The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-26

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sItion ia that Auglo'Saxon eitili2N-
ton can be berpetuated in this King
iorn "cnly Ivy retaining population
who have been educated therein and
who comprehend The workings and
the benefits OF popular representa-
tive government"
1t is a sclf.rvidcut proposition
that there can hc no representative
populur government where the popu-
lation 10 composed of s few rich men
and q large lumber Of alien, igno'
rant, non.Votcrs.
An oligarchy is the inevitable
government of such o population,
with u strong probability that the
islands would pass under the control
of some foreign nation. An intelli.
gent middle class is essential to
every country which proposes to
have free government. In spite of
the competition which the fig
ures stated above show the middle
class in this country is subject to,
there is still Il large number OF this
class in the country both Hawaiian
and foreign by birth.
Several arguments are made by
those opposed TO restriction and
regulation OF the Chinese One of
these is that competition is the life
OF trade" that "the people get the
benefit Of competition, etc"
The answer to- this is that there
can be no competition" between a
Chinese aud white mechanic. 1t is
simply process of "substituuon" " of
the foriscr for the latter. A Chinese
mechanic can, and does, live in his
Orienta! style, on wages upon
which . person with the require
ments of Anglo-Saxon civilization
cannot live, such less support and
educate family in q Christian
manner. "a
The result in this country, more
especially in the towns and in Homo
lulu, has been that by gradual pro-
cess Of substitution Chinese have
taken the places and are doing the
work which but for their presence
would be filed and performed by
whites and natives. 1t is true that
the number of white and native
mechanics has decreased but little,
but the increase of Chinese has
taken up all and more than the in.
crease Of business. And but for the
| COO Chinese mechanics in Honolulu
there would be at least 400 to SOC
white aud native mechanics. Tn,
less protective measures are taken
this process will continue in in,
creasing ratio. We are On the high
way winch the footsteps of Slnga-
pore have trodden, and like policy
will produce like results, SO far a:
Chinese asccnduncy is concerned.
1t is unQuestionably true that,
provided our treaty relations remail
unchanged, commercial prosperit,
will continue and even increase a
the Islands without restrictive mea
sures being taken. 1t has done 81
at Singapore. But it will be at th'
price which Singapore has paid
the substitution Of Chinese for othe
population.
Another argument against furthc
measures being taken is that "pre
sent legislation is sufficient to NEE
the emergency.
1t is claimed that, from the fac
of a decrease in the Chinese popu
lation during the, last nine months
the point of danger is past, and tha
with the present restriction law i
force The evil will cure itself.
The present restriction law is bet
ter than nothing, and if it coul
be continued in effect until all or
large proportion of the Chinese nov
here had died or moved away,
would accomplish tue object elaine
for it; but meanwhile all or larg
proportion of the other populatio
of the Islands would have also die,
or moved away, and although po
lcy that will ensure the relief of ou
posterity is Iaudable and proper
is not the whole of the relief no,
sought or necessary.
The present restriction act is in
sufficient for two:reasOns
First, because there are alread
enough Chinese here to fill all or
large proportion of the occupation
necessary for the support of til
class of citizens whom it is desire
to retain in the country.
Second, because there is nece
sity for laborers on both sugar an
rice plantations, which must be mi
if the prosperity Of the country
to continue. ~
For the immediate present the 81
gar plantations are able to obtai
laborers of other nationalities, bl
should those other sources fsi
there would Immediately be breugl
to bear "A tremendous pressure to n
lew the introduction of msre Oh
nese. Such n pressure is even no
, foreshadowed, and there are thoi
among our citizens who look upon
as q grievance that they are not q
lowed to have more Chinese lahore
even though there is sufficient gu
ply of labor of other nationalitie
| 1t is obvious that gradual dimin
= tion of the Chinese population und
the restriction act will be Of no ava
4 il we are at any time to have d