Nuhou, Volume I, Number 17, 22 April 1873 — Spirit of the Press. [ARTICLE]

Spirit of the Press.

Thc Advertiser of >Satui'day last ie a vcry ful] papei*J In illele ob " Cuvi'ciicy,' •it myo in oonchision, Tivus then,'ibrough the lnfluenco of ■« silver c-ertificates ' first, and next byr tlie meddling Act to regulate the curreney r are we quietly but almosfc 6urely drifting towardfe the last wretched expedicnt on.esuīng paper money,-' Ih anotlier artiele it disous&es rec!procity wllli Australia. Let m try rociprocity say we wlth Aus- | tralia aml the rest of the world. Ilonolulu ought ! to be a neutral port ? antl a great free entreport of ! Oeeanie commerce, In another article P, C. A< I vety tlioroughly demolishes the ic reasons ?? of the Gazeiie in the'Afo cāse. Tlie Kuolwa on reciprocity says to the natiyes, that it advocates a lease of Ewa llarbor fbr fifty yeai ; s, and not a <?cssion, It Bays not to be afraid ; if the Commandant at Ewa should encroach upon tho llberties of the islands, ifc would only be necessary to eoinplain of him afc Waehington, aild he would be removed. And if Ameriea did not do right, we would appeal to England, France and Germany to take care of us. It enumerates among the advantages, that huLKlreds, perhaps thousand? of kanakae will te taught the ar tofsh ip bu 11 d ing at Ewa. And lots more of eueh stuff. We need a new paper in the native, language very mueli, and it is our purpose to stārt one, or to prompt others to do so. The Punahou Journal for April eomee to us neat, full and bright. lt believes in Woman'e Rights and is glad that the aehool has a " Ladies \isiting Committee. ,,, Yoii,are right, boys, your mothers and sieters are worth lar more to you than your fatliers and brothers. Punahou Eeporier of April 21st, is full and well written. (i Coneerning Editorsvery goou, We know who is the editor who is not in a hurry to eorreet his fibs; we are no doubt the ts imagioative and we ean be the magnauimous editor if al!owed to be so by our enemies.