The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-11-11


special permits for persons OF Chinese
birth 10 enter and reside within thi:
Kingdom, upon the terms and condi
tons hereafter prescribed. Such per
mitS shall issue TO persons or corpora
tons engaged in agriculture in thi:
kingdom for as many Chinese laborerS
as he or they may, on oath, declare 10 bt
necessary for carrying on such several
enterprises. Each of such special per
mits shall be issued in triplicate one to
be held by the Chinese presenting the
same, the other two to be disposed OF as
provided by Section OF this Act. Such
permits shall be signed by a clerk OF the
Foreign Office. Each of such permits
shall contain the following conditions
The amendment passed.
/ FirSt-That the bearer who presents il
for entry into the kingdom shall remain
| therein for term not exceeding five
years.
The subdivision passed as read.
Second-That such bearer shall be
photographed and copy of such photo
| graph shall be attached to each OF the
special residence permits before leaving
| the vessel in which he arrived, or the
| place he may be at or sent to under the
authority of the Board OF immigration
! upon arrival.
Noble Baldwin moved this subdivision
be stricken out It would be better to
give the Board Of Immigration power to
adopt some means Of Identification.
Noble Muller moved that it pass as in
| the bill. He was not in favor of giving
too much power to the Board of Immi-
grafton.
Rep. Bush favored Noble Baldwin's
motion on general principles. 1t was
not right to legislate against certain
class OF people.
Rep. Lucas said the subdivision ought
10 pass as in the bill. Ii they could not
pass law TO check the Chinese, then
let them come in and We will get out
The Chinese are the most cunning
beings in the world. They are not con-
sidered human beings by the majority
of people. 4 country with sixty mil
lions OF people is legislating TO keep
them out. The subdivision ought to
pass unanimously.
Rep. Brown thought that if any other
mode of Identification could have been
made Surer 70 the committee they
would have favored it. The Chinese
have superstition against being photo
graphed. firmly believe We must have
some other mems of Identification than
the recollection OF their faces, as they
look very much alike.
Noble Walker said that the remarks
OF Rep. Lucas ought not TO be pub
lished, they should be withdrawn.
Rep. Lucas-They are not treated like
human BEINGS on rlsDtltiODS
Several Noices-They are.
Noble MaCfarlane said that if they
were 70 allow Chinese to come here they
must be treated to such methods of
Identification as would protect the work
ing classes from their competition out
side OF the plantations. He could not
agree with the representative from the
first district, in his suggestion that the
Board could photograph the Chinese
without their previous knowledge. These
restrictions must be imposed. l cannot
agree with the subdivision being stricken
out These Chinese who come must
understand the conditions on which
they come into the country. I am not
in favor OF taking this restriction out
here and smuggling 1t into the private
regulations of the Board of Immigration.
l claim the photograph is an essential
feature OF Identification. But If there is
q bOnaide objection to the photo We
must do something else.
Noble Widemann did not consider
human being abused in having his
photograph taken. He had had his
taken also those OF his family, and he
did not consider them abused by SO
doing. 4 long time ago he sent long
resident Chinese to get fifty laborers.
He brought them to work three years,
on consideration that their passages
were paid. i short time after they had
been here, three ran away and
could not be found. This long resident
who felt under obligation, sent all over
to find them, but failed. How will the
case stand with the plantations if the
Chinese run away ? Ii they do find them it
viii be in the same way as blind hen
finds bee. There must be some means
OF Identification. I think the open face
measure Is the best; they should be told
that they are TO be photographed.
Noble Baldwin said that the hon.
Noble has no objection 10 photographs.
But this all depends on the object Of the
photo. In this case It IS for Identified
ton, and that Is obnoxious to the Chi
nese. They are very superstitious as TO
therefore let Us leave the
obnoxious clause out so that We can get
labOrers. The better class OF Chinese
merchants tell Us It IS obnoxious. We
cannot afford TO put in z clause that Will |
auuul the whole bill. The sugar industry is
dependent on labor. The stringefcv
must be relieved. In some districts |
they are paying S26 month for laborers
where 2 short time ago It could be got |
for SIS. Some Chinese have said that |
before the crop is of it viii be up to $50 |
a month No plantation can stand that,
and as 4 consequence they must go to |
the wall.
Minister Peterson was in favor Of |
striking out the subdivision. The pho |
OF men for Identification does |
not I'll the bill. The ingenuity of men |
will IN the course OF time invent some |
way probably 1t does not work well at
the Jail. i man changes considerably |
in three years. Ii may be that the /
Board Of Immigration may find some
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