The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-11-05

denial, which We also publish to-day ~ another
column. tlat hc ever told such q tissue Of false
L0od- % the Chronicle s reporter, or anyone else.
j. tire best reiutatIUu Ot these ISLANDERS. The
motives ui the Chronicle ID making such an
attack. aud IuycutIug sLch aH outrageous story
lave been much discussed Ou Change, IN mer-
chants ofIce-. and our principal clubs IN san
Francisco aud ihu-e WHO know the c.aracter of
thaJ uu-cruIuluu- journal beet DO not hesitate to
deHuuuce % as "a gigantic scheme TO obtain black
mali from Mr. Spreckcls or the Government Of
tire Sandwich Islands, or both.
lie (Alr. SITeckei-) - heartily IN favor Of in
creI-ing immigration from the Azores, believing.
from tie cDuteutcd and industrious sIiIit which
rhc Portuguese vino are now there show (-ome
JOGO). that a larger Portuguese Immigration.
and with their better opportunities of earning
money. wuuii be beneficial To- both Hawaii and
ihe Azure, l-llrd-. The Portuguese. unlike tie
Chinese, bring their wives and raise families, and
build NJ hpur-. They take root ~ the country,
and their children. being educated Ia the Islands.
will become HtNaIian- heart and soul IuIs lar
more IIau make up for their higher cost. even
90 their labor wu- MT more valuable than tnat OF
Chinese. Mr.. Srrcckel- does not believe ia five
Years cJutrIcs~. OF 90 three wears. but declares
that no contract should under any CiTcum-tauc$
bc more tiau one. We believe that i'm pprtITr
notifications viii Ice mIuEuratod when tie lslaIn
legislature ucXr meet. Mt only u tie ieciTE
90 the Administration ou the eide OF tie Ports
=hN"' .Nah NA-t $50. NV $50 sANL8
statutes certainly require "a mHa tu fulfil lie en-
furt with tire planter To whom the Government
a--i-u- hfm. unless lie can show good reason
before % magistrate why hc should not but, on
tire contrary. 10 tie labOrcr can show bad treat
meut IN any WY by rhc planter. the CuuTt.foi
which there l- ptc 10 every island. besides local
magistrates 90 Cvlry district, Viii set him free.
NJ contract LrjWceU "a labUTer and "a planter can
h- -ublet. lhr .,-iI hours oi labor aIc ten. and
for tweUty--IX day- "a month hut no matter
whether the iUIl uUmhrr 90 days work has been
dome or NOT, az tive end ui the stated term at the
untract-wlcihr 90 - one. three. or five years
Jc man - Tree. Tee time lost 10y rain, by sick
uc-~. or even by refusal 10 work. cannot he com
Turci against the lnbDrer and added To the
original term for which he contracted Tie
l--crJiun tiat q ldbprer under contract cannot
.eiyc tie plantation hc - employed "D- even ir
% temporary purpose without a pass. l. a mis-
cfiryuus iiir,iuud y labuIer J. a. fee 10 come
and 20 within these islands a. 10 the streets of
SIu Francisco % o. only when Lc de-Ire~ 10 leave
rhe kingdom TINT. a. with merchants, bankers.
riIui,r-. md everyone ei>g-cycn Mr.. S~prcckels
uIm-ell-Ir mu-t obtain tie usual passport.
Tire buiIuc-- of sic Chronicle 5 attack has done
gid O. iI- directed public attention both here
and 90 thc Hawaiian Islands. and 10 will IN PoT-
lusll, Co JI. tic conditions pi thIs immigration.
u any immigrant has been wTuuged even ia any
slight degree hy any # the smaller planters. that
immigrant viii uUw know Hi- rights, and appeal
with confidence Co the Government and thc GuIrJs
o., REMEDY hIS wrong. or set him free. After
declaring that five or three years j. too long a
service Co exact. aud tiut a much shorter term
wJuid amply repay the Hawaiian Government
Tor ~ outlay in providing free passages, e~pe-
cIalIy considering the acknowledges very dcsir-
able character OF tLI> immigration. wc must con-
ciudc from our T-e-eut information tHat under "a
shorter contract many thousands of tine single
men aud yuuu. married cpuPIs now 10 Az,res
might dY much w'r-e than cmisratc 10 Tire Sand
NlrI Islands.