The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-01
HONOLULU, h T.. AUG. /. 1901
AN UNPOPULAR PROPAGANDA.

Rabbi Levy the clergyman. OF rst1tr-
ing to San Francisco from Hon0lalu.
both advocated shat 10 each OF them
seems the necessity OF Assatic labor
FOR the maintenance and fali develop
neni Of the Hawaiian sugar industry.
Mr.. Pollitz is thus quoted by the Elk
aminer:
The labor problem IL q difficult one
TO handle White men cannot work
In the canefeidx. only Aslatfcs and
some Of the Latin races being az for
such work None OF the Asiatics are
employed where a white man can
work. yet more Asiatscs are needed
and this complexities the problem
shall interview some Of the labor lead
ers here with the idea Of having them
study the situation. The plantations
require vast quantities Of supplies and
machinery from this country: but TO
develop the plantations Asiatic labor
Is essential
And the same paper has this from
the Rev Mr.. Levy
There is a strong well defined move
ment on foot in the islands now to sa
cure special legislation TO admit
Asiatics and il seems to me that Il
the solution OF the labor question
there
AS Il is now not even a Chinese citi-
zen OF Hawaii can enter the mainland
here and il Is well-established fact
that white men cannot do the work
that is required in the cane fields
There are enormous acres OF land
that cannot now be utilized for lack
OF laborers and II Asiatics are admit
ted they could be used in developing
these lands in a way that would dou-
bic the sugar output OF the islands
This could In no way antagonize the
white mans labor interests and on
the other hand Il would throw thou
sands Of dollars worth of business
into the hands OF the merchants and
workmen Of this city and coast. And
the Chinese exclusion law as regards
this country need not suffer any
change
There is not the least doubt that
to the propaganda OF the two influen-
tial gentlemen here quoted will be
added the exertions OF Mr.. Haywood.
special agent of the Hawaiian Plan
ters Association. to the same end
when he returns to his place in Wash.
ington.
Nevertheless. 1t is an uphill road
that the planters are taking. along
with their voluntary aids. when they
start out 10 convince the labor organ.
nations of the mainland. particularly
those OF the Pacific Coast. tina, II is
to the interests OF American skilled
labor 10 have Asiatic coolies admitted
to employment in the canehelds OF
Hawaii. All the same. the proposition
is one that cannot be gainsaid-if the
question is TO be discussed In its i'm
mediate bearings. But. unless the
United States Congress can be Undue
ed 10 enact legislation restricting
Asiatic immigration to Hawaii 10 pure
" agricultural labor. following the
Chinese immigration law of Hawaii
abolished by the coming into force OF
United States laws. the effort would
certainly fail to receive anything but
the relentless opposition OF not only
the labor organizations OF Hawaii but
Of the retail mercantile interests here
as well We know how unrestricted
Chinese immigration OF earlier DAYS
in Hawaii resulted. The magnitude Of
the competition OF Chinese and Jap
anese small storekeepers and msp
chanics with the business OF civilized
races here is illustrated in bold relief
by the plague IRE claims Of Asiatics.
That the burning Of Chinatown should
Involve claimed loss OF four or eve
million dollars. apart from losses re-
imhursed By Insurance companies. is
a fact that displays in letters az IRE
the handicap that Asiatsc immigration.
ostensihly invited for sugar cane cui.
tivatica. has been TO the development
Of western civilization in the Hawaii.
an Islands
The anti Chinese manifesto OF the
Thrrston administration in 1857 or
isSS would stu hold good as repre-
sentative % the white sentiment %
the Hawaiian Islands.
When sli is told. however. there are
the Japanese 10 Be taken into account.
Forward as Japan has aasaneed in the
march u civilization. il is patent to
every dweiler in these Islands that
Japanese immigration has been even
more q 3 menace to occidental snsti-
tations IN these islands than Chinese.
Il Is needless 70 dwell On sAis polnt.
though columns would spring readily
70 TIE pen were !, attempted. ana.
rith regard 70 the 1spanese. there Is
10 obstacle 70 their swapping the
labor market here AMI, Incidentally.