The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-02
The Arcade-EGAN & co.
Leader Of Low Prices.

midst of large number of ignorant
Chinese is an evil no one will deny.
But that the labor of these lower
classes on our plantations is neces-
sary to the development and sup
port of our chief industry, and to
enable us 10 compete with the
cheap labor of other sugar coun-
tries is also true. We need the
manual labor of these classes,
accustomed as they are to liv-
ing frugal but sufficient for their
wants, but we do not need
them in positions opposing or COM
peting with our mechanics and others
who by their higher state of civiliza-
ton form the necessary and funda-
mental basis of our society. We
cannot afford to sacrifice the artizan
class of our society, from whose
ranks many of our best men and wo-
men have sprung ranks that will
continue to furnish not only the
bone and sinue but largely the
brains that the country will need
in order that the initiative ChinamaR
may carry his habits of economy
into places that he fills only by
lowering to his own level.
| do not mean that all competi-
tions should be withdrawn, and that
q poor carpenter should be paid the
same wages as as q good one. do
not for one moment believe in the
ruinous policy of so-called labor or
CARNATIONS, where arbitrary de-
mands are made on capital by labor.
1t is a falacy to suppose that capt.
tai is opposed to labor. Capital
ijUes on labor, and would die with
Quit! l would protect both as far
as legislation can protect, but l
would not try to change the immut-
able laws of supply and demand
that must ever govern trade.
In what way then shall we pro-
tect the mechanic, and at the same
time foster the industry upon which
we all more or less depend?
In answer l would respectfully
submit to our Honorable Legislature
that they should try all practicable
plans before attempting the danger
Gus eXpedient of changing the Con-
stituton. Aud one of these plans l
| propose should be q more general
"licence system"
! | would not ask them to go so far
even as previous Legislatures have
gone, and say that licence should
be granted to suitable persons sex
cept subjects of countries with
which we have no treaties" See
section GA, page IS, Compiled Laws
of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
l would leave the granting of
licences to the Minister of Interior
with the proviso that he may require
the approval of certain proportion
of the voters in the district where
the licence is desired, and l would
| have all occupations or profession:
licensed where sales are made Of
services charged for, except the
laborer who works by the day Oh
month without any regular trade Oh
calling.
would also recommend a specia
licence to labOrers, to be granted by
the judges of the various districts
for nominal fee, and law pro
hibiting the employment of un
licensed laborers save where unde
contract through the Board Of Immi
grafton. This would give somethin!
like registration of the laborers il
the country and tend to proven
vograncy, us the licence would b,
good only for the district wher'
issued, aud changes would not b.
made save for good cause.
In short, am convinced that tn
lcence system, applied to all, is tn
, only practicable and reasonable so
luton for the present question. Tn
Chinese cannot object to n licence i
all nationalities are treated tn
same, and Chinaman cannot ex
pect the approval or the recommend
, alton of the voters of his district 81
they don't want him." There ar
hundreds, if not thousands, keepin
small shops and "stands" that ar
not earning an honest living thereby
and who could not get the approvs
: or recommendation OF even the bes
: of their own countrymen. To &C
these people to work would be t.
| benefit the country, and if my pla
: will not accomplish it, then l am i
r favor of class Legislation that will.
| do not believe in making this coun
5 try a Paradise for lazy Cinnamon
5 Now with the restrictive laws Il
: garding licence there would he n
c objection to increasing the laborin
= force of the country whenever foun
: necessary. And it needs but casu,
/ glance at ledgers of the plantation
e to show that they need relief q
t badly as the mechanics of Honolulu
L Labor is to-day higher than it WI
f. years ago when, without the treaty
It we received more for our sugar tina
!, we do now! If we had not aC
It vanced in machinery, ETC., we coul
? not run plantations on present priC