The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-11
Politics May Be Taken Up
Later.
IN UNION THERE Is STRENGTH.
Lack of Work Demands Cooperation.
The Big Colony a Unft-Realize
Governments NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ACCESSIBILITY OF Going to south Africa

The Portuguese colony is con-
siderably worked up over the in
ducements offered them to emigrate
to South Africa, and there seems to
be no question that it requires only
a leader to take from the islands a
very large number of Portuguese.
A prominent merchant, IL con-
versation with an ADVERTISER re-
porter yesterday, said:
"There has been no plan formed
as yet; we have simply organized
to protect ourselves. If emigration
to South Africa means protection
the plan will be to go there as a
colony. We have here about 13, 900
of our people, including all ages.
l have no doubt that more than a
third of that number would go if
the reports concerning the advan-
tages of South Africa are half true.
We quite realize the condition of
affairs in the Government and it's
inability to relieve any of the wants
of our people who desire work.
There is a general belief, however,
that the labor is not Justly dis
tributed, and the Portuguese who
have assisted in forming the Re-
public and maintaining it have
not been given the share that was
due them. MOI the organization
has no political significance at
present; that may come later.
would not be surprised if the
union would become far reaching.
We realize that the Asiatics are
fast running out the Portuguese,
not only as laborers, but in bust
ness, and we must do something to
stop it.
The plantations, too, are mo-
nopolizing trade on the other
islands, and if it happens that Por-
tuguese laborers do not buy plenti-
fully at the plantation stores their
services are no longer required.
con Maui the plantations are
establishing stores to an extent
that the Honolulu dealers are SUI
fering in consequence. They have
lines of vessels from San Francisco
to Maui, and the vessels are loaded
with the very supplies that were
formerly furnished by us, and l am
told they will soon add wine to
their different lines.
another thing. The adage that
troubles do not come singly is ex-
emplified in the case of some Portu
guese who leased land on Punch
bowl from Mrs. Dominis and built
homes there. Those whose leases
have expired recently have found
that their rentals for renewals have
been doubled, and when they have
informed the ex-queen that with
the lack of work they could not
pay the increase, they have been
coolly informed that it made
no difference; they could not
have it for less. So you see
that the hard times will in some
instances keep the roofs from their
heads.
We have great confidence in Mr..
Canavarro and we consider him
competent to Judge whether South
Africa will be good place for our
people to go. He has been there
but of course it was a good while
ago, and conditions may have
changed.
So far you will understand,
nothing definite has been done.
We have organized, as l say, for
protection. If the people decide to
leave for South Africa there will
have to be a great deal of work
done before we could 60. 1t would
take a number of vessels to carry
as many people as would want to
90 and this would all have to be
arranged. When learn anything
definite l will be glad to give you
all the information / have.