The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-24
NE. FITZGERALD AND EAWAuS
LAB0RgRS.

When il comes TO matters Hs-
waiisn and Japanese, Labor
Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald of
! California hiss an imaginative
noodle second only to that of
Joaquin Miller. Fitzgerald has not
entered the field of humorous writ
ers after the example of his cohort
Joaquin. but about the only differ
snce between the two is thst
joaquin tries to be funny and Fitz-
gerald, as represented in the news
papers, is funny without being
sware Of it. One particularly
funny fact connected with the
Commissioners conclusions is that
immediately he receives informs
ton from reliable source
writer fo- the San Francisco Csll
is in the vicinity prepared TO give
graphic description Of how Ame-i-
csn wo1kingmen are menacsd bv
cheap japanese labor coming i7om
Hawaii. OF how Hawaii is nensced
by hories Of japanese coolies"
that A,e becoming restless. Nor is
the trouble confined wholly TO
Hawaii. The last ef'usion, headed
Hawaii in Great Danger. She
Fears the Victorious Ironclsds Of
the japanese Navy declares tbs.
no less thsn four nstions sre TO be
drawn into the emb7oglio brought
o. by the Jspsnese. These sre
some Of Mr.. Fitzgersld's discover
les:
Japan now demands re-enfrsuchise-
msni for her citizens in the Hawaiian
Republic. snd will back her request
with her victorious ironclsds. The
Provisional Government will appeal
70 the United States for protection.
Sni The rScs question in the Islsuds
grows complicated. JspSn, flushed
with her success in the Orient. will
no. hesitate 10 defy Uncle Sam sud
his Vet untrisi new cruisers. The
japanese, under three-yesr contracts.
have been focking there in Crest num-
hers- snd the recent rivalry between 4
the steamship companies snd the fell 1
ing Of >ieersEe passage 10 s. hiss .
filed the Islands with coolies from 1
Ispsn- AS soon s. they learn 20 speak .
the English language, which is only
nstte- o. comparatively short time 1
20 these shrsvd fellows, they lssve the 1
Islands snd make their wsy 10 the .
British Columbia Oregon snd Puget /.
Sound ports They grow discontinued .
snd Qusrrelsoms on The plantations,
snd thsir room is 10 be preferred TO
their company, especially when their
room may be soon filled 81 81 Der
steamer fare with more Ignorant snd
more humble substitutes This Sc
counts for the thousands who Sre
sn,eripgs the Pseiie CoSs. States
every month For sll tie large num-
oers who leSye the Islands the influx
IS much grsstsr thsn the eIoi1s, snd
the Hsvsilsn Republic Is powerless
to sop the immigration
As s msi.sr Of fact, sdyantsge
Mss besn taken OF the SO fare by
,sbo,ers returning TO Japan, snd
the number Tbs. have Left this.
ooun,-y io- Puget Sound snd Brit
.sh Columbia ooali probably De
on Mr.. Fitzgerald's iva
aSnis- The more the labor COM
his -'into-nzn," sn6 the
Call compare notes sud build I'D
lniocnded possibilities, the more
excited thsy become. Should they
continue 5; the present rate. they
vii 6eyelope 5 disease with s d.
asrosis s;uilzr 10 The bicycle
Soc There i IS much ehsnoe OF
Uncle Sam being brought into col
ision win Jspsn through The Jsp-
snsse lsbo- Of Hs~sii - there Is OF
he Czl publishing 81 unbiased
ND truthful scoouni o. the oondi-
ions Of Jspsness labor in Hawaii.