The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-03-04
THE UNIVERSAL WAR AGAINST THE
CHINESE.


migration is the Hawaiian group OF
islands. The conditions of climate
and the character of settlement In
those islands would seem to be pc
culisrly 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 a 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 a 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 a stable administration of
the Jaws, and the relations with the
United States have been so strength
ened that 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 a gradual
but unrelaxing grasp upon the com
mercisl 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 manifesto bearing the |
signatures of the members of the |
Ministry. 1t is an able and inter
estiDg document, strong and digni |
fed in tone and comprehensive in its
treatment of the question. Itquotes
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 Its effects
upon the communities ii invades,
and follows this up by statement of
the evils already threatening the
Hawaiian Islands from this cause.
As long as the Chinese population
was small in Hawaii they We're
peaceful and inofensiye," but as
soon as they became strong in num-
bers and wealth they began to show
their power Murders have been
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 sums
of money were provided by wealthy
Chinese to bride members of the
Legislature to vote against certain
measure, and five members were CON
victed of having accepted these
brides; and last, but certainly not
least, they instigated and provided
the '-sineWs of war" for the insur-
rection in July last. These are
among the facts set forth in this
manifesto and vouched for by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
--4AAA5NCA VI llC LAlClAOl. l1c Il1LlSlcI
of Finance and the Attorney Gener-
al In addition to this we are told
that they are now gaining all the
advantages Of q successful war with
out any of its dangers. Silently but
surely, year after year and step by
step, they are invading and taking ,
possession of almost every means of !
livelihood in the country and sup !
planting native Hawaiians and !
others Of western civilization" Z
Having regard to these facts the {
Ministry lay down the following
three propositions, which, with nom 7
inal alterations, might be adopted !
by the Australian group: '
First-The excessive proportion of 3
Chinese in the Kingdom, and their rapid |
upon the various business
&c and employments Of the country, re-
quire adequate measures TO prevent the
speedy extinction in these islands OF /.
Western civilization by that Of the East, l
and the substitution Of Chinese for the /
Hawaiian and other foreign population. I
= |