The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-19

than whom perhaps no negro publicist
and orator Is better known in the
United States, arrived in the Doric from
san Francisco last evening. He will
stay here until the arrival of the Picking
when he will take up his journey TO
Manila Mr.. Fortune bears commits
sion from the Secretary of the Treasury
under which he will make an inVestiga-
ton of the labor conditions in the ISL
ands. which will be as well the basis
for a book as for his report.
Il come with an open mind upon the
subject" said Mr.. Fortune last evening.
land shall look into the matters as
thoroughly as my time will permit.
shall stay in the Philippines perhaps
two months. From the discussions
which were going on when l left l am
led to believe that there will be no
change in the restriction laws which
will favor Hawaii over the mainland.
The strength of the labor unions was
never greater. This was shown in the
debates over the immigration bill which
had in it all the recommendations of
Commissioner Sargent, and these are
very sweeping. In my opinion If there
Is any change it will be in the direc-
ton of applying some form of restric-
ton against japanese, perhaps along
lines in consonance with the qualifca-
lions which may be demanded in con-
nection with Immigrants from all other
lands. The educational qualification is
likely to be imposed and this will ma
terially reduce the incoming laborers.
my fight for more than a score of
years against race distinctions caused
me to take issue with Prof jerks over
10 N In Chinese he
permitted to enter the Philippines. and
this perhaps was the cause of my selec-
ton for the mission upon which i have
now entered. l made the point that
there should be no distinction on purely
race grounds. and l am now going to
study the questions which have been
raised.
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purpose of performing agricultural la
Dor and shall not be allowed to go from
said Territory of Hawaii to any other
part Of the territory Of the United
States; that the persons or corpora
lions in whose employment said Chi
nese laborers are engaged, shall first
give good and sufficient bond to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of the
Treasury to defray the necessary ex-
penses Of the said Chinese laborers' de-
portation to China, in case such laborer
or laborers desert the labor for which
they have been permitted to come to
said Territory"
The objection to be argued against
the provision as to Canadian and Mex
lean immigrants is that it violates the
most favored nation clause. Some of
the State Department officials have
been sounded by Mr.. Haywood, who
received encouragement to fight the
Canadian clause because of that ques-
ton as to international complications
1t is the determination to knock out
that provision If possible, for one rea-
son, that it will deprive the bill of some
of its support in the Senate and make
its defeat all the easier
DITCH BILL AND FIRE CLAIMS.
The different gentlemen, interested in
the Hawaiian ditch bills, are now all
in Washington, Mr.. A. c. Gehr being
one of the last to arrive. He will re-
new the fight along the lines he pur-
sued at the last session of Congress.
The committee of Senators Mitchell,
Foster and Burton are at work on their
report and it is probable that part Of
1t is now the plan to make known the
recommendations regarding the fire
claims and in regard to the Hawaiian
ditch bill first, as those two subjects are
likely to be before Congress first for
consideration.
Mr.. Haywood has been congratulated
extensively here on his success in hav-
ing the President incorporate in the an
nual message a paragraph recommend
ing favorable consideration of the fire
claims. l told in a previous letter how
Mr.. Haywood inaugurated that by see
ing Secretary of State Hay. 1t is be-
lieved that Mr.. Haywood has now
made the proposed legislation on the
fire claims comparatively easy as the
measure now has some parliamentary
status, which Congress is bound to
recognize. The matter will be referred
to a proper committee and foundation
laid for a special rule, If need be, to
consider the matter in the House.
ERNEST G. WALKER.