
nary institutions in Hawaii, the chief
Work or WHICH, nOWestI 10 " dSSiot
the children and women of the poor
Of the various races. The Associated
Charities is doing good work in this
line, while the various Christian
churches have social settlements es-
tablished in various parts of the orien-
tai quarter. The Salvation Army also
has strong corps in Honolulu, and
is extending it's work throughout the
other districts. It's work among the
children of the poor is especially COM
mendable.
Free Dispensary.
The territorial board of health main
tains q free dispensary in Honolulu,
at which free medical and surgical
treatment is given those nable to pay
for such service. The records of the
dispensary show that for the most
part comparatively few of the various
nationalities show any inclination to
abuse the privileges afforded by the
institution.
1t would probably be impossible to
find community as large as Homo
lulu any place in the world in which
there is so little suffering, and in
which the people of all stations of life
are so Independent and self-respect-
ing. 1t is one of the things of which
citizens are especially proud, and one
which 1t is to be hoped will not be lost
In the rapidly increasing intercourse
with the rest Of the world.