New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-22
COOLIES IN NEU-ZEAL1ND.
CONTRACT LABoRERs FROM THE SOUTH SEA
ISLANDS.

ISLANDS.
The Southern Cross of May 81, printed at
Auckland Nov Zealand, audcs To the recent landing at
that place of Of contract aborers from some Of
the South sea Islands, and says:
This advent raises the very important question in
Auckland which ia now agatne California, ana ms eto
given rise 10 discussion IN Queensland ana hohgnu.
some time ago we ieicrTel TO the practical results ol the
employment Of South Sea Island labor IN or cnsiahd,
where il has been fairly tried and admitted 10 he all
ure In California 30 strong has the objection to the
Asatic become, that the STATE legislature has re-
iectcd the Fifteenth AmcuGncut with ne view OF eX-
Guiding Ceestals from tie rights Of citizenship. This
toliry fcs Jrcn forced pou tlc State because OF tho
iumGcr Of Chinese laDorcr~ VINO have been introduced,
for should thf- liner in the same ratio Tor l' next
hali-alozen years as they have increased during me
past two .eara, they would be able 10 swamp inc "le
vote ut any election Thus ~ tHe states ON th' i...c
havine been settled in the Atlantic states ..
so much Tor political poet OK the question with
icetio 10 e location of coorel races this country.
We think the introduction Of the Chinese TO me Aus
traan colonies and California has done much to lover
the standard Of morals in those countries. Indeed,
peru al OF The san Francisco and Australian new papers
must satisfy 1ny one, however sheprl III inc tSlh Vi
our statement; and no economic adN mag Wich nay
result from employing tne cheap l.tf 0l iai,',r Its
could cOmpen ate for their dehasns influence on soty,
In view of these facts therefore We protest hg11t Ae
IsIaTs TO Ne,Zeaiand II may not be thought polite
TO forbid Chimes ningfs i@hi JT on t,r o,
exertons Tor subsistence; although s inl,cI OF ,n
ion, we unLesilatlngy Fay, thJ II we i 60 ~
European inhabitants or aboriginal natives.
Islanders I'm the prpartion OF fax m tins province
have only a word 70 say II Is Impossible to sup
nose That these here voluntarily. We do not
insinate That physical used 70 convey thcm
on board vessel; bat we conceive that II tho lnu-
cUcc OF certain chCss-whO doubtless rewarded Tor
the rOublc-had not been cxetcd, we should not nave
seen them among We cannot TOO strongly condemn
snch s.ste!n OF obtaining "chfap labor" Jlcu, gam,
we object to cheap labor Of t. description altogether,
when many OF owuracc and t0rntyafe oi OI en-
roymcnt or barely earning the Heccssares Of life the
Eanakas win rot contribute ans ,hng 10 the revenue.
They '.il toll 80 TIM stai. u = De tean y 10 hEl
clio he'd AID siol they sur, i've tie Lcrlships 10 Which
tLCy are certain To be exposed, they vii leave this coun-
tItff TTfNF IA
our contemporary, The Hedid are glad 10 perceive,
las noticed this matter, AID very properly invited hc
Government regulate the new scheme OF Enumeration
which has Just been brought into operation. II We are
10 found Save state Jet III understand anu prepare
for liz but ii this 70 be permitted, then We object TO
any bnfIneasurcs. Let Us ut least De thorough Ii
slavery il \ good and beHclcient "instutou' let rs
say 80 at once but IL Il j. altogether athorcn 20 our
ideas o. human c'7 aud opposed 10 the principles oI
orr Government. let H. not wink az modified 81 stem OF
slavery in cur midst. Aud tie CITuSrlcbt OF contract
laborcs ne South Sea Islands H. rai cry 10 .lt 81,
say hat We may about 70.