Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-06

augural address, as nODle american
principles on this subject as ! have
been permitted to read since removing
to these Islands. Permit me to read
a few of them at this time:
DoIe's Inaugural Address.
THE pressing demands of the agri-
corporations for cheap field la
Dor. together with their great influence.
will continue as in the past to be an
obstacle to the development Of such a
citizen population as shall safeguard
the political future of Hawaii. The
two enterprises are mutually hostile
The one is interested in men as ma
chimes: the other as factors in the de-
velopment of the State.
As the control of such corporations
gradually passes into the hands Of
those who are without the restraining
influences OF local or traditional asso-
Citations, and are not interested in this
social growth of the Hawaiian COM
munity this danger may become more
threatening than before.
Every one who is u resident here.
not merely to amass wealth but to live
and perhaps to bring up children who
will necessarily become attached to
the county. its climate and its social
life, is most vitality interested in hav-
ing this matter rightly solved. This
means that 1t shall not only be pos
sible but settled beyond all question
that no money interest shall be allowed
to stand in the way of development OF
a pure family life in any part Of the
Territory of Hawaii: either by the en-
forcement of unfavorable conditions
upon the field laborer, whereby family
life is made morally impossible or only
immorally possible, or by opposing the
settlement OF the small proprietor. In
difference of government or employers
to the inalienable rights of men, wO-
men and children to an ideal home en-
vironment must result, sooner or later,
in the reprisals of natural justice.
Our shores and mountain slopes
offer a fertile soil and an infinite va
riety of landscape, sufficient and suit
able for the homes OF such citizens and
enough OF them as shall assure honest
capable government and statehood in
due time"
Gentlemen. can you ask for a more
complete or beautiful endorsement to
the Presidents message than these
words OF our Governor?
Dole on Labor.
However, let us refer to u section in
, the Governors report on the labor
question of these Islands, as made a
few months since and compare 1t with
existing conditions and the above ref
erence. read:
Much has been said about the en-
ployment OF large numbers of Chinese
and japanese by the planters. In ans
wer to such criticism, II may safely he
said that such action never has, does
not now. and never will interfere with
either American skilled or unskilled
labor, but II an ample supply Of desir-
able labor can be obtained for the plan
tations IL means millions of dollars
spent for machinery, building mater
| ials, tools, steel and iron and other sup
plies of American manufacture"
Principles Broad enough.
: Gentlemen, is there any doubt in
your minds, that deep down in all ouI
hearts, we know that the principles
expressed in the Presidents message
are not only American principles but
that they are the principles which
should be applied to these Islands II
we are to protect our homes and sc.
cure employment for ourselves anC
children. do not believe that ther'
Is a man in this meeting who wishes
to cripple the sugar interests of Ha
wall either by lack Of labor or through
legislation, but do believe that every
one must admit that our American
principles are sufficiently broad L
enable us to prohtably run these plan
tations without selling our birthrigh
to do so.
Asiatics Harming Country.
On these Islands, at the time of tn
last official report, there were owe
10000 Asiatic laborers employed, an
VI Nhtot uul OssUOU "tIt vi
the plantations. We need but loo
about us to see where the balance
these $4,000 Asiatics, are. We fin
them on every hand, running out GU
citizens from their legitimate walks Il
: life, depicting our treasures, corrupt
ing our religion, and making moralit
1 almost a matter of impossiblity. w
also know that of the $4,000 employe
on the plantations, a very large mum
Der are filling positions that beyon
question can be filled by American citl
: zens.
You Hawaiians know this. You me
on the water front, working as steve
dores know this. You can today Sc
=, your fisheries controlled by Japanes,
!, Clerks in your stores, carpenter
? plumbers, mechanics, BARRIERS, store
4 keepers OF all kinds are rapidly givin
r place to the Asiatic.
= What do you propose to do? Thes
are not American principles which al
: running you from your workshops
e destroying your homes and threatenin
: your land; but anti-American prime
pies; principles prompted solely by ii
: love of dollars and cents.
4 Principles that must in time prov
lngtruptiyn NOT npl,F 10 tho