The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-03
HhKArThN <NNExATIoN.
Farther Dcvetopment- In Claus Spreok else
Love for Chinese Labor.

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report to Mr.. Seward. Secretary OF State. in
which he said: 1t Is plainly to be seen that
| the British Government places high estimate
| on the future value OF these islands believing q,
| no doubt that the Pacific and other railroads
| will be built. and that these islands will be-
como very Important ne q halfway house be-
| tween Europe and America on one side and
| Japan and China on the other and also in their
| capacity for growing sugar. coffee. rice and
cotton, which no doubt will he very great whom
fairly and fully developed. Tho salubrity aud
| peculiar pleasantness OF the climate must also
add much TO tho intrinsic worth and i'm
portance OF this country" Further on In
his Same renort Mr.. Mcbride said: 1T
would be Migrant iniustice to American
citizens after they have labored for the good
OF these islands for the past forty years. after
they have brought these people out OF barba-
rism and taught them civilization. science. and
religion: In n word. made them an intcll liz ent
and Christian nation. and have done all that
has been done in the DEVELOPMENT Of tho re-
sources Of the country and given 1t q world
wide popularity. to be eithor driven out or 80
treated and harassed as to make 1t necessary
for their interests to sacrifice their property
and leave. which is believed would be the en- SO
provided the English obtained greater influ-
ence than they now have. which influence 1t 10
the desire OF Americans here and for the In
terests of the American Government to avert"
These reports Of the American Minister are
brought to mind In connection with my letter
OF last week to THE SUN pointing out how Mr..
Theophilus Davies. ex-British Consul to Hon
olulu and member OF the firm OF r. II. Davies
& Co. agents OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad
Company. was quietly coming over In the
Campana for the purpose OF meeting his part
ner. Mr.. T. Rain Walker at Vancouver. and
there arranging a plan OF operations for az
excessively following UP the campaign that he
opened by the publication and circulation Of
an anti-annexation tract What was true OF
the Hawaiian Islands and their Importance
then to the British nation Is still more true
now since the Canadian Pacific Railroad
has been built and Trans Pacific railroad
has been established between Canada on the
one side. and China. Japan, and Australia on
the other side. II British rule should become
the dominant or governing power. American
interests would DO crushed out with eagerness
and despatch" wrote the American Minister
in 1853. How much m lore would this be the
zens there have developed the resources Of tho
ass Bsh Sr srsds anS or
the acquisition Of wealth would soon drive out.
S S for e
poftns ali i the fruits q Xmer!csfi Labor enser-
:, The latest news from Honolulu shows that
to tot it's promises PROMISES made to the United States. A
request from sugar panters to permit the
has Do been WITH the
Government considering that the draft OF it's
treaty submitted to the United states IL prac-
How different IS this aetiSn this his hopest1 Of
intent on the part Of the Provisional Govern
Spreckeis. who is clamorinG all over the coun-
try because lie fears that he may not be able
fG any bs Ss
labor pill may be increased to more than one
twelfth OF cent Der pound OF sugar that he
raises.
The people o; Honolulu. and throughout the
islands generally: are becoming moro and
which. in TACT. is now generally regarded as
having been, practically accomplished. Tho
ths enth y9 hss d
nexationist organs, while the En- glish evening
organ. the D9iiy, Bnnetn. owned by the ex-
is also on its last legs and Is expected to cease
publication shortly 1t Is reported that this
Of the annexation interests just as soon as the
tide turns. Further encouragement has been
to hs Of r9W 81 tbe by
Kalaknua. who has lately limited that II the
Eoyalsts push their opposition much further
tiyes TO stand by the party OF annexation.
In connection with the question OF cheap
lbHOT az duSOcuteu ny tluuH bpEeCkelS. IL
Will. no doubt. be interesting for people in the
East to know that the price q labor + g mat
tier Of ssa to hf
was made week ago. to blow, up the boarding
house Of Curtin. the fun details of which
mind the long fight that the SpreckeIs had
soey on the Of wages With the
esss are interested In quite a number Of sail
ing vessels that trade to and from the Hawaiian
n IN
New Zealand and Australia and consequently
employ quite large number OF sailors, en-
Here as elsewhere. sailors are not paid very
eXorbitant wages. and are never likely to ac-
tIeir work Is hard and their hours s are are long:
In iaft they may be sad to have no hours sx
a strike, was ordered upon all the sailing YES
nected with the firm. This strike was at one
I ime very keenly contested on both sides; and
that day to- this. The contest between the
sailors and the. sprecke SEES became, one, Of
open hostility. 1t was hard work for the ship
allies was Boarding, House Keeper curtin.
whose place i was attempted to blow up with
The spreckels firm. when the strike against
was ,d r st by the
and Keep them XII there e with Hon tho aid 0atd
the police; Many fights took place, be- !
tween union and non.unton men, and tho |
Spreckelses showed their prediction for |
Chinese labor by employing Cinnamon az |
Bremen on board their steamers. This was |
too much for the Sailors Union in Australia, |
and boycott was also established there |
against all the Spreckels steamers while they |
were In Sydney harbor. But Sprsckels stuck |
70 his Chinese friends until finally the fight |
became 30 hot that he was. In despair. com |
PEELED to emnloy white labor. and then. so that |
they should not npPearto be giving In to the |
san Francisco Union, they brought up white |
| remen as passengers on their steamers from |
sydney to dispace the Chinese ut tho end OF |
the voyage. instead OF having men engaged in |
San Francisco. Thus they allowed their affee-
ton for the CHEAP Chinese labor out OF Ha-
waiian territory AS well as In 1t. and also dis
han American labor.
This fight which began Ave or six years ago.
has been continued between the Sailors Union
81 San Francisco and the SprscKels family with
more or less vlgor over since But 1t has not
extended to other ship owners OF San Francis
90. There Is thus al ways u good supply OF
lnlon sailors In port here. and sprinkllne Of
on-unlon men, the latter OF whom md II hard
Y Ork to get Job on Nor els that max Q NO heal.