The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-12
WHO THEN IS TO sLAmE7

Tho declaration n President Rcose-
welt that "I7 Hawaii our a. IN must be
10 d-v-loo the Territory on the t-adi-
tlonfl American lines" and that we
do mt wl-h a region OF large estates
titled bv chan labor" seems to have
acted ~ a bcmheh-ll in the ranks Of
tn ravoc1trs r unrestricted Chi1ese
Immigration. n the Dole-Thu-ston
ORGY r. Yesterday morning Mr.. E.
p. T-r-rv is quoted as saving:
'I~ ~ ~-f-fc7 tNore Is 6 look q
comrlr'a understanding az conditions
upc, tha na-t of tn Presid mt"
Tho Evening star. which seems
hadl~ hit h- thu Presidents message.
dcola-r- thet 1T shows a lack OF
In w'-dz. cf conditions here"
II tAa declarations Of Mr.. Tenney
and n the star b. true, then who Is
10 blame for the Presidents lack OF
know'~d~e Ct conditions here? Every
Territorial official to whom tha Pros
idcrt neceeerrilv must look for n
Z rmafio7 is an advocate OF the uu-
restrirt~d immigration Of Chinese.
Not c-'v tNat but every member Of
the Territorial administration. to
whom the President must necessarily
lock for I7fo-mation. is either inter
estcd n sugar stocks and sugar plan
tatlcoe. or 'r r-pctlcally in the pay Of
tho sugar planters.
Tn r7rort OF the Governor OF the
Terr'to-v 10 which the President IN
do~ht~5''- turned. ps he did TO reports
OF the Governors Of other Territories.
was vito" h. Secretary Henry e.
Cooper and II Mr.. Cooper had been
the rid a't~rnev cf the rugar pant
erg. n cCu' d n t have made a more
urg-rt orr-rl for th-m AID for ,h@lr
inte-o-te r. 17c'arrd th~t tn imwi-
grafton OF Chinese to Hawaii was
nccor~a~~ for the prosperity Of the
Territorv He declared that the IN
rcstrI1td immigration Of Coolies
from Asia has not proved detrim ntll
TO either skilled or unsklled Am~ri-
can laborers. Mr.. c opsr sought audi
enoes with members CT the cabinet o
as 20 impr SIS his views upon n m.
and through them impress his visws
upon the President.
Ard II b. any CHARGE the President
had failed to careful ly read Acting.
Governor Coopsr's report. Scr tary
Hitchcock. OF the interior Department,
devoted seven pages OF his printed
report 70 Mr.. c oper's report epitom-
iEing all its essential features ana
closing by calling especial attention
10 the recommendations made by Mr..
Cooper. among them being. That the
immigration OF a number Of Chinese
laborers be authoriz d." Mr.. CoJDer
laid msth stiess upon what he cal cd
the superior land laws of Hawai-. and
Secretary Hitchcc ok also d voted
much attention 10 this portion OF
Cooper's report, but ma ho.d I. e
Prosid nj does net EN- to have be
so fayorably impressed with Coopsr's
recommendations as 4 consider them
Of any value. either as to the Hawaii.
an land laws or as u the proposed
imm.g alton OF more Chinese.
But as ii Mr. Coop-r's report we're
not enough to fully scquaInt the Presi-
dent with conditions In Hawaii. a
delegate CT sugar planters consist.
ing Of ". o. Smith, J. B. Ath srt-n.
r. z. Rithet and F. NJ. SWAMI called
upon the President en- Thursday. No.
vember 18th, and had quite a coaver-
sation with him. Ths Pres. deaf ask
cd very many questions Of his sisit-
ors with = view q obtaining a com.
piete uadsrs tsnding OF conditions
here. Among other thiags. hs wa1S-d
20 kn "a 4 ths Portuguese did not
make good laborers. snd if 50. Nh
more Of them were net emp'o ed. II
Is not recorded that thu gentlemen
informed the President that several
thoussnds CT the hsst Portuguese
laborers ever In these Islands = mt
70 Ca itosnia and WASHINGTON me-
years $50 because they eou'd nor oh.
tain trv land hers for tn smseives. I
willis they could in those States. aai
that thew are now Small farmers ac- i
tiveiv helping 70 burd M the com
n which thev live
Tbs visit CT thsse four men al OF
whom are wen Informed upon nit
tons hsre. was followd by a visit
10th Pseeidsrt On SATURDAY. Nov m
Der 10th. by b F. DmagAam. Mr.
had an exs snaei c0nvs=ss-