The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14

hardly be disputed that labor was
higher here than in other sugar
countries. In Java and the West
Indies labor was obtained for 10
cents day, and the field hands
raising the beet in Germany got
less than 10 cents day. /lIe asked
if the Convention was going to adj
journ without asking for more labor,
letting the impression go abroad
that they had enough labor. For
what they had done the past year
the Government were worthy of the
commentator given them in the
resolution. He considered the Ja-
panese had not yet received n full
trial When the Chinese came
first they were thought little of as
laborers. Objection, had been made
to Monaghan immigration on the
grounds of Christianity and mora
lily. But place Chinese man for
man against the renegades from
Christian nations, and they are
equally desirable as inhabitants.
Their loose morals was generally
what worked against white laborers
from Christian countries. Are we
prepared to say we do not want any
more Cinnamon! They produce
three-fourths of all the wealth of
these islands. 1t is said that the
white men are being driven out by
the Chinese. II he, with his Chris
tian schooling and training, could
not compete with heather he de-
served to go under. 1t was integ-
rity, ingenuity and skill that gave
the Caucasian the advantage. If
the Chinaman could live on rice at
five cents Il pound, white men could
compete with them with beef at two
and a half cents pound.
Mr.. DAVIES rose to move an
amendment to the resolution. Mr..
Horner and he usually got along
well together, but the former seemed
to be somewhat like Harold Skimpole
in "Bleak House." He was salts
fed, apparently, with everything.
The Government had acted ungen-
crously with this association. Last
year the company had asked the
Government to give them Japanese
immigration, or, if that could not
be done, to remove the restrictions
on Chinese immigration. The Gov
eminent informed them that, for
want of funds, they could not as
sure II supply of Japanese. The
Company only asked for Chinese in
default of procuring Japanese, and
therefore he considered it highly I'M
fair that this association should have
been pilloried, by the press speak
ing for the Government, as having
been in favor of unconditional, I'M
restricted Chinese immigration. He
would not say, after all he heard,
that they wanted unrestricted Chin
csc immigration. If the Govern
ment were as fair with their pens as
in their acts, Jon this question, he
would be perfectly satisfied. All he
objected to was that the writer's of
those articles should have misrepre-
sented the association. He moved
the amendment of the resolution by
the insertion of the words given in
italics below 50 Insomuch as
the producers of these Islands
are compelled to compete in the
markets of the world for the sale of
their products, and also compelled
to use labor at much higher rates
than is elsewhere used either in
Europe, Asia, or the islands of the
seas, for producing sugar, thus
placing upon us burdens that are
hard to bear; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we heartily APP
prove the acts of our Government
and what they have accom-
plished since our last annual meet
ing in bringing and permitting
laborers to come to these Islands,
and that we urge upon our Govern
ment, by this resolution and other
wise, that they put forth like exer-
tons, for supplying laborers the
coming twelve months, not only in
'iliSiliS III OiIuSu cSc anu ia l)aHcSc
as heretofore, but permit the influx
of free labor from all countries so
tar as IL can DC done rHhout
injury 10 other national interests. +"
Messrs. Maclic, Davies, Schaefer
and Homer discussed the clause on
notifications Of contracts" briefly,
after which the resolution was put
and passed with Mr.. Davies amend
ment.
Mr.. DAVIES referred to the loss
by the Company sustained in the
death Of Mr.. A. Unna, and moved
the following resolution:-
"Resoiced, That the Association
desires to express its sense of the
loss it has sustained by the death of
Mr.. a. unna, whose integrity, in
telligence and stability of character
have been always of great value to
the Association, and have always
| been placed ungruduingly at our