The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-09-02


subject 10 irhsrsSn serviiR1s or eracl trVSt.
usns aarius Ais terra q service, the fset
RAY ee saarcca that cur Court rceeCSas Do
net show sirgie cause tried. wherc the
Ceolie kss elaiued eonpeaSstioa ia damages,
Ths rewSp4psr rccora viii ee foana silen.
upoa oasragcs, hSrlsAips. ard injustice en-.
eu-pG ey the eoaGra laeerer. Or even of an
eTi-soa tASi the Ceirese Co0lie, GA the Ha-
waiEza IslzrdS. iS in 4 racre uuforsrnSse ecn-
ai,ioe. o. sah3eet - ncre har1ships than are
inesaezs 10 the working class in every
eosutry, ree opi5ioa Is not entertained by
<-y el&SS q eGr nStive population or forsiga
residents. q nertnrVG among the Chinese
Themselves si,her those still IN service, ~
that thsy Sa1er sny greater haraShips, or are
I in leSs hspPy circumstances, than II they
wSre masters of their eSn tine. and hired
ont AZ viii FROM day to day,
The style Of labor % these Islands Is not
o1srozS " exhaustive Aside from this, the
eoutrscts make ten hours the length Of the
working a4y, ard provide several annual
ho1iGsys, The Coo6e y no, slow 10 claim
hsS rights under the tsn~hoer clause. and to
I demand extra wages for work eeyoud that
tine. sos seldom refusing sltogvsber TO lahof
mere than bis cay. 70 matter what may be
The necessities Of his enployer. or the stress
! of circumstances.
Plantation work can no; be called severe,
- -,
wSth the iatsnSlsy and sRergy exhibited in
other sugar growing Countries wher- th~
Eo6Srsts yield q the soil must Be made up
ey tAe dIlisenee ard soil OF the eultivztor,
Our uodes Of SSriealrzrsl labor have grown
poa tue habits Of the free Hawaiian l1borer.
vaoss preference Is excessive application for
: short tine. aud not protraetsd and steady
work measured oy ho1rs> Hence the sys-
ten pursued ou rsGny plantations is TO give
measured task. and il Is not uneoumcu to
see the hznGs-l5sWsii4ns and Chinsse-re-
tzrui1S 10 their quarters ey rhrSs O'Clock in
the Ssts-rcou. their days work finished
Provided With all the ueesss1ries Of life
facd. lodging and medical attendance BY
the s1pioysr, ard with wages above Whist be
eo1lG szru az home. and under no restraint
a. to his time cat Of work-hoars, or local reg-
ul4tbsrs. which can not stand the test Of law,
the ho1ss. znd vrsIl-Gisposed Chinsnxn trds
10 hardship il the working cut Of his eou-
tract, Or reasons 10 regret that he engaged to
psr6orn l.
A uosicsahie feature Is that the lzhorer
ErG< himself introduced in these Islands,
into labor system il which be bears no
badge Of tsgra5ltion, or mark Of inferiority,
il comparison Eith his fellow Iaborsrs- No
Coolie code singles HIN OCT for particular
surTsIlzrcs sn6 regulation. no indication Of
Superior position held by the Aborers native
70 The soi, iESrigztss his passions. The Gus
ton Of the plantation Is TO nake contracts
with al their l1bors-s, from one 70 three
years. 80 that the Hawaiian feld hand differs
from the Chiuauxn simply in the fact that
the contract / for shorter term The same
rules. regulations, ard modes Of labor apply
70 hozh- They work side BY side in the 6sld,
and 10 jealousy exists on aee01Ht Of special
tavor, or privileges, granted TO one class to
the disafvantagv Of the other No Instances
have arisen Of combinations Of the one race
a-gainzt the other, or quzrreiz based upon
that dizrinctiou-
On the othsr hand his pay Is quite equal,
and EiI1y planters clai1l, Is above that which
tie Hawaiian receives; and vert the supply
CT H4Eaiian lzborsrs equal to the demand,
the choice woGId fsn EPoa them, both on
accoGz5 Of less COST and easier management
The Co0lie also finds himself here under
the Prutectiou Of law, which covers not only
hi< 61aseial rights. bat his personal liberties
ard iumuairiss- He * not subject TO eorpo-
real pGnizh11snt- can not be tsfrz1tst Of
Lis wages ea1 not be oppressed without
SPEEDY redress from the Courts. which are Of
easy access, and Inexpensive il their pro
cs=sss- Thts i more than he possessed in
his oEu county, and l. fully appreciated BY
every Chinala1- Sos 4 small portion Of
their thoGZhrs and Efforts during their first
Fsars ksrs, ara directed 70 a redress Of fan
cis6 or real injuries. and Obtaining a fun
knoEisGEs Of their rights, through spPealz
to the zazizrrzrss- The absurd cuastrue-
ria1s FlLeed by themselves ou their Own COZ
lrIsrz Irs- g tins Means. gradually removed,
50 that b the end Of the =seoud year. with
perhaps 6sE sIrePsi11z arising fruu per
souaI traits, he lEhors aI51g eo1rsntsdIy
sh-ozzn The term Of his e0utraet He learns
70 6zar the hE, sz vel as to invoke IL Is-
sizt11ce-
S1r is he Liable TO I system Of ps01ags, I
=hica- through Ssbts, CO fines imposed By
hiz euplsFsr, q any ssher cazze, PruIoagz
the tine q his service hey01d his original
a-E-ssEen-- WIKI the sIrirzfio1 Of lis i've
ysz-s, ~ hecDues his o-1 uazter IL fzIly I
Gz6 AZ ahsol1relT az any bound arprs1tics-
ID whose sirzariru and circumstances his I
0E1 are thoroughly AzGI0goG-a1d- Ike I
hin II most cases. with knozLe5zs with 1
gives hin cod1uaaG Of the atzhszs vages az /
msehaaic- L hszze =srTzzt. a COOK, Or N
1.ZriczIr1rzI la5orsr-
Bzz that Thi-h mikes these IsI1nfs nost 4
aEfrzefIEe 10 th- Chinese Coolies, and indeed .
70 al Iahacsrz insrudscei p 70 the present
tine. azG fEdE-ez then to make here their 4
permanent houes, tho1zn the return = rel 4
tier expensive mr. dIEeulz. Il the kl@< that 4
he dEfz an indigenous PoP1l1tion who VII 4
leezps hin ca terms ef essEalirF, i1fsruHrTy 4
zirh lin. and Ehish manifest No Jealousy 4
over hz Prs=szee n ne e1satrF. de
uaF make his ksue here and family eoz-
ueziozz- EfEh al the fres6S0 Ehirh he En-
i5oTsd ca his oTu native ssil- and 50 Ear as
rzEI-1 70 his Industry < csoesruer., ear fSa
shs,asaass tines better There are scorss II