The sun., 1897-08-05
NO CHINESE FOR HAWAII!
TIE ISLANDERS WILL HAZE NO
MORE CoOLIE L1BoRERS

THE IsIANDERs WILL HAZE NO
MORE CoOLIE LABoRERS
| The Ordor HAS Been Adopted ana Will ue Pre-.
| nnuiEnted soon News Comes That An.
noHation IL Near at Hand-Chino.e Agent
| Disapproves-A Chance for Our Negroes.
Honolulu, July %. via San Francisco. Aug.
4.-Tho steamer Australia sails only one day
nftor the Bolgic, but this permits the sending OF
authentic news that tho Hawaiian Governments
| will exclude Chinese coolie labor, as California
has done. This action will be taken to show
| those in the United States who oppose annexa-
tion that Hawaii proposes to 1.-Two up to It's aRreo
mcnt that II the islands are annexed Chinese i'm
| migration will cease. Hence tho Government
has formally decided to issue no more six
months residence permits to Chinese or to exc
cute any bonds. prominent official says:
This preliminary step is taken in view OF
| the pledge made to the United States on the
annexation question. We feel that annexation
| is reasonably certain, and hence that It would
| be q breach Of faith to approve contracts for n
| lot Of Chinese laborcrs. The order has not been
| published, but should II appear by the advice,
received by tho steamer Moana, expected on
| Aug. 2, that annexation 's certain and noar an
hand, thon tho order will 70 promulgated and
| Chinese contract labor ir Hawaii will come tn
| an end.
| "It would DO unjust to the United States to
| coolies
] eve OF annexation. and this is what many plant.
ers would do II they had chance, for tho Chi
neso are cheaper and more effective than any
| other class Of contract labor"
| The Chinese Commercial Agent. Goo Kim Fui
| thinks this action OF the Government ia premn-
ture and ill.advised. He says: Every ono
knows that tho Chinese cannot come In nfter
| annexation, but why shut off the six months
residence privilege until the United States
fNrp 11y,r
| 800 on every Chinese barred out and six months
| in the country cannot seriously impair any treaty
obligation, as all these Chinese can be deported
when their terms Of residence ended. Sugar
| planters will be the worst sufferers because
| they have no laborers to fill the place OF tho
| Chinese. The Japanese have shown that they
| do not take kindly to hard labor in the cane
| fields. and this talk Of employing negroes from
the United States is largely wind. 1t is doubtful
whether any large number could be secured, az
the climate OF Maui. where the chief planta-
tions are. is far worse than that OF the cotton
districts OF Alabama and Mississippi or the sugar
| districts Of Louisiana"
This Chinese voices simply the sentiments Of
| his people. The large planters and influential
men here almost unanimous in the opinion
| that something must be done at once to get rid
| Of coolie labor. Many of these men year ago
| opposed annexation, but tho methods Of the
| Japanese have convinced them that II the
| United States waits a vear longer Jan,n Iii,
| have such grip on the islands that 1t cannot
| be shaken Off. Nearly all the Japanese who have
taken positions as house servants are really
students who have had thorough military in
..rrot,o, Thar a.. a.,-, ,,..r., -,
hind not as a necessitr and tb. came thin, q.
aeon in the fields All the nav arrIval. Ubo
| came over under contrac. vent IN ,vork IN ~.
cane felds but' many defanlted and otbsrs a..
cured release and opened storea. Hundreds on;,
work and have done no regular labor since
In the retail trade and m.nrfoctnrin. ,h,
Japanese are driving ont even tho Chinese a,
thew are sharper traders. and With seyvin9 ma.
chine and tools thew are rnore e,nert th.n th,
Chinese and satisfied With sma,I.rnrnets Th.v
m,ke sboes that aelI In otb.- .,orao tor 40 o.,