The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-13

resolution. lie considered the ia
panese had not yet received 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. If he, with his Chris
tan schooling and training, could
not compete with a 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 a 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
we'll together, but the former seemed
to be somewhat like Harold Skinpole
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 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, UNI
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, ION this question, he
would be perfectly satisfied. All he
objected to was that the writer's of
those articles should have misrepre-
scented the association. He moved
the amendment of the resolution by
the insertion of the words given in
italics below:- " 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
bringing in Portuguese and japanese
, as heretofore, but permit the infu,
!, , of free labor from all countries 50
far as it can be done ,cithou
injury TO other national interests
with modification of existing con
!, tracts"
! Messrs. Macfe, Davies, Schaefe
and Homer discussed the clause OIL
o notifications of contracts" briefly
6 after which the resolution was pu
and passed with Mr.. Davies amend
ment.
Mr.. DAVIES referred to the los
by the Company sustained in tn
death of Mr.. A. Unna, and move'
the following resolution
i. "ResolUed, That the Association
h desires to express it's sense of tn
q loss it has sustained by the death @
Mr.. A. Unna, whose integrity, in
/. telligence and stability of characte
q have been always of great value t
l. the Association, and have Away
" been placed ungrudgingly at on
disposal"
Continuing Mr.. Davies spoke {
Mr.. Unna as having been n stron
man in the struggling days of til
r, sugar industry, and of his fine quail
/. ties as friend and man.
The resolution passed, and it VIZ
st resolved to furnish Mrs. Unna wit
a copy.
at The resolution on Legislation
- ordara1 tn he lrafta1 vestar1o,