The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-26

ulTtCteN against luG DTinClllN VI IC-
s,riction and regulation.
This answer might stop here, rs it
already covers all that you ask 10
now have done; but we consider That
the Importance Of this question fs.
qulrcs decisive sta,emen, Of Min.
isterial policy
First--Ihc excessive proportion
of Chinese in the Kingdom and
their rapid encroacbpent upon the
various businesses aud employment3
OF the country, require adequate
measures to prevent the speedy sy
tinction in these Islands Of Western
civilization by that Of the Fast, and
the substitution of a aChincsc for The
Hawaiian and other foreign popula-
ton.
Second-The perpctuation of An
| glo-SaXon civilization, introduced
into these Islands and adopted Ivy
the Hawaiian people early in the
present century, is essential To the
continuance ot free government
and of the political Independence of
this Kingdom: and such civilization
can be perpetua' ed only by retain
| ing a population who have been edn.
Gated therein aud who comprehend
the workings and benefits ot popular
representative govenmcRt.
Third-.-Wr believe that self-prc
servation, by nations rs well ~ hy
individuals, is "A principle univer-
sally recognized,
In order 10 Understandings con
slider the situation in this country, it
is necessary 10 know what other
nations and other peoples are doing
| concerning this subject, and how
other countries similarly situated are
affected by this question.
lst. In the United States the
question has received the greatest
consideration and tor number nj
years Chinese exclusion has been
the absorbing, ruling question on
the Pacific Coast. In earlier years
the agitatiA was accredited 10 ''the
Irish element" and the ''hOodlums. y
But the unammity of all classes,
professions and nationaities and of
the entire newspaper press has long
since taken it out of that category,
and we last year saw the exclusion
policy advocated by the Pacific Coast
adopted 10y the United States Gov
| ernment in ali its branches, i-egisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial, and put
into operation hy vigorous legiela-
ton, even against the terms of q
solemn treaty existing between china
and the ntted State.
At the lime Of the last census,
1880, the total population Of the
United States was -, ,j2G, 222.
Total Chinese Porulo,ion.......
................... ....,,..-.' .lV","l''
Total Population "i California.
.............. ............ 1854 ,96l
Total Chinese Population OF Cali
iornia .............. II, ,l32
Al tha, date the Chinese were .002
per cent. of the total United State
population, and Sc per cent. of tlit
population of California.
The estimated population Of Cali
fornia in 1887 was 100 900. Esti-
mated Chinese population Of Cali
fornia lO2 ,0Oo, or 1.3 per cent.
The extraordinary and unprece
denied legislation adopted by the
Cnited States wa therefore called
into existence 10 protect its citizens
against q foreign population mum
bcring only .OU2 per cent. OF The
total population, and in California,
where the Chinese are most concen'
rrated, they were only sc per cent
in 1880, and estimated at 7.3 pc
cent in 1887
2nd. Canada. la July, 1884
the Canadian Government appointed
Eoyal Commission 40 make Ell
uuiry into and concerning ali the fact
. and matters connected with the whole
! subject Of Chinese immigration, il
) trade relations, as well as the socia
and moral objections iaAen 10 III
inhuX ot thr Chinese into Canada.
! The circumstances ont Of which lh
: Commission hrJec were stated to bt
! that "Eriti-h Columbia has repeat
edy by hcr Legislature, as we'll =
, bv her rcpicsentatiN t. in Parliament
a solicited iIe Executive and i'aria
| mrnt nl Canada - enact la" pro
r hIhitirg tht incoming Of Chinese I
$ British Columbia.
The repofi oi lhe Commission
| most exhaustive. occupying C3
Z pages, covering An investigation q
: ilir subject from all roints 0i yie'
e in most If HE countries where III
e question has arisen, aRd giving III
= evidence taken in full. The Chair
nnan. ii ,,nnnling up, uses The fol
= lowing >troGg langnaSr;
5 There are tear courses open he
I lore Chinese immigration, where IN
, restrained"
Y II. II MAY continue 10 pour i
= male laborers, capable of living M
/ der conditions which would max
| iilc wrtIched for Ihe white man, an
= Iiicse ~ builders Of railways an
Z fuil raisrrs and lie founders T.
4 manufactures may do much g0OC
+ while, however, doing great har'
= by barring out whitr w0rkingme
e and keeping 0ut white Immigrant