The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-09-16
INCREASED NEED OF LABOR.

month,
INCREASED NEED OF LABOR
Under the stimulus OF stability OF Government and certainty
OF market certainty that the agricultural industries OF the
country will greatly expand il laborers can be obtained
Three large and several smaller sugar plantations
being organized which will probably require less than
thousand more laborers and the coffee industry yet its infancy
will soon require many thousands
Either these labores be obtained from beyond the
borders of Hawaii the development Of the country will be
checked and existing industries hampered ii not eNngushed
EXEMPTION FROM AMERICAN IMMIGRATION
LAWS ASKED,
1t has been the belief OF some, and the hope OF many more
interested In the future OF Hawaii that Annexation would bring
to Hawaii white American farming population which would
solve both the labor and the political problem.
II is not the intention OF this body dispute the
OF this theory but such change takes place, il will owing
the distance from the o oyeuppy OF labor in the labor
markets Of the United States and expense getting here
from there be considerable period before such be obanae
upon the farms and plantations OF Hawaii,
Moreover II is open to question whether any considerable
number of American aborers will be accept wages
which the Hawaiian Agricultural industries afford pay
even though under the present special tariff conditions the sugar
industry may be able to pay somewhat higher rate Of
than that heretofore paid
Meanwhile the necessities OF the industries the country are
immediate and pressing,
We estimate that during the twelve months ensuing the
date hereof the agricultural industries Of the country viii re-
q"'re not less than 1000 laborc in addition those the
country,
The chief Of labor have heretofore been China Japan
and Portugal
by the terms Of the annexation resolution the further mmi-
grafton Of Chinese prohibited and understand thai tbc
general policy Of the United States is such that there no
probability Of any further immigration being allowed
We do not propose to sci Interests mp against lbc
general policy interest o the United States large ask
that special privileges be granted which granted
to American citizens whole bu IN view o tbe fact Thai tbc
entire industries Of Hawai- have been built up op certain
system o labor we do feel that II would be asking much
Every one Of these conditions IN lar they relate 10 la
wall will be reversed II Government by Commission is cspb-
ishcd here
90 Instead o being directly under he eye o The President
80 that he will have intimate personal knowledge pi The diff
eles TO be met and the remedies required be Commission viii
be removed Ia distance o 5000 miles, with DirequeD
mail communication frequently taking SIS weeks and over %
send communication from Honolulu 10 Washington and obtain
reply,
Even cable communication established le distance and
expense ol iolegaphc communication viii prevent le sending
o cable messages cNcc bare outline and concerning ubecs
oi great importance,
(6 Instead o Hawaii being personally and intimately known
to members o Congress and is needs and copdqvs win be
bui name 10 The vast majority q them,
w Instead Of the needs and desires oi The ppblc as eX
pressed through the public press meeting leurnl intervals
The eyes o The supreme power such Expressions NJ QpDiQp win
practically be by the members p he Commission only as
purely local papers receive but sant alrnlQn away rom llp
locality ~ winch obey pinled especlaly when lhey DHsl
necessarily be several weeks old belqe eaehng Washington
II Is not 10 be expected that Congress would ~ pl give ~
Hawai- the amount o time and thought ta Is now deyfe ny
u TO he local questions and ISSUES arising ~ le psf NJ
Columbia,
The practical result o Government by Commission IN Hawai-
would he that would be good % bad aeeprng Ip faaplar
suddenly reversed and rs supply ul ~ belore new pie M
supply is opened up,
ny,