The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-09-24
THE AMENDMENT.
A Large Meeting Resolves to Peti.
tion the Cabinet 10 Call the Legis.
lature.


The call for a mass meeting to
consider the question of submitting,
this election, Chinese restriction
amendment to the Constitution,
drew together large and repre-
sentative gathering of foreign resi-
dents at the Queen street skating
rink yesterday evening.
MIR. Robert Lishman was unani-
mously elected chairman, and Mr..
d. Logan secretary. The chairman
briefly stated the object of the meet
ing.
Mr.. w. A. Kinney was the first
speaker. He referred to the pre-
sent movement as intended to save
tive years in having the important
question settled. If the planters
were threatened with an Interrupt
ton in their labor supply, there
would be no waiting two years for
relief. 1t was not right, it was not
manly, to ask the petitioners to wait
for redress of their grievance, when
il was not attempted to be shown
that their cause was unjust. The
speaker was applauded frequently.
Mr.. r. j. Greene said he was!a
poor politician, but still worse agi-
tator. He could only get up on
election day to vote carly and as
often as possible (laughter). The
vote of the United States on the
question of free trade and protec-
ton was referred to, and this move
ment the speaker characterized as
an attempt of the hard working men
of this country to secure protection
against the hordes of Chinese cheap
labor, who herded together and
lived like beasts. He did not know
whether it was absolutely necessary
to have this amendment submitted
this election or not, but the people
had the remedy largely in their own
hands. He wondered how many of
these present would go past a Chi
nese restaurant tomorrow morning
without his breakfast. applause.
Mr.. j. w. kalua, of Waikiki,
was interpreted from Hawaiian into
English by Mr.. Kinney. He was
not going to discuss at length the
points that Mr.. Kinney and he had
gone over last Thursday evening.
The mechanics before him did not
know their own strength, or how
this country was dependent for its
prosperity upon skilled labor. They
might not fully realize the position
of his Hawaiian countrymen. With
an unrestricted tide of Chinese inn
migration flowing in, the natives
would be driven to the wall while
their white brethren might escape
to foreign lands. The speaker re-
ferred to the acquisition of RESPONSE
BILE government under four Minis
! tiers, and, without having anything
against these men, he perceived
that they had now to make their
choice between the rich and the
poor, and if they were going to re-
fuse justice to the poor man they
might as well resign their offices at
once. The Cabinet he remembered
were divided upon this question, al
though he forgot their relative per-
sonal positions, but if the people
were true to themselves it would
not be the Hawaiian but the China
man who would have to go to the wall.
(Applause.) He was ashamed there
were so few Hawaiians at this meet
ing. There were thirty-two poi
factories each employing seven Chi
nese in Honolulu. And there were
no less than 1877 tailor shops run by
! Chinese in this little town. What
did they think of that? applause.
Mr.. Kalua closed with an urgent APP
peal for perseverance until success
crowned the movement.
; None of several Portuguese calico
upon for remarks being prepared,
Mr.. j. M. Vivas read the resolution!
of the evening in that language.
Mr.. Thos. Wright thought tha
this ought to be everybody's ques,
ton, at all events white mechanics
ought to feel an interest in a move
| ment that was to protect themselves
, and their families in holding theil
places in the islands, for they ooulG
not live like the Chinese. Planters
: and skilled laborers ought to worl
hand in hand, He knew more o.
English than Hawaiian politics and
while the former had its "g. o.m.,
the latter had in Mr.. Kinney ;
/. grand young man." We had thu
G best government now he had seer
:. for six years, and if the Minister
Y would give us Chinese restriction
j. we would have one of the fines
4 countries in the world. applause.
8 Mr.. Tbos. II. Lucas considere,
there was not much speech maxim!
J, needed. They were after the Chi
nese, not those in the country nov
/. particularly, but those expected
r 1t was time all got together on thi
question and sunk political differ
n ences, as there was scarcely an oc
S cupation that the Chinese were no
n driving other nationalities out OF
d Never mind whether they voted 70
the same candidates or not, but joi
together and ask the administrator
e to submit an amendment. Tn
= speaker was frequently applaude
!, as he referred to details of Chimes
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