The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-19
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tr the American WurkinrmIn
believe that II these Islands were
permitted CO. import Aslatic lahIrets
into their cane fields. upon the CHus.d-
Grafton ana guarantee under heavy
bonds. that they would employ such
, lablr,rs only boo the cane fields and in
the actual raising and transportation
. II cane. and that all other positions
should be filled by American citizens,
/ that your Honorable Body would inn
modiatcly be met with the demand that
they must have the Asiatigs 10 operate
/ their mills and machinery o. we'll !
/ believe that II the plantations w,r, per-
mitted to import "a sufficient number
T Of Asiatlcs to work 300 the fields and
/ chat "a law be- made requiring their i'm
mediate deportation upon cgasing SO 20
/ work On the fields that the rest OF the
evils which are annoying our citizens
/ would cease, providing the law was
| made 60 prohibit the employment of the
/ Asiatlcs here. otherwise than as sug-
gested above American citizens would
! come to these islands to accept posi-
B lions now held by Asiaucs; American
/ votes would soon remedy existing evils
and would demand Of the present oil
garchy the right OF local self govern
mtnt American votes and brains
would i'm time find ways aud means To
continue the profitable development of
our resources, and at the same time
/ leave room for American homes and
/ schools. In this relation ! believe 1t
/ should also be required Of the govern
ment or the plantations to furnish free
schools for their Asiatic employees and
| that the public schools on the planta-
| lions be kept as far as possible for the
/ children of American citizens. / do not
believe that the average American
workman will consent to try to build
up the low morality of an Asiatic COM
munity through the fundamentally of
his little children, and l do not con-
slider that the teachings of Asiatic mo-
rality are safe elements IN our public
schools. The low standard Of morality
ON our plantations is ample proof Of
I this condition.
At the present time and in the past
our plantations are and were obtaining
! laborers from Japan, who are content
to work on the plantations only until
such time as they can pick up" a
slight knowledge of English and some
trade, then they remove to our cities or
the United States to give place to a
fresh invoice. and to enter into direct
competition with American citizens.
Today our plantations are but extern
I sive training schools to educate the
Japanese to compete with American
workmen. and the term of instruction
is limited by the student himself This
can be easily ascertained by your Hon
orable Commission, as you will find
ample proof on every hand, and will
find that nearly every clerk, mechanic
or machinist among the Japanese came
to these islands as plantation field
hands.
In further support of this statement
permit me to refer you to the recent ed
itorals i'm both the Bulletin" anC
Advertiser" where they admit tha'
the Americans and Hawaiians hav,
both been run out of the fishing bust
ness Of these islands and the market!
monOpolized by Asiatics.
What these islands lack, more thar
any one thing is a larger proportion o
patriotic American citizens. We can
not expect the Hawaiian to feel loya
to our flag at this time. especially wheT
he sees his means of support beini
turned over to imported Asiatics; h
is naturally prejudiced against us; an'
yet If we Americans give him all tn
rights OF American citizenship, j be
lieve that the time is not far distan
when he will love the Stars and Stripe
as much as ever he did his native flag
We also have among us "A large mum
Der Of business men who are neithe
| IitiZpnS laval flag and Ais
many who would use its folds for per
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The increase o
the proportion of American citizens vii
decrease the power of these classes, an
will place the conditions in Hawaii OF
n surer and better basis
The average American laborer Canno
now live in Hawaii and keep his famil
surrounded by conditions equal to thos
he finds Mt home II he is satisfied /
having his children made associate
and companions of Asiatics and be will
ing for them to marry Chinese an
japanese and come under their iniiu
ence, he can do 50 and live, but If h
values his home and the future of hi
, children he cannot live here and pa
his expenses, unless he is a man {
more than ordinary ability to earn. 7
the average American workingman c
Hawaii is left one of two choices: r.
Their to fall more or less to the lev'
of the Asiatc, or to live beyond his In
come.
D., | contend that restricted immigra
!, tion law, both for Chinese and Japa
= nese field laborers, made especially fc
!, these Islands ana possibly our other IN
y sular possessions, and a strict law con
= polling plantations and public works
employ only American citizens in ever
, department save as field hands. wi
remedy the evils very rapidly and ,
the same time protect the plantation
and give ample labor for all work.
The increase of the American con
munity would in time require our stor,
= and shops to seek for American pa
. ronage by the employment OF America
clerks, in the same manner as they no
solicit Asiatic custom.
Trusting that the abOya NAV prO\