The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-11
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.
Ion. Paul NsUInall Returns
from a Successful
Mission.
Gives Credit to Hon. r. w.
Irwin for the Result.
Interesting Particulars OF the En-
tion tiII May. 1902. - cared.

Hon. Paul Neumann, who went TO
Japan some months ago in the inter-
ests of labor immigration, returned
this morning by the steamship IA
mashro Maru. A BULLETIN reporter
founi him at the British Club at
noon, and asked for particulars of
his mission. Mr.. Neumann proved
that he had lost none Of his geniality
in the Orient, cheeriully giving all
the leading points regarding his trip.
In reply to question as to bis
health while away, Mr.. Neumann
said he had been very well, except
for an attack of influenza that laid
him up for fifteen days. He found
the weather very coda dry cold
but saw little snow.
In regard to bis mission he met
great deal of difficulty, the causes
of which are not easily stated. 1t is
sufficient to say that, through repre-
sensations originating at Honolulu,
the japanese Government was averse
to any emigration going on at all.
Through the Influence of Hon. K.
w. Irwin, Hawaiian Charge DAT
flares, this difficulty was obviated.
Mr.. Irwin is man Of very great
personal influence in Toxic.
1.-The japanese Government asked
why Portuguese immigrants had
their passages paid into Hawaii,
while the japanese were required to
pay their own passages. An ar.
rangement was made that the Ha-
waiian planters should pay $40 a
head toward the expenses of japanese
immigrants.
1.-The convention between Japan
and Hawaii was accordingly modified,
and extended till May, 1892. The
japanese Government would not be
averse to four or five thousand Of its
people coming under this arrange
ment. When the time shall expire,
there is little doubt that the cOnven-
ton can be further extended, If mu-
Uudlly ucSlEdDle.
The laborers who have returned
have given to their friends glowing
accounts. They got higher wages
and better treatment in Hawaii than
anywhere else. AfIidavits were pro-
cured by Mr.. Irwin from returned
japanese, and not single one had
any complaint about treatment, al
though all wanted more money.
''rhe inclusion of japanese with
| Chinese in our constitutional prohi-
bition of the electoral franchise to
Asiatics had been an objection with
the Government. The question was
not whether the laborers were to get
$50 month, but whether they should
come at all. | regard the arrange
ment concluded as a satisfactory re-
suit. 1t should end all difficulty
about labor, if the people who come
prove satisfactory to the planters.
Il met Count Aoki, Minister of
Foreign Affairs. He speaks English
perfectly, also German and French.
He has been the best friend we have
had there.
IL went with Mr.. Irwin to the In
land Sea, where the people were
shipped. They were collected at
Shinimosaki, Iwakuna and Hiro
shima. The men were all picked
under the supervision of the Japa-
nese Government. All are of the
farming class and none of shady
character was taken. There are / 12O
men and women, 260 men bringing
their wives-not wives picked up for
the occasion, but who had been set
tied as married people.
1.-TWO mole cargOes will be avail
able soon, according to the wants of
the planters. If these people are
what they need, there is no doubt
they will fill all their wants for
labor"
Mr.. Neumann was asked if there
was anything that particularly inn
pressed him in Japan, also if he had
visited the japanese Parliament so
lately established, and what he OBJ
served regarding the reported anti
foreign agitation.
Japan is wonderful country. 1t
upsets all our notions of AsatiC
civilization. Six mills from Iwakuna
there is a bridge that is over two
hundred years old, and built on the
same principle as the new bridge
over the Firth of Forth.-so It could
not have been plagiarism. They
build and operate their own railroads,
and run trains with the same care
and regularity that you find in Great
Britain,
II visited the House Of Peers but
not the House of Representatives,
The proceedings were conducted in
decorum, hut there are budding
statesmen there who make obstructive
interpretations, was not there when
the Parliament House was burned,
II was said 10 be the work Of uceu-
/ diaries, but That was not true
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