The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-11
Mr.. DILLINGHAM;
ON CHINESE LABOR
Saws the Hawaiians Are Hurting
Themselves by OppOs-
ing It.

Special to the Advertiser.

SDeIl24 10 the ADVERTISER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 3.-B. r. Dill
bingham had a hat with President
Roosevelt a few days ago. Mr., Dnling-
ham is at the Occidental hotel now,
and viii hardly return to Hawaii be-
fore the first of the year, though he is
anxious to spend Christmas at home.
Mrs. Dillingham; is booked to sail for
Honolulu on the 5th. on the Sierra. Mr..
Dillingham; told the Advertisers CORE
s~pondent that he had had a most in
teresting interview With the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent for him after the
Hawaiian Commission had paid its re-
spects to the President.
Mr.. Dillingham; says: Il went TO
Washington from New York, and had
no intention of calling on President
Roosevelt, as I did not hin him con-
cerned in me. However. 1 had a mes
sage from him, extending an invitation
to me to call upon him and 1 did so. 1
a never met him before, but found
him all that his admirers said-strong,
Intense anu 70 the pp4lls ne SARiC SoIo
great solicitude for Hawaii, and said
that he wanted legislation and other
influences so arranged that Hawaii
would prosper. He believed it to the
particular interests of the United
States as a whole hi the islands
sheuld move steadily on
Mr.. Dillingham; would not say wheth-
er the subject of Asiatic immigration to
Hawaii was brought up during his talk
with the President, and gave absolutely
no hint that it was. However. as that
is the absorbing subject for Hawaiians
at present, it is more than likely that
it was discussed in some phase.
Mr.. Dillingham; said that he expected
immediate and most helpful results
from the laying of the cable to Hawaii.
He believes that the East would take
advantage at once of being in close
touch with the islands, to invest large
sums of money there. He believes that
the hotels would be crowded and more
hotels be built, and that property would
increase in value greatly.
Mr.. Dillingham; will go East in a few
days, TO return in about three weeks.
He is in excellent health, and full of
convincing hope that Hawaif's lot will
be a happy one in the future. He de-
plores the foolishness of the home rule
party, in seeking to bar out Asiatics
from Hawaii, and said that they were
taking the bread from their own
nAuths.
1t is such nonsense" said Mr.. Dill
bingham, for the natives to try to keep
out the only people who can raise SUI
gar. which is the sole support of the
ISLANDERS. 1t is known now that Asiat-
les alone viii solve the problem of labor
for Hawaii. Negroes. Porto Ricans,
south Sea Islanders and others do not
compare with Chinese and Japanese for
feld labor Suppose the sugar planta-
ions failed to get workmen, and cane
: not planted, what viii become of
Eese very natives. who are now crying -
ut against Asiatic immigration to Ha-
vail? Certainly those who have no5
Incomes derived from sources outside :.
f Hawaii. viii starve. for with the /
cessation of the sugar industry thera
would be nothing to make money on in
I believe myself that Congress :
,nl allow IS to bring in the Asiasics
nder restricted conditions.
As to the removaI of the aasy on L
'uban I think that while it may
e reduced it viii not be entirely re-
one of the best known EDITORS here. C.
is an adept in feeling The pulse Of -
ne country on important questions. told
Advertiser representative today
hat he felt sure Hawaii would be per
10 bring over Asiatics. "Roose-
he said, lis perhaps Ire most L
tactical President we nave ever haa.
ne is not going to allow The foolish
or ideas of a few natives to g
.op the wheels Of progress in an
.merican Territory. You may feel sure -,
Hawaii viii get all that is neces-