The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-25
THE UNIVERSAL WAR AGAINST THE
CHINESE.

One of the last places IN the world
from which most people would ex-
pect a protest against Chinese i'm
migration is the Hawaiian group OF
islands. The conditions of climate
and the character of settlement III
those islands would seem to be pc
culiarly favorable to the employment
of Chinese labor, and yet such is the |
pressure of competition from the IN
vading race that the Hawaiian and |
foreign population have been driven
to demand severely restrictive meas
ures to save the islands from becom-
ing mere dumping ground for
China. Politically and socially very
great strides have been made IN Ha.
wall in recent years. The duties OF
citizenship have been taken up by
the natives, freedom of government
has been secured on basis approx
mating to that of the most advanced
nations, national coinage has been
adopted, agriculture and every form
of enterprise have been extensively
promoted, security of life and pro-
perty has been guaranteed, large In
vestments of English and American
capital have been made on the good
faith of stable administration OF
the Jaws, and the relations with the
United States have been SO strength
ened that a reciprocal treaty has been
entered into which practically makes
the Hawaiian group part OF the
commercial territory of the American
Republic. All this has been accom-
plished by the efforts of the Anglo
Saxon settlers, aided by the rapidly
developing capacity of the native
race. But the continuous influx of
the Chinese has menaced this pros
pering condition. They have invaded
the islands in great numbers, gone
on to the plantations Of the settlers,
taken up plantations Of their own,
monopolised the mental occupations
| in the towns, threatened to GUST the
native and foreign population from
their trades and laid such gradual
but unrelaxing grasp upon the com
mercial and industrial life Of the
country that the necessity for prompt
and severe restriction both upon
those who are in and against those
who would come in has been uni
versally recognised. Legislative
action in this direction has been de-
manded, and although not immedi-
ately promised there can be very
little doubt from the tone of the
reply given by the Ministry only last
October to petition on the subject
that restrictive measure will not be
long delayed.
The reply referred to takes really
the form of a manifesto bearing the
signatures of the members of the
Ministry. It is an able and inter
esting document, strong and digni-
fed in tone and comprehensive in its
treatment of the question. 1tquotes
from documentary evidence gathered
from all parts of the world INCLUDING
Sir Henry Parkes' celebrated defiant
protest to Lord Salisbury against
the sacrifice of Australia to the Chi
nese treaty. the most convincing
proofs of the pernicious character OF
Chinese immigration in it's effects
upon the communities it invades,
| duu lOllOWS bulS up W a oUdCOiAOhO VI
} the evils already threatening the
Hawaiian Islands from this cause
AS long as the Chinese population
was small in Hawaii they were
, peaceful and inofensive," but as
soon as they became strong in mum
bers and wealth they began to show
their power. Murders have beer
committed by members of their Sc
cret societies.; witnesses who in
formed against them have suddenly
, disappeared: when arrests were
made the accused have been SNUG
gled out of the country; large sum!
of money were provided by wealth!
Chinese to bride members of thu
Legislature to vote against certain
measure, and five members were con
!. victed of having accepted these
brides; and last, but certainly no
least, they instigated and provided
5 the ''sinews of war; for the insur
: rection in July last. These ar
among the facts set forth in thi.
, manifesto and vouched for by tn,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, thu
! Minister of the Interior, the Ministe
a of Finance and the Attorney-Gener
: al. In addition to this we are TOLD
that "they are now gaining all thu
advantages of successful war with
out any of its dangers. Silently bu
9 surely, year after year and step b.
q step, they are invading and taking
1 possession of almost every means o
livelihood in the country and sup
planting native Hawaiians AM
+ others of western civilization
f Having regard to these facts th
q Ministry lay down the following
-, three propositions, which, with nom
inal alterations, might be adopted
9 by the Australian group:
First-The excessive proportion c
0 Chinese in the Kingdom, and their rapi
f encroachment upon the various business
es and employments Of the country, re
qure adequate measures to prevent tn,
/. speedy extinction in these islands O
Western civilization by that of the East
and the substitution OF a Chinese for TIN
+ Hawaiian and other foreign population.
e Second-The perpetuation of Angle
. Saxon civilization, introduced into thes
~ Islands and adopted by the Hawaiia
people early in the present century,
essential to the continuance of a fire
government and OF the political indepen
dence of the Kingdom and such civil
: ization can be perpetuated only by re
h tanning a population who have been edu
Gated therein, and who comprehend tn
y workings and benefits OF popular repre-
{ sentative government.
7 Third-We believe that self-pyeserva
= ton, by nations as we'll as by indiv