The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-10-14
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ton special rights against the Ia
borers entirely Independent of the
general contract law.
Mr.. w. o. Smith observed that the
law gave the Minister of Foreign
Affairs no discretion at all. 1t says
he "shall" bring them in.
Mr.. Thurston said without con-
tracts you would not get any la
borers on the plantations. They
would come in and in two weeks
they will be melted into thin air.
Mr.. Marsden said the Chinese
could be hired from companies who
would give bonds for them.
Mr. Thurston said the difficulties
of keeping Chinese under contract
was one of the inherent difficulties of
the Chinese question. But without
a contract you have no control over
them whatever.
Mr.. Marsden said the sooner the
country came to the principle that
the only way to control Chinese Ia
Dor was to get it from Chinese COM
panies.
MIR. w. R. Castle said, Colonel
Spreckels brought me a bill which
Mr.. Hatch had drawn and wanted
me to look it over and embody some
other features. l drew the bill, hav-
ing conferred with some of the Ma
tional Reformers. The bill provided
for special residence permits. The
expectation was that the Chinese
would be obtained through and con-
trolled through Chinese syndicate.
The planter would look to the syndi-
cate for his labor to keep him from
running away, and to deport him at
expiration of his term. There were
responsible Chinese merchants here
now ready to organize such syndi-
cate.
Mr.. Baldwin thought there was no
objection to contract if the planters
advanced nothing under the contract.
Capt. Mist thought the only prac
teal way was to contract with
Chinese companies here.
Mr.. w. o. Smith moved commit
tee of five be appointed to report
either to the company or to the
trustees.
Mr.. Isenberg wanted to know
where the Chinese syndicate would
get It's power if it had no feeling"
with the Chinese Government. The
Chinese companies in San Francisco
had some such feeling with the Gov
eminent at home. He could not see
where the Chinese company was 60
ing to get its power over the la
borers.
Mr.. Atherton thought the Chinese
Government could do nothing with
the laborers except when they had
friends or relatives in China.
The President appointed as the
committee: W. r. Castle, Fl. P. Bald
win, p. Isenberg, j. Marsden and W.
M. Gifiard.
Mr.. Isenberg stated that Mr.. Mar
ques had told him friend of his in
Lisbon could obtain Portuguese
not from Madeira, but from the other
islands and the mainland.
Mr.. w. o. Smith said last year the
planters had had a great deal of cor
respondence with Mr. Marques, but it
had come to nothing as he had mis-
apprehended the contracts altogether
and nearly brought the company in
to difficulty.
Mr.. Baldwin doubted the advisa-
bility of trying to get any more
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stated that it was not desirable to
get Portuguese from the mainland.
Mr. Thurston inquired what had
become of the Italians to be import
ed by Col. Spalding.
Mr.. Fairchild stated that the mat
ter had been dropped. He would in
quire whether something could not
be done to get laborers from the New
Hebrides. They are very satisfac
tory
Mr.. Atherton thought recruiting
had been stopped by the British Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Walker stated that that was
not the case.
Mr.. Thurston thought there was
no possibility of getting any more.
From the statements made by la
borers, he was convinced that large
proportion of them were kidnapped,
and at any rate not obtained by fair
Mr. Walker stated that the Queens
land planters had stopped recruiting |
owing to the character of |
the recruiting agents employed.
Such agents would occasion the in
reference of almost any civilized
Messrs. w. o. Smith and H. P.
Baldwin corroborated these state
ments.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45
until 2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order
1T 2:30 o'clock.
The President appointed the fol
owing committees:
IABOR-H. p. Baldwin. a. S. Wilcox.