Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 92, 20 April 1894 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

— - [We di> not hoM onrseWe« respons:ble fcr the oj>īnions or ihe ntUT.nices of our ; corresponients.] Eoiīok Holomi a: I Lavti been shovru a letter todi«y from a Seuator at Washiii"ton. whieh states tbat it is the i iutention of President Cleveland Hiter takiug possession of Pearl Harbor to onler a plebiscite for Hawaii, auil leave to the people the ehoiee of goverument. The letter fnrther st;«tes that a re- ! spectable numbcr of Kejmblicans j of both Honses are in favor of the project. as beiug the fairest way of settling Ihe s tuation statia- ; (actorily to &11 parties conceroed. The Senator Liots about an nnI derstanding between the Prtsident and cortaiu Kepnblicans, he agreeing to take possessiou of Pearl Harbor, tbey to snstain the i Presideut in his wish to restore order in Hawaii. The snddeu ' departure of President Cieveland froui conservatism to the sggressive carries a suspicion. thnt there is more truth than poetiy in this last aud bnlliant uiove of Presi>leut Cleveland. M. L. W. EdITOR HoLOMI'A: We don‘t wonder at President Dole sutlering with head disejise, and “badly needing a reīt;’’ after his swashbuckling vauity and dead gire away in his interview witb Wiiliam Preston Haniaon! May be take a '*vacation,” the louger the l»etter for the country. Pul a beggar nstrida of a borse, ihe devl| t >k*-s the i>sl>mce. 13>DUĪ-

■— A di.«gasting feeliog of «pite. occasionetl no donbt by polit:cal difft*recee8, has caosed the management— or some of thetn—of 1 the Feast of >'ations to rebel sgainst tbe aeeepUnee of tbe proceeds from the Hawaiian bootb. beeanse a Pnneh was atnong the articlcs dispensed therefrom. Wbat a pharisaical txcose. In aīi probability, had 1 the Paneh been disposed of at sotne other booth. notbing would have been saiJ. Ii has been said. however. that there was a snspicioos lootingbowl lnrking aronnJ ' another booth, and that a perchaser at this booth asked for a glass of Paneh. Perhaps, if ■ tbe lady smeller had nosed around this booth, sbe might have smelt aniseed also. Why, Mr. EJitor, at a fair beld on a • former occasion, “Kehekah at the i W eli” dispensed preparedcocktaU« frora a bottle. yet that was perfectly correct. Is not a eool • Paneh very refreshing, and is it ! not 'drunk at social entertain raents ? Why should it not bs just as refresbing at a fair? >'earlv all n{ these who indulged 1 in a drir.k nf Puaeh, would raost 1 likely—if there had not been Paneh ser\ed — bave gone to the Ilolel and piid for a glass of 1 eool beer, or fcr a drink of gin, I or whiskey. as the driukers, taste raay have been, besides paying the cost of liaek hire. becansa a proper tasty drink they »vould be “ bound to have. Was it not better 1 for 'sweet charity’s sake to keep 1 all of t iose persous, and their quarters, on tiie F.»ir premises if 1 possib!e'f For fear of d >ing an injustice to Mrs. Haalelea the boar»l of manageraent have decided to ae- : cept the mone\- col!eeted at the Hawaiian b >oth, so sivs ono of i the ladies. Oh, how cousiderate. , The Hawaiian assistants at the booth who gave their aid and i n I time to help m tke the fair a success are of uo acconnt. they may be insulted with seeraing inipnnity. It is to bo regretted that any yonng Hawaiian girls were allowed to take part ou tliat occasion. lt would have been mueli botter if tbe manageraent of the Hawaiian ! booth bad received. the aid of ; nhile girls iustead. Tiieir Pnneh conld have been sold with imnnnitv. How the maiHigemenf : * ean disclaim any knowledge or responsib ; lity for the sale of Puneh is beyond coroprehension, uud has tho «ppearance of an at tempt to sbirk the responsibilitv. Who drank the Puneh? It is said thr.t Mr. Dole hadsotne, that ; a Castle drunk Puneh and paid a dollar for n glass, that a wellknown societv lady on tho liill | also indulged. aud there were a great uumber of otbers, uearly all of whom were the Hawa:ians nhiie brothers and sisters, and who j drauk more than one glass too. | It niight be suggest<*d to the board *>f mauagement. that, before handing the ;unount of the proceeds of the Hawaiian booth to the Maternity Home that they piek out the exact pieces < f eoin that were passed into t!ie booth. and to save any mistake they might a!so look on the rev»*r>e i side of the eoin f<>r the words i ; “this was paid for a »lrink of puneh.” It wooU ba a gre;»t i pitv to huve to devote raoney ■ co!lected for tho s.»le of poneh to tbe Sailor’s Home fund. The remark. “if some Hawaiians wish to disgr ioo themselves | in the »av that occurred at the Feast, then Hawaii>ns ean nse the mouey obt.»ined iu such a [ way,” was anealle»! for an.l na- • ! necessary. There was uo ee- ? , easiou t<> have spoken in that i ' manoer. There was not nnythicg l done of a nature whieh cou!d be - cailed u d.sgraee. If haviug a t ; bowl of puneh in a booth is a r Jisgraco, then those who drank f; of it *nd pa d f<>r it may be termed *'disgneefal ’ pers<»ns. T e slurs th.»t are made »gaiust ti e j H iwaiians are gettiug to be j “chestn its,’ and it is about time tbat such Ulk was dropj>ed. lf the white people were any betler . tbemse!ves tbey inight be iu a position to speak. Some lruths • I whieh woald be veiy unpleasant r ‘ to the eves of the l.<dy who made ; the above reraark could be wnt- • tec. It again becomes necessary ■i to cantion white peopie to be J oareful. wh it they say ag«inst tbe • Hawaiians “Those who l»ve in • glass hon>es shonl 1 not throw stones.” Ousf 13.