The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-03-27
"Petition for Stopping Asiatic
Immigration"

To the President, Mobiles and Repre-.
sentatives in the Legislature of the
Hawaiian Observation-Disclosures: We
the undersigned, voters and taxpayers
of this Kingdom, earnestly request
that laws be enacted during the present
session of the Legislature, May, 1885,
embodying the following clauses
which are of vital Importance to the
interests of the petitioners and of the
country at large;
First-That no more male passen-
gers of Asiatic races be allowed to land
at any of the ports of this Kingdom,
whatever be the place they may come
from, or if permitted to land, tempo
rarily, only on bail of five hundred
dollars.
Second-'Fhat the granting of return
passports to Asiatics be limited to
specially urgent cases, and then only
with all the precautions necessary for
individual Identification
Third-That all further introduction
of Asiatic coolie immigrants, either
Chinese OF japanese, be Immediately
restricted to the actual wants of the in
dividual planters in labor for sugar and
rice plantations only.
Fourth-That the planters who
henceforth will require Asiatic labor
ers shall make a. requisition to that
effect to the Government, stating the
number required and the length of en-
gagements or contracts desired.
Fifth-That it will be understood in
those contracts that no Asiatic immi-
grant laborers coming to this country
will be permitted to land freely, but
that they will be kept under proper
restraint until they enter into an agree
ment to work for some responsible
planter for three or five years.
SiXth-That each of the employers
be made responsible, by reasonable
bond, for such strictly limited number
of laborers as may be introduced for
him, with the clear understanding
that all such laborers, at the expira-
ton of the time for which they be en-
gagged, will have either to reship on
some plantation or to be sent away
from this country, proper means of
Identification being taken on the first
landing of every individual immi-
grant.
Seventh-That in view of better con-
trolling these laborers, only portion
of their salary, sufficient for their
be paid into their hands,
the balance being handed over month
ly by the employers to the Govern
ment, to be kept in some safe place of
deposit and RENTED to the respective
immigrants only when, at the eXpira-
ton of their engagements, they are to
be forced to leave the kingdom, their
passage money being then deducted
from such deposited sums.
Eighth-That it will be enioined to
the Government not to issue to Asia
tics, either Chinese or japanese, any
new licenses for doing business in any
trade or commerce, except for the sale
Of Chinese or japanese goods, pork or
rice, and that whenever favorable
occasions occur through legal infrac-
tons, default or failures, the licenses
granted to Asiatics, be can
celled.
Ninth-That also such licenses al
ready granted to Asiatics, be at once
which are obnoxious or
dangerous to public health or safety, |
such as hack-drivers, bakers, butchers, |
etc.
Tenth-That no Asiatic, after once |
being bankrupt, be allowed to own
my more interests in any other IL
,ensed business.
Eleventh-That the Government be
.equired to exercise proper vigilance
IN the enforcement of the actual legis-
alton on licenses, against all Asiatics |
who at present unlawfully evade the
avs.
Twelfth-That stringent Vagrancy |
Act be vigorously enforced to prevent |
my Asiatic idlers, Chinese or Japan
,se, to remain in the country, and to
hat effect that every male Chinaman
" japanese, residing here at present,
,e registered and given an official GER
iicate, showing that he is actually
arning an honest living.
Thirteenth-That all Asiatics who
annOt show that they are willing to,
nd can make an honest living here,
hall be compelled either to enter into
contract for three or five years, as
Ter clause 5, or to leave the Kingdom.