Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-21

other foreigners except the English are decrease in
various proportions while the Japanese introduced within
the last SIX have been the present time pour
ing in to threaten to constitute prevailing element in
a very future
rapid review of these various classes will make the
matter still palmer
A-The japanese have all been introduced gradually
since 1884 only lie of them being found in the Census OF
that date they under three year contract the end
of which the maorty of them Japan that their
number IN this country only be kept by fresh import
aons but it has just transpred that the request Of the
Planters who have suddenly decided stop all further
japanese immigration the Provisional Government pre-
pairing to the importation of Chinese the amount
of 5000 fact quite contrary to American principles Have
the Planters and Government realised the dangers of the
past unlimited mporatons and have they got scared of
the Japs who claim equal civil rights and privileges to
those assumed by the white foreigners
Bit would be rather difficult to exactly when the
first Chinese landed in the group but they had gradually
increased to 100 in 1866 however it only after the
impetus given to sugar by the American Reciprocity
Treaty. that they introduced in large numbers as
aborers, and they reached their maximum Ga little over
10000 in 1899, since when they have decreased on
account of the planters preference for japanese labour
Amongst the number of Cinnamon now found on the
Islands only couple of thousand continue plantation
workers the others have invaded many lines occupation
formerly held by Natives white Foreigners and they
constitute the bulk of household servants washermen
retail dealers, tors, shoemakers gardeners and farmers
especially rice growers As SUCH they stable long
the country prosperous their business profitable
but the dream of of them to return eventually
to the Flowery Empire they have saved money
enough
C.The Portuguese introduced direct from Madei-
and the Azores after 1876 and from 1876 date
rapidly grew II 900 including their Hawaiian born
children But they have been steadily going away since
1885, they have ceased to be in favor with the planters
who them of being expensive since the ntroduc
ton of the cheap Jps and those who yet remain would
right emgrae masse if they had the means and
another handy place to go to- But the stringent emf
cation laws of America and the general depression that
country make the matter difficult for them.
D.-Concernng the other foreigners whether imported
aborers it also be said that the
majority of them transient the principal object of
merchant down the poorest clerk mechanc-is to
make much money in short time possible and
then go and enjoy elsewhere The only foreigners
from whom mil ht be expected stable residence are the
of real but their total number only amount
to about 1929 out of whom III only Americans while
169 Brtishers And yet is faction of these tran
silent foreigners inst ted by the rapacious descendants
of the Boston missionaries, who Glamour for annexation
aud would fan impose it by force the stable classes
the unwilling Natives for the good of the country but
for the benefit of their transient selfish nterests
~ Treaty granted through
of generosity. special decreasing
Races reality has benefited few largely
Asiatos-