Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-17
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TALKS ON
Labor Conditions

mills, shops, stores or pump plants,
while under them and directly in
charge Of boilers, engines and machin-
cry are Asiatics who know absolutely
nothing of the machines, more than
they have picked up by observation
and imitation; and yet these men ara
preferred to the American working
man.
believe that II 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 filed by American citizens.
that your honorable body would i'm
mediately be met with the demand that
they must have the Asiatics to operate
their mills and machinery as well.
believe that IL the plantations wero
permitted to import sufficient num-
Der of Asiatics to work In the fields.
and that law be made requiring their
immediate deportation upon ceasing so
to work in the fields that the rest OF
the evils which are annoying our citi-
gems would cease. providing the law
was made to prohibit the employment
OF 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 | believe 1t
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-
tons be kept as far as possible for the
children OF American citizens. do not
believe that the average American
workman will consent to try to build
up the low morality Of an Asiatic com
munity through the fundamentally OF
his little children, and | 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 OF
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
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 find
ample proof on every hand, and will
tlul
or machinist among the japanese came
TO these Islands as plantation FIELD
hands.
In further support OF this statement
permit me to refer you to the recen'
. editorials in both the Bulletin and Ad
vertiser. where they admit that th'
Americans and Hawaiians have both
: been run out OF the fishing business o
, these Islands and the markets monopo
! lized by Asiatics.
What these Islands lack, more thar
r any one thing, is a larger proportion o
= patriotic American citizens. We can
| not expect the Hawaiian to feel loya
l to our flag at this time, especially wheI
he sees his means OF support beini
I turned over to imported Asiatics; h.
= 10 naturally prejudiced against us; ant
yet IL we Americans give him all tn
! rights OF American citizenship, | be
= lleve that the time Is not far dstan
4 when he will love the Stars and Stripe
| as much as ever he did his native flag.
= We also have among us a large nun
4 Der OF business men who are neithe
= citizens nor loyal to the flag, and ais,
r many who would use its folds for per
5 sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The increase O
5 the proportion OF American citizen
e will decrease the power of these classe
: and will place the conditions In Hawai-
] on a surer and better basis.
The average American laborer can
n not now live in Hawaii and keep his ia
3 mily surrounded by conditions equa
n to those he finds at home. II he
n satisfied in having his children mad
4; associates and companions Of AslatiC
and be willing for them to marry Chi
y nese and Japanese and come unde
n their influence. he can do so and liv,