Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-11
TALK LABOR BOYCOTT
MISS CONAN DISCUSSES
OUR LABOR CONDITI h
EMPLOYERS AND CONSUMERS TO
BE ASKED TO LEAGUE TO.
eETHER TO ACT IN
MATTER.

A novel scheme to remedy the local
labor situation was presented TO the
Builders & Traders Exchange last
evening during Miss Catherin Coman's
lecture. before that body It is no
more no less than an organized boy
colt of Asiatlcs by the employers and
consumers Of this Territory the object
being TO force orientals out of direct
competition with whites and RELOCATE
them TO the labor for which they were
originally brought to the Islands.
To supplement this suggestion
number of members of the Exchange
and Labor Council came out and by
their talks placed themselves on rec
ord as being thoroughly opposed to the
unlimited immigration from the Orient
but conceding the necessity OF limited
immigration which would allow Asia
tics into the country for agricultural
pursuits only and for limited num-
Der of years. AS a result of the meet
ing and addresses steps will be under
taken to form a league enlisting the
planters, business men and employers
generally in an effort to remedy the
present conditions and induce an influx
OF whites into the Islands to take the
places OF the Asiatics forcer back into
the country districts.
Being introduced to the meeting by
w. w. Harris, Miss Conan spoke in
part as follows:
we are all eager that Hawaii should
be white mans country, a Hawaii
places of the Asiatics forced back into
to make II so and keep IL so. have
discussed the labor situation with some
Of the thoughtful men OF the Islands.
! think that the contract form OF labor
Is repugnant to the American. II a
restricted importation of Chinese fails
in Congress what next? So far as can
observe IL is then more Japanese. II
the plantations fail. most OF the rest of
you will 60 out OF business also. Most
OF the work in the Islands depends
more or less upon the success OF the
plantations
ANO oht h'it iOI a IlOlltul
to contemplate the failure OF the plan
tatlons. II would mean a business
collapse. an industrial crisis from
which IL would take long time to re-
cover. II has seemed to me so far as
our social, political and industrial con-
ditions here are concerned there is one
choice, and that choice would fall to
the Chinese limited to certain period
Of years. Between the japanese and
the Chinese, II Is preferable from my
observations TO have the Chinese.
What should very much like is
that the plantations should secure this
restricted immigration for a period OF
Ten years, they pledging themselves
that II was for this term only, and that
hey must adjust themselves to some
method for carrying on the sugar plan
cations at the end OF that time. that the
change will not be felt. That would
be my idea of a solution of the labor
problem. heartily hope that the day
Is not far of when the Hawaiian ISL !
inds will be occupied in great part by
'"'sN WIG
independent farmer
rs the corner stone Of the state. This !
,hange | have suggested cannot come
n one,two or three years, but can in /
en- years If the land laws are changed
o meet conditions. In the meantime
low are the plantations to be carried
IN? How is the Industrial prosperity
o be continued"
Members OF the two organizations
hen took up for discussion the remarks
# Miss Conan, and the talk was quite
General. Among the foremost speak
RS were j. II. Craig, ]. F. Bowler.
'arl Taylor and W. w, Harris. At
he conclusion of the discussion vote
Il thanks was rendered Miss Conan
" the Exchange for her address.