The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-03
RALLY or CHINESE.
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ed more shocking, inhuman enforce
ment of law. Then again, you have wit
messed the separation of wives from nus
bands, children from fathers and mothers
etc, etc, until the very pen revclts al
the recital of them. You nave heard
United States Judge state from the
bench that he never did believe Chinese,
DID not believe Chinese, and never would
believe Chinese testimony" This too, in
a country where Chinese testimony has
been given due weight for the past fifty
years without materially affecting JUS
lice,
Not only have you seen the injustice
to persons from this most iniquitious eN-
clusion act but already you are begin
ming to feel its baleful effects on the
prosperity of the country. For lack Of
labor several of the smaller sugar plan
tations have had to close down and sus-
pend operations. Ownership In sugar
stock has already deprecated on account
of the acknowledged scarcity of labor.
| The price of labor in the rice fields has
so greatly appreciated that some plant
ers admit that without remedy their
| finish is in sight. Singular to say, the
only class of labor that can meet this
contingency Is Chinese, as they are the
only people who can work in the rice
patches. This industry Is almost. wholly
| controlled by Chinese capital and the
| loss in its enforced abandonment will be
theirs. Although misery loves company
IL will not palliate your sufferings 10
know that the sugar planter perishes
with you. You say we admit all you say
and now ask for the remedy. You all
know that If natures laws prevailed here
and Chinese who were worthy to come
here be allowed to come is the remedy
How must this happy state to be brought
about? | am as firm In the belief that II
the great and glorious United States gov
eminent, on being informed of the con-
ditions here in Hawaii, is asked for the
necessary relief. will grant II, as l am
that l am alive. There Is no doubt that
II is a great honor for Hawaii to be a
part of that great nation. One of the
rights retained by the people of the An
| gloss race is to petition the govern
ment for relief when eNigencies require
it, therefore urge you to petition Con
grcss for the enactment OF "A law permit.
ting a definite number of Chinese tC
come to Hawaii. The Supreme Court OF
the United States has held that Congress
has the power to govern the territories
as 1t pleases. Therefore. Notwithstanding
the exclusion law, II can relieve the dis
tress in Hawaii by granting permission
for say 5000 Chinese laborers to CONF
here each year, or II can do so with q
Limitation that said laborers shall return
at the end OF three years II such 1:
thought advisable. / should advise thi:
course of procedure, and should urge i'm
mediate action in preparing the petition
In regard to the iniouitious exclusion
law as applied to the Chinese In the Unit
ed States. of which We now form a part
should advise the memorializing o.
Congress by a great petition to be signet
by every willing signer, requesting tha
said law be allowed TO terminate anC
that for ten years It be not renewed
The present immigration laws Of tn,
United States, before spoken of by me
are quite adequate for this or any coun
try
Gentlemen. I thank you for your atten
ton.