The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-02-01
3awaiian 6azette.
EST Noprs IN RERus.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY .. 1854.
Chinese Laberer<

EprroR 6szxTre lis it certain that 10
mere Chinese lsbor Is to be Imported here >
Before we are cut CH entirely from such an
Important source Of supply, cannot some
attempt be o=de to regulate i 50 that we u,sy
have pleatiful cheap lshoT without the dis
advantages that have hitherto accompanied /, (.
Al present it IS doubtful whether We can
obtain anything Ike The amount Of labor We
require, frcn other sources and certain. that,
If We DC, it will be dearer thar we can get it
frura China. The Possussese are Of course
more intelligent ard skilllul, and can be put
to better sorts Of work tlsn the Chiuess: bat
We have only demand for very limited
number Of uu-n Is this kidd, and for most Geld
work Tie ChiuaHan IS undoubtedly the cheaper
If tbs two. sat nothing about the popula-
ticn questioa, as that does not co1cern Us
planters directly. II the government. can Ofser
Us laborers Of 4 race that answers its require
uents with regard TO popul.iion, Al such rates
that NC can pEchiably esPloy them. well aud
coed. We pay oEr share Of the importation vf
population BY taxes: we can hArtly be
expected TO pay Il in extra wages too
assume that no5oGy objects 10 the China
uen Who cVue here 10 NUTk steadily. save
money and 70 hoEe. But everybody does
mcst property object 10 the men VINO, when
they have served their FIST Contracts, or even
without ever engaging ON any plantation at
all, set up in whIsksY or opium pe,iGiiRg, and
6ui ] profitable uleaus Of livelihood IN : sys-
teuiatie brs-kins Of the law. Bet 50 long as
tins can Be te4e with imp unity, the vAgrsnt
AMI criminal cisss Of Chinese viii abound and
the amount 81 available l=b0r BE quite iisprJ-
pcrticuale 10 the number Of risn IN the cuuu-
Try. Bot II the government ~oEld make these
men either work or leave the cuantry, The
officially would be a. an end il there thea
proved 10 b fever men here tliaa We waited,
Ne could DO no harm by importing more. and
We should have labor down to such prices that
even without the Reciprocity Treaty We sho1ld
have chance.
or course 4 great deal Of good could be done
simply BY supervising the Chinese liquor
,rsGic, bat l doubt if that wogld entirely meet
The case, IS ChinlnIan Can make enough in
day TO keep Eim honestly supplied with the
nTc-ssaries uf life t5f three or fuHr DAYS mere.
and under these circumstances the present
laws cannot reach him. We want 10 lie able
to say 10 him as long rs you stay hSre you
must NUEk; when you have made Is much
niouey as yCu Nant, yea tan 20 home % CHINA
and spend It bat you mustn't idle here If
lDe On III iolt1uuh OF G--es OF cheap I4loE
into the country districts were abolished; il
the crowds Of idle Chiuau-n WIN loaf about
tie c,ffs- shops were made 10 give account Of
themselves; then, great Improvement wUuld
be Effected At preseut ve plauIsrs have 10
Cumlete with the Chinese store keepers who.
openly import theiT !.quor IN large quantities,
and have any number # ..hansers-ou 10 snGs-
&c i round the country for tlI-ni, bottle At
4 tine; and naturally We Sri tie worst Of the
cumpeIiIiun- All this can sud should be stop
ped II It IS necessary 10 force the Chinese
either 70 TCTk b1nestiy CT leave, Jet it &c
done. The benefit to the natives would be
immense, but | viii nog enlarge upon that
Ny ease Is simply that with proper regulation,
the Chinese can 80 no harm 70 anyone bat wuult
bea great benefit 10 the sugar Industry, the
one source Of tie prosperity Of the Islands,
upoa which planters, c.,ttie-breeders, trades
men, -tore-keepers and lzbuTers ure alike
dependent. Without the Chinese the prospects
ct obtaining labor, II such rates, As We can
sfgrd 70 pay, are very small: and it IS far
FROM Ces-gIn that can obtain Il az any rates
a. all. Your obedient servant. BETA.