The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-15

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Governments Law
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erty that was not worth s. all acre
when we came here has by our energy
been brought to the value of $40 and
! more. We have been oppressed long
enough. The Government is not sat-
isfied with what has been done, but
wants to tie our hands still more.
Shall we allow it? (Cries of No
Mob These foreigners do not
remember their own scripture, which
says 'tdo unto others as you would
they should do to you" They claim
to be an enlightened people, but 1 say
they are not, if they act in this way.
(Cheers.) Unity is what we want and
must have. Unity in mind and action.
If we unite we will gain our point.
(Cheers.) We must unite, but in n
peaceful way. There must be no talk
yet of a man-of-war settling our
troubles for us. That may come
later.
Ching Ling Him of the Hawaiian
Hardware Company said:
I have been in this country for
fifteen years. We are not better nor
a worse class than any other. (Cheers.)
We came here like birds and built
our nests. We settled the land like
peaceful citizens. If this law passes,
no man can do any business except
the one allowed him by law. The
Chinese pay the most of the taxes,
and were it not for us, the white mer-
chants of Honolulu would be ruined.
am clerk, but one of these days /
may be rich man. But not if this
law passes and our race is treated worse
than dogs. We do not break the laws,
we are peaceful. We do not steal.
Why do they want to make such
laws against us? All we must do is
to stick together and we will come
out all right.
Chang Kim, clerk in G. w. Ash
ford's office spoke as follows:
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN: = We are
here tonight because it is proposed by
the Provisional Government of this
country to place us under the ban, for
the sole reason that we are Chinese.
instead of being Portuguese. The Chi
nese in Hawaii, as well as in other
countries, have been a very patient
people, and have borne with much op-
preston that would have provoked
opposition and even revolution, from
almost any other race, and now, see-
ing how patient we have been under
injustice, it seems as though the Gov
ernment have formed the opinion that
no injustice they can heap upon us
will be opposed or resented. But that
is a mistake; seven worm will turn
when trOdden upon,o and SO it may be
with even the dispised Chinese, should
the oppression be carried too far. Is
there any reason why one of Gods
creatures should he trampled upon by
his brothers? Are we not all members
of one great family? BY what right
do our white-skinned brothers assume
to lord it over US, and TO say that we
shall do business, and trade, and live,
and breathe, only by their consent ?
| OnIV hQODnGn cI- inc Heo
while theirs are white? i hold that
the Chinese of Hawaii should be
judged by their behavior, and if thew
behave themselves no worse than their
they should be treated az
well as their neighbors. The Govern
ment is glad enough to collect taxes
from the Chinese, but when it comes
to finding class upon whom the spite
OF all the cranks shall be expended.
they at once light upon the patient
and long suffering Chinaman. We
ask for only justice, and should accent
nothing less. The Hawaiian Consti-
tuition declares that the Government is
for the equal benefit of all
men and all classes, but if the Chinese
License Act shall pass, it will show
hat the Government intends to deny
% us the equal benefit of the laws.
The Geary Act, in the United States
. ocih chOdSHJ Duj lIlS AcB DrODOSl0
% be imposed upon us, is even more
unjust than that.
w. G. Achi was then called upon.
He spoke in native:
l. am Chinaman without q uueue
md L came here to express my views
IN this subject. We are permitted bv
he Constitution of this country 10
,ather here to talk of our grievances.
trom my reading of this law, I tell
you, Oh, countrymen of my father,
hat there has never such hard law
IS this one been passed or even thought
If. Oh, countrymen of my father,
you have no representation in the
Councils to speak for you, but you
lave the right to make your wishes
lnOwn to the Councils by resolutions.
f this law passes, this is what will
happen. If man is laborer and
lfter few years he saves a little
money, he will not be able to go into
my other business. If he wants TO
tart store he can't do it, For that
easOn / tell you that if this law passes
t will put rope around your necks.
t will injure all the Chinese, rich and