The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-04-30
Mass Meeting at WaiIuku,
The Mongolian Ques-
ton Discussed.
The Meeting Almost Unani-
nous for Restriction.

ing last. The only subject dis
cussed was that of Chinese Immi-
grafton, and the meeting which
lasted from half past to 10 O'Clock
was marked by good order and was
nearly unanimous in adopting the
one resolution of the evening.
Major Cornwell was with accla-
nation voted to the chair, and open
ed the meeting in few well-chosen
remarks. He trusted that the sub
ject of Chinese. immigration, being
of paramount Importance, would re-
ceive the first consideration of the
meeting. He had been % years in
this his adopted country and was
glad 10 see so many in that large
building met to consider what was
for the common good. He viewed
with grave apprehension the large
influx OF Chinese lately dumped into
the country and reflected upon the
fact that the bulk of them were not
here for agricultural labor only, but
to come into conflict with our own
mechanics, for there is no industry
in which they do not gobble up
everything they can lay their hands
on. Although planter and beliey-
ing in the need of a limited number
OF Chinese laborers for plantations,
yet he was not prepared to sacrifice
all moral and social principle for
profit. He opposed unlimited i'm
portation of Chinese for plantation
or other purposes and would favor
restriction in the interest of mecha-
MICS and Hawaiian labor, and hoped
the next Legislature would devise n
remedy.
Resolved that speakers be limited
to five minutes.
Mr.. ID, M. Crowley moved that
the restriction bill introduced by the
Government be adopted and sup
ported by the meeting with this
alteration: that in section 5, the
line Is be altered to read "two" in
stead of zone" hundred dollars
bond.
The mover held in his hand the
original bill introduced by the Gov
ernment, also the bill framed by the
! committee and the bill which is law.
Mr.. Crowley said the restrictions in
the first bill met all the honest re-
quirements of employers. The COM
pulsory provision to return the
laborers at the end of their term of
service is similar to that enforced
by the French Government on Ia
hiti and in South America. But
that bill was petitioned against by
the Chamber of Commerce with the
result that the whole subject was re-
fprred to committee. That COM
mittee reported a new bill which
conceded much to the Chamber of
Commerce, but that was rejected
also. In fact it became now evident
to the public that on this vital ques-
ton they were sold. The men who
shouldered rifles and went around
Honolulu with their pockets full of
ball cartridge on the 30th June now
realized that they were playing the
part of the cat in the game of chest.
nuts, the cunning monkeys had the
fat kernel of almost unrestricted
Chinese immigration, whilst those
who got hoarse shouting for "re
form" could now ruminate on thu
fraudulent shadow of "reform'
government sham restriction bill
for such practically is the presen
law. He drew picture of TIT
Ministry in abandoning every vita
principle of the bill they introduce,
which proved one or all of thre
things; either that they were insin
cere, without backbone, or felt tina
their conscience would be clear whe
they washed their hands of the mat
ter by throwing the responsibility
on the House.
There are questions upon which
Ministry must make a stand, an
where retreat is dishonor, and
must ever remain a cause for re
gret, that the action of the ministr
in this matter was so undignife
and disappointing.
The Chamber of Commerce wa
analysed as the levering power tha
can control the action of the Mini;
try, parliamentary committees, an
the Legislature itself. The last Ger
sus was quoted showing the exces
of Chinese males over kanalas, an
why did that dangerous an
improper state of things nc
claim the attention of tn
Chamber of Commerce? Simpl
because the members of that Chan
ber are not only plantation agents
but importers as well and they waI
the Chinese to open stores and SO
their goods, and there lies the RET
secret of why there is no law i
this country to coniine Chimes
coolies to plantation labor.
The speaker pointed out how o
all sides of us, in the United States
Tahiti, South America, and Austria
liza special legislation is enforced t
prevent themselves being swampe
by Chinese. In the States Chimes
will be totally excluded and in Aus
tralia we see the Government o
New South Wales asking the I'm
Perlal Government to negotiate
treaty with China that will totall
exclude Chinese.
The speakerknew many good men
Chinese, men who were deserving O
all the hOnors of citizenship. III