The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-29
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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1888.
WHAT is AHEAD OF US?


June is at the door day made
memorable by the occurrences of
last year. How time moves on 1t
is curious also that the approaching
30th of June, and the days follow
ing close upon it seem destined to
mark quite as memorable q struggle
as that of last year though attract
ing less attention. The constitu-
tional amendment relating to Chi
nese now before Committee
of the House, marks the point
where for the first time people of
Anglo-SaXon sentiment in this king
dom have halted and resisted the
currentwh for 20years has quiet
| ly but with increasing swiftness car
ried everything before it down a
stream that is taking on a more
Asiatic hue each days journey that
we make.
From all that can be learned that
attitude of a majority of the Mobiles
towards the Chinese Question is sim
ply inexplicable.
| The object of the amendment as
understood by outsiders is not to
shut off Chinese from the planta-
tions, but to prevent them from get
ting off of the plantations into the
trades and minor industries Of the
country and to prevent any increase
of those now engaged in such occu-
pations. What objection the plant
er mobiles and those under their con-
troll have to this is hard to see, un-
less indeed it means that the trades
and minor Industries are necessary
as bait to prevent the ill will of the
Chinese leaders and combination
on their part TO squeeze the planta-
tions.
1 have read of scenes in Russian
forests on winter nights, where
travellers pursued by an ever-in-
creasing flock of wolves have, from
time to time, been compelled to
throw out from their flying sleighs,
every loose article there was as 9
bait to momentarily stay the raving
hungry pack in order to reach the
haven of refuge; that if need be 6
favorite but extra horse is killed
and cut from the traces, a sacrifice
to that which can not be satiated
or placated. Is the planterdriv-
ing such race? And under the
, pressure of the struggle to secure
wealth and ease, is he sacrificing
Anglo-Saxon civilization and hi
own flesh and blood, and the com
fort of those who have not over
much of it at best in order to max,
sure that his race to the goal O
wealth is not checked or stayed
That he will not accept any change
+ because he does not know but tina
it may inconvenience him? Well, i
: is hard to believe. But the silen
determination of q majority of tina
> House to kill the Chinese Question
this Session is hard to explain other
wise. If this is what it all means
t then certainly it carries with it a
+ ominous and portentous sound a
the first note of which all me-
4 throughout the kingdom that ear
their daily bread by labor, may we
n drop their work and to n man rails
themselves up into the attitude G
listening attention.
G Noble Yonng said in debate, -"W
want the Chinese, we must hav
# them and we will have them" An
a he might have well added, for tina
was the only point in dispute, "W
will have them in our own way, re
:, gardless of consequences. Tha
i the plantations should have chea
labor is not denied; that it can
better secured to them by thi
amendment we firmly believe, bu
to the language and sentiment ex
pressed by Mr.. Young, we certainl
have mistaken the calibre of the Ia
boring men of this country if thei
answer does not come back firm an
solid: "We must not and will no
u allow ourselves, our children, on
~ heritage or civilization to be sacr
" feed to the Chinese, and what W
Il say we are willing to carry out"
W HAWAII NEI.