The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-15
4 CHINESE
REPLIES
Neutrality-suspicious.
Commission
Stories.
"A HARD RAP AT
THE OPPOSITION
Then and Now as Described by
an Oriental Witness-Need
of Labor.

Editor Advertiser: In reviewing the
various memorials presented by the diff
ferent associations, the letter from
Governor Dole, the testimony of H. E.
Cooper, Esq, the Secretary of this Ter
ritory, and especially the memorial
presented by the Chinese community,
which said memorials are now before
the Senatorial Committee; 1 wish to
say that there are facts of the existing
conditions in this Territory. These me-
MORALS set forth our real needs, with
out immediate relief Forthcoming and |
venture 10 predict that times will be
harder, and conditions worse hereafter. |
| Everybody in this Territory who has |
a bit of common sense knows that this
Territory depends upon it's products, in
dustries and manufactures and to pro-
cure such products we must have labor. |
Without these products, Hawaii will
never be customer of the United
1
! ty millions of dollars per annun.
Since annexation the agricultural
work of Hawaii has been offered to it's
citizens, but the native Hawaiians have
refused to do such work, and the white
laborers are unfit to do the field work
IN such tropical country. Therefore,
for the benefit, welfare and prosperity
of this Territory it has been proposed
to allow Chinese laborers to be
brought here to perform the agricul-
tural work, and mind you, only a linn
tied number and for a specific time;
this is the only remedy to cure Hawaii.
On the other hand, suppose the next
Congress agrees to enter into the reel
procity treaty with Cuba, AMI the Ha-
waiian labor question is not solved,
what will become of the nov paying
dividend sugar plantations?
Again, supposing we have no Chinese
laborers for the rice industry. do you
think that the landowners american
citizens) will still continue to receive
$25 to $50 per year as a rental for one
acre of damped swamp land?
+ without labor do you think that the
rocky mountains of Hawaii will yield
the best coffee in the world?
So as I have said the failure of pro-
curing laborers for this Territory will
mean the ruin of Hawaii, great loss to
land owners, investors, business men
and the general public.
Il Under such conditions do you think
that the white mechanics will secure
| plenty of work to do, even if there is
Eno Oriental competition?
4 I am certain in stating that Uncle
Sam in annexnig these islands took a
. very wise step, and he undoubtedly
wished this Territory to become pros
porous and had no intention of ruin
ing the principal industries of these Is
lands, which industries represent about
sixty million dollars. Would it be wise
to close the DOORS against the Chinese
laborers, in faver Of few white me-
chanics?
Now through the columns of the local
papers I learn that ex-Judge Humph-
reys has vigorously opposed the immi-
grafton Of Chinese labor. I would say
that the ex-Judge very well knows that
the Chinese people residing in this
country are a very law-abiding class of
people and he has personally told me
that he loved the Chinese, he appreci-
ated the Chinese, that he was always
in sympathy with the Chinese, and fur
Their that he was against the Geary
Act, and I have always believed that
he loved our people because he has
Chinese father-in-law.
But to my great surprise he is now
lopenIy opposing any modification of the
Kahn Mitchell bill so that Chinese Ia
borers may be brought here to work for
the benefit of the whole country I fail
to see why he has taken this attitude
unless he is doing this out of personal
lspite against certain factions in this
country, or that he is seeking to prove
that he has such a big head as was
produced by Cartoonist Yardley. 1 will
take this opportunity to inform the eX-
Judge that 1 believe in the wise saying
of Confucius that within the four seas
we are all brethren" and that he should
know that it is the working man that
supports us all. 1 further advise the
Iex-Judge to go w-a-a-a-a-y back and
sit down, and leave the committee
alone, and give others a chance to pre-
Isent the actual needs of this Territory
to them.
What has been said by Mr.. Camari-
nos is not worthy Of argument and
49,, C,I1- oa thar that he is only seeking
to benefit himself. 1 suppose he wants
Ito get a renewal of his beer license by
begging the Senators. and staff of
half a dozen white laborers for his
pineapple plantation.
LIN SHEN CHOW.
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