The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-30
AN APPEAL
TO CONGRESS
The Local Petition
Against the
ASiatics.

praying for the complete exclusion o
both Japanese and Chinese or their de
scendants from American territory
The petition in it's pamphlet form i
now at hand and with the names o
the s;gners appears below:
To the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United States o
America, greeting:
We, the undersigned citizens OF tn,
United States, do hereby represent:
First-That the present and future
prosperity of this nation depends in &
great measure on the maintenance o.
! tire present high standard of living o.
I its inhabitants.
Secondhand this standard can moi
be maintained if the sphere of the
American mechanic is invaded by the
hordes of Asia, whose mode of life en-
ables them to live comfortably on a
sum which to an American would be a
mere pittance.
Third-That at present fully as per
cent of all the labor of the Hawaiian
Islands, both skilled and unskilled, is
being performed entirely by Orientals.
Fourth--hat practically all the la
Dor, both skilled and unskilled. which
has been performed on buildings and
grounds in this Territory for the Fed
eral government has been and is still
being performed entirely by japanese
ana chinese TO the t&CIQSiOI VI
competent American mechanics, who
by reason of these conditions are at
present forced into almost complete
idieness.
Fffth-That the population of the
Hawaiian Territory is 100000. of whom
the Chinese and Japanese number near
: ly $1,000, the Americans about 5000, and
/ the natives $1,000.
Sixth-That by rightly excluding all
Orientals from this Territory and from
the United States conditions would soon
become such that American citizens
would be enabled to earn a living for
themselves and families, which they
are now practically unable to do on ac-
count of the deplorable and entirely
un-American conditions now existing.
Seventh-That for the reasons above
set forth your petitioners earnestly ask
that suitable legislation be framed, the
results Of which would be
ID The complete exclusion of both
Japanese and Chinese or their descend
ants from American territory.
CD The requirements that all labor
Of every description whatsoever. which
is performed for the Federal govern
ment shall be done by, and only by,
citizens OF the United States.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
E. J. Mahoney, Henry Bell. David
Ke. I. c. Brown. Martin Condor, Alex.
Swanstop. NJ. r. Freitas, Antoine Rego,
II. Ryan. C. w. Charles. Kahawai. John
MeGreeny. T. Mills, p. F. Dillon, J.
NJ. Kanse. II. Piper. Jacintho Furtads,
Antoine Medeiros, Frank Simao, An
tonic Rebello. Joe Souza, Sam. Kahao-
Iii, Dinuel Pimetelle, Manuel MoniZ.
Manuel Medeiros. Antoine Medeiros. |
Toney NUNS, Manuel Fernandes, Man |
DEL Leandro. w. n. Kauanoano, Joe !
Kaahn.Joao Marques, Henry Ingra- |
ham. j. NJ. Kahoai. Joseph Kamaka, |
Manuel Marques, Peter Rodriques, |
John G. Abren. John Lemos. Ernest |
Cahral. Solomon KeaIoha, Luis Kauhi, |
John Silva, John Ke, Antoine T. Marks, |
Arthur Soares. Anton Rawlins, Geo. |
Andrews. David Ilianu. ID. Marrono, |
Antoine u. Cavalho, ]. p. Rego. Patri- |
clio De Rego. ]. F. SouZa, Julio p. Re- |
j. n Rodrigues, Frank b. Freitas, J. |
Machado, NJ Luiz. Manuel de Mello. |
NJ. T. Siire 81. c. LIMBO, Joao j. Bar |
boz - - Undo, Antoine Moniz, Chas. |
i. Siders. Senapi 1. Braga, NJ. r. Me- |
deiros, jr., Manuel Hendricks, Vic Me- |
donoao. NJ. Cambar, Paul Costa, j. G. |
Costa. j. @. Jardine, NJ. G.. Clement, |
Joe r. Freitas, Ernst Enos, NJ. Correa, |
J. Alameda, G. Medeiros, a. Louis, V. |
Medeiros. A. Correa, III. Wise. F. Sousa. |
j. Sousa, F. Correa, j. Sources, A. Cra- |
vile. J. Mosman. II. Williams. NJ. Fer |
nandes. NJ. Joseph, l.. *. Nohola, Pile
mona, Peter Haulele, G. w. Scott, T. |
y. West, III. r. Doane, Enos Kealoha.
J. III. Naone. Antoine Machado, w. Ka-
male, s. p. Kind. George Hookario,
nee. Kamaka, S. X Kalimahaua, II.
Z. Crabbe, T. Stiff, James Kamam.
Jos. Dunno, b. Morris, Chars. Hazard.
I. Aukai Z. X. Paulo Ke-a, Johnny |
Wahoe. ]. b. Tommas. j. E. Gustafson.
70. j. Lucas, S. X. Sylvia, V. McAvoy. |
G. D Rama, Peter Bowza, Geo. Ka-
leikini. s. KIM Kamane, Joseph w.
Fairman, D. Naone, James X. Kama
kani. Ed. Wickman. j. T. Greenwood,
Ball. Simeon X. Nawoa. F.
Michel, d. e. Hayes, w. r. Anderson.
Frank SOuza, Samuel Ramsay. Geo.
w. Edwards. T. O'Brien, David Ross,
G.. C Mason, w. j. Ramsay, c. Ziehm.
Joe Fernandez, c. II. Carlson, Thomas
NJ. Rae. Walter Adamthwaite, William
Ryder, l.. u. Ross, NJ Mortenson, John |
son. Ira a. Barget. Nj. G. MaJeau, VIM.
c. Charles. Chas- Lucas, w. G. Colds
worthy. =. Sackwitz, John Smyth, John
Dale. r. AIichell a. G. Smith. j. Uni.
cusker. Perez Tanais. F. McNamee, H.
\. Amion. Il. Lucas. II. Rivers. S r.
Stone. Kahana. Thos. F. Trainor. d. r.
Clarke, Antoine Ferdy. w. /. BridgIand,
J. Il. KwasiGroch, John K. Inch. Hen
~ Beatar, Paul Yule. Antonio Diaz J. |
4. Butterheld. f. Brown. Frank Muir
ply. w. j. Baird. j. w. Rylander, j. s
John Watson. Jas. b. Pakele. /
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Davis, Henry Watson, RI Davenport |
las. Brown. Julius Risenblum. j.
Schlump. NJ. Nilsson. Coleman Tierney.
: Tyrrell. \. Peottner. Oh. PIaine
lohn Turgesen. Charles F. Knape
harry Wilhelmsen, a. Anderson, M
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Sahuaa, Il. X Hanuna. s. X. Kaloa.
William Kealie. Kauhaa. ]. Adams.
oa1e- Eddie Akoni-wO. G. Kaliko |
rhUs. l.. Andrews. James Houghtai-
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ma. Jas \. Aud. Hapennia Keame
salem Hanchett. Thos Gandall. III "
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