The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-15
CHINESE As A MORAL MENACE

. Chinese as residents Of Hawaii thera
( IS another objection Of even greater
force. This objection was one par.
I ticuiarly set forth in California years
ago. during the early days OF ant.
/ ChInese agitation in that State. It is
the moral objection That the Chi
nese are demoraiiz'ng in their effect
upon q community IS apparent TO all
who have ever studied the police sta
I tistics OF any American town where
( there is a considerable Chinese popu-
latiou. California is today reaping
the harvest from opium smoking
+ young men who We're led into their
/ dissolute life by contact with Chi
nese. While Hawaii has not yet
shown much OF the evil effect in this
direction it will do so in time.
The report of the Attorney General
for the two years ending December
S1st, 1900. shows that the total mum
Der Of arrests for the city of Homo
lulu with its $4,000 population was
/ 701S or 3,509 per annum This num-
| Der Of arrests for the number of peo-
pie residing in the city is something
enormous, and is largely due to the
Chinese population. the number OF
arrests of Chinese being 2,OS3.
or almost thirty per cent OF the total
The proportion of Chinese residents
to the total population is about one
to six.
The records Of the Circuit Court for
a number OF years past win show that
an undue proportion Of the criminal
cases are against Chinese. OF the 95
cases on the criminal calendar for tn
term of court Just ended, twenty
were against Chinese.
The number OF arrests in this city
with its large Chinese population is
cut Of all proportion to the number OF
arrests in the mainland cities. Every
one knows that the Hawaiials are an
easy going people not given TO break
ing the laws or getting into trouble.
excepting. occasionally through the
use of liquor. Yet the total number
Of arrests in this little city of $4,000
inhabitants for the two years end
ing December 31st, 1901. was 7OlS
or $500 per annum.
C. mpgre this with some Of the
mainland cities Of much greater popu-
latioa. Let us take Evansville. India
ma for illustration. Evansville is sit
uated on the Ohio river near the juno.
ton of the three States of Indiana.
Illinois and Kentucky. Besides being
\ river town with 4 large amount OF
steamboat shipping it is a great rail-
road and manufacturing center. 1t IS
on direct line CT travel for the
tramps ard is b-set with all the petty
vices and rough characters Of any
river and railroad town. Evansville
has a population Of $1,000 or twenty
thousand more than Honolulu. Yet
the reports OF the Bureau Of Labor
at Washington for the fiscal year end
ing June sofa. 1900. show that tn
total number CT arrests f-r the cit7
Of Evansville were oaly 1.776. or one
ha'f the number in the little city Of
Honolulu. But then Evansville has
no Chinese population.
For further comparison let us take
Kansas CITY. Kansas That city has
a population of $500. or more than
twelve thousand grester than
Honolulu. 1t is also river town.
bslng situated on the Missouri. and
having large river trafic. Besides
that it is { great railroad center. and
is the home Of the greatest packing
houses in tbs West outside CT Chi
cage II is a wonderfully basv cit7
q great push and enterprise. It's
floating population is always very
large, and yet the total number OF ar
rests in Kansas Cit p. Kansas for thu
fiscal year ending June seth. 1900.
was only S.015. as against total for
enc year In Honolulu. with only 80 coo
Inhabitants. Of S.5e9. But then Kan.
sas Citr. Kansas. hiss no large popa-
lation OF Chinese. SO We might 60 en-
giving one illustration aftsr another
showing the undue number Of arrests
in this city in proportion to popula-
ton due to the presence CT a large
Chinese population.
Going oatsids Of the cits OF Homo
lulu the showing is stil worse for II
Chinese population. On the Island Of
Maui the total number CT arrests for
the two years ending December Slst
1890. was s.sS5. or this total 1883.
or more than tortv per cent. ware
Chinese. The total Chinese populR
ton OF the Island Of Maui is abeuf |
Of the whole or ffteeH
per cent The statistics OF the other