The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
JAPS HOLD HAWAII.
They overrun the Fields of Industrial
Effort.
(sS. Louis Globe-D smocrat)

(Sb. Louis Globe-D 9mocrat)
Honolulu, II. l May 10, via San Fran
CISCO, May 20. The Dole government Is
looking forward and backward, and Is
poised between "seven devils and seven
seas" all on account of the labor ana
Immigration questions, which In this
country heretofore have been as easy to
handle as tine most harmless theorist
could desire. For six years and SIX
months the Labor and Immigration Bu.
reau of the Dole government was simply
the accepted convenience of stbe sugar
planters. The president and his col
leagues were stubbornly and exasperat-
ingly deaf to the protests, the arguments,
the pleadings of those who wished to SEQ
discrimination of Judgment or foresight
used. Those who were for policy that
might attract a desirable immigration
were insulted tysthe GOODNESS and indif-
ference with which they were received
and the uniform lack OF consideration &C.
corded their petitions and demonstra-
tons.
The American League, an organization
of many hundreds of citizens of the
United States domiciled in the islands,
reported time and again that the policy
of inundating the country with Asiatics.
In the face of annexation hopes, was
wrong in principle and unfair and ill-ad-
vised in practice. This was the dying
song of the American League. once a
magnificent foros that had been of the
greatest service to the Dole people in the
days when Mr. Cleveland was trying to
undo the provincial government that sue
ceeded the monarchy, and which was tn
preface TO the republic.
The feeble voice of the Hawaiians was
raised, but there was no ear to hear it,
The numerous Portuguese colony paraded
decently and in order. several thousand
strong, as protest against the increasing
flood from the Orient, assisted and en-
couraged by the Dole government. All
this was idle. The planters asked and
they received. At times half promises
were made to the people who felt the de-
LUCE and who could read into the future.
But the thousands of Japanese continued
to arrive and to be distributed among the
various sugar estates; and the Asintic
population of the towns, against which
no man of other blood can compete in
any line, continued 10 increase alarm
ingly; 49,, o...oa
but there was not dollar to assist emil
grafton freIn the shores of North Ameri
ca. All sorts Of excuses were made. but
nothing was done to relieve the dire and
threatening situation.
The result is that this can hardly long
or be called contestable territory. as be.
tween the East and West. The labor of
the Orient is supreme. 1t is firmly and
permanently planted, and can not be
rooted out. In considering all this, it
may be said that all agree concerning the
Japanese and Chinese. In labor, in bus
mess, in social intercourse, the China,
man Is a man and a brother, compared
to the japanese. The Chinese conform
to environment. The Jap is always
jap All of his food and nearly all OF
his clothes come from Japan.
There has been slight awakening of
the Dole government on the labor and
Immigration questions. The cause, IL
"hindsight'' nor foresight.
The people who fought against
turning the islands over to the Asiatios
are net at all modified. They know the
difference between day before yesterday
and tomorrow, and think they can dis
anguish between sincerity and the spuri-
Gus article; besides, the people, DIS
heartened, thwarted, snubbed. had come
10 accept the new order and set their
households accordingly. They had ar
ranged to meet the condition, that this
was not IL white mans country.
They resent the disturbance threatened
by the sudden change OF 'front.' 1t has
been iDtimated that this awakening is
due to fear. That is just about it. A
few of the members of the House at
Washington and some of the Senators are
familiar with the affairs of labor and i'm
migration in Hawaii, Some of them are
bitter men in a controversy and very out
spoken. They will make speeches when
the legislation for the islands is called
up.
This is why a change Of policy is an.
nounced with the ringing of bells and
the issuance of ultimatums to the plant
ers The planters talk of ge tt,ng next
fall more Portuguese or trying to get
sone of the Russian Quakers from Cana
da. Many of these men are honest in
what they say, but the tasks they men
ton are extremely difficult. Men can do
better here planting cane on shares than
they can farming in many portions of the
United States; but this is q system that
must have slow growth.
1t seems likely that the japanese Will