The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-19

days their places have been filed by
the Japanese. What the Portuguese ask
must be done in an honest, upright
way. and after a while we will be heard.
1t is not for us altogether, but for all
classes who labor"
| Mr. Vierra then said again that the
| meeting was not cut and dried for
Portuguese only, but for everyone, as
was evidenced by the call for DR.. Nc
| Grew and John Emmeluth. He then
| gave resume of the reciprocity treaty
and the labor problems. Mr.. Vivas said
he was willing to furnish the informa-
! ton to the newspapers the other day,
| but they refused publication. He would
| now supply it free, and they would not
| have to pay a subscription to the Ad-
vertiser or Star to know what the truth
of the matter is. He showed clearly to
his audience that the Government had
| assisted the planters in every way to
secure labor, and the taxpayers footed
the bills. If the other Europeans did
not choose to take a stand against this
the Portuguese did, because their colo
ny is the largest and the greatest suf-
ferers. He said they had presented
themselves at the Legislature in num-
bers rather than by signature, and !
what had been done since then? The |
thumb business. Voice from the crowd |
We don't want it,. 1 don't tell you
not to register. We have plenty of time
to leave our thumb marks, because we
have until the 31st day of July to do
this, and if we go up on the last day we
will be all right. 1t is a notorious fact
since the second rebuff on the Minister
fhot hn Oh in q q
is really a fight between two large bust
ness houses here. We may have had as
good Minister of Finance as Mr.. Da-
mon, but we never had a better one,
and if it should happen that he should
go out the people would find that there
was no bottom 10 the cask.''
Mistakes of Taxation.
Mr.. Vivas went through the mistakes
Of taxation, abiding particularly to
capitalized at $8,000,000 q
which was taxed less than the owner of t
4 few small lots. AS the meeting was
open, he would present the following [
Whereas, A large number of tax f
payers of Hawaii have petitioned the
Executive and the Legislature of the
Republic of Hawaii to adopt measures
Turing the present session of the Legis-
AZURE which would further restrict the 9
Chinese and Japanese immigration, and +
hat laws be passed resulting in a more +
equitable system of taxation, and that
means may be devised for the better
protection of the interests of the labor
ng classes in the Islands; and, {
Whereas, The Senate has passed up t
IN the same without making any effort i
fIo &c
shown by their report of May 5, 1896; =
md,
Whereas, The action of the Senate |
S of such vague character, by not Of c
ering any suggestion or adopting any t
measures to remedy the evils complain
d of; and,
Whereas, The registration law late
Y passed by the Legislature has certain
provisions which are repugnant to the
reat majority of the civilized taXpay-
rs of the country; and, j
Whereas, The financial condition of
fairs at present is such that demands
he most careful consideration; there =
1re be it
Resolved, By the present taxpayers,
mass meeting assembled, that proper
leasures be adopted at the present ses-
on of the Legislature which will rem
1y the present situation and protect
he interests of the mercantile and Ia D
oring classes, and ensure a future for
lemselves and their families, and also
lat the measures at the present being {
iscussed and partly adopted in the G
legislature in regard to taxation and
censes, which are detrimental to the
fiddle and laboring classes, and that {
cps be taken to eliminate from our l
ms from said registration law; and
lat the Legislature adopt measures
ensure sound financial policy, as
as been suggested by the present Min -
ter of Finance; and that these resolu- 4
ons be transmitted to both branches =,
the Legislature of the Republic of NJ
avail"