Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-31
Senatorial Discussion OF
Burton's Hawaii Amendment

Mr.. Foraker want to get at the |
point whether the difference Is as to |
whether the Chinese ought to be |
brought in
Mr.. Mitchell-If the Senator from
Ohio will allow me. think there is
room for considerable difference Of
opinion.
MIR. Foraker can not hear the
Senator from Oregon.
Mr.. MITCHELL think there Is room,
under the evidence, for considerable
difference Of opinion. perhaps. on the
question as to whether the real cause
of the depression Is attributable to the
scarcity of labor
Mr.. Foraker-That is what I wanted
Mr.. Mitchell-And from this iact
viii state-l am sure the Senator from
Kansas VIII not disagree with me
the census figures snow that there are
In the islands today fraction over
$4,000 Chinese laborers, and that there
are in the Islands traction over 6l.'
900 Japanese, or total OF over $4,000
orientals.
The testimony shows that the sum
total OF Orientals, Chinese and Japan
csc. employed on plantations. In the
heid' Is ABOUT So'ooo. D"duct So'ooo
from So'ooo' the total NUMBER OF ori'
entails In the ISLANDS 'and IL Is irac'
tion over that)' ana you nave ABOUT
4S'ooo oriehtals NOT on the pian,a.iohs
10 be accounted LOT. lhose fe'ooo are
either engaged IN DONG nothihg' ana
are therefore curse 10 tne country OF
otherwise they are enRageu III Voca
tions requiring sk'i'ed iapor' anu mere
tore not only coming III coinpe''''on
win skilled laoor' ou' apso'u'e'S eN
cluuing sNliled iaDor'
Mr.. Burton-I think there Is room
for disagreement as to what has ca'is'
ed the hard times In Hawaii; but not
very much room. think also that
careful investigation will change the
figures somewhat as given by the
Senator from Oregon. The Chinese
have been leaving Hawaii, and none OF
them have been coming In. since an.
nexation. The japanese have been
coming in by the shipload. and It Is
the japanese who have worked into
other callings there to great extent.
4 There are some Chinese there who
are citizens who can not be deported
They were first citizens of the King
dom, then of the provisional govern.
ment and the Republic, and OF course
\ became citizens at the time of annexa.
ton. There is a scarcity of Chinese
labor for agricultural purposes In the
islands. and the Japanese have raised
the price. as said a while ago, to more
than the traffic will bear in view of the
very low price of sugar.
Again. If the Chinese are admitted
for agricultural purposes 1t will drive
the japanese OFF the farms and planta
tons. Everybody says that the Chi
nese are better laborers and bette
people for the country.
Mr.. Mallory should like to know
II the Senator from Kansas In his in
5 quiries in the islands ascertained whe
Their there had ever been any seriou
effort to induce immigration into thu
islands from anywhere else than from
China and japan?
Mr. Burton-Yes, sir; there has beef
great deal of effort made to get labor
ers from great many different place
and countries.
Mr.. Mallory-Has there been any Ell
fort to secure them from the United
| SIdteSI
Mr.. Burton-Yes. sir; there has beel
an effort to get white iaborers there
and an effort to get negroes there, AM
an effort to get Portuguese there, an
an effort to get Porto Ricans there,
Mr.. Mallory should like to ask tn