Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-06
Builders and Traders
VIEWS ON
The Labor Situation
Continued from Page ~

against tne enCrOaCnlnB OTleuldls'
would be forever set at rest. But your |
committee find that this matter has
been given deep consideration by the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, |
and they have found so many lnsur.
mountable obstacles in the way OF the |
introducing of this labor. in the matter
OF expense, and the apparent objection
Of the Portuguese Government, to this
emigration, that they have been com.
PEELED reluctantly to look elsewhere
for their labor supply.
FourthAThe portion Of the resolu.
tion as numbered to correspond with
this, is very broad and your commit.
tee beg to report that 1t has been
deemed best by them to reply to the
Merchants Association communica
ton first and state to them under
what conditions we would endorse the
memorial, II endorsed at all, and not
take up a discussion of this matter
with the Hawaiian Sugar Planters AS.
ISOLATION, and the Merchants Associa
ton, until this report had been sub
mitted to the Exchange, and the ac
companying draft of letter to the
Merchants Association had been sub
mittee for approval or otherwise, as we
believe the intent of this resolution
would be destroyed, II this committee
had gone into the matter of asking
guarantees from the Merchants Asso-
citation. and the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
a..l ~.
lquantity of laborers to be imported,
and as to the result OF the importation
of larger quantity of laborers, on the
supplanting of white or Hawaiian la
Dor, by the laborers forced out Of en-
ployment on the plantations) until we
had found out the sentiment Of this
Exchange in regard to this matter and
had replied to the communication, as
a representative body of mechanics
and traders of this Territory who are
vitality interested in this most impor.
tant of questions.
Fffth-In reply to the resolution on
this article, your committee beg to re-
port. that what position the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association may take
on this matter. II is impossible to as.
certain now. as the communication we
have received is from the Merchants
not attempted to bring before the
Planters Association any matters
bearing on this subject, feeling that
as the matter is one between the Ex-
change and the Merchants Associa.
ton. and that any stipulations that
we may make or concessions we may
ask In endorsing the memorial OF the
Merchants Association would be pre-
scented by that body before the proper
parties. Your committee, however. be-
lieves that the Merchants Association
: Of this city, and other commercial bod
les. will without doubt, concede, that
, the white and Hawaiian laborer should
be granted reasonable concessions by
the planters, and that the planters are
prepared to meet any reasonable re
: quests made on them, by the labor or
{ CARNATIONS of this Territory.
In conclusion. your committee beg
to submit the statistics here attached
so that this Exchange may draw their
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