The Daily bulletin., 1889-10-31
RlkATERS in 0QVAell.
tuuual Msrtiag of the Planters as
hnr aud supp y Company.
THIRD pAY--AFTERNooN SESSION,

On the reassembling of the Plant
RS Company at 40 pm, Mir. j, NJ.
.lorner read n lengthy paper on the
auur question, IL argued agains
I'll injustice toward any peopte with.
= our borders aud pictured future
4 great prosperity for these isIauds
i'm tile Il, Velopnent Of Pacific
commerce. Alr. Horner proposed
as a solution of the labor question
the following: "That all the planters
import all their help, not otherwise
supplied, under contract for a term
of years, with stipulation that they
shall be returned to their homes at
the expiration of their contracts
and some provision made by the
contracting parties in said contract,
to insure reasonable fulfilment of
said stipulation.
Mr.. Baldwin criticised the paper
in some of its points, rs being inap-
plicable to the resolution of the select
committees majority. He considered
Mr.. Horne wasr under q misappre-
hensien in surmising that the COM
pany entertained any proposal of
injustice toward any people now in
the country. He could not see why
legislation should not be made for
regulating the employment of people
in the kingdom.
Mr.. Smith (Secretary) thought so
much talk of justice was beside the
question. There are 10000 Chinese
in the country, of whom only about
5000 are working on the planta-
tions. When the matter was before
the Legislature prominent Chinese
said they would be glad to assist in
any scheme for putting the strag-
Cling Chinese to work. 1t would be
no injustice to any of us if we
were in Hongkong to be placed un-
der the operation of laws of whose
existence we were aware before
going into that country. Every ma
ton had an inherent right of making
laws for the protection of its insti-
tutions. A large proportion of the
Chinese here are undoubtedly under
fear and control of their secret So
cieties. Members of the Legisla-
ture, after looking in every direc-
ton for methods of regulating the
Chinese, were compelled to admit
that nothing effectual could be done
without an amendment to the Con-
stitution. The question is one not
merely of the present, but gravely
concerns the welfare of our chill
dren. Yet the necessity of more
labor had shortly to be met, and the
doors may have to be thrown open
| to Chinese. In that case we should
be prepared with measures for their
regulation. There were enough Chi
nese now here to supply the market,
but for want of regulative measures
they could not be put to work. An
equal number of males of the most
civilized nationality, without wives
and families, would be menace to
the social welfare of the kingdom.
Mr.. Rickard contended that plant
ers could not pay wages to induce
laborers of family to serve them.
They must have preponderance of
male laborers. While there was
very little trouble from Portuguese
family laborer the same could not be
said of japanese with families. All
the natives in Hamakua could get
employment. 1t was natural that
the Chinese should want to herd in
Honolulu. They Ohe planters)
would also like to live in this nice
place. 1t must be understood that
no interference can be made with
the great sugar industry that is the
life of the country. He would agree
to measures for regulating the num-
Der coming here, but would object
to special laws for restricting the
liberty of any who are in the king
dom. Let the number coming be
limited, but, for those once here, if
they prove superior to other nation
alities in making watch, in carpen-
try, or any white mans work, then
let their rivals accept the inevitable.
Mr.. Glade said we require more
Chinese labor, but, to say that we
should let them in to compete with
white men and natives, and drive
these to the wall, that would simply
be suicidal. If majority of 15,-
900 IN the 10000 of Chinese were
unavailable for the plantations, there
certainly was need for some regula-
ton of Chinese labor. He believed
that general registration law ap-
| plying to all natiOnalities would
serve to trace up the vagrants of
every race. Why should any of us
object to letting it be known where
we are if we are wanted? (Laugh-
ter.)
Mr.. Macfie said this was the most
important subject before the COM
pany this year, or that has been be-
fore the assembly in many years.
He had given it great thought and
the more he had done SO the diff
Guilty OF solution was the more ap-
parent. Referring to the argument
that the Constitution must be
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