The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-08

Hawaii Excludes Chinese snA VIII
Import NegFoes-To Arbatrute.

sAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s-The news
that Hawaii has virtually excluded the
Chinese was confirmed by Honolulu ad-
vices brought by the Australia.
When the annexation proposition was
made 10 the United States, one of the
principal clauses was that Chinese I'm
migration should cease. AS a step In this
direction, the Hawaiian government has
decided 10 issue no more six months resi-
dence permits to Chinese or to execute
any bonds for contract laborers to ar
rive.
The planters do not fear the labor prob
lem. In fact they are already solving IT.
and that to the detriment OF the Japan
ese Recently there have developed plans
To coioniZe the American plantation negro
IN H9waii and then gradually replace the
coolies in the cane and rice fields and on
the coffee and cotton plantations The
sixty or seventy large plantations have
contract laborers, whose three-year terms
are constantly expiring. and they viii pe
gradually replaced by negroes, and II is
expected 10 be only question of short
time when the undesirable foreigners will
be replaced by a new and better element.
The German ship II. r. Glade arrived
In Honolulu on July IS with nearly 20
contract laborers. They viii supplaut
japanese on the sugar plantations This
crowd consisted of rs laborers, twenty
five women and forty-seven children. The
uationalities are mixed, there being many
Poles Galatians and Austrians as well
as Germans These laborers viii be placed
on nine different plantations. The con-
tracts show that the men are TO be pail
Sic a month the first year. 81 the second
and SIS the third. in addition to the regu-
lar food and lodging given by the planta-
lions.
aSr4TNr-nN 49, 7, 49, H..
Hawaiian mail TO reach the state depart
meat. bringing the record OF events on
the islands M TO the 2Tst OF last month
Minister Sewall tells IN detail of the
diplomatic correspondence between Japan
and the Hawaiian government arising
out OF the labor controversy and reports
that. IN the opinion Of the best-tnformed
people on the island. the Japanese gov
eminent viii BE- amply content with rec
ignition by the Hawaiians Of the princi-
pie for which they contend. without in
sisting upon substantial damages. II was
also reported that the conduct Of the ne
gctiationS had been transferred entirely
from Honolulu TO Tokyo. No reference
whatever was made In the dispatches 20
the reported intention 10 establish pro-
tectorate.
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 6.-It is semi-off3c!ai-
~ reported that Japan has announced
bitrators In questions in dispute between
Hawaii ard the japanese government
NEW YORK. AuE. S-A special 10 the
Herald from Washington saws;
Japan Will insist that the United States
assume contingent responsibility In tho
matter - arbitration % her differences
with Hawaii en- 1he subject Ok irumlgra-
tiou ana the tariff.
T. Is understood thar this Is one az the
essential conditions upon which Japan
wogl1 consent 20 arbitrafe ard that L this
responsibility - rot assumed by the United
States Japan VIII break or negotiations
looking 20 arbitration and back up nor de-
1,a-5s rs naval demonstration In Ha-
w2ii8n waters.
The state department has not ye, re-
ceivrG cay oft1ctai communication from the
japanese government or this matter ana
the administration has roL Indicated
whether Sc wtu comply win fhe japanese
demand when made.