Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 430, 12 April 1892 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

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

                                           KA LEO.
                                        John E. Bush.

                                    Luna Hooponopono a me
                                             Puuku.

                                   MONDAY APRIL, 12, 1892.

                                    “Desiring” the Monarchy.
    In the political column of the April number of the “Friend” we find the following: “We wish to put ourselves on record as earnestly desiring the present continuance of the Monarchy.  It is probable that the government will ultimately become republican.  The nation is not yet ripe for that.  It would, under present social conditions, be probably disastrous.  What is most needed just now is for the Queen to inspire public confidence in herself by putting away certain advisors of ill-repute, and putting herself under the guidance of men in whom the public all have confidence.”
    There is much truth and some error in the above, and although KA LEO might not agree with the “Friend” as to the exact set of men who should be nominated as the Queen’s guide in the interests of the common people.  We could agree that they soule be men of clean lives, and of at least average social and commercial morality, and business capacity.
    The “Friend” by its caustic criticism of certain periods in the life of the late King invites, nay more, challenges comparison with his successor, and we have no hesitation in saying that although the present Queen may be the pet and patron of the congregational creed. and may give to school and church thousands to maintain herself in the good graces of those whose gummy fingers the coin will filter; her private life must suffer by drawing attentiion thereto in the way outlined by the “Friend.”  Miserable, half-spoken platitude such as the “Friend” deals in are unworthy of a journal devoted to the elevation of our moral and social life; but the “Friend” doubtless feels that the puddle is too odorous to stir up with the journalistic probe, and so it is.
    In the meantime the country is “not ripe” for republicanism or any other “ism” which means decency and honest administration, but it is “ripe” for travelling on in the same old rut of royal stately extravagance and jobbery and corruption and the rule of a royal parvenu.
   
                                                A STATE FUNERAL.
    We notice under the “By Authority” Notice an innovation in the burial custom of the officials of this country, showing that we are at least increasing in pomp if in nothing else.  What great call there is for this vain display of respect for the departed, we are unable to understand.  It never was kept up before, and we are of the opinion that pomp and show never received encouagement from the late Judge, and if his taste in the matter was considered he certainly would prefer a private funeral, such as was given Mr. R. C. Wyllie, Mr. G. P. Judd, C. C. Harris, and others.  How thankful we should be for the infinite wisdom of God, that provides when a man dies, “his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth: in that very day his thoughts perish,” and thus are saved the annoyance of seeing the last rites of respect shown him, by those who love him in spirit and trugh, mingled with tha tof the hypocrite and those who knew him not in life, all for the self gratification of making a display.


                                                            Kicked to Death.

    A letter from Waimea, Kauai, informs us that a poor Japanese laborer belonging to the Kekaha Plantation, was kicked by a Juna while at work in the field, on Mar. 31 ^st , which resulted in the man’s death three days after.  This does not speak much for the treatment of human beings on the Patriarchal Island of Kauai; but on the contrary it shows the trugh of our statement, that laborers on a large number of our plantations are treated worse than slaves.  It is no wonder that there is a blight to the sugar industry in this country, when such inhuman treatment as are known to be practiced on the plantations are tolerated in a community professing to be Christians.  The poor laborer was buried without any ceremony, and unwept, probably kicked into his grave as he was kicked to death.  Can any one doubt the wisdom and the justice of having a place for those who are murderers, thieves, whoremongers and idolaters?  We have none whatever.
                                                            No Justice.
   
    Because he was only a poor Japanese, it appears, no inquiry, no coroners inquest was held, over the cause that lead to his death; so says our correspondent from Patriarchal Kauai.  the Sheriff took no notice of the affair; the poor fellow was buried and that was all there was about it.  It seems as if right and justice has flown from Hawaii nei, and more especially from Patriarchal Kauai.  None but the offsprings of the Patriarchs are left in charge of the affairs of each island, and of the group in particular, and as they have diverged from the duty of serving God to that of serving Mammen, we are not at all surprised at the way justice and law are dispensed with at the present time.

                                                            Killed by a Fall.

    While a native was chasing goats on the Kalaupapa range of mountains, Molokai, the poor man fell and was dashed to a pulp some thousands of feet below.  The unusual absence of the man caused a search and his discovery in the above condition, near the road leading out of the Peninsula, called Kailiilikaa, (Rolling Pebble).  A state funeral being impossible under the circumstances, the remains were interred midst the wail of sincere sorrow without any ceremony other than the funeral sermon.

                                                WHY ARE THE MANY POOR ?

                                                          (Continued.)

    EDITOR KA LEO:---Have laborers no rights under the sun but to work when capitalists think fit, and on such terms as competitioon may determine?  If the competitive standard of wage be the true one, why is it not applied all around?  What, for instance, would be the competitive value of a Minister of Foreign Affairs or a Monarch or the corrupt officials of a state?
    Reflect for a moment on the degradation to which competitive system of labor has brought the native Hawaiian in his own land.  Capital has imported the cheapest laborer of almost every race under the sun, and forced the landles Hawaiian into competition with him and the result is a system of vasselage which is in its effects of a very degrading character.
    Do economists, statesmen, and sociologists stand hopeless before this problem of poverty?  Must workers continue in thei misery whilst professors and politicians split straws and wrangle over trifles?
    No! for the workers must and will shake off their blind faith in the commercial god.  Competition, and realise the responsibility of their unused powers.
    If Capital be socialised, Labor will benefit by it fully; but while Capital is left in the hands of few Poverty must be the lot of the many.
    Teach, preach and pray to all eternity in your schools and churches it will avail you nothing until you have swept away this blind idol of Competition, this misuse of Capital in the hands of individuals.
    You who live dainty and pleasant lives, reflect that your ease and luxury are paid for by the misery and want of others!  Your superfluities are the parents of their poverty.  Surely all humanity is not burnt out of you by the gold your fathers left you!  To the rich we say, Come out from your ease and superfluities and help us workers.
    You who suffer, think of this also; and help forward the only cure for these evils.  The time approaches when Capital can be made public property, no longer at the disposal of the few, but owned by the community for the benefit of all.  You can help to do this; without you it cannot be done.  The power is in your hands, and chances of using that power are constantly within your reach.  Neglect those chances, and you and your children will remain the victims of Competition and Capitalism—ever struggling—ever poor!
                                                                     To be Continued.


                                                               Well Matched.
    We note with pleasure the marriage of one of our worthy and industrious young citizens, Mr. Sydney Turner to Miss Mamie White on last Thursday evening.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Alex. Macintosh at St Andrew’s Cathedral.  May their union be a happy and a long one.

                                                            The Arion Picnic.
    That the parties who went to the picnic at Ewa had a general good time. That there were present all classes and all denominations, from the free thinker to the gang of spies employed by the government.
    That the arrangements for dancing and for the comfort of the picnickers were complete and all that could be desired.  That the picnic commenced Saturday night and ended in a row on Sunday morning.
    That about a dozen of Wilson’s gin soldiers were seen drinking a number of spies in a dark corner at the Ewa Picnic last Saturday night.
    That the spies undertook to raise a little fun with the drei hundred, but several of them got laid out.
    That the main post to the Mutual Telephone was wired down several times, and had a pair of black eyes on Monday.
    That the Major and the Captain are liable to lose their stripes, the drei hundred having mopped the floor of the railroad depot with them.  That the Captain had an empty gin bottle which he thought was a pistol and made believe to shoot one of the drei hundred, for which he was again knocked down.
    That one of the drei hundred put a head on one of the sand-baggers, in doing which he nearly put the latter through the car-window; it was a Hard-wicked blow.
    That the picnickers ended their fun at the railroad depot—the spies rallying undertook to storm the drei hundred, and after Burnits gang had been at it for a while, they were seen flying of in all directions, yelling for their guns—which they said were at home.

                                                                        ON DIT.

    That Colonel Sam was persuaded to fill his future sand-bags with sand and has done so at the rate of twenty a night from Kakaako—fact.
    That the black sand was discarded becuase it was told Sam that it was magnetic and bullets would set it on fire, and that the enemy had a compound o f aguamirabalis, salt and gin which would explode it.
    That the army has been reduced to a peace footing of eighty-three all told since the discovery that Wagner @false beard did not contain dynamite.
    That Ali Baba’s forty no longer occupy the upstairs Police Court Room; that they are “sacked” and will soon be –most of them—at their old job across the water.
    That the “French Detective: from New Caledonia, now straddles the Gattling gun ot night.  Up to a week since a native had the job, but Warwick don’t trust Hawaiians.  He lives and learns by slow degrees.
    That some Hawaiians like the “Stars and Stripes.”
    That the Colonel is coming here from Philadelphia with the intention of setting up a large Legislative Refinery that will grind out large steamship subsides.@@
    That the Hon. J. Mott @@@@ not been able to capture B@@@ to sweeten McKinley, but lives in hope of drawing their eye-teeth so that they can see that he is only studying America’s interest.
    That our Minister at Washington only wants Hawaii commercially annexed as a State, only that and nothing more.  Anything to to gain the $7,000,000 as a bounty to the sugar-barons, himself included.
    That a dope bird is in the offing from Diamond Head.  She will probably land her cargo at Waimanalo to night.

                                                           Platform of Principle
                                                                       of the
                                                 HAWAIIAN NATIONAL
                                                            LIBERAL PARTY.  
           

                           SMALL FARMING AND HOMESTEADS.

10. The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the developments of an independent class of citizens;  the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parcelled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists: but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should be encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by whch the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population,--and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in there country--should be rendered possible. To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be divided as soon as possible to homesteads and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

    It should be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation,--local, national and international,--as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the produce of the soil to market.

ELECTORAL RIGHT. 

11. We hold that upright and honored manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should constitute the right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the rich man than to the ballot of the poor man. The discrimination in favor of wealth now made in our Constitution is contrary to all that eternal principles of right and justice and must be abolished. To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our laws with respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby rendering to the native Hawaiians privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

12. We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Oahu and other Islands; school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoirs and water-works, not only for Honolulu, but through-out the other islands.

PUBLIC SERVANTS.

6.  Better laws should regulate the Civil Service. The principle of the election of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adequate compensation for the services rendered. All excessive salaries should be reduced and all sinecures or superfluous offices abolished.

                    PROTECTION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES

9. We shall endorse all measure leading to improve the condition of the working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights, we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract-labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruinous and degrading competition with free Hawaiian or white labor. We shall also in the interest of the better protection of the poor, as for more liberation exemption of their property from forced sale on execution and from seizure in bankruptcy proceeding.