The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-20
NATIVE MASS MEETING.

| 10 several speakers on the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, restrict
ing Chinese immigration. Notably
amongst those present were Maj. w. H.
Cornwell, Mr.. Antoine Rosa, Mr.. Barren
aba, Mr.. Fred. Wundenberg, Hon. J. l.
Dowsett, Jr., J. L. Kaulukou, ]. F. Col
burn, and many other prominent foreign
and native citizens. In all there were
present at the meeting about $50 people,
Mr., j. P. Kama of Waianae was pro-
posed chairman of the meeting and
was unanimously chosen.
Promptly at 8 O'Clock the meeting was
| called to order.
The first speaker called upon by the
assembly was John w. Kalua OF Wal
luku. Mr.. w. A. Kinney acting as in
| terpreter.
Mr.. Kalua said, have been requested
| by the working men to state my views
on this vital question of the Chinese. It
may be that my views may collide with
| yours, but the views are mine and / will
| shoulder the burdens of them myself
This is not a new question. It is indeed
an old one. It was first brought up in
1869 when was yet lad. They were
my views then and not only expressed
them privately but published them in
| print IN the newspaper Au o Koa. In
1872 l attended meeting called by Mr.
j. o. Carter upon this same issue and
battling against this same Chinese
| question when [ aided him all l could.
In that meeting were present two
Cabinet Ministers, G. G. Harris
and Mr.. Hutchinson. From 1872
l. 4
the hearts of the people but it rose
again in 1888. Upon my own RESPONSE
bility in 1888 l called mass meeting in
Waikiki upon this same question, and
see in this audience those who stood
Some say that these views which
bring before you are not mine, but put
into my heart by others, but they have
| been in my heart since 1869 and will
never die until my body dies with them.
| stand again this evening to confront
| the same question. Now some say that
efforts should have been made in 1869
| and 1872 to settle this Chinese question
and stronger efforts than then made and
that now it is too late, but say it is not
too late now. At present there are in
this kingdom between $4,000 and 10000
| Chinese, all come within few years,
against native population of 10000.
How soon will the hour come when they
will outnumber us-having made such
! advance in their number in such a
short time. In this onward movement
| of the Chinese if we stand with idle
hands what will become of this land? It
will become land of Chinese. How do
these men come to this land? Do they
| come with traditions or training to fit
them for our institutions. No. They
come full fledged heathens; looks as if
this land was a dumping-place for
this people regardless of consequences.
Do they come with anything else? little
else except a frock coat, loose baggy
pants and long tail. After he lands he
halls the native as aikane (friend), such
friendship on short acquaintance bears
on it the stamp of hypocrisy. What
does he do after he gets here? With his
coveteusness he spies around and slips
into his keeping what belongs to the
people, what belonged to our forefathers.
Our kuleanas, our taro patches, our fish
cries. What belonged to us, now are
theirs. But the day of reckoning has
come, the eyes of the Hawaiians are
open. Our occupations have been taken
from us, by what we lived, they now
live The only way to get all this
back is by now facing this ques
ton squarely in the face. A pro
position has been made to form
a cooperative Poi Co. to get back what
we lost, retrieve lost ground anC
protect ourselves. What is it's end going
to be? We will go under, for we cannon
compete with these people, for how dc
they live, do they live like us, like
humans? No like beasts of the field
An~effort was made some time ago tx
4 start a Poi Co. in Wailuku. When THU
company was started it was with thu
intention of freezing the Chinese out il
this branch of industry, but they froz
us out, When this Poi Go. started
there were six Chinese Co.'s in the Pc
, business, little while there were four
teen and we had to go under. Herr
? before me is a newspaper which call
l attention to this meeting tonight il
which is clause stating that we Hawai-
, ians intend to deprecate the Chi
t nese whereas we should work with them
If we work with them they will work u
out. [ don't propose to work with then
but apart, not by being yielding and sub
missive to them will we gain back wha
we have lost by them, but by standin
j aloof from them and we Hawaiians work
r ing together. TO work together hand
= glove with them is to seal our fate.
want it distinctly understood that d
= not seek an unjust or illegal measur
b against them, but to secure protectio
: for us and ours by proper legislation an
\ Just and legal measures. Some recit
: the great benefits derived by us by tn
u coming of this people to our land.
:. were better had we none of these benz
u fits, they have demoralized, debase
o. o. and decimated our people. Now nj
. tive Hawaiians unless strenuous steE
= are taken to reach this caus
= it will pass beyond our contro
y We will be jammed against the wal
- Mr.Kalua now closed hisspeech by sa,
u ing that he will stand by his views to tt
last. During his speech Mr.. Kalua W;
interrupted by repeated applause fro
his interested and responsive, in syn
r pathy audience.
20 Mr.. Kinney, the next speaker, a
70 dressed the assembly first in the H
Oh waiian language and then made a sho
h speech in English, on this question, al
z: elected loud and appreciative applaus
u The meeting then broke up In We
- orderly manner.
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