The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-20

Mn. MACFIE, Chairman of Labor
Committee.
Ueur lSir:-Iour letter contain
ing questions to planters respecting
labor supply and the propriety of
importing negro women from Ja-
maca or elsewhere for plantation
labor, etc.. arrived some days ago.
You will get the ideas of the plant
ers in this district upon the first
question from Mr.. W. II. Rckard,
your co-committec, he being autho-
rizcd TO speak for them. But with
respect to the importation of women
az plantation laborers l wish to say |
something.
While The importation of women
for low class labor may he all right |
in financial sense--which / CUES
toni am against the proposition
upon patriotic principles. Could
have my wish, no Chinese, Japan
ese, South Sea Islander, or Negro
female should hereafter he imported
to these Islands as plantation labor
ers, except they come under con-
tract, stipulating that they must re-
turn to their country when their
time of service expires.
| We know there has been consider
able complaint made against the
Chinese, because they bring no
women with them. As l view it,
we have need to be thankful that
they have not done so. view it as a
proyiden,al interference that has
| prevented it. This country un-
| doubtcdiy is destined for higher
position as civilizing and chris
lianizing agent in the world than the
raising of human beings for low class
labor. who never could be made So
cial equals and never would be
made political equals with the more
enlightened cniranchised citizen.
| Thus it may be clearly seen that we
never could have model kingdom
J of equals here If women were i'm
ported for the admitted purpose of
plantation labor, which would in
fact result in the raising of human
beings for low class labor. That is
lust what would he done if women
were imported as laborcrs in num-
bcrs equaling the men, and as we
have providentially escaped this de-
structive rock, let us not deliber-
atcly steer our ship of state upon it.
Just fancy to yourself what would
: be the situation of these islands to-
day If the 10000 Chinese and the
: 1000 japanese had brought an equal
). number Of females with them, or a
proportionatc number with the Por-
=, tuguese. Every pair OF them we
> believe have doubled their number.
With this figuring the 20, 900 China
e men with their $4,000 women and
their increase to date would have
=, ! numbered 10000. The 1000 Jap
anese with 5000 women and their
:, increase would now number lG 900.
Y Thus making of these two classes
the formidable number Of $4,000,
c with power 10 double their number
every few years. So in compare
tivelv short time these islands would
u have been completely swamped by
a these two races.
They are good, peaceabe people,
, easily controlled by just laws, and
" both races are very industrious
but they are not yet That kind OF
material that one would select Will
which to build up model Kingdom.
and to have blighted the prospect OF
building up such a kingdom wOu!t
have been the planters fault, las tho
- Iaborcrs would not, nor could moi
have come had the planters not pal,
their way. Fortunately the evi
hinted at is not upon rs, and it wi!
II be our fault if we permit il to be
done now; much more so, if we de
liberaieIy import them as settlers
with liberal supply of women. Set
Tiers they and Their descendant
would undoubtedly he, they not be
ING any more able 10 leayc withou
ssistance-should they wish to d.
- so-than they were to come withon
assistance. 10 leave they wouI'
al not wish, after living here q feN
al wears. n; these islands are too muc
III Of heaven ior Chinese and Japan
rs esc for them to wish permanently t.
-. leave.
", The number OF these people no'
u" here are u blessing to these islands an
.t- they will continue TO be so il the
It's ARE justly dealt with, bu, these no.
:, here do not and will not make u pen
= mapent supply of labor which SUI
NV pose to be the wish and aim Of I'll
We chairman of our Labor Committed
,rs A continuous supply Of labor viii
tie out its working an injury TO the sta,
being the great question, ] have Til
10 propose;
VIZ; That the planters import Il
their help not otherwise supple
:, under contract for term Of year
with stipulation that they retul
.'9 10 their homes at the expiration {
~, their contracts, and some provisio
Of made by the contracting parties
IN insure reasonable tutilment ,
,,a said stipulation, further propos
" that the planters oppose the enac
cu ! npnt of any taw that aims