The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-26

benefit not only to the planting in
terest but to other interests of the
Kingdom. Productive labor was
the pillar that sustained state,
and it was not polite to have
the country open to one race to the
exclusion Of another. He did not
agree with some people who were
willing that onc-fourth of the popu-
lation should be Chinese and that
they should dictate the pay of labor.
The greatest need of the country
was a labor that would adapt itself
to the demand and accept such pay
as would correspond to the circum-
stances of employers. When the
treaty threatened to be abrogated
the country should have sought
elastic labor of this description. The
Japanese might prove n success or
not, but when these people eXpa-
triated themselves their Government
asked to have special agent here
so as to avoid friction and lawsuits
such as had taken place in the case
of German laborers. If at the end
of certain time japanese immigra-
ton did not prove successful it
would be discontinued.
Rep. Dole asked if the Govern
ment guaranteed Mr.. Nakayama
any definite amount.
Minister Neumann did not know.
lie was not speaking for high sala-
ries, but hoped the house would not
pass this till the Minister of Interior
had an opportunity of explaining it.
Eight hundred thousand dollars had
been saved to the country by the
japanese, and ever since they had
come here the Chinese had been en-
deavoring to stir up and foment
trouble so as to drive them out.
That was fact. That was the rea-
son why he asked the house not to
hamper the arrangement but to help
it along.
Rep. Brown fully agreed with
everything the Minister had said
with regard to japanese immigra-
ton, but thought the house had n
right to say what salaries should be
paid and to whom. That was what
they were sent there for by their
constituents. His Excellency the
Minister of Interior in his report
suggested the way in which this
money was to be spent, and the
house was just simply following in
his footsteps. "Salary of Inspector
of Immigrants, SG,00O,' and the
house thought $4,000 was sufll-
cient. Now the Minister wanted
to give the inspector of japanese
$4,000. lie did not think this in
spector would have as much to do
as the Inspector of all immigrants.
Another thing against this, they
were not keeping the laws of the
kingdom. The Ministers were there
to keep the laws and not to break
them. They had statute on their
books that no one was to be paid a
salary unless he was n Hawaiian
subject.
Minister Neumann asked if Mr..
Lee Chan the interpreter was citi-
zen.
Rep. Brown did not know. All
he knew was that the Minister said
the japanese inspector was not a
citizen.
Minister Neumann asked if il
might not be necessary sometimes tc
employ an officer who was not willing
to become a citizen.
Rep. Brown: Yes; give him letters
of denization. He thought SOM
fault could be found with this Japa
nese inspector, as with their re
spected chairman. There wer
several japanese doctors going roun'
the country. The Hawaiian peopl
had to pay for all these officials, an
he thought they should be consulted
The treaty obligation was that the
, should have japanese inspector
They had sent man here and W
had to pay for him, we had to foo
: the bills. Therefore he said, "Ho,
, much?" He was in favor of re
ducing that item to $4,000.
: The item at $4,000 was put an
lost. The amendment to have tn
several items voted on separated
) was about being put, when
, Noble Bishop said he did not lik
the idea of dividing it up. III
t thought $4,000 was too little. ]
| they were bound to have Japanes
t inspector, they must have goo
e one. He thought the man who ha
$ been employed, Mr.. Nakayama, wa
e really that kind of man. He wa
e a man of experience, of good sense
n he was peace-make; his influence
! he thought, had been good. (Rel
: Richardson thought the Noble W;
1t out of order, as the question ha
e been put, but the chairman owe
it ruled the point.) The speak
l. moved that the item be $4,000.
d The amendment to contider Il
it items separately was put and ca
s. ried
,r Rep. Dole moved that the Inspe
|, tor-General's salary be $4,000, q
,e inspector to make a tour of d
n Islands once in six months.
le Rep. Kaulukou said suppose
t. was sick and unable to make I
Mt tour? He was in favor of passil
ne the item without conditions. If
le WAS worth S. 900 let them give it