The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
WHAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD DO
No Trouble Between Them
and Hawaiian Govt.
DoCum entS Forwarded to Toki o
May all be Asked to Re-
turn to Japan.

The Japanese residents interested in
their countrymen who have recently
been returned to Japan. have prepared
documents to be forwarded to Japan by
the Rio Janeiro today. Besides a gem
eral complaint against the action of
this Government, they send copy of
the resolutions adopted at the meet
ing held last week.
What further action will be taken by
the Japanese is not known. In con-
versation with a reporter last night,
member of the committee said:
Il cannot say what the outcome will
be. l do know, though, that there will
be no trouble between the Japanese
residents of Hawaii and the Govern
ment of the Islands. We are interest
ed. of course, but we do not consider
the fight is ours; it is for the two Gov
ernments to handle. The Japanese
feel that they have not bee.l justly
treated .by this Government, and this
has been set forth in detail to the Off
cials at Toxic and it remains for them
to act as they deem best. We do not
know what the result will be; we would
not disclose il if we did
My opinion is that our Government
will notify all Japanese residents here,
turn to Japan, if they wish, but it
does not follow that they will leave.
Some laborers who are dissatisfied may
grasp the opportunity and go back.
Some of the better class, who may feel
that their patriotism has not been en-
couraged here will want to join with
the laborers and go to Japan. Such
a radical step would not be taken by
the merchants, unless majority of the
laborers should leave the Islands. The
trade of the Japanese merchants is al
most exclusively with their country
men. Some of the retailers of course,
have some trade with natives and for
eigners but the large firms deal with I
the storekeepers on the Islands who |
sell to the laborers.
1.-The people who will suffer most |
the return Of the japanese will |
be the immigration companies. When |
ernment exacts a deposit of $4,000 in
gold. This acts as a bond for the fair
treatment of the japanese subjectsowho
leave the country through the efforts
of the companies. If anything goes
wrong. and it is proven that the fault
is with the company, this deposit is
drawn upon for indemnity to the emf
grants. If any company does a larger
business than tie amount of the bond
would warrant. the company is called
upon for a furuer assessment. On one
occasion 600 japanese were sent by the
Hiroshima company to Vladivostock,
in Russia SCne disagreement occur
red. and the men returned to Japan
The matter ras investigated by the
Government. and, without its being
taken into curt, awarded each man
s75 indemnit.
Il think ne same rule will be fol-
lowed in tn case of those sent back
from Honollu if it is shown that the I
blame is With the immigration COM
panies. TIE Government will award | /.
the men 50 each. unless they take
their cases to court. in which event
they may ct more, certainly not less.
The damaes to those who have been
rejected airing the past week will
amount tcnearly $4,000, which is con-
,
The gents for one or two COM =
panies hre have written to the man t
ayers in apan that it is foolish to con- I
tinue seIiing free laborers to Hawaii,
because f the difficulty encountered in .
bringing them in. After this last ex- v