The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-01-12

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the Chinese hbcrers. uoS uorkirx up6er
engagements shall expire. that they wIl
be tursed hose UPON the couuauity.
whatever meani1g that expression hoss
7Ay Be Supposed to eoovsy9
( The Cas0ess. Who IN sorusr years have
cone to the s1d os their terms. and have
gOae to work fsr themselves or engaged in
the euployuseos Of others, hare rot jasti-
fed. as : class. the reproaeh that nay be
implied il the phrase. turned loose as
they neither figure disproportioo4ssly in
the criminal liss. nor are they to be found
aHo5g the iRdolsns. worthless. and vasa-
bo1d class Of oar eo@Dauisv,
We nay therefore believe that the Chi
uese who vii become this year discharged
Of their engagements. evss il sAey <hOald
be iDasposed 10 continue in plantation
sork. ESn not 6sge1erats into bad ele-
ueut Of our population. or when ~tHrued
bose. become IKE a w5ld and Danger
CHS buliock in our streets.-A 6gure szg-
gestsd By the word -ioose. and Is meant
10 eonvey such an idea By those xho use Il.
Bot While ne. 10 Hoaolulu. are discuss
ing 10 manner wise or otherwise. the sb-
ssraet principles Of our labor system. and
P1zziiug cur wits to hlt npOa some meth
oil By which We may avail ourselves Of
the benefit Of fresh aeressloas TO our a.
boring population. and avoid at the sane
siuae. evils. practical, iusgina-y. or possible.
that he psrtfa. in every scheme thai We
may Try. the rural districts true to the in
stinetS Of business are foreiayiag foe the
future in order to secure the agricultural
aborsTs slreafy ia hand That the Chi
usss oow AZ work upon the Plantations
are not to Be turned bose upon the com
mainly but o. the eogtrsry are to remain
upon the PlantSfi0as under re-sagage-
meats, lthe majority Of thea At Isast.l Is
alrsaiy becoming evident both by the
readiness Of the managers to EMPLOY. and
the willingness Of the Chinese to eootiuue.
IN the work to Ehheh they have become
habituated.
UP0a s0e large plantation uPoa Kauai
and smother on Mani. the Chinese have
declared their readiness 10 re-surage for
tzo aud three yea-s AZ rates Of wages thar
sre satisfactory 70 both parties TO the
engagement They oEsr to ship sgzin.
As We hear. at advances Of SO to $40, ac-
eoriing to the tine. itso or three years
respectively and at wages not unreasou-
able AZ to increase
Il Vii Be bone in mind that these men
have sui ten mouths TO serve under their
e0otrsets, and in snrsring upon new sn-
gasemsnts, know b. exPsrienee both the
nature Of the Ecrk. the ezzr0u and laws
Of sheen1ntry.-alI abeat It IN Eaet,-so that
If they have suffered hsrdsbips in the
past they are quite wiling 10 accept them
for the future under the sane employers
and the sane aE.
Another featars n these new enzzze-
meatz Is. that they ship from the present
tine. the raster thereby abrugating their
cd contracts befors their expiration, and
entering into rev one sgzinst which
nothing can be sid % the scors that il
vas made IN foreign country. and there
fare ought H0t to be 0hLzztory in this.
We praise the energy Of these planters
Who have already entered upon this work
Of Is-shippiag their Chinese. essselaIIy az
Il VII answer The question zhether or not
WAGES eaa Be raised 70 = kgare that VII
seenrs the hborsz 4gain. and Al the sane
tine. aos izPerH the prosperity Of the
plantation
It \ sEils1s that the men xko have
worked cut thar fTs ssarz aud have got
the rua of the E0zk n hand. the says Of
the Pi4ztAti0n- sad have become kahita-
AID 10 sad eaz1snt With the IoeaITty
where thsy have E0Eksi, are worth more
Per no1Ih than fresh recruits s0ald Be.
10 nattsr Ehsaes Obtai1ed II they are
Wing 70 ship at seTsntF-sFs q oas huz-
drsd PER eEat shove their f1rmer uaees-
they are zorth It to thar cd enpl1yzrs,
and this facx seems 70 Be admitted bF The
viAngnsss Ct both parties 70 agree zpon
s1eh rates Il also prosss TO = that rzz
recruits are LIT v1rth more thaa has been
given 10 then f1-zssiy-
There hare been uausrozs Eaehryuoss
complaints b psssdophiIanEh1spizts, that
3 Chinzz1z nv 70 tbs eoautry 4 badly
assd b. giE1g hin 81 per uaaih. fzhieh
nth beng ka1d szousis 70 slz per
111th- that Il : nseh bel0x the oriin1ry
wages e tie eo1ntET EaE siuiIar suxk-
Bat ss INST releaber that Chinese
Il shsr en- eo1ntEy EoEk for Iez than
XII the u.gss vs CIR fhez- and that n
.li5itioa to tie increase they git b CO..
inz hsrs. thy ss11zts thszseisss for ssiH
kzhsr snzz. shiek tie Tzd.stri0ss and
worthy sno1g then hare EsE f1ilsd 70
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