The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-20

bath. This combination is more than
ordinary mortals can bear. Some MEM
! bers have gone so far as to say that if
! sugar cane cannot be grown by white
labor then let 1t go. With men Of this
description there can be no argument.
The political cry is white Australia.
! A white Australia is well, and being
| Australian-born / echo that sentiment,
but only where our race can thrive,
and not degenerate. Would it not be a
stupendous piece OF folly on our part
| that we, having a portion of our vast
| continent within the tropics capable of
growing tropical product to perfec-
ton, should destroy it simply because
it caLnot be grown by white labor?
Could anything be more insane?
The cultivation of sugar cane requires
SO little intelligence and Is so reInunera-
tive that any ordinary farmer with a
fair area and nearness TO a mill can
make himself independent in few
years; so that he has hopes before his
health becomes impaired of removing to
more congenial climes: the more espe-
cially If he have a family. Some say
let the cane grower grow something else.
What else? Maize, / presume So these
kind people would consign him for life
in a climate SO prejudicial to his health
Not only that, he would be competing
Downs and the Barron Valley which
would be most disastrous all round-a
business that Is not too remunerative at
present In fact, crush the sugar in
dustry, and other industries topple over
with it.
There is no product grown in Australia
which builds up other industries to such
a large extent. The foundries of Queens
land have been mainly supported by it
giving employment to the highest OF
skilled labor.
What is to become of the large sugar
mills erected by the Queensland govern
ment on the guarantee system, costing
from $4,000 to s60,o00, or the farmers
who have given their land as security
to the government for the erection of
these mills? Have those rabid legisla-
tors given this a moments thought?
Unless these mills have a certain amount
of cane to treat they must be worked at
L dead loss
For the last few years nature has been
most unkind to Observation-Disclosures the
icks, then the drought, and is man now
o step in and DO the rest to destroy .
great and ever-increasing industry? I
;annot believe that such egregious folly
AN be committed. 1 feel sure that the :
country will wake up to this fact.
But what astounds most sane people =
s this legislation against the Kanaka. Z
he least Objectionable class, and not a &
'orU ABOUT the Cninandn VINO enters IN 3
o every occupation that the white man .
ollows, besides sending out of the coun-
ry every cent that he makes. This Is 3
eyond my comprehension.
1 entirely agree with those that 1t q
7ould be gross piece of injustice to
end the kanaka back to his own island :
he wished otherwise. Those of the 8
who have lived for any length
time amongst Europeans have got in
D their ways. Their lives are complete {.
: changed. Having lived in the New q
Iebrides for some ME and knowing the
ondftions under which they live, and =
he quick changes which are constantly e
DING on, 1 say it would be manifestly 4
nfair to compel them to go. 1 see only s
ne way out of the difficulty. that is Ell 8
Ter to set aside portion of tropical 9
Queensland for their sole use, or else 4
lace them on one of the numerous ISL 2
nds in the Pacific under British super ! .
sion am etc.
NJ. MORROW. e
December q. q