Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 9, 27 September 1893 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The A«lvertis'T 1 ikes the HoL«)MCA to task f<»r K|H-aking of the “Palaee” in c<»nnection \vith the dmce of the <»ther evening, The ’Tiser, io ty ;n well nn<lerKtaad right nt onee, that tlie }Ior, >xr.\ knows of uo < xecntive bniliing as l)eing in t'ii< city, antl further. that we in*en 1 t<* continne spe.tking < { the bn ltling at |>reseut oeeupieil by U->nrpers for officiul purpoees jis the “ Pa.aee. ’ Wo are we!) awure that the annex »tionists get w(*rrietl and j ont of temper, tvhenever we refer to the statistics wliieh show the 1 nuuiericat. finuncial ,and political | nnimporUiice of tlie Americans i in Hawaii. An litis no wi»nder : thut|they get that “tired feelii)g’’ ! becanse they have throngh their press. tlir<>i)gh theii eiuiss»iries, aqd own boinbastic talk tried to impress the wor!d, and more tbe peopie and government of the United Stntes, with their overwhelming importance in thes* Isli«nds. It is a pity f r th<MD, that it is left to a mau bku the Advert ser ed5tor to take, «p tiie cudgel and ,r «xplain hwh}’’ the figures, because he h«cks all the necessary qnai)ficHtioii8. for even uttempting t<» analyze’ Mr. Marqnes’ tab!e f whieh we pubHshed yesterday. Tliis morning in the id t<<r ria) eo umns of the Advertiser, he' provos that he mnst yet be suffenng from that terribly tired fe<?ling “after the ball,” whieh he by the wny did not attend, (prc8unmbly not \vishing to meet the Star edit >r' and he raakes un »s-«rt'on wliieh must uppeur ll n’liainu to evervb<>dy, bot more es ft‘ci;.lly to tbe An ericau m trons in this city. He cnlls to the fact “thut the ite« HhwhiĪhu born foreigu«rs inofudes aboxit two-thirds Araericafts/‘ Gre t Scott! According to the cenaus of 1890 there w re 7.495 Haw-iiiun born foreigners io - tue lslands, two thirds o{ whom wouhl am<mut to 4.997. TheVe were »t the same tiuie ab<*nt 600 female Aaaer:cHtis fmarr'ed womeo, g»rls and children) snd Mr. J<>hnstone’s i st-«tement would allot to eaeh I witbout reg«rd to socūd eoudi ioa al»out e ght (8) childpen!’ We are aware that j Hapoleon the Great told M<>J»«me de Stael, that he oonsidered thut woman the gr«att*st who had tue gre.»test nnmber of chi!dren, hut we bel eve tbnt oven he wou!d draw a line at such a wn»>lesale *‘production M hs that proposed by the Advertiser Hawaiian honi Atoericaas do not re«oh ihe aiuo nt of Araeri&»ns departing from bere in a year and the colouy is decreasing instend of increasing. as the Ad vertiser oould have seen if he h<«d stadied the official figures eooipileii by Mr. Marques.

iitn-b>rc f >reigr»:r3 are.oantrng ( to 7 -496 in 1890. or 8.32 per cent. of tiie wbole popuiaiion 4.57. or more than nne-balf were Port»gue.se, aud of the halanee, tbe t Japauese b»T6 the niajority then the Chinese, and then other foreigners—including the Americans. It isof non.sefor Mr. Johnstone to attem. t j:iggl;ng with official stati>tics, the plaiu and nndispntable fact will rem;< ii ;hat the Ameiicans ia no way hare the supremucy here. T*'hat in the name of Heam does tluit “tired ,r ed tor neit mean bv the “alleged Ameiioaa conting-nt in 1928.*” He says, that by add.ng the f-ight children u -wciainiedby him fore«cli American female here th»t the “oontingent- ’ m 1928, will ‘makeqnite a resj)f-ctable showing both in pn eut politicsand future taxes." Honestly, wo give it uj), and we beiieve he nmst have done so bims-lf, beciu.se iustead of any furtber exj>lanatiou of his myslerit>ns and rnost wonderful assertious, he branches ont in a few insulling remarks against Mr. M irquea personaily—takinggood e ir though uot to say a word ag imstthe fignres presented bv that gentleman. For Charity’8 suke, take some plain ‘ Sody ! ” After the ball wasover theStar cropped ont as a full fledged fasbion plate and told the jmblie “what tbey wore." The genial annexation editor to whom (according to himself) the snccess (?) of the ball is due and (accord;ng to the Advertiser) t!ie bad supper is due, only pnblishes descriptions of the eostumes wom by 92 iadies, ont of whom, by tlie way, H4 belong by connection to the governmcnt service, but lie omits altogether to tell us abont the dresses wum by the other 508 I.tdies (ra»>re or less) who we understand graced tlie pulaeo by their pi-eaeuee. What inferences are we to draw from such action? That they wore nothing worth mentioDĪng or that the descrīptivo power of tbe Star-man, gave way to new and unkuown “stuff?" We oannot uuderstand wby uoue of th« anuexati n papers ba\a printed a full list of those preseut, it would bave becn so amusingtp see who constitute that “ann«xation-society” in our eapital whieh is brm»d the most refined, and u»ost res f -ectable ever gathered. Wo consider it “refined" cruelty of the geutlemau or lady wlio accordiug to the SUr packed »way ehiekeua bv the dozens leaviug Lueieu Yonng to e«t muttou. but we suppose. that is what Mr. Johnstoue would eall a sample of ‘■western civilization." Besides a d«8cription of the ladies dresses. the 8tir nls>> coutains “what the men said.” Av5Cordmg to the l st prmk>d »>f their “s.«wa v there were only twentv-seveu “men’’ present and we are ready to «dmire tbem for their brilliaut «nd intelligeut rem»*rks- whieh furn>sh an<»ther proof of tbe often • asserted fact that the amiesationists eompnae ail tbe \nteiligeuce of the eountry. Fancy the learned AttorneyQeneral throwing otf« spark from hisgigantic bram like the f>)ll».wing: “lam bavinga good Ume!** tbe f md of origiualtty in Minister Daaioa*s remark (with

, ej“' WTiat a bf*n-mol frc*ra S.wu LooistK>n is this “We *»re the I people " Verily t‘ e StareJ tor is great awl the “nien” are his prophets’. The A(trerti»er c.»IIs the paynieul to Mr Spn ekel? < f the mouHj owed to him by the g *vrrnnunt » (I-feat. We have n»-ver y»*t beard th»t a man who was being p t:d m *ney dne him, and <>f whieh he b*-gan l* - » f* j el rather «lnublfal c**nsid»-r f d it a defēat to g-t h's c!aim 8 *{Uefird Mr. S{>reckels b«»itated f>r a l<>ng time iii m«king hb> d-mand <>:% the g>»vernni>nt, bnt »s he fin«lly n>nsi>iere>t T th>t the g>vernment waa snnp!y w:>sling the inoii> y <>f the t <xi>ayera by feedh>g a lot <-f i»n nece8sary hire!ing.+. h - th<>i g >f ir. wis • t>> t-.tll in wh.it was d ie him. ; The g>>v*-rnnieiit wa» >«>t m a |»>ei | tum to .»ettie. snd c»ii!d m>t p y ! bnt tlir *i:gb ihe gm>d > ffi«es <>f Hr > ker Di>noii. sn n** cap>tiiist9 w-re indm-ed t<> bny th- notes fr»m Mr: «nd they h«ld l iem n*>w. md c.m at any time deniaiid th-!r iconey frnm the tre»enrr. Theg >venimeni hnd nothing t>> d<> with ttat (r»nsaetion, and the n* tes have neith r chang d f>>rm n r been renew*d. Mr. S t -r c<*-:s d>>es n*>t g*» t<> Wnshingt.>n lo fight annexition —there is no reiis**n for him t*> fignt a corps-, bnt he goes there t<» make sugg-Htion8 and give what infi*rmation he ca<i in r-g»rd to the best 8 nted f**nn of a g*vernn*ent f<*r Hawaii —a government whieh will be n giuirantee to the Amerieane and other f<>reigners here. that they em penc<hly coi>d'ict their busiuef»8 a8 long »8 they behave them8elves, a government acceptable to the Hawaiinne, and a governmenl with whieh the United Sl<tes cunsid-r th <t th<y safely ei> neg<i'iate and treat That the w<>rda of Claus 3|>r» ckels —the r ehf>8t Am< riem in Hawaii »»d the largest t:ixp«yer will hitve ni<<re eff*-ct than ihe words <>f th** iinia'ennioim biath<'rskites wh>» try lo run this cunntry, g<> withmit saving. <>niy a pair like the Star and Advertiser editors eaa d>>ubt, or r.ither pretend to d<ml>t. A corresp«mdent in to-day’s issue calls atteution to the present poor condition of tbe water supply in Honolnlu. Tbe Adver tiser yesterday tried to show reason for the present sc.trcity of water in the f ct, tbat the raonarchy paid Cl«ns Spreckels. but that interest.ng joornal got so mixed, that we could not fol!ow out its conclusioos. Tbe f«ct is, «s pointed out by our correspondent, that tbe w«ter snpply has i»ever be**n so bad as it is to-d«y, aiul that no inst mces are known nnder former regimes. where the supply bad to be cut otf altogcther.

The inc-inreui«uc*- t • the Diyer9 «>f waler r ttes s n ill u» c » n jiari§‘«n wiih th« c <8t nui tr «nh « m wh eh t K ver<i ne..t is lnhle t» b- i v tiv*Ki by ihe ->rbiir ry neiione »<f the )»«‘tt»-'nt Diin*g-* 8!iiU we »r- inf»r o ii will b« inst<tnted »gū<i9t the z<v-rnnent by t-iXj»ny-r-? wh » «Ith »ugh h«vni!; p <i«i lheir water r*t-s in a<ivttnc? 8lill have n »t fnrni«Vd with the wat»*r due t‘i»*m ae p»sr iraplied c *ntr»ct. A cit ; *-*n ie t»i»i th»t he hy paying 9 » mneh ro »ney in adranc« to the g»vernment will r<-c i.e a 3 ipply »*f wat-r every d .y. 3 «eh 9*i*»p!y might be regiNt»*d nn<i c*nfi-ied t»c-*rt»in h<»ure.

i *‘t>-g th“T. A c»> ’ricl is entered by Ihe g*v*-r a*»!it and ILe n»lf[»ay«r, a»<d a mm faifilnierit «f e*;ch c< >n|e;>ct *>» beh«If of tti»g »r-nira*-nt will **nt the other p>rtv v>dimige. If t»e g-*veru-ineni eni affrd t<> entertiin s«nie ra*>re diumg--9Htts is a q<»e9tion of. .19 »ai*ch i »t*-r*->t t> the |country at l*rg»-. wh»ch ha9 t<» f» t the b-H, «9 tne s-icc*-ss »r non 9(»cc-es of Sh- faudattg given ae.ni»ff c»atly at t >e l'aiae . •