The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-15
THE PACIFIC
GommertlalA0bert1se
Y. DECEMBER Is.

BY THE LAST mail we learn that Chief Justice
Harris had arrived in the United States from hi
European trip, in good health, and that he may
be expected here soon. The Hawaiian Envoy tl
Europe, the Hon. Mr.. Carter, as we learn, reports
that the business of his mission in England wal
progressing favorably and as speedily as could be
expected.
A NEw YORK telegram, dated November 23rd
forwarded to the Alta California of San Fran
cisco, refers to an interview which recently took
place at Washington between the correspondent
in that city of the six Great Chinese Companies
of California, Mr.. j. C.. G.. Kennedy, and Presi-
dent Hayes, on the subject of the Chinese griey-
ances in California. Mr.. Kennedy read a tele-
gram signed by the Presidents of the six Chinese
Companies appealing to the United States govern
ment for protection-''guaranteed to them in Arti-
Giles and 2 of the Cushman Treaty. and Article a
of the Burlingame Treaty. and calling for the
maintenance of said treaties. A long letter was
also read at the interview, urging the United States
government to action in the case, and pointing to
the danger of retaliation on the whites in China
if the Chinese continue to be mobbed with i'm
punity in the States. Japan had to paw a.
million of dollars in 1864, for less injury done
to Americans than is suffered yearly by the
Chinese in California. The matter was to be
brought before the cabinet. The two great
grievances against the Chinese are, it seems,
that they can live cheaper than whites and con-
sequently work for less wages, and that they
come from home without their women. The
aster is really the greater evil, though the
white laborer Of course only looks to the fact
that the Chinaman cuts him out of work. We
think that Cinnamon may justly be excluded
from any country on the grounds that they bring
no women with them. But once they are allow
ed to land in any civilized and Christian country,
it is Infamous to leave them outside of the pro-
lection OF the laws. In this Kingdom, We OBJ
jeet to the introduction of unmarried Chinamen
but we trust that no insane attempt will ever
be made here to modest those Cinnamon in our
midst. Some reference to shoodlums'' have
appeared in print here, pro and con. We hope
that there are really no shoodIums'' in this
community but, in view of the agitation
against the Chinese over the pond, it may be as
we'll to remind the authorities here to be on the
alert and take timely precautions in case of any
attempt here to violate the peace of the realm.
1t is most deplorable to think that while the
Chinese government is daily growing more liberal
towards the whites, and beginning to allow the
free preaching of the Christian religion in that
benlshted empire, a country like California
which boasts of its republican liberty is setting
an example of despotism to poor foreigners. 1t
may be good for the white workingmen to get
rid OF the Chinese, but we question whether
their loss will not be felt generally. Already
In Australia, the press is beginning to discuss
the consequences of the late restrictive measures
against the Chinese in Queensland, and people
there are beginning to see that in many ways the |
Chinese. with all the faults laid to their charge,
will be a real loss. There was a time in Queens
land twelve or fourteen years ago, when none
but Chinese shepherds could be got to herd the
fOcks of sheep, which then formed almost the
whole wealth of that colony. Many of the Queens
land legislators who lately passed those r~estric-
tive measures against the Chinese in that colony,
are ~squatters who were then saved from absolute
ruin through the loss of their focks by those Chinese
But gratitude is a rare virtue. In
his country, it is hard to understand how things
AN get ON without Chinese labor, at least for
he present. Hence, we have only one course
which is, to make every possible effort to
get over some hundreds of Chinese women to
hese Islands. 1t is also pre-eminently desirable
0 put a stop to the ingress of single Cinnamon
ntO these Islands. But, while on the score of
norality and for the protection and benefit Of
he native Hawaiian females, we have strongly
rotested against the inroad of SO many hundreds
{ single young Cinnamon here, at the same
lme we disclaim completely any antagonistic
ceilings against the Chinese in our community,
'me of whom are good Christians, and we repeat
nat they arc entitled to the fullest protection
ON this government. We expect to hear that
lie United States cabinet has adopted most strin-
ent measures for the protection henceforward of
lie Chinese in the Union. Such a course will greatly
'dound to its credit. In this country, we trust
lat none of those violent scenes which have
tely disgraced California, will ever take place. :
s we recently remarked, the Chinese of this
immunity ought themselves to make all possible
forts to introduce a goodly number of China
omen into these Islands. This is the very
advice we can offer them.