The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-06
An Open Letter.
To Il. l.. FITZGERALD, Labor Com
missioner Of California.

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Sir: The following excerpts from
an Interview with you are taken
from San Francisco journal pub.
lished prior to your departure for
Honolulu:
"Ftzgerald will be absent about
SIX weeks and the chances Of Amer
leans at Hawaii in competition with
Japanese ard Chinese will receive
most OF his attention during that
time.
"Ho stated yesterday: The Ha-
waiians desire white labor in pre-
ference to the coolie, aud, think,
would do all they could to encour-
age American enterprise and labor.
If the situation is as | now think,
thousands of worthy unemployed
will be offered assistance"
From your past record in Cali
fornia l believe you to be the sincere
and wise friend Of the working class
es, and cannot bslieve that you will
after an impartial investigation of
the industrial situation on these
islands, advise single American
aboring man, no matter how power
ty-stricken lie may be, to emigrate
to Hawaii with the vain hope of
lettering his condition.
You speak in the quoted inter.
view OF "Hawaiians" desiring 10 sup.
plaut Oriental labor with white. |
presume you mean by that term,
not the native Hawaiiaus, but the
heroic little band Of patriotic Amer
leans who risked their lives, their
fortunes and their honor to estab-
lish in these southern seas an iusular
republic wherein, as in your own
favored land, all men should be
free and equal"
To show you how these noble,
selGsacrificing gentlemen who COM
pose the best government we ever
had or ever will have, encourage
American enterprise and labor"
already located here, and also to point
out what an excellent opportunity is
now presented to you TO relieve the
congested labor market of California
by sending the worthy unemploy-
ed" here, present few facts for
your consideration, asking you to
fully investigate their truth or
falslty. The following people have
, built:
Sanford Ballard Dole: Fence in
front Of his residence on Emma
street. Labor employed, Chinese
. carpenters and painters.
H. D. johnson, Chief OF Post a
Savings Bank: Residence on Thurs
. ton Ave, Labor, Chinese carpenter,
> painters and plumbers.
McStocker, Actual Head Of Gus
toms Department: Addition t.
: Beretania street residence. Labor
y japanese mechanics.
. Herrirk, Bureau of Public Works
v residence. Labor, Chinese.
a DR.. Wood, member Of Board o
i Health and late Commissioners t.
Japan to investigate contagiou
Y diseases, stone mason work. Labor
i Japanese.
Wray Taylor, Secretary Board o
- Immigration, member of Bureau o
n Agriculture and Commissioner o
# Agriculture ad interim. Residenc
>! now in process Of construction OF
4 Thurston Ave. Labor, Chinese,
( This, Mr.. Commissioners, is only
n partial list, given here simply be
+. cause of the prominence Of tn
u various officials named. Other dat
"a concerning the lesser luminaries i
C our political sky will be furnishe
"a you before your departure.
d In addition to the above, | ca
:, your attention to the following pull
d lie aud quasi public buildings:
2. Government Wash Houses at Iw
lei, japanese carpenters, white fore
man.
>, New Central Fire Station, no