The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-12-18
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HONOLULU, ii. L. Dec. II, 80.
MEssRs. WIN. w. GoopALE, C. Il.
RICHARDSON, AND ID. II. llmCH-
COCK.
Gentlemen:-On behalf of the
Cabinet l have the honor to reply |
to your. request for n statement of |
policy, that the policy of the Gov
eminent concerning the subjects
mentioned, and on some other mat
tiers, is in accordance with the state
ment made hereunder, and the Cabi-
net will introduce and advocate
such legislation AS may be required
to carry such policy into effect, viz:
FIRST - CONCERNING THE CHINESE
QUESTION.
There should be such legislation
that
|. No Chinese be admitted INTO
this country unless the agricultural
necessities of the country require it,
nor until the legislation hereunder
indicated be secured.
2. That no Chinese other than
teachers and officials shall be allow
ed TO come to this country except
in the capacity of laborers.
3. That Chinese not now engaged
in trade or the mechanical occupa-
tions, be prohibited from hereafter
engaging therein.
SECONDLY -. CABLE COMMUNICATION.
Vigorous and active measures
| should be taken to establish cable
communication with the American
| Continent. This should be done by
way of assisting private companies,
or, if it is found necessary, by the
active participation of the Govern
ment in bearing portion of the eX-
pense of laying and maintaining
| such cable.
THIRDLY = IMMIGRATION AND LABOR
The. Government should continue
to actively assist in the introduction
of an adequate supply of laborers
for the development of our chief in
dustries.
The immigrants should be accom-
panied by fair proportion of wo-
men, and, so far as possible, be of
such class and nationality that
they will become settlers in the coun-
try, and build up permanent mid
die class.
The expense of bringing the labor
ers to the country should be borne
by those employing them, but the
Government should share in the ex-
pense of Introducing the women,
who come largely in the interests of
sound public policy
FoURTHLy-.sovERNS RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES.
All regular running expenses Of
the Government, including the pay
ment of the interest on the national
debt, should be paid from the cur
rent receipts of the Government.
FIFTHLY-LOAN MONEYS.
(a) Loan moneys should, except
under extraordinary circumstances,
be used only for the construction or
establishment of reproductive pub
lie improvements.
% The Government should be
given authority TO refund the ma
tional debt at lower rates of interest
at any time when such refunding is
feasible, and efforts should be made
to accomplish such reduction.
(c) The deposits of large sums in
the Postal Savings Bank should be
so regulated that the Treasury shall
not be subject to the possible con-
tingency of large and unexpected
Withdrawals of the same.
sIXTHLY--PouTICAL RELATIONS WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
1t will be the constant endeayor of
the administration
(a) To continue the present cor
dial relations now existing between
Hawaii and the United States.
% To secure an extension of the
term of the existing Reciprocity
Treaty.
(c) To extend the terms of such
treaty so that practically all the pro
ducts OF either country shall be adj
mitted duty free into the other.
(d) 70 jealously and strictly
guard the independence and auto
nomy of the Kingdom, and to more
thoroughly secure the same by
treaty with the United States
whereby that power shall guarantee
such independence against the en-
croachment by itself or any foreigI
mower what soeyer.