Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-12-10

"ussmated and their heathenish practices would
lies Certainly not in the Hawaiian for 1t generally admitted
that he needs aid and support himself Nor there power
the foreign the European the Hndoo until
has greatly increased its numbers In the American States
the great vgo of the AngoSaxon stock and the large popu
tion working through long settled and well defined organ
ISM has assmatcd partially the numerous emigrants from
alien states but has not been without danger Here there
little conservative power and any large influx of foreigners
of one race would in time establish controlling influence
which would necessarily modify aud even evolutonizc our
population received the right of suffrage, and held
majority of votes.
The character OF the women who should omigrate is of the
utmost Importance. Now would hardly be expected that
the of the class who do emgste from India would be
very desirable the mothers of future nation Respect
able of the Hindoo class do not appear public except
ng only those belonging the mental class Their religion
orbds them to the and the public exposure
present emigration laws of India require forty
accompany hundred 1t does require that
marriage should exist The recruiters meet with very
difficulty in obtaining the required number of In
several instances the law relaxed in order to permit
grants in India says in his official report s79) "The class
of women willing to emgrate are young widows married or
single who have gone asay and therefore most
anxious to avoid their homes and conceal their anecedents
Those familiar with Hndoo customs know that widows
Grated in Hndoo society asked the present Protector of
Emgrants how many out OF the forty who emigracd
decent or respectable women He said hardy ten"
While few women do accompany their husbands the larger
number recruited single women brought down to the
depot and turned loose with the and herd together like
cattle 1t would hardly be possible to predict very brilliant
future for population coming from such women
appears also by the official reports India that next to
the Hindoos. the Mohammees rank next in numbers
emgrants While their religious ceremonies revolt
ing those of the Hndoos, they Objectionable to
poygamy strong feature their social life
Besides this they aggressive their tendencies and might
they well united make dangerous element in the State
repeatedly asked this question of Europeans who have long
resided in India eff better class of Hndoos and NIoha
medens should be willing emigate foreign country and
they we're frankly told that idol worship and poygamy would
not be tolerated in the countries to which they proposed
hardly one person would emigate" No doubt they might,
bp troppr mpr inc but lie
scheme of popuatg the Islands must start with giving the
proposed emigran correct statement of the political and
social condition of the country which invites them. 1t is well
known that the most extravagan inducements held
invite emigration of the most being that
the cooie marry white woman with large fortune.
In addition the above statements, desire to copy
document presented the Governor in Chief OF
jamaica and by him submitted to the Imperial Government
in England being part of memorial of the North Corn
of Baptist Churches the Island Jamaca
representing sixteen congregations numbering about II 600
persons. 1t Your memoriaists have repeatedly
expressed and published their with the opinion
the Hon. G. c. Bravo, that before country receive
general material benefit from the introduction of popua
tion the bulk of the individuals emgrang to that country
religious and moral eiucotion industry energy enterprise
Manufacturing skill educated intelligence money capital, and
your memoass positively affirm that the coolies who have
been introduced after year into these Islands do
fulfill of these important conditions These men
specializing what the cooe may be- They are
who with the coue aborer 1t would
hardly be wise to cast aside this positive testimony especially
from who from religious standpoint have
AS You have defined the population" in your
instructions have allowed myself latitude discussing
the question The standard by which the moral intellectual
and physical character of the proposed population is to be
determined has not been fixed The geographical position OF
the Islands will place its population between two immense
energetic, and relentless civilizations the American and the
Chinese 1t would be political buuder to initiate the
growth of people here, which hold their
every way against these forces pushing hard from the Eas
and the West No nation out of barbarism with less
friction than the Hawaiian people received such
tender from the fierce powerful and often brutal
which mainly rule the world. But in spite of giving il
the best political wisdom of the world and in spite of the
intelligent Christian attention watchsuness he
feels itself in hard struggle for existence To put beside
this that hold its would be to sin
against light and would involve those who did it gross
bunder Only those should become the basis of population
here are may become capable OF fronting and stand
ing eecnay before the which here
With this standard before and after reviewing the facts
bearing the East Indian emigration do hesitate to
report that the East Indians suitable desirable
emgrants.
The JAPANESE.
The Japanese emgrating Although Japan
California than China and the Japanese not
have of the prejudices against foreigners which the
Chinese have but also have great admiration and respect
for hem there is still disposition into Califor
na other States large numbers. Nor is it from want OF
knowledge OF the opportunities offered foreign countries
well known to them The people make effort to emf
CRATE Japan overpopuated only onetenth of the soil
under cultivation. On the island of Yezzo tracts
of land lying idle There is Colonial Department in the
offered people living in the crowded parts to
these lands but far there has been little
cess in getting emigrants. The Japanese thrifty
people In spite of the fine climate and rich soil they
do with their poverty but it still remains that they
thriving people, spite OF the OF the
DR.. j. C. Hepburn and for years resident
sonay Yokohama and the author of the English Japanese