The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-17
CHINESE LABOR.

1t interesting that only people who
asking amendment Chinese exclusion act The
fruit growers OF California asking for the thing there
strong feeling that Chinese exclusion will have have
let up in Manila That these expressions of opinion will
have immediate results very unlikely but they may have
ual results.
The has been made in the kilograms that the
bers Of the subcommittee OF the Senate will report adversely upon
the modified Chinese immigration This they may may
Certainly OF them expressed himself avorably disposed
such recommendation, and another inimaed much OF
after leaving here they may have that such
mendaton would be unwe and mpoc, but neither would
couch the remarks in such language as credited.
There sound in the advocacy of restricted
Chinese immigration but there such fear of the Chinese that
suggestion denounced The Chinese under proper
restrictions not nearly dangerous the white mechanic
the Japanese When comes to question of competition the
Japanese being adaptable being ready assmae western
IDEAS and methods and being practically unrestricted
through the treaties capable of nurng the trade of the white
mechanic, and undersel the white merchant
AT meeting Of the California orchard the subject of
farm labor very thoroughly trehed and resolution
was passed that the sense OF the convention that the Chi
exclusion Should be amended admit farm labor
restricted numbers Such motion in which has
been SO strongly opposed to Chinese significant 1t must have
taken good deal OF courage propose and the resolution
the face Of the strong opposition that bound call forth
The fruit growers however had learned lesson. White
cannot endure the work OF picking with the thermometer
lis in the shade One speaker pointed that last year thou
sands OF tons and other fruit lost because the ar
could obtain the labor gather the If white labor
endure gapepckng during the heat of the late
and early autumn, endure stripping in fields
where the temperature damp tropical heat which makes
from every PORE and where there breath of wind
stir the sagnant heat-laden air.
Since the disappearance of the Chinese from agricultural
fields the japanese has taken his place. and the California fruit
farmer has nothing particularly good OF the change One
speaker stated that the large promises and
faithes performance This faerng but it is
tany fairly sketch of Japanese The
Japanese abOrer reliable. We also find him turbulent and
unamenabe One OF the objections Japanese the
Der of crimes of violence which laid their charge They
show disregard for human life Among
who under for the heavy crimes against
the Japanese decidedly predomnate This is eNlainabe
ehnic grounds but employers of labor look for facts and for
explanations upon ethnic any other grounds.
The objections which the Star has often urged the Of the
japanese, against whom put barrier repeated
the The Japanese very competition
with the white Skilled mechanic and aboer He very quickly
his trading talents and goes competition with white
retail dealer AS unskled aboer satisfactory be-
he unreliable and that again the characteristic of
Japanese aborers in California.
If the question of Chinese farm labor is viewed from unpe
udced standpoint it is perfectly sound The trouble that
pe who have the the matter peudced against
they cannot free themselves of their prejudice They
gard it from hostile standpoint While
gnat OF Chinese restricted immigration swallow the camel of
unrestricted Japanese immigration whole
The Star would do everything in its power protect the skill
ed artizan and mechanic from undue competition clearly
sees that such the condition of affairs The Japanese
pressing the white mechanic, far than the Chinese
did We notice how the is pushing forward Re
Gently the whole cultivation of small sugar plantation
put into the hands OF japanese who have restrictions upon
them and consequently employ Japanese mechanics for skill
ed work which may be required.
Great the prejudice against Chinese looks very
much the attention given towards Chinese might
given to the Japanese Restricted Chinese immigration safer
than unrestricted Japanese immigration.