Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 157, 25 March 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

Contract Labor.

            That sugar-coated organ established and subsidised for the maintainance of contract labor and other peculiarities deemed necessary to the comfort of certain of Hawaii’s bucolic magnates and known as the Pac. Com. Advertiser did in its issue of the 20 ^th inst, characterize our comments on contract labor, published in Ka Leo on the 16 ^th inst., as worn out and dishonest. We are not concerned in answering the Advertiser’s question of how many criminals must be acting in “collusion,” beyond stating the well known fact that the mortgaged human chattel euphoniously termed a contract laborer is not generally considered handsome or wealthy enough by any of the long list of Inspectors employers, lunas, witnesses, judges, and the Advertiser could add lawyers to enlist sympathy. If he happens to be a Japanese, he has to some extent the protection which his own government insist on of medical men and interpreters and inspectors of his own countrymen, to see that he gets justice; but what of all the other nationalities not so protected, including even the Hawaiian?

            Is it not a fact beyond dispute that there is not a police judge on the islands outside of Honolulu who does not know that this living depends upon not doing any official act contrary to the expressed wish of the local planter?

            Is not the sheriff and his deputy also happy when the plantation manager smiles? Is there not attached to every plantation a stall fed lawyer as part of the concern ever ready with his legal lassoo to haul the contact laborer over the legal coals, while the unfortunate mortgaged chattel—who has generally to find himself and family on from thirteen to eighteen dollars a month, if he is able to do twenty-six days work a month, is invariably destitute of a knowledge of law or a lawyer’s fee. In the case we instanced on the 16 ^th inst. of a medical man on Kauai who sued an employer for services rendered to his contract laborer and who was cheated by the trick of the employer in not having the contract signed, the Advertiser says “it shows that the contract laborer is well cared for” in being provided with medical attendance. But would this trick help him to be well cared for again? Not medically we guess.

            We are not specially interested in the fact that the contracts are to a great extent unsigned and unstamped only for the purpose of indicating how the law in this particular is commonly evaded and a medical man defrauded by a trick. We will take the trouble however to inform the ignahominus who questions our gospel, how that particular contracts remained unsigned and how there was no need of  “criminal collusion,” and yet how the white man planter had the firmest kind of legal grip over that Jap.

            The law requires that there shall be an original contract and a copy the one for the “master” the copy for the “servant.” They each require a dollar for acknowledging before a commissioner and each a dollar stamp. It seldom happens that the servant demands the copy as he knows all about it; and after the formality of acknowledging the original it is put away unstamped as the stamping costs a dollar and is a needless outlay unless the laborer is taken to Court. As for the chance of the laborer ever seeing the plantation, only the moment the laborer quits work to go to the court for redress—unless a Jap—he is arrested and charged with desertion and if convicted fined, or failing the ability to pay, is set to work it out on the roads on a par with criminals.

            The Advertiser condescended to notice only one phase, of the several on labor which we presented, and that the least interesting. We are charged by the Advertiser in being dishonest in accusing the planting interest with being accessory to the man-stealing that has been for years carried on by Hawaiian ships owned by our planters. We assert that a certain missionary planting firm in this city did for years—as long as the law permitted—bargain for the delivery of South-sea Islanders at per head and did retail them out again in lots to suit, and if the Advertiser wants the full name of the parties we will publish them, together with the numbers of islanders imported and the comparative few exported back to their homes. We wish it understood that there are planters on these island who ever discountenanced the importation of South-sea laborers knowing the means used to procure them, and we know planters who can get along well without any contract labor.

            It is the hope of increasing the number of planters who employ free labor and to prepare them for the inevitable day “near at hand.” when the labor laws of the United States will be our standard that we thus try to do our share in public education. Meantime, we hope the Advertiser will derive comfort from Judge Dole in the labor matter.

 

Kauai Notes.

            The Hon. Antone Rosa is said to have given the contract labor system a very bad shaking up in a most elaborate and lengthy argument delivered before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Jury at the recent term of the Court on Kauai.

           

            The chattel slavery system is getting pretty roughly handled all round, and will require all the dry nursing that the Advertiser can bestow on the mouldy excrescence. It is but the shadow of an ugly ghoul, repulsive to all honest men and maintained at the public expense for the sole benefit of a few sanctimonious Shylocks. Every humane instinct demands that every line on our statute books supporting it shall be burned in front of Oahu Prison by the common hangman.

 

            What has the Board of Health done or intend doing, with the petition from Hanalei in reference to the resident Government Physician. We are not advocating hasty action but think that after the many months which this matter has been before the Board some decision ought to have been arrived at before now.

 

            The people have petitioned to have Dr. Mitamurra licensed in Dr. Jones stead. The fact that Dr. M. is a Japanese should be no bar to his appointment, if qualified, of which there is no doubt, as he graduated in the United States and as such would be entitled to practice in New York or Boston. Are Doctors to be the one class in the community protected from the competition of Asia? If Doctors why not hackmen, we want no privileged classes unless the exclusion is big enough to go round and cover us all.

 

ON DIT.

            That the Eleu is not the Ministers’ to give nor the Queen’s to use for herself and brave staff, but is public property, and can only be used privately on emergencies.

            That the “Bulletin” may be right that we are not just ripe for a republic, but we are always right as a people to enjoy the principles – that govern a limited monarchy like Great Britain or that which governs the Republic of the United States.

            That Wm. Mossman of Kahului has need to have some one from Honolulu to ferret out opium; the discovery of the last batch of which saved two thousand dollars of blood money to the unknown owner, and cost the Secretary of the Reform Party Central Committee on Maui, his official reform head.

            That it is a fact that Grosherzog Eduard, will leave his spirituous career for that of an opium fiend in place of Wm. M. resigned.

            That the Queen is favorable, and very properly, to the fullfilment of the oft repeated promises made to the Maui judge by the defunct cabinet,--who existed on promises,--and is likely to take the place of Freddy, resigned.

            That the “Bulletin” is not right, and it knows better, when it says that the G. B. JAC cabinet was satisfactory to the majority of the people.

            That the KA LEO article on a popular form of government was largely appreciated.

            That a strange similarity occurs in the dissenting opinion of honest Judge Dole, as the minor Judge with that of Judge Judd, when he was also a minor on the Bench. Tempora mutantur et nos in illis.

            That Wm. Daniels of Wailuku is the coming sheriff of Maui, on which appointment we heartily congratulate the Cabinet and Marshal, and the dear people of Maui.

            That the Vice Minister of Interior is the fifth wheel to the new Cabinet.

            That the Hon. Archibald Cleghorn will more properly fit the gubernatorial Chair of Maui, as a member of the Royal Family. In which case, we would recommend our slippery and eloquent friend the extinct fire of Iao Valley and Dam Wailuku, otherwise known as ex-Hon. J.W.K.; and also the little noble Marquis of Iao, as Majors in waiting and spittoon carries to his Highness.

            That the Duke of Waikapu, will take a very much needed vacation from his arduous official duties, as aide de camp, and to assuage his feelings of disappointment in not being created governor of his native province. William is both patriotic and patriarchial, and is such a dear little major, don’t you know.

 

Da Locum Melioribus.

            We are no believers in the Jacksonian doctrine that “to the victor belong the spoils,” as applied to the administration of government, but we do believe that where there is no established system of appointment to the civil service of the government, it is the right and duty of a new administration to weed out the tools, sycophants and incompetents of a previous regime and replace them with proper men. Such removals and appointments should not be based upon personal spites or prejudices, but partly in deference to the wishes of the prevailing political party and mainly for the harmonious and efficient administration of the public service. Such a duty is now incumbent upon the present Cabinet, and we are surprised that they have not more promptly recognized what is required of them. There still remains in government service a few men who are utterly offensive to the people at large and are unfit for their position, and unless they are removed the Cabinet will find they are fostering a hornets nest that will buzz uncomfortably for them next February. There is one individual in particular holding high office, who entered service under the Gibson regime and has made himself obnoxious to all parties by his personal and political tergiversations. It will be regarded as a gratuitous insult to the national Reform Party, after being practically censured by a vote of the Legislature if this man is retained, it was and is a party measure to secure his removal. His arbitery dismissal of young Hawaiians from office will not be forgiven him.

            It is not also in accord with our party idea, nor indeed is it proper or fit that the son of the British Commissioner should fill the responsible position of clerk of the Postal Savings Bank. He has not taken the Hawaiian oath of allegiance, owe no fealty to this government, and is irresponsible for his acts.

            But we will not go further into personalities; we believe that the Premier has intended to meet the wishes of the people in this matter; but has met with adverse influence in the Cabinet. we are informed that they are waiting for the return of the Minister of Finance, but we fail to see any necessity for this. The Cabinet as it exists, with the Premier acting as Finance Minister “ad interim” is fully competent to deal with administrative affairs with out waiting for absentees, and we trust the Premier will have the courage to recognize and accomplish his duties in the premises. We have already announced our support of the Premier and his cabinet, reserving the right to condemn any dereliction of duty. The question of the removal of obnoxious and unfit officials is a serious one that the cabinet cannot afford to trifle with, and the measure of our support will be guided somewhat by the action of the Ministers in this matter.

 

I na Luna Lawe Nupepa a pau.

            Ke poloai ia aku nei oukou a pau hookaa pono mai ma keia keena i na dala o na Nupepa i na Poalima a me na Poakahi, i ka mea nona ka moa malalo iho, aole hoi ia ha’i aku. E like me ka nele mai ia oukou, pela no e nele pu aku ai ka nupepa. Ua hana ia keia rula i mau ai ke ola o ka maka a me ka Wahaolelo hopo ole no ka oiaio a me ka pono o ka Lahui.         J. E. BUSH.

                                                                                                            Luna Hooponopono Nui.

 

Hoolaha Hookapu.

            Ke papa loa ia aku nei na kanaka a pau o kela a me keia ano, aole e hele wale e kiki i na ano manu a pau ma na palena a pau o ka aina o Halekou a me Kaluapuhi ma Kaneohe, Koolaupoko, Oahu, o ka mea a mau mea paha e kue ana i keia, e hopu ia no lakou a hoopii ia ma ke kanawai.                                                                        MRS. C. I. HIRAM.

                        Haimoeipo, Honolulu. Oct. 8, 1890.                           3ms.---d.

 

Olelo Hoolaha.

            Ke hai ia aku nei ka lohe i na kanaka a pau, o ka poe e makemake ana i mau eke paakai maikai a me ona nanahu kiewe maikai a makepono no hoi ke kumukuai, e loaa no au ma Haimoeipo, Hale Kaa o ka Moi, a i ole i ko’u home paha.

                                                                                    MRS. C. I. HAIRAM.

                        Haimoeipo, Honolulu. Oct. 8, 1890.                           3ms---d.

 

Olelo Hoolaha.

            Ke kauoha ia aku nei na kanaka a pau i aie ia C. I. HIRAM i make, e hookaa koke mai i ko lakou aie ia MRS. C. I. HIRAM, a i ole ia, ia D. DAYTON. O na poe a pau e hookaa ole mai ana a hala na la he 30 mai keia la aku, e hoopii ia no lakou e like me ke kanawai.

                                                                                    MRS. C. I. HIRAM.

                        Haimoeipo, Honolulu. Oct. 8, 1830.                           3ms---d.

 

HOOLAHA A KA PUUKU.

NO NA HOOKUPU NO KA LA KUOKOA O KA LAHUI HAWAII.

            I na Hawaii a pau, ke poloai aku nei ka mea i kohoia he Puuku no ka wa, no ka malama ana i na hookupu, e loaa no oia ma ke Keena o ka LEO O KA LAHUI i na la a pau, koe ke Sabati, ka la ehiku o ka hebedoma, e lawe i na hooku pu a ka poe i aloha i kona aina hanau, i makee i Kona Kuokoa o Hawaii Ponoi.

            I mea e maopopo ai ke ano o keia hookupu, ke hoike aku nei ka puuku, penei. Ua noa ka hookupu i na Hawaii a pau, i na hookupu dala, a me ai paha. He mau haneri dala kai hookupu ia i ke ia manawa, a he 10 bipi, he 20 mau puaa. E hoike ia aku ana no ka papa inoa hookupu i ka wa e pau pono mai ai o na hookapu ma ko’u lima.

                                    Ma ke Kauoha,                        JNO. E. BUSH

 

PAPA KUHIKUHI

O

KA HUI ALAHAO A ME AINA O OAHU.

E HOOMAKA ANA MA KA LA

25 O OKATOBA, 1890.

MANAWA HOLO:

                                                                                    A.M.    A.M.    P.M.   P.M.

Haalele ia Honolulu                                                    *6:15   8:45   1:45   4:30+

Hoea ma Honouliuli                                                    *7:15   9:49    2:49    5:28+

Haalele ia     “                                                           *7:45  10:51   3:51    5:50+

Hoea i Honolulu                                                          *8:40  11:55   4:55    6:45+

*Lapule wale no.

+Poaono wale no.                                                                                    

Oct. 21, 1890      tf---d.

 

Hoolaha a ka Hui Kaa Ahi.

            UA HOOHOLO KA HUI KAA Ahi i ko lakau manawa holo, ma ka la Sabati ae nei, Feberuari 18, 1891.

EHA MANAWA HOLO ILOKO OIA LA.

KA HOLO ANA A HOI MAI.

                                                                                    A.M.                P.M.

Haalele ia Honolulu                                                    7:00                 3:30

Hoea ma Honouliuli                                                    8:05                 4:35

Haalele ia Honouliuli                                                  8:25                 4:55

Hoea ma Honolulu                                                      9:30                 6:00

                                                            W. G. ASHLEY

                                                Lunahoohana Nui O. R. & I. Co.

                                                Feb. 10, 1891.                         5te---d.