The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19

would center in China which is IS
Tich IN natural resources. IN deposits
Of minerals aad materials and in az
riculturzI personalities. as any oOun-
tn on the globe After ali. accord
ing 10 the argument Of this we'll
informed Chinese writer. the test Of
labor Is efficiency. The American. By
superior methods and better tools.
wiH do more than 70 hand-laboring
Chinese. The Chinaman. MF. Ho Vow
explains. does not take to machinery.
In cotton mills operated BIZ coolies
goods are not produced as cheaply as
the same commodities in Msssaehu-
setts. It requires ZOO Chinese 70 do
the same work in a Shanghai cotton
factory which. in the United States.
would be done by goo or 400 persons.
Mr.. Ho Vows theory is that the use
OF Chinese labor in the United States
would SO enormously increase the vol
ume Of wealth that industry would
spring up on every hand. The pres
enee of the Chinese laborer would
not. he argues. affect the wages Of the
white workman The Chinaman would
be paid only what be is worth-what
he earns. The wages Of the white
workman are now determined by the
same standard. It is admitted that
the Chinese hoard their money and
that consequently it does not circu-
late in the country and stimulate
business. Mr.. Ho Vow even comedies
that the majority OF Chinese send
their gold TO China That, he con
tends. does not produce a scarcity Of
money in the United States. The
gold comes back in time from China
on new missions of commerce. The
money sent by Chinese to their ma
tive land. in his opinion, does more TO
spread Western civilization among
the Chinese than all the missionaries.
consuls and soldiers who may cross
the Pacific to introduce new ideas in
the Orient This money brings com
fort to those who receive it. 1T leav.
ems the common people. and in leav-
ening them lifts up the whole Empire
It draws their minds to your coun-
try, ii makes them ready for the &C
ceptance OF your methods" As far as
sending money out of the United
States is concerned. Mr.. Ho Vow
points cut that the practice is com
mon among Europeans who have set
tied in the United States. 1t is also
alleged by way OF further objection
that Chinese in this country live in
colonies and are not assimilated. The |
same objection could be made. accord |
ing to the Chinese Consul-General. to
other nationalities. "All your cities"
he says, are but punches of colonies"
Mr. Ho Vow presents the Chinese
side of the case ingeniously, but it |
can scarcely be said that his present
alton viii be regarded as convincing, |
The working people of the United |
States-skilled and unskiIed-will |
probably never be satisfied that the
unrestricted immigration of Chinese
will prove beneficial to them AS long
as they see a menace to their inter
ests in Asiatic labor the exclusion
acts will not be blotted from our stat
ute books. Enlightened Chinese, like
Minister WI and his brother. Consul
General Ho Vow. will appeal in vain
to the commercial interests of this
country. II may be. as the Consul
General contends. that the greatness
Of the United States demands the
trade OF China" and the United
States cannot get this trade without
friendly intercourse with
her people" 1t may be that under
present cinditions America in her
relations with China cannot enjoy
those benefits which arise only
through good feeling" 1t may be that
America has cut herself away from
q nation which. by simple justice and
fairness of treatment, she might mold
to her own advantage" 1t is easy to
the chinaman's indigna-
lion over his exclusion from the Unit
"a States. He would be very poor
creature. indeed. if he submitted to
{ without protest. It is only natu- /
al that he should feel disinclined to
rade with country which shuts its ,
loor in his face and brands him as
IN inferior being. who would be q
and not desirable addition
o our population. II is quite proba-
lie. however. that the Chinese win
lave to submit indefinitely TO dis
against them. The COM
neTcial interests OF the United States
win not be able even il they desire
o do so. to throw down the barriers
md admit the Chinese. The China !
mans appeal now. as in the past. viii ,
,rove in vain 1t remains to be seen Il
what he does with his trade.
IN appointing Ex-Governor Jones Of
Alshama United States District Judge .