The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-11-03


AT the meeting on Friday evening TO fin
ish up the consideration OF the question
OF labor and other matters of public policy
the Chairman having. las many expressed it,
without 4 due regard for the public good,
gone TO Hawaii on business supposed TO ap-
pertain TO the law side of his profession,
absented himself, it became necessary to
appoint another Chairman; upon L L. Tor
bert, Esq, that honor was conferred. The
Secretary ever alive when duty requires him
to be so, was at his post, and after the cleo
tion of Chairman read the records of the
last meeting, 1t was then moved, that the
9Th resolution, which read as follows, be
passed:
s. Resolued, That We do approve OF the
appropriation Of governmental funds 10 the
assistance Of Pacific Islanders who come
here free Of contract
Mr.. H. NJ. Whitney made few remarks
in favor Of the resolution, urging upon the
meeting the necessity Of immediate immi-
grafton to supply our labor demand, as well
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our native population. The speaker advo-
Gated the introduction of Southern Islanders
or Manahikis, as being a kindred race to the
Hawaiian, but did not want them to come
here under contract He told the citizens
how the labor of these free immigrants
might be utilised for the benefit of our
plantations. As his plan is one which pro-
baby no other man ever thought of, and is
consequently altogether original with him,
il is the duty Of everyone who speaks Of it,
TO give him full credit for the advance
he has made in political economy. His plan
is this: He says that the Manihikis are all
fishermen, that fishing is almost their only
industry, and if they come here they natu-
rally will prefer TO engage in the same Pur-
suit. They would like no doubt TO keep on
fishing. Well, import say 400 of these fish
ermen and they could "relieve'' the same
number of our fishermen, who could then
engage in labor on the plantations. The
eloquent theorist did not say whether our
native fishermen wanted to be relieved or
not, though one wonld suppose, to have
heard how earnestly and confidently he
talked on the subject, that they had consult
ed him upon it, and as an inducement
to those who would be willing TO displaee
them, would no doubt hand over their canoes,
nets and fishing rights, to the value in each
case of several hundred dollars, for no other
consideration, than that they shouldn't be
Obliged to fish any more. The same speaker
read extracts from His Majesty's speech at
the opening of the Legislature, and also
from that, at the close of the session.
Mr.. r. L. Wakeman moved that the reso-
luton be amended by adding the words,
provided they become permanent settlers"
The interest spoken OF by the reporter of
the 4deertise- had considerably subsidized by
this time, because no demonstration either
way was made when the amendment was
offered. There was apparent danger of the
whole thing coming to a standstill from
mere Indifference to the fate of this resolu-
ton, in which all the theories OF these phi
lanthropie lovers of the Hawaiian, eulmi-
mates. After a time the amendment was
seconded and put to vote and carried, three
or four people voting on it, and that family.
The question then came upon the resolution
as amended, the Chairman put the vote clear
" upon the question-silence reigned-the
extraordinary emergency had emerged"
into the most extraordinary apathy-no one
seemed to have interest enough to vote upon
the question, when one of the leaders
spurred up by the. emergency of the case,
CALCULATED faye" in the very faintest audi
bic tone. When the noes were called for,
some person, who had not delicate sense of
the ridiculous, voted mo- WhereupOn the
vote being tie Zone for and one against,
division was called for, some twenty out of
the g %" voting in the affirmative, no one
voting against the resolution.
Mr.. Carter then moved that the 9th and
eth resolutions be transposed, and that the
meeting should proceed to consider the
Tariff question. The motion was carried;
about this time some hundred and fifty of
the citizens carried themselves home. Mr..
Carter stated that be should take but little
part in the discussion of this question, as he
had given the subject but little study, and
felt himself less qualified to debate it, than
many Others in the room.
Mr.. MeColgan in a few brief and peril
nent remarks advocated protective tariff,
saying that with duties on clothing, be could
employ in his business large number of
Hawaiians
Mr.. Thos. Hughes also spoke in favor of
protective tariff
Mr.. j. R. Kinney spoke for few minutes
in favor Of free trade, making some very
strong points in his argument. He told the
mechanics, that at present, at least, protec-
tive tariff would work against the interests
of all pursuits in this country and against
them in no less degree than against others.
Mr.. K. spoke in the most quiet, candid and
manner, yet there was dis
inclination to hear him speak eyinced, which
showed that the "free discussion" was not
being fairly adhered to by the meeting.
the meeting.
Mr.. johnson spoke in favor of tariff,
advocating retaliatory tariff as regards the
United States. He said our products paid
some 5000, 600 in duties to the United States,
while the products of that country only
paid US some $4,000. Mr.. johnson thought
what was sauce for the goose" ought to be
a. sauce for the gander."
Mr.. Adderley advocated the tariff, saying
that he did not believe in patronising foreign
mechanics.
The resolution was adopted