Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-17
Chief JUSTICE
in OPENLETTER
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ness and politics on the mainland, you
add. "To men with the spirit OF. the
twentieth century in them this situa.
ton is intolerable. II Is neither Chris.
tian nor American. We must end it,"
The prohibitiOnists said a great deal
during the plebiscite about saving the
Hawaiian race, but since then, untll
now, to borrow phrase from the elo-
quent Mr.. Woolley, they "lapsed into
q silence that could be felt" SO far as
the subject OF saving the race was con.
cerned.
That many native Hawaiians have
become imbued with the idea that the
government owes them a living Is the
result of misfortune rather than fault
ON their part The sudden imposition
of the white mans civilization upon
the easygoing Hawaiian race was
enough to stagger 1t, but the impact
Of the Oriental hordes which were
brought to these Islands In the inter
est of sugar was solar pleXus." The
Hawaiian was no mean agriculturist,
and time was when he titled the soil.
lie was good fisherman, and he
hshed
The white man willingly helped him
to get rid Of his lands, while the orr.
entail elbOwed him out of his other
means of livelihood. II was no fault
OF the Hawaiian that he could not
stand competition with people who, for
centuries, had been taught that star.
walton was the alternative of unremit.
ting labor. He was In no condition to
meet such competition. In a last
struggle to keep body and soul togeth.
er the native has not unnaturally
turned to the government for employ.
mcnt The situation of today, of
which you and Mr. WOulley SO rabidly
complain, is but the natural result Of
conditions which were not of the ia.
waiian's choosing, but which have been
imposed upon him through the white
mans influence and in furtherance Of
the white mans interests.
Four plan to dlsfranchise the Ha.
waiians will not, feel sure commend
itself to intelligent and fair.minded
people The time may come when
their votes will be needed in the en-.
deavOr to maintain n popular form OF
government here, and to obviate the
necessity of exchanging what we now
have for a military colony In which
there would be no franchise for any
one. Taxation without representation
Is hardly n thing to be cOurted. In
this connection II may be safely said
that neither The Friend nor the fac
ton which II represents will be able
to control the Oriental.American vote
when IL becomes factC : In local poll.
tics.
Aside from the Christianity and hu.
mainly of the thing, II would appear
TO b" sound policy and good business
To endeayOr to save and preserve the
Hawaiian race. IL would be a God
send to the native llawaiians II men,
women and children--if they could be
gotten out of the tenements and of
the streets of the towns. especially OF
Honolulu. But 1t, is In the towns that
most of the offices and Jobs" are to
be had. II the planters could be
brought to see the wisdom of taking
up the subject In earnest much good
might be accomplished. There are moi
enough Hawaiians left to cut any fig
ure In the matter of field labor. but II
would seem as though they might be
Induced to accept employment on the
plantations, at wages that would en-.
able them to live and rear families, as
mill-hands, stable-men, transfers and
mechanics. In that event, dividends
might not be so large as they have
been, but believe II would pay In the
end
The Hawaiians, Notwithstanding
their frallties, possess many good quail
tiles. Is 1t possible for The Friend tC
forget its pique at the result of the
plebiscite, and use its influence In al
attempt 10 do some tangible good fol
the Hawaiian people and, incidentally
for Hawaii? ! beg to commend tn,
subject TO you as one which deserves
the most thoughtful consideration.
A. G. VI. ROBERTSON.
April II, 1911.