The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-21
THE LABOR QUESTION.

In pursuing further the subject of
labor supply, / may observe that the
idea of importing and returning
lahorer must result in scattering
friendly blessings to the nations, as
an enlightening and ciyilizing agent
20 n greater extent than would be
the case If they were imported and
never returned; as time has reveal
ed the fact, Tint uniriendly compli-
cations have arisen because so many
imported iJtol ers have been lett
abroad, resulting in restrictive laws
unfriendly TO national and individual
intercourse. such laws being in their
nature unjust and anti.Christian.
War and persecution have had q
tendency in times past, of scatter
ing civilizing influences over the
world, which must have remained
longer % secrets in possession Of
those first discovering them, had
not workmcn and scientists who
possessed these civiliaing secrets
been forced abroad by these cruel
agencies.
But war, persecution or other hos
tile agencies, will not be required
hereafter TO scatter blessings over
the wor!d-providcd nations do not
shut themselves up in their shells rs
China, japan aud others have done
in times past.--as all civiliziDg in
luences can he distributed 10y
friendly intercourse, and the moving
. OF large bodies of laborers to and
fro about the world, for building
Pacific Railroads, Suez Canals, rails
ing sugar cane and performing other
extensive labor must have that tend
| eucy, the enterprising, intelligent
and skilled among them would learn
of each other.
The nations that supply laborers
and those who receive them, would
be brought face TO face in more
continuous friendly way, than they
would be 10y importing or exporting
| laborcrs and leaving them scattered
! over the world to become buffers or
| footballs tor the evil disposed, and
to suffer the cxactions OF restrictive
uDfriendly laws. We think the
present advance Ia the sentiment of
railroad, telegraph and steamship
building in China, Is largely due to
! the importation of laborers from
China into America for the purpose
Of !ab1ring on the Pacific Railway
and other enterprises. They have
been moving TO and fro, eyer since,
using the telegraph in their com
munications, riding upon and doing
business on railroads, until now the
people OF China are demanding these
eiviIizing agencies in their own
country. IL the planter, and Others
of these Islands adopt the above
suggested course OF labor supply,
it will remove much Of the nnpleas-
antness now existing here, and make
our future supply more certain.
But if the planters yield to the
present clamor, and consent to tn,
enactment Of restrictive laws tC
abridge the just right OF Chinamer
now here, most Of whom we brought
the whole burden of blame will fall
On the planter, not Only for the UNI
Just law, but for all its future re
strictivc consequences, which woult
be, that no further supply Of labor
could ever be expected from China
while those brought here were un
| justly dealt with, which must CON
fine our future supply being drawn
altogether from Japan. And as til,
same objections now urged agains
the Chinese will hold good agains
japanese, q short time only mus
e!apse before restrictive law wi!
he demanded against the Japanese
and the door being open, the precc
dent established, HE law would sooI
appear.
Then, where could VIC look 70
tabor with both China and JapaI
arrayed against lis. Better keel
them friendly at least not make then
enemies by enacting unfriendly law
against those now here, and here
after ship all with an understanding.
that they reship or rettrn TO thci
homes at the expiration Of thei
contracts. Let it be distinctly IN
6ersiood that they come AS !ahorcr
not settlers.
Ii this course is pursued the cX
tension OF Pacific commerce nov
taking place will render it quit
easy for US TO obtain supplies of la
Dor from China and Japan, ant
without overrunning the countr,
with discharged laborers to Great
trouble. The geographical positio
of these islands and the growing
trade Of the Pacific, all point T.
these Islands asa lattcrday Venice
centre Of trade--thc distributin,
point Of an extensive commerce
situate MS they are on the presen
direct line OF travel between tn
northwest coast Of America, tn
Pacific States and Australasia
and on the direct contemplate
steamship line between South an
Central American Pacific ports an
China and Japan, those hives O
human beings. The first possessin
vast areas of rich unoccupied terri