The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-25

migration and It's effect upon social.
industrial AMI agricultural conditions
In the South They had expected that
the negro would be as good lzborer
free as when q slave. In this they
have been disappointed While i'm
mense crops have been made since
slavery was abolished. chiefly with the
assistance Of negro agricultural labor
ers. IL is the general opinion in the
Southern States that the labor prob
lem Is becoming more difficult every
year. and that the descendants of the
slaves are steadily deieriorating- The
negro farm hand Is no doubt capable
Of doing as much work as the former
slaves. but he cannot be depended
upon He works when il suits his
pleasure or convenience and quits
when the spirit moves him"
Commenting on the proposition in
question. the Sun says:
THAT the introduction of million
active Chinese would improve condi-
lions in the South is matter about
which our Mobile contemporary ought
to feel well assured before it advo-
Gates the unrestricted importation of
labor from China The Chinese are
industrious and tractable. They could
probably stand the climate of the Far
South as well as the acclimated ne
groes who work in the cane, rice and
cotton fields of Dixie. Possibly their
presence would arouse the negro to
a realization OF the fact that he has no
longer an undisputed monopoly of the
agricultural labor OF the South, and
that II he wants to obtain employment
he must prove himseI steady and
reliable worker Such competition
might result, as our Mobile contem-
porary intimates. in waking the ne
gro population into activity But, as
Stunning that all the beneficial results
which are anticipated should follow
the repeal of the Exclusion act and
the unrestricted immigration of Chi
nese TO the South, would not the
Southern States be in danger ulti-
mately of having another race prob
lem TO contend with-one which might
iE time. become as serious as the
problem with which they have been
confronted ever since the abolition of
slavery? The Chinaman is always a
Chinaman and impossible of assimi-
lation. He is Oriental TO the core
and remains an Oriental wherever he
makes home for himself. His man
his code of morals are entirely differ
ent from those of other peoples. He
might prove an efficient laborer. but
there are other things to be taken
into consideration before he should
be welcomed by the million to any
part OF the United States"
of the Pacific Coast, who were mainly
responsible for the agitation that re-
suited in the exclusion of the Chinese,
are still in favor of keeping them out.
In all the West. indeed. there is no
political difference on that score. The
Philadelphia Press is quoted as rep
resenting that hostility to the Chinese
is not so pronounced in the East as
is in the West. discussing the ef-
fects OF changed relations with China
on account of the acquisition of the
Philippines. and concluding that the
oatcome cannot be predicted. The
Suns article ends with the following
words:
The Press points out the sig
nifcant fact that when the first Ex-
clusion act was passed. in 1882. &c of
the 80 Affirmative votes in the Senate
were cast by Democrats. In 1892.
when the law was re-enacted. the Re
publicans had only a narrow majority
in the House of Representatives. while
their control of the Senate depended
on Senator Mahone's vote. In the
Fifty-seventh Congress. which meets
next December. the Republicans will
have a majority Of is in the Senate
and about 40 in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes- They can enact any legis-
iation they may see ut in regard to
Chinese immigration. II appears from
the tone of the Press article that they
may modify. or even repeal. the Geary
Exclusion act Is this to be one OF the
fruits OF expansion."
How the Baltimore Sun can reach
the conclusion. partly based upon the
premises itself lays down about the
sentiment OF the entire West. that the
Republicans can enact any legislation
they may see ct in regard to Chinese
immigration. is difficult of compre-
hsnsion. However. there appears
more than possibility that the Chi
nese question viii be fought over
again within the ensuing year.
Probably Mr. Carnegie will grant