Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-23

without frequently mentioning tho
other. To procure profit ftom land la
Dor must be employed. whether It b.
hired labor or labor performed by the
owner. Cheap labor creates high pric.
ed land while on the other hand high
priced labor has tendency to create
low priced land. Heretofore cheap la
Dor and high priced land have prevail
ed in Hawaii. Another peculiarly arti-
fetal cause Of high priced land in Ha-
wall is the over capitalization Of agri-
cultural corporations engaged in the
growing of sugar cane.
Watered Stock Operations.
1T is not contended that watered
stock operations are un-American. II
is only too true that the American
people and statesmen were slow to dis
cover that II was crime of great mag
nitude and of far reaching effect. Il
reached American farmers through
transportation companies Indirectly
while in Hawaii IL reaches him directly
and lifts his scalp with as much neat
ness and dispatch as would do honor to
an Indian warrior. II used to be slow
death to the farmer on the Mainland
while in Hawaii he was practically
electrocuted.
Employment Of Asiaties.
"The employment OF Asiatics is un.
American. II the so-called captains OF
industry can make slaves or American
citizens, they are welcome to try but at
opening the gates Of the Orient We
! draw the line; a dead lire. too. To
continue this state OF affairs in Ha-
wall under the American fia., political
action must be cornered: the public
press must be muzzled: the pulpit must
be persuaded In Hawaii, cash procures
the grace of God: public opinion mus,
be moved, public officials must be
bribed-in short. every avenue must be
closed which does not lead to sugar
plantation. Can any sensible man be-
lleve that this cuts no figure with the
lpublic lands? IL so. let him scrutinlze
the records. Can he be persuaded that
ducing the truth at Washington? II 50
let him scrutinize the official and semi
official reports: let him examine the
Testimony offered before the commit
tee of Congress by officials and corpor-
| alton lobbyists. In SO doing he will
find this artificial monstrosity politely
named existing conditions
Cause and Effect.
Cause and effect Is the proper rule
by which Hawaiian conditions should
he measured or, IL you please. to call
them existing conditions Corrup.
tton by any other name would smell as
strong.
An Excuse for High Prices.
Density of population is offered n an
excuse for the high price of land 10
held. when examined this excuse Is
as false as others. At the last general
election In 1900 only ll,2lS votes were
registered in this Territory while at the
same election in Porto Rico, which Is
only one half the size OF this Terri
tory 5S.515 votes we're cast. Thousands
" Asiatics In Hawaii are calculated In
support of the density OF population
argument.
oestroved voie. ~ p.o,I.
In this connection Il will he inter-
estlng to go back and see how the Ha.
waiian oligarchy under the name Re
public by property qualifications for
voters and other means no less infa-
nous, destroyed the voice of the peo-
pie in public affairs, and divided every
public privilege and utility among tho
manipulators as best suited their pur-
pose:
Last vote under Monarchy ......H.2l7
First vote under oligarchy 1894. 3,O57
Last vote under Oligarchy 1S97) 1917
First vote under Territory $1,000 10, l63
Figures Eloquent.
think these figures speak more elo-
luently than any words could add as
to whether or not the large masses OF
the people either white or native, re-
'eiyed much consideration at the hands
Of the oligarchy. The Legislature elect
ed in 1894 passed the land act Of 1895
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