The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-10

being organized which will probably require not less than Ve
coffee industry in its infancy
will require many thousands more,
Either these laborers beyond the
borders OF Hawaii the development country will be
checked existing industries hampered e~ngushed
EXEMPTION FROM AMERICAN IMMIGRATION
LAWS ASKED.
1t has been the belief OF some the hope OF
interested Hawaii that Annexation would bring
to Hawaii white American farming population which would
solve both labor and the political problem,
1t is not the body dispute the
of this theory, change takes place, it WILL owing to
the oveuppy of labor in the labor
markets OF the United States the expense of getting here
from there period before such be obanae
upon and plantations OF Hawaii.
Moreover it is open to question whether any considerable
number of American laborers accept the
which Agricultural industries afford to pay
though under the present special tariff conditions the sugar
industry may pay somewhat higher OF
than that heretofore paid
Meanwhile the necessities OF the
immediate. and pressing
We estimate during the twelve months next ensuing the
date hereof agricultural industries of the country will
oue not lesstan 1000 addition those in the
country
labor have heretofore been China Japan
Portugal
By the terms annexation resolution the further imn-
Grafton Of Chinese prohibited understand that the
general policy States is such that there is no
probability of any further immigration being allowed
We do not propose interests against the
general policy the United States at large nor to ask
that any special privileges granted which not granted
to American citizens whole but OF the fact that the
entire industries of Hawaii built
system of labor we do would be asking too much
or that which with the good to ask that
YOUR Honorable recommend that transition period
be allowed during the agricultural interests OF Hawai- may
readius themselves to changed condition OF affairs
during which time immigration laws OF the United States
shall not be extended in their entirety to Hawaii
We understand present immigration laws OF the United
States do engaging abroad OF laborers to do work
in the United States allow employer to assist
an immigrant the United States by advancing IN whole
or in part his expenses passage money.
If American latorers induced to the Hawaiian
Islands and work wages which will leave margin OF profit
to the employer we will be the welcome such labore
and such a solution OF the problem
We have not in the past however able induce such
abore or any aborers to Hawaii by advancing
The cost Of their passage and gravey doubt whether at least
for some time to in sufficient number from
quarter can Hawaii unless their passages
are advanced % them.
We respectfully request that until it be
tanned whether sufficient number OF American aborers
can be obtained the industrial requirements OF Hawaii
the extension immigration laws OF the United States,
more particularly those portions thereof which prohibit the ad
vance by employer OF the passage money aborer to
Hawaii may delayed order that the industries OF the
country NAV not be subjected and loss which
will certainly the entire labor policy OF the