The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-24
ANTI-CHINESE MASS MEETING.
a Large Number Present-Resolutions
Adopted.

Large Number Reconsideration
| Adopted.
The mass meeting held yesterday even
ing at the Skating Rink on Queen street
was very largely attended by white resi-
dent citizens and small number of Ha-
walians. The number present was about
tour hundred in all. Amongst the as
sembly were noticed great many prom
lnent men representing the different
businesses and trade interests of the
city.
The meeting was called to order at
O'Clock by motion being made to
elect Mr.. Robt. Lishman to occupy the
chair tor the evening. Mr.. Lishman
was unanimously elected.
The first order of business was to elect
secretary for the meeting and Mr.. Dan.
Logan was elected.
The next order of business was to call
upon the several gentlemen who were
10 deliver addresses to the assembly /;
each speaker was 10 be allowed only five
minutes In which to speak and although
the time was very limited each speaker
made good use of it by speaking right to
the points in question.
Following are the names of the gentle
men who addressed the meeting: Mr..
w. A. Kinney, Mr. R. J. Greene, Mr..
kalua of Wailuku, Mr.. Thomas Wright,
Mr.. T. R. Lucas, Mr.. George Lucas, Mr..
Daniel Logan, Mr.. James Quinn, Mr.. D.
M. Crowley and Mr.. Emmeluth.
All the speeches made by these gen.
fInnann h4
ton now before the public, and were
often and loudly applauded.
Mr.. Vivas read the resolutions of the
evening in the Portuguese language, and
after the speeches were made Mr.. Kinney
read the resolutions of the evening in
the English and Hawaiian languages.
Owing to scarcity of space in this
issue, all the speeches have had to be
omitted; but may appear in a future
issue.
The resolutions of the evening as read
by Mr.. Kinney were unanimously
adopted and were as follow:
WHEREAS, the present Chinese restric-
ton act lessons the number of laborers
on the rice and sugar plantations to the
detrlment of those industries, while
doing little or nothing to abate the main
evil, to wit: the crowding OF Chinese
into towns and town occupations; and
- WHEREAS, unless Chinese introduced
hereafter for plantation labor are re-
strlcted to that occupation and returned
home when their services are over, and
unless that portion of the Chinese now
in the country who still remain common
laborers are prevented from going into
occupations of higher and more remun-
erative class, the Chinese question bids
fair to involve the country In serious and
irreconcilable differences; and
WHEREAS, legislation calculated to
secure the restrictions above suggested
cannot be passed until the Constitution
is amended, and unless such amendment
is submitted to the electors by the
present Legislature before the 5th day of
November next, it cannot become part
of the Constitution or legislation be
passed under it prior to May, A. D. 1892 ;
and
WHEREAS, it is important if by reason
of exigencies in the labor market before
| 1892 the plantations demand more Chi
nese, that the Constitution be then
already amended so that such labor can
be admitted for plantation service only !;
and
WHEREAS, the multiplying encroach-
ments of Chinese upon occupations al
ready filled by men with families and
of our own civilization, makes post
ponement of relief for two years fraught
with unnecessary danger and uncer-
tainty to large part of the electors of
the Kingdom and the supporters of its
institutions.
THEREFORE, be it resolved by those of
the residents and voters of the city of
Honolulu, in mass-meeting assembled
this 23d day of September, AID, 1889,
and by those who are pledged supporters
of this movement:
L. That for the Reform Legislature to
close it's term of service without submit
ting to the electors some amendment of
the Constitution calculated 10 reach the
evils above recited, cannot but mean the
reputation by the Legislature and those
who sympathize with it's action, of that
branch of the Reform party's supporters
interested in the legislation in question.
2. To the end that we may not harshly
or unjustly arrive at such conclusion,
and with the hope that the Legislators
are now convinced of the necessity and
propriety of taking some immediate
action, we hereby petition the Ministry
to secure the calling together of the
AOA bAAO PUA PSOO u
to that body an amendment to the Con
stitution which if finally adopted by the
electors will permit the legislation above
suggested.
3. That committee of four be ap
pointed of which the chairman of this
meeting shall ex-officio, be a member
who shall wait upon the CABINET with
these resolutions, and petition and re-
ceiVe its reDlV to the same
1t was then moved that committee
of four should be appointed to present
these resolutions to the Cabinet, the
chair forming one of the committee.
The chair then appointed the follow
ing gentlemen on the committee: Mr.
NJ. A. Gonsalves, Mr.. 7. R. Lucas, Mr.
Emmeluth, but Mr. J. K. Naone was
afterward substituted in place of Mr.
Emmeluth.
Motion was then made to adjourn ant
seconded, and the meeting broke up in
very quiet and orderly manner about Il
| O'Clock