The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-17
SENATORIAL
COMMISSION
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tfoHed importation OF ChlneSe. is ana
would be equally destructive to the fu-
ture interests of the islands.
Being an ardent enemy to Chinese
| Importation into the United States, 1
am even more opposed to the importa-
ton of Japanese laborers, as l consider
the latter far more dangerous in every
way. The japanese, in comparison
with the Chinese, are more aggressive,
almost entirely without ideas of honor
or morality, and much more apt at irni
tation and learning American ways and
trades, at the same time they have an
equal ability to exist on the smallest
stipend; hence are more potent enemy
in driving out American workmen and
homes.
Taking this all into consideration and
also the local conditions, I advocate the
employment Of Chinese and japanese
laborers in our cane fields. 1 include
both nationalities as the influence of
the one over the Other has a tendency
to keep both on an even basis, and
avoids constant demands for favors. l
| however believe that this should not
be permitted unless a law is passed
| which prohibits absolutely the employ
ment of Asiatics by the plantations in
any capacity outside of actual field
hands, or interpreters.
Today your honorable Commission
will upon examination find hundreds
and thousands of Asiatics engaged in
| walks in life which beyond question
can be filled by American workmen:
| but not at Asiatic prices. You will up
on investigation find in nearly every
| plantation, that one or two white men
| are employed as supervisors, in the
| mills, shops, stores or pump plants,
| while under them and directly in charge
| of boilers, engines and machinery are
| Asiatics who know absolutely nothing
of the machines, more than they have
picked up by observation and imita-
| ton: and yet these men are preferred
| to the American workingman.
| believe that if these islands We're
permitted to import Asiatic laborers
into their cane fields, upon the consid-
GRAFTON and guarantee under heavy
bonds, that they would employ such
laborers only in the cane fields and in
the actual raising and transportation
of cane and that all other positions
should be filled by American citizens,
that your Honorable Body would i'm
they must have the Asiatics to operate
their mills and machinery as well.
believe that if the plantations were per-
mitted to import a sufficient number
of Asiatics TO work in the fields, and
that a law be made requiring their i'm
mediate deportation upon ceasing SO to
work in the fields that the rest of the
evils which are annoying our citizens
i "a no 1oxzr wv 9
made to, prohibit the employment of the
| Asiatics here, otherwise than as sug-
gested above American citizens would
come to these islands, to accept posi-
lions now held by Asiatics: American
votes would soon remedy existing evils
and would demand of the present oil
garchy the right of local self govern
ment American votes and brains
would in time find ways and means to
continue the profitable development of
our resources, and at the same time
leave room for American homes and
schools In this relation I believe it
should also be required of the govern
ment or the plantations to furnish free
schools for their Asiatic employees and
that the public schools on the planta-
lions be kept as far possible for the
believe that the average American
workman will consent to try to build
up the low morality of an Asiatic COM
munity through the instrumentality of
his little children, and 1 do not con-
slider that the teachings of Asiatic mo-
rality are safe elements in our public
schools The low standard of morality
on our plantations is ample proof of
this condition.
AT the present time and in the past
our plantations are and were obtaining
laborers from Japan, who are content
to work on the plantations only until
such a time as they can pick up" a
slight knowledge of English and some
trade, then they remove to our cities or
the United States to give place to a
fresh invoice, and to enter into direct
competition with American citizens
Today our plantations are but extern
sive training schools to educate the
| Japanese to. compete with American
| workmen, and the term of instruction
is limited by the student himself. This
can be easily ascertained by your Hon
| orable Commission, as you will fine
ample proof on every hand, and vii
find that nearly every clerk, mechanic
or machinist among the Japanese came
to these islands as plantation field
hands.
1 II further support of this statement
permit me to refer you to the recent ed
itorials in both the Bulletin anC
Advertiser" where they admit tina
the Americans and Hawaiians have
both been run out of the fishing bust
l ness of these islands and the markets
/ monopolized by Asiatics.
III What these islands lack, more thai
| any one thing, is a larger proportion o
- patriotic American citizens We can
not expect the Hawaiian to feel loya
to our flag at this time. especially whel
he sees his means of support beini
turned over to imported Asiatics; h
is naturally prejudiced against us; an
yet if we Americans give him all tn
rights of American citizenship I be
lieVe that the time is not far distan
when he viii love the Stars and Stripe
as much as ever he did his native fiae
We also have among us a large mum
Der of business men who are neithe