The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-10-18
The %Spaulding Letter.

To the Editor Of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
Sir 1T is a melancholy fact that there are at
present in this country a number of men who have
no real interest in its permanent good, only in so
far as they are Immediately and personally con-
cerned men whose sole object in living here. is
to make their - pile" then - clear out y and leave
the country to the moles and the bats, for any
thing they care about it. But on the other hand
there are some, especially heads OF families, who
cannot subsist on ten cents per diem, and who
feel great anxiety over the present state of mat
tiers on the Hawaiian Islands. 1t is only the fav-
ored few who can raise ~ say two or three hu nd
red thousand dollars wherewith to start a Sugar
Plantation. Many men like Col. Mclean of
Oregon, would come here and be content with a
BILE retail business. and add TO the ranks of
tb1se who. in every enlightened civilized coun-
Try do conduct all its mercantile business.
7 The letter of Mr.. Spaulding stated that Honolulu
did not lose anything by the absense of Col. Nc
Bean. l have not the pleasure OF knowing either
Mr.. Spaulding or Col. Mclean but one thing l
do know, which is this. that If there were fewer
Chinese and more American and European Mer-
chants in this country. it would appear more res
pectable to the eyes of the world, and be better
for the country in general.
Mr.. Spaulding appears to imagine that by food
ing the islands with Chinese. he and other plant
es cosld then be able to obtain labor on their
own :eTms. Not so. iDdeed-th the heather is al
ways equal to the OccasiOn-for l have been told
by one of their number, that if the labor market
were over-crOwded those having good employ
ment and good WAGES would support the unem-
ployed until their demands were granted. Now
surely this, Coming from their own lips) is
enough to convince planters that the Chinese are
not the class of labOreTs wanted for plantations
struggling under heavy pay rolls Il class wiring
ing the last cent from thoes who employ them,
that they may either send it to the Flowery King
dom or hoard it up until they are enabled to en-
bark in some line of business. when by cunning
and trickery they take the bread out of the mouths
of honest men and their families. who are work
ing along on the good old principle Of - Live and
let live" And this should convince the govern
ment that the Chinese are an undesirable element
in the community.
The Chinese were introduced into California by
~grasping men. with the intention Of making money
out of them in labor but in many cases the
heather have turned round and cut out OF bust
ness many of their former employers, who have
since become bankrupt.
II requires no prophet to predict, for coming
events cast their shadows before. and unless some
restrictive measures are enforced by the govern
ment in regard to Chinese immigration and ag-
grandizrment. the great majority of Europeans
and Americans will ere long be entirely unable
to support themselves and families in this country
in any mercantile or manufacturing business
and as regards Sugar Estates. the chances are that
three fourths of them may yet be owned by our
dear friend and willy brother . John"
am. DC. DC.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION.