The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-15

tai conditions and influence of plan
tiers, he cited a resolution adopted by
the Board of Health compelling. all
physicians TO qualify in English before
being admitted TO practice Then Hack
field & Co. had protested TO the Board
and the resolution was "chloroformed.' .
In this Connection it was stated that
the objection to the resolution was that
it was inimical to plantation interests.
IWTLEI sToCKADE.
The witness went into the matter of
the Iwilei stoekade with full detail, fl
ing also a pamphlet containing a re-
port by the Labor Commissioner, and
two charges made by himself and one
by Judge Estee to grand juries. Upon
this report, so he stated, the Attorney
General had sent instructions to the
United States Attorney here to proceed
against the stockade under the Ed
mund's act. Witness claimed that the
stockade was run under government
supervision and with full knowledge of
the Territorial authorities. Senator
Mitchell asked how the Territorial
authorities were responsible to which
the witness replied that it was super
vised by the High Sheriff, reading the
rules under which it was conducted,
and added that Attorney General Dole
took no action. He said that the courts
were powerless to act for the Attor-
ney General could have nolle pressed
any case that was brought.
The Advertiser and the Star both
supported this evil but the free and
untrammeled press was outspoken in its
denunciation. The churches and citi-
zens and public bodies spoke against
the evil, but they were unheard, and it
was not until the same day that an in
junction was issued against the stock
ade, at the instance of religious people
owning property near the place, claim
ing its value was deprecated thereby
that the Acting Governor ordered the
High Sheriff to tear down the fence
This the witness pointed out was only
done after an injunction had been is
sued, though not served,
Senator Mitchell Nothing of that
kind is tolerated now is it?'
Since my resignation from the
bench, the Board of Health, of whkc.l
the Attorney General is a member ex-
officio, has discovered an abnormal in
crease in disease as resulting from the
closing of the stockade and wants to
enforce the act to mitigate. / under
stand that committee called upon
Judge Estee and asked him if he would
stand in on the proposition, but he re-
piled that he would not be party to
anything of the kind
The witness further said that all the
Japanese at the stockade had been
brought here for that special purpose,
and to the credit of the Hawaiians but
one woman of that race had been found
low enough to enter such a place. The
stockade he further said was an out
growth of the condirons brought about
by the Introduction of Oriental labor at
the hands of the planters.
POLICE AND PLANTATIONS.
The witness also corrected a state
ment that Chinese were needed upon
the rice plantations, saying that the
rice industry was entirely in the hands
of the Chinese, and that if Orientals
were introduced it would be helping
these Chinese. What Hawaiians were
engaged in raising rice, rented their
land from Chinese. Regarding a state
ment by F. VI. Swanzy that the plan
tations furnished free medical attend
ance, he stated that the government
paid for physicians on some of the
plantations. the plantation paying a
part also. Witness denied the state
ment that Oriental labor had been en-
ployed about the naval station, on the
authority of Captain White, explaining
that the work was done by sub-con-
tractors who had employed Japanese.
Mr. Humphreys referred also TO the
expense of policing Oriental labor on
the planta tions. which has borne by the
government. Incidentally he mention
ed that the Attorney General rela-
tive of the Governor had the the dis
posal of half mn44on dollars and was
not required to give a bond. Statistics
were cited to show that the expense
is heavier where Oriental labor is en-
ployed. Where there are no plantations
the expense was less. Senator Foster
interrupted to remark that in the East
where much labor is employed about
the mines, more police are always re-
quired.
w. o. SMITH CORRECTS STATE
MENT
Witness then referred to the Leper
settlement, saying its conduct was most
eXtravagant, the average cost of main
tenance for each leper being $3.50. This
was in excess of the amount required
by many white families in Honolulu