The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-15
Research Club Talks on Prospects
Of Colonies.
SEVERAL PAPERS PRESENTED
Verdict Rather Against Strength of
the Anglo-Saxon - Japanese.
Portuguese -Natives

ough discussion and close attention
for an hour and half at the home of
Rev D. P Brine and Mrs. Birnie last
evening. The subject was taken up
by the Young Mems Research Club
about three weeks ago and several
members had prepared papers as feat
ures of the handling of the topic.
''The Japanese in Hawaii was the
subject of the remarks by the first
speaker after Rev. Mr.. Brine had stat
ed the question. 1t was held under
this head that the so-called Anglo
Saxons were not anywhere living up to
their reputation. Instead of being as
a body the advance guard and dissent
majors of the tenets of civilization,
they were, in their capacity as pio-
neers, merely money-makers. 1t had
been claimed for the Anglo-Saxons
that Hawaii was a land for them.
Considering the situation of the coun-
try, its climate, its resources and its
labor needs, the speaker claimed that
instead Of the Japanese or the other
orientals being the invaders, the real
immigrants were the Anglo-Saxons. 1t
was but natural that the orientals
would become predominant in coun-
try to which they were so admirably
adapted and where every physical
feature favored their advancement
towards the goal of triumph. The An
glo-Saxon body is but a speck and the
small amount of work it is doing can
be carried on as well by advanced orr
entails.
Speaking of the Portuguese, Robt
w. Single presented the colony as
people liberal in both political and re-
ligious ideas, thrifty, industrious and
law-abiding. They have the smallest
percentage of criminality, are well re-
presented in the Postal Savings Bank
and the rising generation is taking
kindly to such education as the school
system here affords. That the Por-
tuguese are progressive is shown by
their constant claim that they do not
receive full consideration at the hands
of the Government or other extensive
employers of labor. They like very
much to acquire property and as Por-
tugal herself is rather going to pieces
under debt, any of her people coloniz-
ed anywhere will be permanent resi-
dents of their new homes. The Por-
tuguese, on the whole, seem to have
very bright future in Hawaii.
In the absence of another speaker,
it fell to the lot of Mr.. Hendrick of
Mills Institute to speak of the Chinese
He was warm in praise of their de-
sire to learn and of their remarkable
balance. One can depend upon well
trained Chinese TO a nicely. You
measure him and he never fails you.
The Chinese in Hawaii are a worthy
people and by their application and
tenacity should be able to hold their
own in the struggle. Chas. A. Bon,
of Bishop & Co., spoke of the careful
and correct business methods of the
Chinese and Frank C. Atherton paid
a tribute to the morality and indus
try of the Chinese.
al NAAduSNANS PopNl ~ L VI. u L.
Crawley, who had been assigned to
speak of the Hawaiians, closed the dis
cussion. Mr.. Crawley gave several
pieces of data in figures and spoke of
the native as all know him. Refer
ence was made to numerous cases of
invaders of a country gaining sway
beyond the authority of the aborigin
les. In conclusion, Mr.. Crawley said:
THE brief history of attempts at set
Element within the tropics might be
summarized as follows:
Mercantile establishment for the
purpose of trading with the natives.
Military occupation and annexation
to the mother country.
'fSubjugation of the native popula-
ton and practical enslavement of them
or determination of the natives and in
PRODUCTION either of negro slaves
or coolie contract Japanese, Chinese
or japanese labor.
"Insurrection of the laboring classes,
with the decline Of agriculture.
I'm none of the tropical countries
thus mentioned do we find education
so essential to Anglo-Saxon success,
promoted to any great degree, and in
none do those arts and sciences that
work for the best development of the
people flourish to any encouraging de-
gree.
''Can Hawaii furnish an example diff
ferent in kind from these?
Should Hawaii be annexed to the
United States and immigration of COO
lie labor cease, I believe that Repub-
lican form of Government with the
predominance of whites would be as
sured. But should this fail TO accom-
plishment and Chinese and Japanese
immigration continue unchecked, white
Government could be maintained only
by the sword, and our Anglo-Sa1on
Island Republic would be a military
occupation. Should America withhold
her favor in the shape of reciprocity
treaties, the price of sugar viii alb
solutely necessitate cheap labor
cheaper wages than the Americans will
work for even were the climatic con-
ditions favorable. This labor must be
brought from China, Japan and India
or from some country where the stand
ard of life is lower than in America
and England. The Government may
still be- and probably will be, admins
tered by whites, but it is very easy to
see not with the full consent of the
governed
There will be two more meetings
of the Research Club this season. Be