The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-01-22

on their wv account, or working for
others, but unfortunately they do not
bring their women with them, and it
may be necessary soon to forbid the
men pouring in upon US without their
families, the disproportion of the sex
es and deficiency of females being al
ready too great in this group. 1t is
also objected that the Chinese as a
body never can become good citizens
of any country but China, and that
the franchise and right of citizenship
which by our laws are so easily acquir-
ed here, would not be q safe power
to entrust them with, in view of the
large numbers which now threaten to
come amongst us.
a good many European Immi-
dom, principally Norwegians and
Germans, but it may perhaps be
doubted whether this group of tropical
islands will form an exception to the
tropical sugar growing countries of the
world, and be able to maintain q
working peasantry Of pure European
blood. At any rate, some of the
strong and Industrious tropical races
are likely to prove more economical
as field hands.
In this dilemma the government
have been referred to the Eastern
Archipelago where no doubt indus
trious and prolific tropical races exist,
but whether it is a feasible project to
transplanted, they would, under the
totally new circumstances and sur
roundings continue to labor and to in
crease as they seem to do in their
own islands, are problems which L do
not profess to be able to solve, but |
have some doubt about the success of
such an attempt.
a considerable number of our
planters and others have often called
the attention of this Government to
British India, and to the introduction
into this group of what is known as
the British India Coolie system. 1t is
a matter. of general knowledge that
East India Coolies under a system
worked out with extreme care, and by
the combined action OF the British,
the Indian and the different Colonial
Governments have enabled British
Colonial Planters to grow immense
quantities Of sugars at prices which a
compete in the markets of the world,
with the produce of any other country.
1t is natural that our planters should
look upon a well regulated supply Of
the cheapest class of labor, with
favorable eyes, especially as having
the advantage of a Reciprocity
Treaty with the United States, which
gives them an enhanced price for
their main productions over what they
could obtain in the markets of the
world, the two combined, that is the
highest price for their produce and
the cheapest system of labor to be got,
would be very profitable.
To obtain British Indian laborers, a
special arrangement with Great Britain
would be necessary. This Govern
ment has already taken some steps
in this direction, but the conclusion
to which His Maiesty's present adj
visers have arrived is that it is not
desirable to press this matter upon
the attention Of the British Govern
ment 1t present, or ut least whilst the
British regulations which the system
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Could this country obtain from British
India a few thousand East Indians
with their wives and families, such
people rs could be allowed to remain
in the country, become Hawaiian sub
jects, and be part of our population, the
government would consider it a great
boon, and it is rather il this direction
that our COMMISSIONS will be directed
to make enquiries. There are no
doubt many difficulties in the way,
and perhaps one is more prominent
than that even the British Colonies
which have availed themselves of East
Indian labor, have been unable to
obtain the low proportion of 40 East
Indian women to 40 people, and the
Island of Mauritius which may be
population, mainly composed of East
Indian Coolies, i'll which the proper
ton of males to females is extremely
and such as it would not be
for this Kingdom to contem-
plate, as a permanent condition of
However as l have already init
mated this Government is of opinion
that it is neither polite nor consistent
with the general principles of a Con-
Government, to attempt
organize a system for the introduction
of great numbers of mere laborers,
who could not we'll become part of the
population, but would be governed by
the few who possess the lands and the
capital, but rather it should be their
to encourage the introduction
of people who although they might
be able to command a somewhat
rate of wages, would become
part of the people with the franchise
and other rights of citizens.
In fine the policy. of this Govern
.ent is to endeavor to supply this
country with population rather than
with labor, and if you can
by correspondence, printed
or otherwise assist our Commits
in his efforts to obtain Informal
ton which NAV cOnduce to This an6