The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-22
Will Be No Exodus From Colony
Here to the States.
so SAYS Mr.. GOO KIM FUI
Not Active POlIticians-Do Not Ex-
Work and Reward.

Mr.. Goo Kim Fui, the Chinese Com
mercial Agent has for a great many
years been the head of the colony of
his countrymen here. He is a man es-
teemed by all who know him and in a
business way is thoroughly identified
with the Islands. He has stores and
rice plantations and has at times been
engaged in immigration enterprises.
At the request of the Advertiser this
representative man gives his views on
the future relations of the Chinese to
the local Government in it's new con-
nection.
First of all, Mr.. Goo Kim points to
what has been done by the Chinese in
the development of the country and
emphasizes the fact that at all times
they have been industrious and law
abiding citizens and always on the side
of orderly and economical administra-
ton of Government. Goo Kim con-
cedes that Hawaii has been kind to the
Chinese, but insists that the Chinese
have been of much direct benefit to the
Islands. To them almost alone is due
the position of the rice industry. They
have been considered choice plantation
labOrers and have been prominent and
successful as mechanics, small trades
men and merchants of large operations
The old and the young of the Chinese.
colony, says Goo Kim, have responded
H.
gious missionaries. The workers
amongst the Americans for higher civil
lization have had the heartiest cooper
alton of the older Chinese and the en-
thusiastic and earnest and constant at
tention of the young men and children.
The Commercial Agent is we'll aware
of and proud of the value to the com
munity of the Chinese pure and the
Chinese half-castes who have shown so
much ability in so many directions here
and who form an almost essential ele-
ment.
"Of the future?" repeated Goo Kim
I'VE have been friendly to the Annex
alton Government often at the cost of
both sentiment and business. We have
always been friendly with the natives,
but we have realized that we'll estab-
lished Government on the lines of the
rule in the United States was what was
wanted. That seems be coming and
we think we have the right to ask for a
share in the results which we have as
sisted in bringing about. We who are
here do not want to be Disseminated
against. We do not expect to be by the
people who know us. On the ques-
tiOn of suffrage there is not much to
say. All know that our people do not
care for politics, but we do think that
those of us entitled to the ballot under
the old qualifications should have it
under the new. Yes l understand that
those born here are in the same light
as other people born here, but we are
suspicious of the men who always
make a cry against Chinese because
they do not know us.
4 do not think our people will care
to go from Hawaii to the United States
so long as conditions remain about the
same here. They could not do SO well
in the States. The Chinese who have
been in the Islands many years con-
slider their home in Hawaii for all time.
They do not think of going back to
China.
''It looks to me as though the plan
ters would have to get more Chinese
IdDOFefS, DuL may De Iuey must get
along without them, for Annexation, as
1 understand it, stops Chinese from
coming any more. May be the Chinese
colony Will be smaller here in time be-
cause other colonies will be so much
larger, but we will always work for the
best interests of the country and with
the best people. We look to Mr.. Dole
and the men who have been with him
in the Government the past five years
to always give us consideration, be-
cause since the Monarchy was abolish
ed these men have always listened to
our appeals and have always given US
good advise