The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-09-09

To the Editor of he Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
SIR A communication appeared in the ApvKR-
TIsER of Sept. I'd over the signature Of three stars in
defence Of "CkiHese IN III United States and on
these Islands" In his remarks the writer says that
a feeling Of hostility is springing up on these islands
against the Chinese. On sugar and rice Pianta-
fions they are competing tritk the 8atirss." Here
one Of the three stars il in eclipse. The Chinese on
plantations do not compete with the natives on plan
tations, because natives are not only always preferred
to Chinese and always can find employment, but the
Chiusse ere not only very little inclined to work on
plantations but on the whole are desired only By q
few planters, who for some cause or another are I'M
able TO procure sufficient native labor, the Lahalna
plantation going even 90 far as to drive their gang
of Chinese lahorers from the plantation long before
the time Of contract had elapsed. On the other hand
thew do not compete with native labor on rice PLAN
tations for the very sufficient reason, because the
rice plantations are all in the hands OF the chinese
themselves
The second star, asserting that "shoe-makers,
bakers and other mechanics begin to complain " is
no doubt perfectly correct. "That competition here
will doubtless have the effect to reduce the price OF
srticIes manufactured by our mechanics and perhaps
call forth more care and skill in the manufacture
"a rather q doubtful (not to call 1t by any other
namel expression. No one who upholds the old
Cbristian sentence 'liye and let liVe" ever COM
nIained about exorbitant charges Of our mechanics,
and IL Is a well-knoEn and acknowledged fact that
our mechanics use as much care and skill in their
manufactures as can be found in any other country,
and I am certain that our mechanics can learn notf-
ing at all from Chinese mechanics either II tcols, de-
sign or artistic finish, and substantial ana nonest
work. "There is no reason Why Ill feeiing snouid
be excited because Chinese have come to these ISLANDS
or because then compete with others in their honest
efforts 10 support themselves and lay up money
saws Mr.. Three-stars. .,
Now surely the third star has fallen in the mud
and deeply. There is in fact all snd every Feason
gbv iii feeling should be excited among shoe
makers. bakers and other mechanics" and their
wish 10 have Chinese immigration stopped may some
day grow into a peremptcry demand. before me IL
aux of Chinese there were, as al know, q sunclent
Dumber of mechanics Of all trades upon these islands,
lust about sufficient sin their honest enoTts 10 sup
mort themseIves" without laying mp money. As
Mr.. Three-stars from his remarks appears to be not
n.r,icnIarlv fond of the adsge 81 live and let hve,"
hut rather would take advantage TO purchase cheap
axen at the mechanics loss, Ne Will just introduce
Mr.. Thrse-stars into the hut OF q native, known as q
met bospitable race, and look st 8 native sitting
with wife and children around his dlsh oil POI anu
raU fish. and enter Mr.. Three-stars with q numerous
re,;nue. and unlimited and coolly squats down with
h.. comnanions and pushes aside the native family,
dins into the poi and fish, and the platter Is empued
To the dismsy of wife and children, and thus MT.
TSree-stars goes on dey by day. L snou,d n mini IN
sncb nrnceedines are very likely to breed III VAL
49, $3.50 NJ TSree- stars ~retinue, and more yet
aSa;nst Mr. Three stars himself for bringing such s
Ios of enon0es into the hut. We think the third star
Is swamped in the poi dish. The subject OF CHI
nese needs apparently all the light that can De
brought 10 bear upon it for the sake OF sen preserve
t;on. but q few stars that fall and are gone Is insuf-
Gcient. The subject needs the full light OF the sun.
Howeyer, we shall be glad to hear again from Mr:
Tbree-stars IL he has any more stars remaining, II
onIv for the sake OF the fun TO see them stick in the
mud,