The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06

Describes Cenaatfens In Hawaii
New Code Of Laws Needed.
Another prominent visitor In the city yes
ferdAy was Hon. r. w. Mcneil. OF Wye
nlnG; who. With his VIE. !. stopping Al the
her Of the r:ftY-fourth congress, but was
Democrats and Pogui-sss BY ~ votes He
and WIN take his seat ia the house when
II assemblies In December. In 1881 he was
appointed hy President Mckinley aasiSs-
an AT ean n..s OF the general isnd o.
piration OF the F1fty-ffth congress.
Nj. Mcneil has just FeturEed from =
visit Of month or more TO the Hawaiian
Of conditions there Referring TO the
islands he sad:
ssrhe people there. generally. are anxious
to the United State. ana 10 sseoms s as To-
tegrni part OF the Union. with full terri
toTtal rights. government and laws a. are
found IN the other .scosn'sed territories.
place them IN that relation AT present
their status II uncertain. II is hafassing
to them and OF no benefit to US. The gov
lions n the respect that the islanders now
have the benefit Of commerce and trade
with u. but pay none OF the revenues to
support the government and virtually have
the advantage Of being citizens without
any OF the corresponding duties and re-
sponstbiIittes-
II fnd business there 10 be good and
healthy and the sugar industry il especial
~ prosperous New plantations are being
projected and those already established are
busy and successful Sugar Is probably
enti6c and economical principles there than
anywhere else In the world and the system
Of contract labor gives the planters an i'm
mense advantage.
This contract labor IL a great evil and
one good result ef the incorporation Of the
islands into the United States would be 10
abolish II. The sugar producers themselves
recognizes this aJd that II Is generally de-
moralixing and Injurious Intelligent, free
labor cannot and win not compete with tt
and this class 6f Immigrants will never 60
people know this. a. we'll as that. for
while after the adjustment. their industry
would be disturbed but there would be %
that hy far the mo., AZ them viii hail tho
time when under laws framed In accord
ance uaeh Amsfiean principles and exc
cuted Under American control the great
wealth OF the iMands can be developed by
the better class Of immigrants who would
seek homes there under the changed cond-
lions I believe this change cannot be made
too soon
With regard to Wyoming Mr.. Mcneil said:
1T has been two months since was there.
but conditions are good In my state. Our
principle industries are coal mining and
cattle raising. The mines never did so good
q business as during the last year and.
though the winter wac an exceptionally
hard one there was little loss OF stock.
This results from the fact that the ranchers
were better prepared to care for them,
they are not overstocked and the cattle are
better fed than formerly.
"Our people are too busy making money
to talk politics. They are satisfied with
business conditions and naturally. are In
sympathy with an administration under
which they have arisen.
Mr. Mcneil was here FIVE years ago and
remarked upon the great apparent Inn
provements and the activity that was man
ifest all around He spent the Fourth OF
July In Seattle and commented In handsome
terms upon the celebration With Mrs
Mcneil ne will leave today for Alaska on
the Dirign and after q stay there of two
Ing.