The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-09-24
NATIVE MASS MEETING.

SperSed with 8 gooOIN numucI VI iVi-
esgners, assembled Thursday evening at
the Skating Rink, Queen street, to listen
to several speakers on the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, restrict
ing Chinese immigration. Notably
amongst those present were Maj. w. II.
Cornwell, Mr.. Antoine Rosa, Mr.. Barren
abs. Mr.. Fred. Wundenberg, Hon. J. 1.
Dowsett. Jr., J. l. Kaulukou, J. F. Col
burn. and many other prominent foreign
and native citizens. In all there were
present at the meeting about $50 people.
Nip. Kama Of Wsianae was pro-
posed chairman Of the meeting and
was unanimously chosen.
Promptly AZ o'clock the meeting was
called 10 order.
The first speaker called upon by the
assembly was John W. Kalua OF Wal
luku. Mr.. W. \. Kinney acting as in
terpreter.
Mr.. Kalua said, I have been requested
bv the working men TO state my views
on this vital question OF the Chinese. II
may be that my views may collide with
YOURS, bur the views are mine and l will
shoulder the burdens OF them myself.
This is not a new question. Ii is indeed
an old one. Ii was first brought up IN
1859 when was vet lad. They were
nv views then and not only expressed
them privately but published them in
print N the newspaper Au y ho3. In
1872 attended meeting called by MIR.
J. .. Carter upon this SStne issue and
battling against this same Chinese
question when l aided him all l could.
In that meeting were present two
Cabinet Ministers, Z. I. Harris
snd Mr.. Hutchinson. From 1872
this question dwelt dormant IN
the hearts OF the people but 1t rose
again IN 1855. Upon my own responsl-
bility IN lSSS I called q mass meeting IN
Wailuku upon this same question, and
see in this audience those who stood
shoulder 70 shoulder with me there
some say that these views which l
bring before YOU are not mine, but put
into nv heart By others, but they have
been in NV heart since 1859 and viii
never die until my body dies with them.
l stand again this evening 70 confront
efforts should have been made IN 1869
and 1872 10 settle this Chinese question
and stronger efforts than then made and
that now It is too late, but l say It Is not
TOO late now. At present there are IN
this kingdom between $1,000 and 1900
Chinese. all come within 4 lew years,
against , native population OF +O,OOo.
How soon will the hour come when they
viii outnumber us-h2vlng made such
advance in their number IN such q
short time. In this onward movement
OF the Chinese If we stand with Idle
hands what viii become OF this land? II
Will become land OF Chinese How do
these men come 10 this land? Do they
come with traditions or training 70 NJ
them for our institutions No. They
come full hedged he2thens; looks as If
this land was s dumping-place for
this people regardless of consequences.
Do they come with anything else? little
else except 5 fruck coat, loose baggy
pants and long t4ll. After he lands he
halls the native SIS aikane (frlendl, such |
friendship on short acquaintance bears |
on IL the stamp Of hypocrisy. What |
does be do after he gets here2 With MS |
coyeteusness he spies around and slips |
into MS keeping what belongs 70 the |
people, what belonged 70 our forefathers- |
Our kuleSnas, our t2ro patches, our hsh- |
cries. What belonged TO Is, now are |
theirs. But the day OF reckoning has |
come. the eyes OF the Hawallans are |
open. Our occupations have been taken |
from Us, by what we lived, they now |
live. The only way 10 get all this |
back Is by now facing this ques-
ton squ4rely IN the face. i pro
position mas been made to form /
q cooperative Poi Co. 10 get back what |
we lost. retrieve lost ground and |
protect ourselves. What is It's end going /
10 be- We will 20 under, for We cannot /
compete with these people, for how do /
they live, do they live like Us, like
humans? No ike beasts OF the field /
An effort was made some time ago TO /
start 4 Poi Co. IN WAiluku. When this /
company was started it was with the
intention OF freezing the Chinese out IN
this branch Of industry, but they fuze
Us out. When this Poi Co. started
there were six Chinese Co.'S IN the Poi
business. : little while there were four
teen and We had to 20 under. Here
before me Is 4 newspaper which calls
attention 20 this meeting tonight IN
which i / clause stating that We Hawai-
ians intend to deprecate the Chi
nese whereas we should work with them
If We work with them they viii work Us
out. I don't propose TO work with them
but apart, not BY being Welding and sub
missive 10 them viii we gain back what
We have lost by them, but by standing
aloOf from them and We Hzwaiians work
IN together. To work together hand IN
glove with them Is 70 seal our fate l
want Il distinctly understood tllst 1 do
not seek an unjust Or Illegal measure
against them, but TO secure protection
fo- Is and ours BY proper legislation and
lust and legal measures Some recIte
the great benefits derived by Us by the
coming Of this people 10 our land Ii
were better had we none Of these bene-
its. they have demoraliZsd, de5ased
snd decim4ted our people Now ma
tive Hawaiians unless strenuous steps
are taken 70 reach this cause,
i VIII pass beyond our control
We sill De iammed against the wall
III. KaIua now closed his speech BY say
ing that he viii stand BY his views 70 the
laSt- During his speech Mr.. kalua WAS