Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-10-30
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Congressman NeWlands tx
Presses His Views On The
Situation in Hawaii

Representative Newlands recently |
received letter from President Dear
borne OF the Hawaiian Steamship Co.,
urging his views as to the necessity of |
promoting Chinese immigration to
Hawaii in order to supply the demands !
OF the planters there.
The letter was accompanied by an
article writer, by Mr.. Dearborne If
The Expans,onist, monthly magazine
devoted to the consideration of all the
questions relating to our new posses
sions.
Mr.. Nswlands' reply is as follows:
Reno, Nevodo, Oct 26, 1901.
George S. Dearborne, Esq, President
Hawaiian Steamship Co.,
IL Broadway Street, New York.
Dear Sir:
am in receipt OF your letter OF Sep
TENDER Goth, in which you invite criti-
| cisn OF your article in The ENpan-
sionist" on The Needs OF Hawall.
In this article, after considering the TN
reliability OF the Japanese laborers, you
urge modification OF the present
range OF exclusion under the Geary Act
| permitting the entrance and employ
melt OF a certain fixed number OF Chi
nese, simply sufficient for the urgent
demands OF the sugar plantations.
Whilst | have no doubt that the in
crease OF business and enterprise con-
sequent upon annexation, neccssltates
an increase in the laboring forces OF
the Hawaiian Islands, | am opposed to
an increase OF Chinese Immigration. |
think that legislation should apply it
self to the reforms necessary 10 create
in Hawaii. a self-rcspecting citizenship,
rather than a mere effort to increase
the profits OF the sugar planters or the
value OF the land which they own.
SO long as the present economic CON
ditions exist in Hawaii, involving the
concentration OF large areas OF land in
the hands OF individuals and corpora
ti,ons, and the employment OF the lab
orers as mere machines for the cult
walton Of the soil. we cannot hops to
develop there such a citizenship as will
be- able to maintain the Tree institutions
{ OF the Republic.
By incorporating Hawaii irto the
United States. we gave those islands
the benefit OF the enlarged markets OF
this country. and nearly doubled the
value OF their sugar product by bring
ing it within our tariff walls without
imposing upon it a duty. This great
plan has enormously increased the
value OF the lands in Hawaii.
In granting it, we should have &C
! coznpanied II with such Legislation as
: would have given large portion OF the
+ benefit to the labor. thus tending tc
= create there an intelligent and cap
citizenship.
The climate OF the Sandwich Island:
is mild. and IS suited to white people
accustomed to temperate climate sucf
as thar of Italy and Spain, and portion:
Q OF this country. and even were thest
y not available we have in our negro po
= pulation OF the South ard in our nnixec
Formulation OF Porto Rico, class O
| people whose welfare it should be OFT
aim to steadily advance. and | believ,
in compelling Hawaii to seek its neces
sary labor from these sources inste.
o OF from the Asatics.
Porto Rico is an over populate,
:. island: its people are trained in pur
u suits which appertain to Hawaii, arr
= there is no reason why they sitOul'
not form a desirable class OF 1abOrers
We have a sufficient problem before II
in the Just treatment of the people o
Porto Rico and the negroes in thi
: country. and | do not believe in turtle
5 Increasing our complications by pro
~ otirg tie immigration of infer1o
people from the outside
enclose you herewith sp~ccl
"a containing a running debate on var u,
=, amendments Nh,Ch | offered to the lta
vcr'an Civil Government Bill an
which were intended to advance tn
o conditions OF the laboring classes: t
5 prevent the permanent concentrate
= OF large areas OF land and to promot
Z. small holdings. 1t may offer some s1e
), gcst;onS which may aid you in reacfil
4 conclusion. My own belief is tina
Il the men OF enterprise, intelligence an
- wealth Connected with Hawaii shout
see to it that every effort is made nc
to secure alien cheap labor but to pre-
IS vide gradually for better system of Ia
* Dor; to create small holdings and t
at develop population which will be i
n the end, sufficiently capable and INTEL
t. gent to discharge the duties of Amer