The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-04

80 fHH- HHN"N a.
Mr.. De Long. iu 1873. resigned thar position in japan
on account ii the efforts ~ The Hawaiian Govern
mcut 20 obtain japanese laborcrs through hs inaa-
cuce and all. Notwithstanding these rctuh-, the op-
portunity may arse Il obtaining Jspauesr. and f u
does, IL will not be neglected by It's Najcsiy's Gov
eminent. Bat gentlemen. when ia your address
you refer 10 sde noble EnP,rc " Japan as the source
for recuPeratlng cur population, you must be under
stood to mean that the japanese are. as we also be-
lieve, desirable immigrants. not that il has been
hitherto, or that il appears to be IN the near future,
practicable to get them. for the circumstances Of the
DIFFICULTIES connected with the japanese immigrants
are too recent for you to have forgotten them. What
might have been accomplished in this case by the
exercise Of a more " faithful and Intelligent diplon-
acy," which you seem TO infer may have teen ig-
norei or neglected. the undersigned cannot under
take 10 ~say;-and although no doubt there may
readily be found smonEst Us men possessed Of more
persuasive ability than His Majesty's Ministers can
pretend to: some amongst you will perhaps be pre-
pared 10 admit, as the result Of dear oOnght expert
enee, that il is an easier task 20 persuade immi-
grants to come to these Islands than 10 persuade
them TO stop, when you get them here.
Bot to continue our review Of Asia. We need only
glance at the map 10 see that The shores Of that great
continent nearest TO Us are occupied almost entirely
by China-that astonishing Empire whose people
have not only maintained their existence. may we
not say, as a ciyilze nation from long before the
time when our ancestors we're covering their bodies
with war paint, but who are now by far the most
numerous separate people on the face Of the earth,
and who are to-day overlooking, not only into all the
neighboring Archipelago Of Malaysia, but are hold
ing their own as an industrious people amongst and
in spite Of the hoodlums I" Of California, aud the
- roughs Of Australia. IL is Chinese who con-
structed the railroads Of Peru, have dug the coal
mines Of Borneoi nay, they have been in request 20
build the railroads IN Bengal, the very home Of the
cheap Hindoo laborer. IL seems. TO say the least.
unfortunate for His Majesty's Government that Of
oil 4" the vast hive Of Asia, Of all the industrious and
prolific races Of the great and parent continent Of
the world" the Chinese, who are the only people
which the government has found il practicable 20 in-
duce to migrate 10 these islands. should be the only
Asiatics which you, gentlemen, should especially OBJ
ject TO. All the other 90 countless hordes !" Of Asiat-
les you seem prepared TO welcome, and in view Of the
highly respectable character Of the signatures TO the
address now under reply, the members Of His Maj
esty's Cabinet feel grieved that their efforts TO do
what they best could under the circumstances, should
have so signally failed TO be satisfactory TO those for
whose benefit they considered they were more espec-
tally taking this responsibility. But what they still
more regret, is TO find that you consider that the in
PRODUCTION Of Chinese must, from their unchaste
character, aggravate the sterility Of Hawaiian
women. Ii this be true, the introduction Of Chinese
should be stopped instanter. Ii is no doubt true
that the disproportion Of the sexes is an evil in any
country, but it is q period Of trial which many coun-
tries have Of necessity TO pass through, and from
which they recover in due time. In remembering
the evil doings Of some Of the worst Of the Chinese
however, We should bear in mind that an outcry
would probably be made when a low Chinese is dis
covered shining, when the same crime would hardly
call for remark amongst n similar class Of natives
We should also bear in mind the fact that some Of
the largest families which have been borne 10 Ha-
waiian women have been by Chinese fathers, and
that even the lower ORDERS of Chinese, and we say
this with regret, are, We believe, reckOned by the
Hawaiian women to make more faithful and attentive
husbands than the similar class OF Hawaiians. The
progeny also of these two races seems so far TO con-
firm your view that the mingliDg Of Hawaiians and
Asiatic blood may prove a success, so far at least as
the Chinese are concerned. or the result Of a union
with other Asiatics, Of the less robust Hindoo for in
stance, with an Hawaiian woman, we have little
experience; it is to be hoped that such an experience
may be soon afforded.
The next portion of Asia which presents itself is,
as YOU Justly term them, /" the swarming isles Of the
great Malay Archipelago" The attention Of all the
different Hawaiian Cabinets has been repeatedly
called to this part Of the globe as a region from
whence to draw our much desired population, and
the records Of the correspondence Of our Foreign
Office show that as repeatedly, enquiries for definite
information on the subject have been made by the
government. The Undersigned may also state that
they have taken some pains TO ascertain what were
the chances Of success in this quarter, and the result
of their enquiries agrees with the experience Of the
Hawaiian Cabinets before them, that the idea Of OBJ
tanning our population from thence is entirely vision
airy. The latest letters from our Charge d'Afaires
in London. MIR. Manly Hopkins, confirm those pre-
yiously received from Mr.. Varigny, DIR. Hillebrand
and others who have been especially directed to make
every inquiry on this subject; and all leads to the
conclusion that the Malay Archipelago cannot be
looked to as a source Of population for Hawaii. The
broad fact that the Dutch in Sumatra and Java, and
the English in Queensland and the Fijis, which are
comparatively close by, cannot, Notwithstanding
their great anxiety 10 do so, make those Malaysian
populations available, is an evidence that we at this
great distance would probably meet with no better
success. His Majesty's Government consider that
after all the enquiries which have been made by
previous Cabinets and by the Board Of Immigration
on this subject, only TO learn again and again that IL
is impracticable to obtain people from thence, il is
now time that this " Win o. the Wisp" should be
finally removed from before the eyes Of this commu-
nifty.
The next portion Of Asia which we approach, at
least from which any population suitable for Hawaii
may be hoped for, is T" the Oyer-peopled plains Of
British India" as you. TO some extent. correctly
term them. In 1866 DIR. Hillebrand was commits
stoned by the Hawaiian Government TO proceed to
Asia for the express purpose Of gathering informa-
ton respecting those regions as a source Of supply
for our laboring population. The undersigned can
not do better than make q few extracts from the
Doctors report TO the Board Of Immigration on his
return. In connection with the subject of our enter
ing into a Convention with the British Government
to allow us to supply ourselves with population
from British India, the Doctor says, page 80
{" | do not apprehend that this Government would
meet with great obstacles in the conclusion Of
a treaty but there is no doubt, that on the part
Of the European element in India, a strong feel
ing is gaining ground, in opposition TO the emf
grafton Of coolies. The extensive net Of railroads
still in progress Of being built, SO az TO intersect
every important part Of that couatry, the many
agricultural enterprises which have started into
existence since the mutiDy, by private individuals
and stock companies, particularly the tea and
cotton cultivation, make large demands on the
labor capacity Of the country, which increase from
year to year. People at these islands will end il
strange that fears Of dear labor are entertained in
a country, where wages still average only i've
rupees a month, and famines are yearly Occurren-
ces but | could bring numerous vouchers 70 the
truth Of my tatemcnt and these feelings are even
shared TO come extent by the Indian Government"
On page IS the Doctor refers TO the great loss Of
life which often takes place in transporting the
celebrated Hill Coolies, altho' in many respects
they are far the best Of the East Indians. lie OBJ
serves: A mortality Of twenty 10 twenty-five
per cent. has occurred on journeys Ito the tea dis
tricts and it has even risen as high as thirty per
cent. on a voyage TO the Mauritius." 2 Again on
pages 1899. the Doctor observes The two
medical gentlemen confirmed what ] had already
| hoard ahOut the great mortalitv If the Hill Cables