The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-19

the Government would not undertake. to
introduce any more labor for the present.
Since that a partial change of Administra-
. ton has taken place and an item Of 500
$50 for immigration purposes has been
placed ia the Loan bill. IL Is, however
optional with the Government To- borrow
the money and expeud il for this purpose,
and no further declaration Of policy has
been made since that above mentioned
Meanwhile the available plantation labor
ers are growing less in number By reason
OF departure and engaging in other occu-
patOns, and necessity for d new supply
will soon become urgent. There are now
applications on file for about 700 japanese,
and much larger number will soon be
required In several Of the districts labor
is abundant at the present rate OF wages,
but any decrease in wages would lWmed-
lately cause a scarcity OF labor With the
present prices Of sugar cheap labor is an
absolute essential to the future existence
OF the sugar industry 1t is not a ques-
ton of sentiment or advisahility OF high
or low grade labor; it is simply cold
question Of fact-Will you continue the
sugar industry with cheap labor, or viii
you abolish the sugar industry OF the
Islands? That is the only alternative.
THE PLANTERS MONTHLY"
The Planters Monthly has beer pub
lished each month during the year. The
Sugar Cane Sugar Bowl and Farm Journ-
al" "San Francisco Merchant Barba-
does Planters Gazette" Queensland
Planter and Farmer, -" Mackay Standard"
4 u
Tropical AgriCulturaliSt' oil Ccylon are
amongst its exchanges, and the endeayor
has been to discuss, not only local affairs
and interests, but To collate from all avail
able sources such information as may be
useful TO the planting and stock business
of this country. Communications from
the practical men of the country have been
frequent and form one of the most valua-
bic features of the publication. The editor
must heartily thank those who have as
sisted with pen and suggestion, without
which the labor of editing would have been
greatly increased and the results much less
satisfactory.
THE FUTURE EXISTENCE or THE COMPANY.
At meeting of the Trustees, held in
August last the following resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS The immediate objects for
which the Planters Labor and Supply
Company was originated, to wit. the pro-
curing of labor, the exchange Of views and
experience regarding cane cultivation and
the the manufacture of sugar, have been
largely accomplished, and the present
needs of the planters are largely met by
the publication of The Planters
Monthly" and the expense of continuing
the association is considerable and may
not be justifable; therefore, be it
Resolved That the Trustees of the =. L.
and ). Co. recommend to the Company at
its next meeting consideration of the ques-
ton of the dissolution Of the corporation;
and they do further recommend that the
publication of THE Planters Monthly"
be continued.
The resolution is therefore before this
meeting for consideration. Notice has
been given in THE Planters Monthly of
this question, and it has elected number
of expressions of opinion, so that it is
unnecessary to make further mention of it
here.
The question of the publication of the
report then came up for consideration, and
some remarks relative to the Reciprocity
Treaty were excepted from the above.
Colonel Spalding thought the less that
appeared in the local newspapers about
the Reciprocity Treaty the better. He did
not see what good was going to be done by
the publication. A great many articles
had appeared in the local newspapers here
which had been used at Washington to
the disadvantage of the planters.
Mr.. Schaefer said that Mr.. Carter had
told him that he had more trouble over
what had appeared in the Honolulu papers
than what was said in Washington itself
He would not publish anything.
Mr.. Dole asked whether, if the Plant
ers' Monthly" continued, it would be pub
lished in that?
! WIl eL Spalding said that if the stock
"'~'"nt interest to
Colonc. ,,,n,.,,
( LaI, >. -,,t take SUNNI
hoiderS did letting he did not see any.
attend 70 W. warrant the company in publish
I'M tnlI it their benefit. He did not care
about seeing it published.
Mr. Macfe said it had been the custom
in the past to publish the report, and if il
were suddenly dropped might it not give
! an impression of secrecy? They might get
/ the credit of taking action which they
/ were afraid of being known, and that
/ might do as much harm as the publication.
/ Perhaps some will consider themselves in
/ jured by not having an opportunity of
seeing it in print. He would be in favor of
publishing the report, if only for private
circulation.
Colonel Spalding said if anything were
, published they should leave out every
thing relating to reciprocity One of the
ablest speeches he had seen in America
was one prepared almost exclusively from
data obtained from Honolulu. He would
be Il very poor speaker who could not
make Il strong speech from what had been
published in the Honolulu papers. He
himself could make a stronger speech
than the San Francisco "Chronicle" would
dare to publish from the nonsense that
had been published here.
Mr.. Walker Corroborated what Colonel
Spalding had said about Honolulu journal
ism. Many things that had been pub
hshed here about the treaty were of
damaging character.
Mr.. J. NJ. Horner was very much in
favor of the report being published in
The Planters Monthly" They could not