Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
HAWAII PR0SPERIhG.
The Progress Made in Hawaii Since
it Has Been Annexed.
Labor Troubles Prove 10 Be One Of the g. eat
est Drawbacks.

In a letter which w. L. Anterior OF
Hallowen, has received from his cousin
J. b. Anterior, who is now in Honolulu
the advantages Of the United States hay
ing annexed the islands are shown in a
most forcible manner. There as on the
continent, there is much interest in the
forthcoming election. IN the letter Mr.
Atherton says.
The islands are doing wei under an
neNation and as a territory OF the United
states. OF course il is not all clover
lnere is good ana evil in the union and
TINS was To be expected. but on the whole
the benefits outweigh the evils one of
the greatest drawbacks we have to CON
tend with is our labor. Under our old
three years. but under the laws of the
nited States there cannot be such a
labor system. hence all our thousands Of
Japanese laborers became free Of their
contract after June Il ana We have had
some trouble with them on this account.
rs the japanese government has com
piled with the request of the United
states gGYernment, no more Japanese
ldburcrs will come here. 50 we shall have
70 look Clse~ herc for our future laborers.
We mean To Try Italians negros and per
maps Porto kiCanS. We must have labor
other than Japanese or we shall be AZ
their mercy ia time.
sugar commands good price and our
plantations here in the islands are doing
Vel. and while there are many among
us who are in haste to be rich without
work. yet | fra that speculation in sugar
stocks is not much better than mining
ard there are many sufferers from over
speculation. The new plantations are re-
quirlEg large amounts to complete their
works and while money can be had on
frst-Class security yet the banks ar.
lodnlnE hut little on sugar stocks and this
comes hard on those who have assess.
mentS % meet which are more than they
nave means 90 carry. / never speculate.
am not built that way, Nut my two
boys. Charlie and Frank have done some
thing II thai line and have been fairly
successful. do not encourage them,
however. in any speculation. not dcemins
such 4 course wise in the long run.
'of course we are interested now aS
never before i'm the politics Of the United
states and We are hoping that Mckinley
will Uc elected President for anot her
term. The election OF Bryan means finan-
cial strinEcncy. for the banks Will protect
themselves Tor any emergency. The cry
OF the Democrat and mugwump against
expansion is absurd and 1t is especially 50
when Bryan himself advocated the settle
ment treaty with Spain. Mckinley is not
an eNpansioniSt nor does the Republican
party advocate ii. but expansion having
been forced on the country. the Republi-
cans are not gong to shirk plain duty.
trust Bryan will BE- 81 wed under in No
vcmber. The islanders have no vote for
President, but they are strongly Repu5li-
can.
w G are having a good deal of amuse-
ment with one OF the new circuit Judges
lately appointed. The young lawyer
seems tn have lost his head under the
supposed 4re7t honor conferred by him
some men cannot stand a little favor
without getting the big head.
June was a hot month. July was not
much better, but August has given us
much rain ard 2 cooling Of the air which
is very grateful, Yet we have no such
weather as you can get up in Chicago
New York or Boston. and am glad we
cannot. We are up in our mountain home
whore it is cool ana delightful. rs there
is much moisture at times. and rubber
coats are in evidence. We have a fine
road. however.
with kind regards aud best wishes. as
ever, J. =. ATIIERTON."