The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-25
OUR PORTUGUESE EMANCIPATION.

The "Ililo Record of the 18th
instant contains the following on
this subject:
a few weeks since we called the
attention of the public, to the talk
at that time heard, of a large Por-
tuguese Immigration. To-day we
have TO record the fact that twenty
three families, sailed yesterday for
the Coast via Honolulu. Now that
number of families leaving at once
means something. 1t means that
the Portuguese can not live with us.
No! they can not get enough to
keep soul and body together, and
SO are leaving. To us it seems like
jumping out of the frying-pan into
the fire." But what are we to do.
The most of our plantations, we
understand, will not give them work
unless they will work for the same
chat a raw, green Jap will; SIS a
month. Now it seems to us to be
shortsighted policy, on the part of
our Hilo planters. We know, a
little of plantation labor and we be-
ieve that, almost any Portuguese
who has been at work on planta-
ton for four or six years, is better
worth to any plantation $40 month,
than the green Japanese at SIS.
Then again the Portuguese has
his family, and that family, will be
The future stay of our labor market;
tue Japs raise but few children and
no dependence can be placed on
their stopping in this country. If
for any reason the powers in japan
see fit, they can send here and re-
call the Japs IN the country and
they must go; which would leave
our planting interests in bad
| state.
We are thus particular in speak
ing of the planters in this district
for it is only they, who can offer the
inducemcnt which, will stop this
wholesale immigration, of really
stable part of our population.
Again if the Government would
commence action, and active work
! on our Volcano road, that would
give employment to many of our
Portuguese.
The Government ought to take
steps to prevent this immigration.
There is plenty of Government work
to do, and money to do it with and
the Portuguese ought to be employ
ed, when available.
We do hope it will be long time
before there is another such Por-
tuguese Immigration from our town.
1t is melancholy to go up Waianue-
nue. street and see so many houses,
with the Legend "house for SALE"
hanging from their posts. Private
individuals rs q rule are unable TO
do much in the matter, and so the
plantations and the Government,
must be the main stay, to this tide
of immigration. 1t BODIES no good
TO our islands, to have so many of
the best class of immigrants (im-
ported in to the country at great
expense to the GOVERNMENT leaving
as they are now doing. And this is
a crisis now, when those, who have
the means and land should step in
and do all that is possible to arrest
this wholesale departure. May we
not therefore ask our Hilo planters
TO reconsider their actions, and in
stead of driving the people from us,
to hold out inducements to them 10
stop.
Give them some out of the way
acre or two, to cultivate on shares,
and give them work to do at reason
able living rates. But do not drive
them from us.
The "Record" of the 10Th says
In our last issue we spoke of the
great Portuguese "Hegira" taking
place. We find in conversing witt
the managers of Papaikou, Onomes
and Paukaa, that he is giving his
Portuguese from $40 to $22 a month
for day labor and turns none off who
wish to work for him.
, Mr.. Scott answers MS that they
have not turned off any Portuguese
, and are paying tie usual wages so
: to S22 per month.
, But in this connection We find CI
inquiry among the Portuguese