The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-08-14

In regard to petition number W from
prominent Chinese merchants, your COM
mittee recommend that the same be laid
on the table. This petition prays that the
regulation be abolished requiring that
Chinese departing from the Kingdom and
desiring return permits shall be photo
grsphed SIS means OF Identification. The
frauds perpetrated upon the Government
in regard TO Chinese return permits, when
il retained no means OF Identifying thoSe
who received them. showed that Chinese
could not be allowed the same freedom
in this respect IS other citizens and resi-
dents without abusing is so that the Gov
eminent was compelled either to adopt
some means Of Identification in issuing re-
turn permits, or to become the sport Of
those who received them. The Chiness
have compelled this regulation in regard
10 photographs by their own conduct. By
Chinese We do not mean all Chinese, but
Chinese as class. If there was any prac-
ticahle way of relaxing this regulation in
individual cases where il was clearly I'M
necessary the committee would recon-
mend it. but in their opinion there Is no
wsy to do this without seriously imp2iring
the law. While your committee sincerely
believe that the Chinese merchants in this
Kingdom IS class have many admirable
qualities, vet your committee are COM
of them render but >csnt assistance or IN
formation TO the Government in its neces-
Sary efforts to control the mass of their
countTymen residing here
The same wholesale eyaSionS OF law in
regard 10 passports exist, 1t Is believed, in
still greater degree in the matter or taxa
ton and the yAgrancy law, and the Gov
eminent receives so little assistance from
law-abiding Chinese in these respects, that
il Is time the Government protected itself,
and while the Government undoubtedly
would tain give Chinese Sll the immunitieS
enjoyed by other citizens 1t cannot safely
do so until they themselves learn better
10 use them. IN justice 70 the Chinese,
however, the committee wish to say that
undoU btedly the main reason that Chinese
IS y class eYads the revenue taxation sud
kindred laws more than any other races Is,
that there Is far greater opportunity, and
therefore more temptation for them TO do
- owing 70 the fact that the mass OF them
cannot be identified or individualized.
This petition also prays that the IS fee
for return permits be reduced 20 81. The
committee believe that the extra expense
TO the Government necesSitated by this
class of passports will about offset the ex-
ira fee charged therefor, therefore think
il unwise 10 reduce the same.
Petition number % with fourteen spe-
cific prayers relating 10 Asiatlcs.
Instead of entering into detailed re-
cit2l and consideration OF each prayer Of
this petition. your committee consider
that the same results can be obtained by
giving in brief the findings OF facts and
conclusion, the committee has come TO
alter having very carefully c4nvaSSed the
whole subject OF ASiatic immigration, and
having taken the evidence and consulted
with many persons of different views on
this subject.
Your committee find that the classifca-
ton and Identification of Japanese with
Chinese Is not justified By the facts; that
the habits. traits of character and tenden-
cieS of the Two races are.radlcally different,
and therefore recommend that the consid-
Grafton of japanese IN the issue now before
Us be e.iminsted. Undoubtedly some leg
islstion in regard TO japanese lmmis grafton
may from time 70 time be reg Tired, but II
will be OF : class entirely different from
that required in regard 10 Chinese Jap
znese immigration under proper reStElc-
tons should Re encouraged a. the best par
iizl substitute for Chinese labor ia this
Kingdom. bringing IS it does Glass who
are willing TO adopt Western civilization,
Snd who can be incorporated into our in
dUstrisl system without seriously disiOint-
ing il.
IN regard to the Chinese. your commit
tee find the following facts: Chinese labor
in company with other labor Is needed for
field 4Ork on rice and sugar Plantations IN
this Kingdom, u not being safe 10 rely eI
clusiyely On japanese labor, the same being
isole 20 recall BY the japanese Govern
ment, and Portuguese with large families
needing wages that can only oe PerTns-
nently assured 10 them in the higher class
o. labor on plantations and n the minor or
middle industries OF the Kingdom.
The Committee on the other hand ind
hat com petition OF other races with Chin
csc Is impossible. and that whenever other
races are forced into such competition the
result : not competition out substitution
Of the Chinese for their competitors.
That the Chinese are absorbing the differ
snt minor industries, mechanical, sgrIcUl-
rursl, and commercial, in this Kingdom,
and yOuT Committee see nothing 70 pre-
vent them ultimately reducing the King
dom practically 70 = Chinese colony with
scattering people Of other nstionalities
here and there among them, and this even
though No more Chinese are introduced for
the present. because, outside Of the sugar and
nee industries. very few comparatively ind
employment. but what there r Of such
en- plot EnElt serves 10 retain IN the country
the higher Glass OF zTtizsns and middle
men upon whom the Government must
rely 70 preserve constitutional representa-
i've Government in aTerzge purity, and
there are enough Chinese now IN the conn
try 70 swallow up such emplOyInents unless
checked By law.
How to remedy the eYil Is most serious
question. 2nd one that has been Tery fully
discussed BY the Committee
After mature deliOerstion the Committee
believe the Government should adopt the
policy in regard 70 Chinese:
1st That no Chinese shall hereafter be
allowed 70 immigrste 70 this Kingdom ex-
cept such q are needed 70 supply labor for
the nee and sugar industries. and ali who
are allowed 70 enter for that purpose shall
0e prohibited by lzE from engaging IN any
other occ1 patton whatsoever, ana shall
stay for term OF years only. 70 return
home thereafter unless an extension OF
time i granted upon like conditions.
2nG- A. &c Chinese already II the King
dom. That the Government shall by Law
prevent those now employed Is day Labor
srs from engaging IN any other occu patton
And = 70 those who are already engaged
n other occupations, that the poker be
given 70 the legislature Of sbTidgiug from
time to time their right 70 continue N the
same more particularly the trades, when
ever opportunity offers OF 20 doing without
undue injustice or infringement OF vested
rights, and The sXigsncies and needs of
people d other nationslities demand l.
To carry ont such Z policy the CO8stltu-
ton needs 20 5s amended. and the Com
nilEee. therefore, recommend that the /
constitutional amendment Num- |
osred oil ru-ut,ar 81 and referred to This