The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-22


CIAL UNION.
steamer left a report was circulated
that the Hawaiian Government had
notified Minister I.win, at Toxic, not
TO take passengers, freight or mail on
the China for this port. And here
was the rub. The rumor spread and
the excitement grew more intense
until it was ascertained that no such
instructions were sent Mr.. Irwin. But
the ball had been sent rolling, and il
was difficult matter to eradicate the
opinion from the minds of some of the
prominent japanese that they were
being unfairly dealt with.
1t is we'll known that about forty Of
the merchants have an organization
the japanese Commercial Union, and
it is coujectured, by those of the
white people here who were at all in
terested III the matter, that whatever
important steps are taken by the Jap
anese here must be through that
organization.
This idea is repudiated by Mr. Fur
IVA, the secretary of the Union. In
speaking of the matter last night
he denounced the recent meetings as
unworthy of consideration. sour
people" he said, "have been eXer-
-cised over the matter because We be-
lieved il to be additional evidence of
what we had Already satisfied our
selves upon as to the attitude of the
Government toward the Japanese. !"
Do YOU think, Mr.. Furuya, that
the officials OF the Government are
not friendly to your people?
"Thnk il? We know il. The Gov
eminent has violated, aud continues
TO violate, the labor treaty which the
Hawaiian Government entered into
with Japan. II a party TO an agree
ment knowingly breaks it there is
evidence of dissatisfaction and this
leads to difficulty"
In answer To the question as to how
the treaty had been violated Mr..
Furuya said:
"You must be aware that in regards
labor, Japan, by this treaty, was to
have the preference. You are also
aware that a majority of the iaborers
brought here during the past eighteen
months, or longer, have not been from
y
ted. This was objected to by our
representative but apparently without
success. At the last meeting of the
Planters Labor and supply Company
the labor question was special sub
ject under discussion, and at that
meeting there was communication
presented from the Government TO the
effect that il was its wish that only
seventy five per cent. OF the labor in
the islands should be Orientals, the
balance must come from Portugal.
That is what we consider discrimina-
ton. We are satisfied, too, from
what we have heard that the Govern
ment and the white people generally
are-opposed to the japanese, presum
ably for political reasons on one side
aud because of our progressivness and
desire to advance on the other. We
do not NEEDLE in politics because
your affairs do not concern Us; If you
have difficulties there are enough
white people here TO settle them with
out the assistance of the Oriental>.
japanese politicians remain at home
and they never NEEDLE in the affairs
of other nations.
"Grauting all that you say is cor
rect, Mr. Furuya, what action do you
propose TO take?"
"From what We have learned We
deduce that, as / stated little while
ago, the Government intends putting
barrier against further Japanese
immigration because the officials fear
it will affect the cause of annexation.
We have made this the basis of a
complaint which We have prepared
and transmitted to our government.
II the Home Secretary is not satisfied
with it, if ne does not consider it of
tufficient moment to communicate
with the authorities here, then We in
send to bring more direct and explicit