The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-02-16

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rslscs u she dark sSsss Is an intszieTeaoe
with their fres3on-in fact, Is IS grew
oSrsly oppressive Is 1t Was for the poliee
To srrsSs the Paddy, whea IN the exercise
ofhss ssc-ed right 10 knock \ rasn down
or why tke lav. when there i No wsr nS-
eeS>,sv. Should rashlssSly interfere with
Tx fsse1era O \ reyirseas * men saving
10 shsir Coloael-~ we have decSied not
70 serve any longer 2n6 wish yoa good
hves@ Bat seriously, tssSs laws reQairiRS
ard enf0Vcirg jastiee hSsween uan and
rasn. s-s bass1 upon The e,ernsl rale q
righs, and the Instinct u justice whieh
God hSs planted within " Ne rnstter
where they OpSrste-0a the ani Or seA
whether under pressing necessity, or
none 81 4Il-shey are II and Just.
They can 10, Dc, even, hardship To
snv one bGt the eessssss7,slf .3iSlegssst !: sni
fox him there should le Sozne lSvr, 81 lesSt.
70 show thas good men disspprove Of his
dishonesty. But WIS, seems SsraageSt Of
al :, that single good naSn can De found
~ oppose lsB whose sole objection
l.. tb4t It eozapelS she esSSo,,sss to repair
the dzrnzge which their wrong doing has
infI,ted-a lAw In harmony with the
whOls preeepsS II the B5ble, and which
comes - clearly within It's scope as Thou
shalt not S,esL7
The question Of sivznees has no rela-
ton 20. o. connection With, this lsw.
When II WAS PISSED, II wss not the Gus
tom TO a4ke advanees, Ii has risen oat
OF the Increasing deEnand for lzb0r, b0,h
fo- shipping and for agricultssre. The
present agricultural enterprises of the
Islands require eight or 5en times a. much
labor - those existing when the Izw was
passed. whilst the demand tor Hawaiian
Seameu. I think. i greater than then.
The ship captains and agents first offered
advances TO obtain their crews; agricul-
turisss wers Obliged 10 follow suit It
grrS cut Of the kw Of supply aud de
m4nd The dsnsnd r<Ss grester thSn the
supply. and those " he offered the greatest
Inducements were first supplied Ii i an
undesirable practice. Il Is hsrd for ship
owuers and for planters, Il eonPels both
10 anticipate the profits OF their enter
p-f>e<, and subject themselves not only 70
the los os IutsrgSt, but TO take the risk OF
hos by the death or sickness OF the en-
pIoyse. which + uOs ineon>idersble- 1t
wo,1Id BE- some satisfaction II the employee
reaped 8 corresponding benefit, but be
does not, for be slnost invariably spends
the whole IN a fe~ days. 1t Is u0t de-
posted TO meet future wants Hence,
the practice L the mOre to be regretted,
but It can not be helped; neither sgents,
OF planters are 10 blame for it.
Al viii. d0absIess, have TO submit to It
until the supply Of labor equals or exceeds
the demand when II viii regul4re itself
The repeal Of this lava would not stop
the system Of advances. It would add TO
the embarrssSmen5s OF agricalturists, and
subject them TO greater losses; but As
long Is the demand for labor i greater
than the supply, the Iaborer VIII dictate
his terms, and a. labor must be had by
the pIzater, Or his enterprise be abandon
ed he VIII continue TO Sab1ir-alwsys
hoping that every one TO whom he l.
obliged to advance VII prove honest
>hip-osuers VIII suffer less because,
when 1t sea, those disposed to DO wrong
and be dishonest, viii be obliged to work
Or stzrve, A. they can not escape from the I
ship The chief embarrassment arising I
from repeal vii Be to planters It vii .
Tot stop advances. but Il VIII render the
planters risks and losses greater from dis
honest Aborers, than when he bad rem
sdy against their dishonesty. A full
supply Of labor, however, i the only
remedy able to PIT = stop TO the advance
.-Srerr