Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-11-01

issue Tho editor then decided lo use
1t In tho rrc,, and, with that end m
,cv. submitted It To- four gentlemen,
we'll known IN tic community, whu'c
comment printed ht thelt requests
vIhou, signature arc appcndcd.
u,,nu, simple Justice ,o the planters 'h'
Of 49, fauh iu lhr nation that thrtr h's n'eN
no intention On th,u rML lo Influence The gov
stnmsnl sg,,nu continuing larhur'e ,mmief'
tan On thr ,untmp, the planters wanted
lspan,,r.. and wcrc mIlN ae,eed upon The
,u,uys Of oi,s,udirg The importation oi Chinese
Il vas only vhop the, believed that the gov
eminent had decidedly expressed itself unable
tn bring iapaucsc ia the numbers lmpciat,NcN
demanded D., the needs Vt the plantations
that the planter, made to the government the
request il, TIC relaxation ot The re,lu,tau'
,.auu the introduction ut latotrr' from China.
H. alvay, ha, hccn. and Ntll is. a duty ot gov
eminent to p,u,ido the nation With Popula
tion. either ~, conserving tho health aud wei
iafe oi it, aburtg.oal people OF by bringing
kndisd ot homogeneous, people from abroad
to supply ieh,icu,, otpopulalinn caused by the
,syagcs " disease W by o,hef causes ~ to de
,slop the nations resources The supply ui
population fat the satisfaction Of the demand,
Of labor is not, IN itself, duty oi government !
but when the national wcsl is dependent upon
the prosperity oi a SINGLE industry, and 1t be
comes certain that tho prosperity " that In.
dusty is in It's utn dependent upon better
,upply oi al,or than can hc furnished without
the efficient cooperation of lhe.goNemmcnl, 1t
!, automatic that the government must spring
10 the support ot tho industry on which the
common welfare is dependent OF convict itself
OF laehes.
Let us consider the question first from the
standpoint Of the planters using the word in
its comprehensive sense, Those citizens con.
trol most OF tho wealth and possess, in comb.
nation, the most practical aud progressive in
,elcct Of the nation. The government, the
mercantile community and the nation al
large will probably admit the truth Of the gen
ctaliiaiion. The cSactnesS Of the gcncraliIa
ton, however.is not essential to the argument,
The fac, remains tha, the planters have the
greatest peeuniay stake in the nation. An
universal law OF national nsliey entities this
fact 10 the fullest consideration at the hands OF
government The universal agreement oi
modern society has accorded to property .
night Of protection second only to tina, Of life
itself The planters have united in demanding
governmental protection ior their property
their invested wealth, which has been honor
ably earned under countenance Of the const
tuition and laws OF the kingdom. Cucums,an
ces have united so to deprcsS the Suga,
markets OF the world, including the market
to which these islands are naturally tributary
tina, sugar may not he proh,ably produced
for the prices now obtainable. Relief from
the straits in which the planters find themselve
may be found in several directions nimproveo
methods OF production, in the practice o
economies in management, suggested by th'
experience OF the planters as eolla,ed and di
gested at the planters meetings, by the Plant
en' Monthly, and in other ways and in chea
per labor. The latter relief is the only on
tina, seems in the general judgment of the plan
teD thoroughly practicable. Acting upon ,hi
mcnt--whioh alone has the power--to he'll
them TO secure the cheap labor they require. Ii
reply,,he government states Instability to full,
conform to the planters wishes.
Let us look at the dIfheulty from the tnomi
nall governmental standpoint. There can be n
doub, tina, the planters need cheaper labor
a, once The government, however, Will
fully recognizing the fac, and cordially desirin
TO cooperate with the promoters of the nation
chief source OF material wealth, does not sc
its way clear to assist the planters in gettin
the precise sort OF labor they desire ; and &c
several very simple but also Ay cqncluSy
reasons, The judgmen, Of the government,
,ha, the immigration OF Chinese males in sue
numbers to render the disparity Of the seSC
very great, is dangerous alike to the moral an
the material prosperity Of the nation. An
the government considers that ii has reason I
believe tina, the Judgment Of the nation, ir
cluding the expressed belief of the planters
is in accord with its own judgment and bcket
So believing the government entered into
virtual agreement with the grea, powers whic
honor this nation by maintaining embassies
its capital, by the terms OF which agreemer
the immigration OF Chinese laborers to thes
shores was restricted. I, has been partly bc
cause Of the promulgation OF this policy of 7,
yriction that the government, has been able ,
secure the promise Of a highly desirable in
migration from Japan. To reeede at tn
juncture from the policy Of restriction Of Chine,
immigration would be to check ifno, to pc
manenlly ares, the immigration Of Japsnes
Let US examine the problem from the vantas
ground Of the foreign notwithstanding u
term in It's literal Specification and no, as
reproaeh meaning simply the foreigner wi
comes here to tarry awhile, to see island III
TO earn a living here and go away when
pleases him. The advenimer class inelud
very many who have no binding ties here, ar
such small pecuniay interest in the nation
welfare that the pulling up" Of Stakes"
practically, no hardship. Member. OF N
elass-if they be reasonable men--ough, to
able to examine the labor problem without bi
and TO arrive al conclusions unlikely to
,wayed by selfinteres,. 1t is, Of course, il
possible for any to speak FOR the adven,ur
class, as class, with such authority tina, Il
utlerance may be Of value. But the writ
has-within the pas, ten days-gleaned Il
opinions Of over a score Of men, fairly repr
sentative OF the adyenturer class, and the an
Chirese feeling among them has been fouI
10 be neatly unanimous. Some OF this feelii
is Incorporate, mos, Of /, is not Those vi
have lived in California sufficiently long to
thoroughly eonversani with the operation
Chinese labor there know that il works to /
disadvantage OF white labor They also kn'
that average Chinese labor in California