The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-05-29
East Indian Immigrants.

SIR In the last issue Of the Goseate I am In.
formed that Indian immigrants evil not be allow
ed to come here as other Immigrants do, subject to
the laws of the country, but will require a com-
missioner of their own to decide all Questions he
tween themselves and emplOyers'I-and / beg 10
fatty contradict the statement. I assert that II ar
engagements are made with the Indian Government
for coolies TO come to these islands-that unor
their arrival they will stand on precisely the same
footing towards the government of this Kingdom.
as the Gazette is good enough to inform me that I
do. They would be British subjects il Is true. ana
as such would have the right Of appealing 70 the
Consul General for protection from ili-treatment.
or for advice or assistance. or 10 fact for anything
which it is in his province to give to any BRUSH
subject at present residing here but for no mora.
The commissioner, who according to the Gazette
is to settle disputes between employers and EN-.
ployed. is simply a 6ction,-a bogus invention "a
frighten the northumberland l challenge the
Gazette or any one else to prove that what / assert
is not a fact. Is il probable that the British Gov
eminent would allow these coolies to emigrate 10
the French Colonies 10 the East, without any such
official. and still try 10 force one on nsf
return to what / said in my 6rst letter to Won.
That before emigration is permitted from India A
treaty will have to be entered into as 60 the treat
ment emigrants will receive. but after having OH
tanned that. both the British and the Indian Gov.
ernments will wash their hands Of them. and no in
reference need be npprehended so long as the
terms Of the treaty are kept. The immigrants
would both be amenahle TO, and protected by the
laws of this country.
These, sir, are l believe plain facts. I advance
them as | have heard them, on the very best au-
thoritys and challenge the Gazette to disprove them.
as the burden OF doing so now lies with him. I
shall be happy to acknowledge my error II / am In
the wrong, and would here express my regret ut
having In my last communication spoken Of the
. American members OF the Cabinet.o / can only
say | erred from ignorance. neither did / intend
any disrespect to those American gentlemen who
are connected with the government. but rather de-
plored the feeling which l was informed they en-
tertained against the introduction Of East Indian
immigrants.
1t appears to me that this country is running In
to a very serious danger for want Of cheap labor.
In the future, when there may be no treaty, and
planters have to compete With sugar producing
countries where the rates Of labor are far less than
those current here, they will end when II IL too
late what a terrible mistake has been made. Il II
to the interest of all (excepting the Chinesel no
matter from what country, to unite In endeavor-
ing to alter the present state of affairs, and no
better plan can be adopted than by bringing hither
the sober, industrious and orderly East Indian,
against whom / have not yet heard q single objec-
ton which would hold water. I. @. FIsHBouRER.