The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-27
Members of the Third House
Debate.
WANTS TO EVICT THE JAPANESE.
Arguments Pro and Con-Hughes
Points Out EviIS-L. ID. Timmons
Defends - international Complica-
tions-Editor Logan Scores Tally.

! the headquarters of the American
League last night, the subject being,
Shall the treaty between Hawaii and
Japan be abrogated? ?" The hall was
wslI filled with interested listeners.
Speaker Ed. Towse announced Mr.
Hughes of the o. R. & L. shops as the
leader On the side of the affirmative
The Importance of the question in
hand was dwelt upon as being of para
mount interest. The opium and whisky
questions were as one grain of sand on
the seashore in comparison. The idea
of white man entering into compe-
tition with a Japanese was absurd
There was no such thing as competition
in that respect.
|, In regard to the Japanese, everything
worn or eaten by them was imported
from Japan, and all the gold made was
sent back to the same place Where was
the benefit to this country?
The japanese houses of prostitution
were cited as a reason why the treaty
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selves were menace to the good NOR
ais of the country.
Where would the planters go for their
labor if the japanese were shut out of
| the country? The Portuguese had
proven themselves capable laborers.
| Why not employ them? Why not en-
ploy the colored man? Could there be
any better labor for such a country as
| this?
If the treaty proved obnoxious, abro-
gate it. There need be no fear of COM
plications when the abrogation OF the
treaty was effected with a view to bet
tering the internal condition OF the
country. Some radical measure should
be taken at once.
L. d. Timmons. the next speaker,
presented the first points on the side of
the negative.
The treaty with Japan, made in 1871,
and the Labor Convention were two
subjects entirely separate.
The Japanese were dwelt upon as be-
ing a quiet, amiable and law. abiding
race of people, prone neither to agrees
sion nor oppression.
The speaker on the side of the af-
firmatiVe had dweIt upon the Japanese
prostitutes as one of the reasons why
the treaty should be abro2ated. That
ground was hardly tenable. The people
of the country were alone to blame for
such state of affairs According to
the convention, the Government has the
right TO return all persons liza BILE to
cause immortality or be charge on the
community.
Finally, the abrogation of the treaty
might lead to serious retaliatory meas
ures on the part of Japan. All Japan
csc laborers would be shut out. 1t was
mistake to offer any offense to bor-
dering nation. Would the United States
back up Hawaii in the matter of treaty
abrogation?
The second member on the side Of the
affirmative not being present, the
Speaker called on people in the House
The second member on the side of the
affirmative not being present, the
Speaker called on people in the House
to speak on the line of thought opened
by Mr.. Hughes. None responded, and
the second speaker on the negative,
Daniel Logan, was given the floor.
In his opinion, the subject looking
toward the abrogation Of the treaty
with Japan was absurd. What had the
Japanese done? They had asked no BEN
efits from Hawaii. 1t had been just the
other way. There was steady demand
for them.
In the case of the planters, if sugar
was high or low, the continual cry was
Cheap labor! Cheap labor!'
To abrogate the labor convention |
would be another thing, but to abro-
gate the treaty with Japan would be
absurdity itself and an insult to Japan. |
There had been much talk about the |
Portuguese. Who brought the wages of
the Hawaiian dock hands down to the
present figures? The Portuguese. And |
now they were kicking against the jap
anese because they did the same thing |
to them. 1t was a case of dog eat dog |
the treaty? Where was the |
navy of the country to back up such an |
action?
The fault was with the people here
Should man with good Government |
job hire Japanese to do his work? That !
was being done right along.
The matter was in the hands of the