The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-27

concerned IL regards neither race. sect
or poIitics. The man who is with us
gets our votes. whether he Is a Demo-
crat or Republican. There are hve Re
pubIican Congressman from THIS city
and four of them are personally ac-
ouafnted with members OF 1862
think we can get every one OF them 10
vote for our measures
81 believe that cheap immigrant Ia
bor Of the migratory kind; that Is.
those who come here 70 hoard mp
money and take it out of the country
are a curse wherever they go
I'm n previous communication, the
first in fact. that I had the honor OF
receiving from Mr.. Allen. he advocated
a tax of 800 on these people the first
wear. 5000 the second and $500 the
third and argued that il was not
more drastic measure than the Chinese
exclusion act OF 1882.
THE DeoDle here. all over the Isl
snds. are worried over the inroads
made by japanese. and do not know
how TO get rid of them or how TO stop
the immigration without kicking
hole through the treaty. It is the cas-
lest thing in the world to accomplish,
and without the Government getting
into a diplomatic muddle. Let them
see that YOU are pitting white men
against them in the cane fields and
thew will stop coming here, and those
who are here will want to go back. We
did IL in California and you can do II
here
while on Hawaii one gentleman
told me he was willing TO take white
labor. but he didn't want it forced
upon him at once. Nor would / force
the men 70 come here. The matter OF
putting white men in the fields to sup
plant Asiatics is a radical change, and
can be done only in the right way. do
not care if it takes two or three or five
years. but the time to begin is now
let the people over there see that the
planters here want white labor. and
the rest will follow. But the conditions
must be right What I mean by that IS
that there must be a head to it-some
one 70 whom these men can go in the
event Of disagreement.
II have held nv office for two years
and in that time my department has
furnished employment TO $1,000 men.
but 7 have talked with three times rs
many and acted as mediator in any diff
ficulty they may have. The labOring
classes come TO us for advice. and we
give il wherever we can.
"In my meandeTing around Hawaii
/ found conditions which do not exist
in California. and which would pre-
cIude the possibility OF many difficult
ties between the employer and en-
pIOyes. For instance: In California II
is n common practice for the Iaborers
on some ranches 10 have to pay a per-
centage 10 the fOremen in order TO hold
their places. and ii frequently happens
that when a hand goes to town and |
neglects TO bring back n present for |
the boss his place is vacant I do not |
find anything like that here. Some |
people say that r white man would |
not live as q Japanese IabOTer does. 7 |
say that If he did he ought to be run
out of the country. 7 saw what were
originally comfortable rooms turned |
into veTitable hog pens by these people
No. sir; I do not believe white man
would be cOntented 20 live like a Jap
anese.
''I leave here by the Alameda be-
cause there are matters which need my
attention at home. I may possibly
meet some members of the Govern
ment before 7 go. My visit here is not
official. so I have no right to offer adj
vice Several plantation managers
have asked me TO send them some la
borers. but how many I will conclude
10 send depends upon what arrange
nents are made for their welfare after
arrival"