Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-06-21
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nation, and for the permanent growth
OF desirable population. The former
may bc more urgent but tho latter Is
more essential 10 the general prosperity.
The latter should never bc overlooked
even in the stress Of labor emergency.
The interests OF the sugar industry
must NOT be suhscrvcd, and those OF
society hc ignored What society is
made to suffer 10y the importation OF q
largely prcpondcfant male labotlnp
class. the sugar and all other industries
will eventually suffer IN the item oi
labor supply For q small laboting
class is vicious class who are dis
posed to take advantage OF the en-
ploycr OF labor whenever opportunity
offers and being unencumbered by
family cares they are in position to
"hull' the labor market to considerable
purpose The thousands OF Cinnamon
now in the land without visible means
OF support give point to this state
mcnt We're each ofthese Cinnamon
heads Of families. the mouths to bc fed
aud the bodies to bc clothed would he
certainly rcbed and quadrupIed. In
dolcncc would not do then, and the
man would I've in the market from sheer
necessity to sell his labor for what he
could get II political science teaches
anything IT is that whatever operates
against society, visits its course like
wise on every productive industry. The
conclusion is then that every plantation
man as wcllas every we'll wisher society
is deeply concerned in the immigrs
ton of families and not of individuals
The plantation man III particular, un.
less he is OF the class of men who will
not plant trees because he may no, eat
OF them, must welcome family immigr1
ton because il affords him more and
cheaper labor. occasions less turbulence,
and carries in itself the prophecy of a
steady reinforcement Of the labor
market II is not to be supposed, OF
course, that all the children of imported
laborers will take their parents places
on the plantations, but quite number
will, and those who do not will so oc-
cupy other branches OF employment as
to drive other classes back to the plant
ations. And it is true, that, OF the
Portuguese in particular, where they
are well situated and contented they
will STAY with their children about
them as in their own land. And OF
those who become small farmers, some
members OF the family will also seek
employment on the plantations 10 exc
on, the revenue derived from their land
Such labor would serve the planter
quite as well and yet answer the inter
ests OF society better than the prcsen,
plantation system. 1t would be posi-
BILE in some localities for the planter to
dispense with much OF the present
expensive outlay in field management
by contracting far caae ooPS rather than
hab0,,--the families near a certain lanC
contracting as party to plant, cultivate
cut the crop, and get it to the mill, 70
a fair percentage OF the value of the
crop. This is essentially the system
operated by Mr.. Hart at kohala onl,
that he employees native families livinl
in the neighborhood. In the nea
future, the family is to prove the con
server of the sugar industry of th
kingdom, because of its economy
its lack of friction, its essential justice
and its social benefits, But how shal
we attract family immigration A FIRE,
passage will bring an individual into
country because he knows he cal
everywhere take care of himself Blu
it is not so favorable an inducement t
families A prospect OF home in
congenial cline, where the soil
favorable to agriculture, where ther
are schools, and impartial law admins
tration, and social privileges, ant
religious freedom,-a house held i
fee simple, such would prove an in
ducement when mere tree passag
I to given land would hardly avail an,
thing. And then it would be putin
: the premium just where it is needed,
5 on a willingness TO enter land to b,
II come permanent producer A Ian
: bounty has always proved the stronge.
S inducement to immigrants. The mer
y fact that land can be obtained so easil
! in the Western territories has sent
y mighty tide OF immigration from owe
e crowded Europe into the United State
q Lcr it be known in the Western Isle
e and in Japan, and elsewhere, that the
J. is land here, with productive soil, an
IT in genial climate, where every man
n right is protected by the law Of ii
n land, and where schools and churchs
II have wide open doors, and that evel
y man who comes here with fami
will be granted land in fee simple, COZ
ditiona on certain necessary requir
ST ments as to his residence in the COUNT
al and his service as a plantation labor,
l. for term of years, and who does M
le believe that more healthy influx
r immigrants would be the result
& But where shall the governmer
d obtain the land necessary to carry oil
't the provisions of such homestead Law
'e Lava estates and wooded tracts an
D mountain slopes will hardly meet Il
!. requirements The land should b
al OF real value for agricultural purpose
IS well watered, and available. Why n,
a take the Crown l.ands1 TO what bett,
d purpose would those lands be employs
4 than in securing an agricultural popul
c. ton; whose industry would add m
S lions OF dollars to the value Of o
is export trade, and quicken every for
d of island trade and business Sure
S the king whose motto is 'the increa
r OF the people would be found hearti
I. seconding any effort tina, promises Il
ID substantial enrichment OF his kingdor