Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-11-01
ON CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Congressman NeWIaHds Replies TO
President Dearborne Of the Ha.
waiian Steamship Co.

Representative Newlands recently
received a letter from President
Deasborne Of the Hawaiian Steam
ship Co.. urging his views rs to the
necessity Of promoting Chinese I'm
migration to Hawaii in order TO sup.
ply the demands OF the planters
there.
The letter vas accompanied by an
article written by Mr.. nearborne in
The Expansionist. a monthly maya
zine devoted to the consideration OF
all questions relating to our new pos.
sessions.
Mr.. Newlands' reply is as follows:
Reno, Nevada, Oct. %. 1901.
George S. Dearborn, Esq, President
American Hawaiian Steamship Co.
IL Broadway Street, New Yorx.
Dear Sir:
l am in receipt Of your letter Of
September 26tb, in which GU invite
criticisms Of your article III ~Ih, Ex-
pansiunist' on = The Needs OF Itawai,"
In this article, after considering tie
unreEabihiy OF the Japanese labor
ere, you urge a qualifications OF the
present range OF exclusion under the
Gehry Act, permitting the entrance
and employment Of a certain fixed
number OF Chinese, simply sufficient
FOR the urgent demands Of the sugar
plantations.'
Whilst | have no doubt that the in
crease OF business aud enterprise
consequent upon annexation, neces
states an increase III the Iaburimg
forces OF the Hawaiian Islands, I am
opposed TO an increase OF Chinese
Immigration. | think that legisIa.
ton should apply itself to the re.
fo.ms necessary to create IN Hawaii
n self. respecting citizenship, rather
than a nere effort to increase the
profits OF the sugar planters or the
value OF the land which they own.
So ling Of the present economic
conditions exist In Hawai-, involving
the concentration OF large areas Of
land In the hands Of individuals and
corporations, and the employment of
She laborers as mere machines for the
cultivation Of the soil, we cannot
hope to develop there Ench . citizen.
ship as will be able to maintain the
free institutions Of the Republic.
BY Incorporating Hawaii into the
United States, we gave those islands
tho benefit Of the enlarged markets
OF this country. and nearly doubled
the value OF their sugar product by
bringing 1t within our tariff walls
without imposing upon it Il duty.
This great plan has cnor nuusly in
crens Il the value OF tile lands in
Hawai-.
In granting it, We should have nc.
companied it With such legislation as
would have given a large ror ion OF
the benefit To labor, thus Tending to
create there al intelligent and cap.
able citizenship.
Tho climate OF the Sand wlch
1slsIds ID mild. and is suited to white
people accustomed to II temperate
climate such rs TINT Of Italy and
Spain, and portions Of this country
md even wore these not available we
have IN II negro population OF
the South and in our mixed popula.
ton Of Por % Rico, q class OF people
whose welfare il should be our aim
to steadily advance, and | believe IN
compelling HAWAII to seek it, neccs
Hary labor from these sources instead
OF from the AsIhtics.
Por?o Rico ia an ovcr-populatcii
Island; its people are trained in pur.
suits which pertain to Hawaii, nnd
there ID no reason why they should
not form II desirable class 81 lntorars.
We have n sufi aient problem before
us in the just treatment OF the
people OF Porto Rico and tho negroes
in this county, nnd | do not believe
III further increasing our cumplica-
tions by promoting the Immigration
OF inferior people from the onIsile
. | enclose yon herewith u speech
containing q running debate on vari.
u amendments which ! UiTeI ed Ia
tho Hawaiian Civil Government BIZ,
and winch were Intended 10 advance
the CO hditions Oi the laLorrng ~classea;
to prevent the permanent concentra.
ton Of large areas Of land and TO pro.
mote small holdings. Il may offer
como suggestions which may mid you
in reaching a conclusion. My own
belief Ia that the men Of enter prise,
Intelligence aud wealth connected
with Hawaii should soe 10 IL tin,
every effort Is made not to secure
alien cheap labor, but TO provide
gradually for Il better 81 s,em Of
labor 10 create small holdings aud 10
develop a population which win be 10
the end, sufficiently capable md in.
t%eDigent TO discharge tho duties Of
American citizens. In other or IL;
our aim should be not simply 10 in.
crease The profits Of tho sugar planter
by providing him With cheap Asiatic
but 10 develop tho aver Re
rnau in Hawaii INTO a capable Ala, ri.
can citizen
Very Sincerely Yours.
Francis g. SEYLASDs.