The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-27
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
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~ - aNFNt ~ Af AfNlafa AF N.sE - AaAae
rr which the IabIie organ Lac become famous ut
home and abrad,-vituIcrtise and malignant.
Writers for the PuhIie pres should remember
that yit~uIcration j. no; argumen even though
coming from a Crown Minister zen. and that
misrcpre-entati,u- never carry conviction
The hJgr question j. one of vital Importance
10 the prosperity Of THE nation, and one, on
which, many believe, ius existence. A. a separate
nationality, depend. To- preserve and IcrIetuatc
this PEOPLE must Lc tie sincere wi-h of every
true Hawaiian ami low 10 solve tie labor prob
lem should be tie earnest study Or all. TLi- We
have sought from time 10 time. and our views
have been freely and clearly expressed. both dur
ing tie discussion Of the Inv passed IS the
legislature, AMI subsequently IN several carefully
prepared articles in September. Our position i
briefly cmbDiieI IN these heads:
That the eooIic trade. o. now carrieI on.
should Be abIuloucl, rs being contrary % tEc -pirt
- the age anil civilization. anil injurious 90 the pros-
pc-tive interests u this group.
THAT free immigration of both whites anil
colprel llh0rer-, from any foreign country, should be
encouraged, especially II families
%-That AL the restrictions f~orbiliiu- the imU1r-
tntiDn % LLOrers be repealed, aui that open Cucuur-
agemcnt Be given o. any parties to introduce free
lnbDrer- or immigrants.
THAT the proper position q the Government Is
10 act not a. principal In immigration enterprise,
D 1AN go NHNNhsNNA ~ ALL NHAsAAa NAA -
rules and seeing them enforced
These various points have been fully discussed,
and we sec no reason 10 modify our views.
When the Legislature was in session, we sup
ported the bill which instructed the Minister Of
the Interior 70 take Immediate and active STEPS to
Introduce immigrants from any Of the POlyuc-ian
islands, and aFprUpristing thirty thousand dollars
% carry out the law. And We also stated. a.
quoted by the Ga=eHe, that =. this sum was voted
with the distinct understanding that it was to
encourage tile immigration Of married habOrerS,
accompanied ,rih thar fagaLes, who are willing
20 contract to labor for q term Of years, and after
that 1.-THE expiration Of the contract to make
these islands their home. II this system can be
carried out Of obtaining laborcrs accompanied
Irih thar irir,s, and ii found to work we'll, it
may prove to be the turning point in the decrease
Of our population
Again in our issuc of Sept. -, in further dis
cussing the question, We gave ut;craucc 10 the
following:
The bill introduced T. Mr. wilder At the Inst session, authsr-
king the importation q feiyur-i.u free Immigrants. uT.-~"''
women. who IN clusHieajfu % their passage lam F1qTT anal
engage on plantations, wa~ q very good t- .leuiGt- Ea-lI
il gr0ytsioas arr HshIy S.ra'i y. 10 ts.N, aal one which. If
srpmeut vii -, ..s iismiu, - VII Issnt IN itfn,gtni
90 r- success, tIou-h ~ believe tiat if the
q S rs a. b. nm ~ - Gav-llna1ent. witch sb.GId lpd h.
Tie character d D.. J. ". smith ofKs,a, Or Mr. . ii Quick
of " aaua, could D. occurred g. s1 and explain the nature Il
thi- enieution sehl.fn- anil -li-y the ITIl- - ., what VII
arirs mar Them that the transfer 49, designed O. r-f-IIs the
tshnis a. vei n. To supply hborgr., AMI that only tht most
regulations would govern iL. h may prove succ@siuL
simply because unable OF unit nr any ouef.h ue plan : {,
burden The Immigrant with a bad "fadyauess in the SHAPE q
passage, outfits, b'uu.s- &C. SC whleh I'll tiAs hm year.
10 cancel, aud frlm which De- hls derived M adequate bsneat'
srs5,@ nee ozone 9olI4r srg.a,s 10 nsBt,srss. audst them
camlaenes thsir seryice IN tIeir new homes leg from anIecun-
larry embarrassment. +.
Can ANYTHING be more definite than the views
expressed in both the quotations made, and il
deed in tire entire discussion of this labor ques-
ton? What we wish TO sec Is the introduction
of laborcrs placed on the basis it should rest
free and voluntary migration and Scrrioc. And
it must come 70 this. for there are labOTcrs 70 be
had in abundance ON these terms, thousands in
Europe, in America. in Polynesia, and perhaps
parts, are ready and anxious TO migrate
hithcr, and will come II encouraged.
The voluntary system l. the only one now lawful
and pursued in Mauritius. and it has proved TO be y,
successful. furnishing all the labor re-
quircd in an island producing over 100000 tons :
of sugar annually. We have before published
the regulations In Mauritius. but a republication
of them now will add weight 10 the argument:
1-Ths gmisnHt .h1uhi not form aiy egsasz.ent t-f1rs hi 81
arrival u o. Aalnir- Uh-r. be Va ~ Ht-rty I, I1', him q
in counrI went - TAR - o. declare every engagement c1utract-
a. auH auI avoid On ~ other haul. the eol5ual aa isl
not allow ahbareF % ers1s- himself ET q longer Term than oae
2-Eysry cuf-nat was at liberty TO return 20 III country At ,
auy time. tut the tNf.lss yftIe return EEL ou himself % he
quifted before t1- term ofay- sears during which he had 90
Now with regard to the expedition recently
despatched to the South Scas hy tins Government. '
50 far a. it i designed 10 carry out the views ex- z
pressed in tic legislature. viz..-thc introduction !
of free Immigrants or hligrars-wc are willing 10 j
give it a trial. however much we may disagree with !
the management Of the Board in the details. We !
are not satisfied with the instructions given To q
the head Of the expedition. because he has not !
been instructed 20 obtain married laburers, this
term not appearing once in the document. ON q
the other hand. the instructions clearly imply !
that the labOrrrs are not T. be married persons, !
a. the agent i distinctly charged to keep the ,
males and females separate. 2
Respecting the agent selected to manage the {
expedition, Capt. Henry English. 50 far n we ,
know him. We believe him 10 be a worthy. faith =
ful man. who hayin. learned from rough expert ?
cncc. the first duty Of a true slilor-to obey or :
derS. If be breaks the owncr-will carry out his =
orders. whatever they may have been. If he has I
been instructed. verbally or otherwise. not To- re- 9
turn without a cargo OF labuFcrs Of some kind. 4
he will carry Dut his instructions, and procure
the natives. In this connection. II affords u
pleasure 20 introduce the following comTli- {
meurary notice Of him taken from the titan q
nc Monthly Of July. IsjS. in an article cnti- Q
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