Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 212, 10 June 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

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

Wednesday, June 10, 1891

Notice

Copies of the Ka Leo o ka Lahui can be found every morning at both the News Agencies in town.  Price 5 cents a copy.

 

THE PAST FEW DAYS

It is hoped that the experience of the past few days will teach a lesson, to the rulers of the country, the necessity of awakening to a sense of their duty at all times and to meet it fearlessly.  The unrest of the country must be assuaged in some legitimate way.  This can only be done by following the true course of popular government, otherwise dissatisfaction will continue until anarchy and disaster is upon us.  How to avert and prevent these things is a vital issue, and one which devolves upon the Queen’s government to solve. 

The Hawaiian are now thoroughly impressed with the fact, that for some years past and up to the present time the rule of the native in his own country is a pretence and a mockery.  The power and the patronage is wholly in the hands of the foreigner, as the official list will readily prove.  This to them is good cause of dissatisfaction. 

On the other hand foreigners are dissatisfied at the prospect that is before the country.  The influx of Asiatic laborers are inimical to the future of the kingdom, and is another of the causes of discontent.  This latter will eventually be one of the main issues of the future.  The history of all countries that tolerate slave labor, have ever resulted in poverty, degradation, and loss of freedom and self respect.

A MEDICAL DISCOVERY

That a patent has been issued to a certain association of gentlemen for a new medical discovery named Mahope .  This medicine is for the cure of dissatisfaction in general, and is supposed to increase, when taken in regular doses, the growth of patience and godliness in the patient. 

In some respects it is ahead of Koch’s lymph as a general curative agent, and as such we would suggest its immediate use by some of our young and ambitious aspirants for official positions and government honors.  The medicine is not very pleasant or palatable, but, as usual with unpleasant mixtures it cures almost invariably.  The disgust with which it operates when taken in homeopathic doses has succeeded in checking the ailing one from any further application of the mixture. 

It is generally known that this medicine is comprised of an imported herb, which grows on the hillsides, called “wait till the clouds roll by,” and the other a stubborn little exotic named “Aole” and when the two is pounded together or chewed, with a little salt water added to season it, it is then bottled and labeled “Mahope.”  The ministerial quartette who are the patentees of this invaluable pest-ridder, claims that one or two ordinary vials will effect a perfect cure.  We have had the testimony of a number who have tried it, and they all concede the efficacy of the medicine. 

WHO RUNS THE GOVERNMENT?

Mr. Thurston represents the Queen in a prosecution against us for speaking out to save the Queen’s life and throne.  One of the chief of the slave-dealing plurocrats misrepresents Hawaii in the American capital.  The offices with a few exceptions are in the and of the old Silurian devil-fish who were in before the reform, before Gibson, and before honesty was thought desirable in public affairs.  Ever since the psalm-singing dickering, trafficking Yankee Jesuits landed on these shores and converted the native chiefs to the fear and worship of a new set of gods and demons, have these pious drivellers held Hawaii writhing, but helpless, in their ghostly clutch.  They came humble and meek largely because of the scarcity of food in their barren New England homes.  Came and sued in the name of pity for permission to live in the country.  The chiefs gave them lands for homes and built houses for them.  But it was only a few years till they were invoking the aid of foreign arms to protect their property and interests.  How had they so soon acquired property and vested interests. 

They devoted their attention to the conversion of the chiefs.  They crawled up to them, kissed their feet, cringed, flattered, cajoled, kicks would not repulse them, they most meekly turned the other cheek if a chief wished to smite.  They could and did eat poi and sea-worms, dog toad, crow.  Nothing nauseated them as long as it was for the good of the cause—plunder.  They taught reading and instilled fear of unseen powers.  They sold calico and trinkets.  The first article of faith was to wear Yankee print dresses and other things imported and sold by the missionaries.  They introduced mortgages and other civilized appliances to acquire other people’s property.  Soon when the chiefs refused to give them the whole country, they appealed to their government for protection.  They were defenceless ministers of the gospel of live in a wilderness surrounded by savages; they prayed for protection.  The show of American war-vessels awed the chiefs, self who had lost their courage and confidence and were running after strange gods and taking lessons like school children.  The result was as we see, there are no chiefs now and the missionaries are their heirs.  

The pious soon enslaved the native disguised as a contract to labor.  When natives became scarce they imported coolies and sent kidnapping expeditions to the south sea islands.  The natives are melting away.  The Advertiser dwells with ill concealed gratifications on the increasing death rate.  It is interesting in view of our political problems.  Immorality, poverty, disease, are annihilating the natives, and foreign arms guard them while they dwindle away like prisoners and slaves in the land of their forefathers. 

Do not the missionaries rejoice to see them go. Note the complaisant smirk with which the parson preaches the funeral sermon.  The commercial Jesuits have never for one moment relaxed their hold of Hawaiian affairs.  They have been defeated, beaten, trod upon but they have never been ousted.  When the reform came up they captured li by entering into it controlling its counsels and to suit their purpose.  Pretending to reform their only secured a firmer grasp of what they already had.  They have been often voted out, but they are still in.  Kings come and kings go, cabinet rise and pass away in quick succession.  The forces of election and legislatures are gravely gone through with, but never a Tite Baruacle losens its hold, till it is gathered to its moluscan fathers a ripe old age. 

The whining missionary has developed into haughty, bloated plutocrat.  No longer do they exhort in the name of righteousness, now they mete out justice and vengeance from high places.  Now, their wrath strikes like the thunder-bolt of Jove.  Now, they grind their enemies in inquisitorial mills.

It is a crime to speak the truth, it is a crime punishable by imprisonment to take the name of God in vain.  But there is no law against usury except in the Bible which is not the law.  It is not the law for preaching not for living.

A ROYAL DEFEAT

            Gambling seems to be a general weakness of royalty and nobility.  The latest scandal in gambling is the game of “baccarat,” in which Brittania’s future king figures as the Banker in the game, and Lords, knights and ladies are players.  Sir W.G. Cummings, appears as plaintiff in a case of libel, against others who were engaged in the game, (Libel seems to be a common grievance now a days), and his royal highness as a principal witness; the trial taking place before Chief Justice Coleridge.  Our sports have not reached beyond the ordinary “poker.”  However, the losses figure up very considerably in either game, and no doubt, a considerable slight of hand or partnership business was conducted in either game, when our poor an dgenerous hearted Kalakaua R. was the “banker.” Royal gamblers are supposed to lose, and they generally do, and some of our wealthy young bloods would be far more independent to-day in means if they do not try to imitate royalty in this respect.

THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS

            Mr Editor:  I beg to differ from you in some of the statements made in the article of the same heading as above which appeared in your issue of the 3 ^rd inst.

            You say “that Hawaiians (as teachers I presume) are too kind and lenient; they fail in discipline,” which is a very smooth way of telling the public “they are good for nothing as teachers.”

            Now, Mr. Editor, I think I know a little about the subject you have written about.   I have for some time filled the “anomalous position of shoddy semi-respectability” to which you relegate the profession of school teaching.  My experience has been that both the “imported” foreign and native Hawaiian teachers are often “tll lenient and fail in discipline.”  To prove my assertion I will cite an instance where things were exactly the reverse of what your writer imagines it to be.  In the year 1881 the Board of Education imported a Dr. T. H. Rose and appointed him principal of the Waihee School.  He was a college graduate, well educated, learned, and versed in scientific lore.  He had taught in the schools-California and other states for thirty-five yhears, yet he was too lenient and made such a failure of maintaining school discipline that long before he resigned in April 1882 the school was but a mob of children.  His predecessor was Mr. Wm. K. Makakoa, a native Hawaiian teacher, whose discipline was so perfect tht one could hear a pin drop during school time.  These are facts that can be proved at any time you may feel disposed to investigate the matter, and I may add that I would not parade before the public a single opinion founded on prejudiced heresay or a causal glimpse into some school room.  I know the facts I am stating for I happened to be an assistant under both principals during the incumbency of each.

            I could also name another school taught by “imported” teachers where, through a mistaken notion of what should or should not be allowed in pupils, discipline was a failure.  And still another of the high—salaried foreign teachers had failings in the direction of leniency and discipline, and, I think, if you, Mr. Editor, had been a school teacher you would have found it to be quite a common failing among members of that profession.

            To say that such failings are only among the native Hawaiian teachers stamps the writer of our article as an “old fogy” and a “croaker;” and, Mr. Editor, in the big book you are so familiar with, you can find him sneeringly asking, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

            Again, to say that the Board of Education showed its “ignorance and insincerity” by saying it would stop importing teachers when it could get enough competent Hawaiians is a very mean way of insinuating (because the sting is covered up with words) that Hawaiians can never become competent teachers.  Perhaps I am unnecessarily harsh, but when you say a Hawaiian teacher cannot maintain discipline you mean he cannot teach at all.

                                                                                                            Critic.

ON DIT.

That the cabinet is wrong in not appointing governors for Hawaii, Maui and Kauai as the law makes it compulsory on the queen. – We suggest Mr. Widemann for Kauai, Mr. Spencer for Hawaii and of course the bonnie Prince for Maui.  Such a nice way to get rid of the obstructionists.

            That when the Queen left the wharf of Kahuinui about twenty of the paw “ladies” jumped into the water and followed the royal boat like mermaids.  By a mistake the “lady” took the pedagogue from Waihee the handsome Arry with her into the briny deep.  When Arry returned to the surface, Arry was very wet, while the band played to slow music a wellknown tune about a gentlemen called McGinty. 

            That the promised resignation of Mr Widemann gives general satisfaction, and that it is hoped, that Her Majesty will follow the wish of her people and appoint a Hawaiian to the vacant office.

That one of the steamer Kinau’s boat got swamped at Maalaen last week nearly drowning the passengers; gross neglect was the cause and the Steamship Company ought to be made to reimburse the passengers who lost all they had. 

            That Minister C.N. Spencer’s pet scheme – the breakwater at Lahaina – is a failure and so much money thrown in the water.  Mr. Mahope is slow in doing anything and what he does is always a fizzle.  Requieseat in pace. 

            That the Sheriff of Hawaii says that he is solid.  He is willing to decapitate all his deputies but he will be demented if he will go himself.  All right old boy we have heard some other high jigadiers talk like that and still finish up in consumme.

            That the death of Sir John Macdonald delays temporarily the prospects of a reciprocity treaty with Canada.

            That the Minister of Finance has resigned, which is not at all unlikely.

            That the dry weather is being felt all over the group, and will result in a large shrinkage in the next crop of sugar.

            That the main point in the reform party’s new constitution is a protection clause for opium smugglers.  The beastly constitution of 87 does not protect gentlemen in the business at all.

            That the Maui Racing Association was greatly honored by receiving an application for membership from the ex-Premier of Waimanalo.  The prince proposed by the noble duke of Wailepo and unanimously admitted.  It is understood that there will be some doubt in regard to the admission of the leimamo crowd.

            That two hundred acres of young cane belonging to the Heeia Plantation is lost on account of the drought and inability to irrigate it.  Mac who lost the plantation by a piece of ledgermain, believes that it is only the beginning of sorrows for the present agents and owners.

            That the cane fields of the Ewa Plantation are getting the full benefit of irrigation from artesan wells and the influence of the sun.  The average yield, will not fall short of five tons to the acre.

            That the U.S.S. Iroquois was in a state of readiness all night Saturday, according to the P.C. Advertiser.  We hope for quoting the P.C.A that the Captain of the Iroquois will not take us to task for publishing this bit of corroborative evidence to the general expectation of rumored revolutions, for which we were arrested.

            That we would be pleased to hear a little more form “For the good of the Country.”  Something more definitive might be perhaps obtained in the matter, and such understanding is needed before “Coming out.”

            That the duke of Waikapu was missed greatly during the Queen’s visit to Maui.  Somehow the duke of Wailepo is not quite as funny as his ducal brother from Wiakapu.