The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-11-01
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| The Chinese In Hawaii.
SUNDAY SEKroS N Mn. J. A CEuzAS.
TIKI, IsanH XIX: ls. And ihe.. frcn the land
Of sinim China.
After speaking Of the universal reign Of Christ
as foretold ages ago by men Of God and that
China, with It's teeming millions, It Is expressly
declared shall be part Of that worldwide Kingdom
Mr.. Cruzan, IN substance, spoke as follows:
| About 20 years ago China was not only opened
TO the world but, what perhaps still more i'm
| portant the world was op-ned 10 the Chinanan,
| and he has rapidly gone everywhere. Into little
| HAWAII. he has come until now more than one
half Of the adult males living in the islands arc
/ Cinnamon. As thoughtful men and women We
must face this fact
An important question is what kind Of a man
| Is John Chinamanf The Chinaman has been
curtly dismissed as an ignorant heather pagan.
Never have great people been more misunder-
stood. Except the Anelo-Saron they are the
greatest people the fare of the earth. ID They
are Intellectual people. Their literature dates back
/ % the time Of Moses. They had poets sages and
philosophers centuries before English history be-
gan (2l. They a comparatively moral peo-
pie. Not that they are free from sin and vice and
social corruption-far from IL. But compared with
other heather they are very superior morally (3).
| They are Of decided domestic traits. Nowhere
else on the face of the earth is the family relation
50 iHPortanta as in China. There is tie so strong
Death does not break it-it only strengthens it.
Il is part-the principal part Of their religion
| o.. The Chinese are remarkable for their in
dustry and perseverance. Put him anywhere, II
any other man live there. the Chinamau will
not only live but save money. Wherever he has
pushed his way he has come as a worker. World
wide there is only one place where YOU will not find
him the poor house. II any race SURPRISES the
Chinese in industry it is only the Anglo-Sa0on.
Are these thousands of Chinese desirable ele-
ment in our island population As laboreT he is
unsurpassed. As a taxpayer he puts $1,000 every
year IN the national treasury. As "a producer he
makes your salt marshes produce the finest rice in
the world, and all over your islands his willing
hand touches the waste places and they TEEN with
nch products. But though all these be true STILL
his presence may not be desirable. Is there any
danger Of a conflict Of races between the Hawaiian
and the Chinaman Hon. W. n. Armstrong. in a |
recently published letter, there is-that such
conflict Of races Is inevitable To ignore it |
does not destroy it, 1t exists, and 1t is only a |
matter Of time as TO when the conflict will begin"
II ne means conflict of force, of blOodshed be
lieve that he is mistaken But If he means that
silent, invisible, bloodess conflict which Darwin
calls the struggle for existence in which "the |
tittest survive, then he is right such conflict is
inevitable. Nay, it has already began. For more /
than twenty years IL has been in progress And /
the result Is not doubtful Every where the China
man IS quietly, peaceably smilingiy, but persist
emily displacing the Hawaiian. Nothing is more |
absolutely sure which is not already an accom-
plished fact, than this that as laborer, small |
farmer, shop keeper, and tradesman the China
man will displace the Hawaiian. But he is doing
1t peaceably, with the Hawaiian's tacit consent,
and good will There is very little friction or bad
blood engendered. On the contrary, among the
many races thrown together in this little Kingdom
no two other 50 completely fraternize as do the
Chinese and the Hawaiian.
There Is much more probability of an open con-
fict between the Chinaman and the Angto.Saxon
IN Hawaii than between the Chinaman and tine
Hawaiian. White mechanics and tradesmen are
every month being brought more and more into
competition with Cinnamon. Ride slowly through
the Chinese quarters, with your eyes open, and
you Will 60 TO your home with food for much |
thought You will find there watchmaker's and
Jewelers shops tInshOpS, shoe shops, tailor shops
saddle, harness, furniture and cabinet shops
and bakeries, all owned by Cinnamon and filled
with Chinese workmen. In John Chinaman's
stores, which crowd each other in the Chinese
quarters and dot every street throughout the city
and road throughout the Kingdom, You can find
anything you want, from a stove or shawl, down
through drugs, groceries, notions and whAt-not.
work everywhere. "Well,n you say, what of il ?
The Chinaman has as much right TO keep store,
run shop, or build house as the white man"
Yes. But, If g0F werU mechanic, or a small
tradesInan, with a family to support, and had TO
come into competition with the Chinamau the
case might not seem so clear. John Chinaman is |
a bachelor He will herd, like a beast with
dozen others IN one small room to save rent he |
viii live on nice and tainted meat from the butch
ers stalls. If necessity cOmpels he can exist and
work on twenty-five cents day. We cannot afford
10 bring our white mechanics and small trades ,
men into competition with bachelor wages We
cannot afford to reduce the earnings of this |
class that young men cannot afford to marry, or ,
beng married, cannot properly support their fami
ltS tuuCsilt IutlT Cllllufen. Joseph NOOk
that II WGs the competition of bachelor wages !
with family wages which in America, in the rail
way riots of lsI, caused ten cities to be seized by
mobs and TO hear the crash of yolleys of sharp
shot Here Is phase of this Chinese question {
which Is already felt and will be increasingly felt
n the near future. 1t is full of portent. The I
Anglo-SaIon, unlike the Hawaiian, does not give Q
place good naturedly In that g coming conflict -
ny sympathies are with the white mechanic and G
lis family as against the Chinese bachelor. l
what shall we do with the Chinaman %. Ac- c
'epi as settled fact that he is here-nearly 1900
itrong-and here TO stay. He has discovered Ha-
Saii. BE likes the climate He will not decrease.
'ut constantly, perhaps rapidly, increase. 1t would
lot be surprising if, ten years hence there were l
1900 instead Of 1900 Chinese in Hawaii.
- There should be new treaty negotiated with
}hina. DR.. Damon's Friend wisely saws This
lhinese immigration should be regulated, and our
Stands rot Hooded with males alone The Chinese
immigrant should be required by law to bring his
amily as the Portuguese is required to do That
would be partial preventive of the coming con-
lct between the Chinese and white mechanic. 1t Il
'ould wonderfully tone up the moral atmosphere
Il these Islands. Did yo1 ever stop TO think what f
factor in lcentiOusntss are these II 900 bachelor
II lese-'men of like passions as other men p | al
there Is no other such potent moral educator and =
estralnt as the family. lS.) Educate him. He !,
eager to learn. With education will come new =,
splrations, wants, desires and a broader man | Z
ood, better worker and citizen. Educated he 5
,ill no longer herd like animal or eat refuse "
3d. Christianize him. We have no choice in the
natter. II Is stern necessity. We must Christ
lnizc him or he will heathenizeus The destinies n
your families are closely interviewer with these
agan Cinnamon. I'VE are members one of an
her They cannot dwell among u.s. anC cherish j
heir superstitOns, and practice their pagan vices
lthout tainting the moral atmosphere which YOU
nd yours must inbreathe. As well expect your II
lnily to live by miasmltic swamp and remain =;
eathy, to live in the midst of moral corruption h
nd remain pure. II is impossible for society q
specially so small, isolated and peculiar society
uurs-to remain pure. clean and healthy in its in
pper classes while the masses are corrn+ Christ -