The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-29

how to take care of themselves and had
to be taught how to live in their new
surroundings. They were morally upset
by their long travels and changed envi-
ronment and found it difficult to acquire
The new habits Of life necessary to their
new conditions. So a considerable num-
Der became strOllers and vagabonds, and
whenever possible. tiOcked into the towns.
There was much complaint about them
by the people in Hawaii. IS they were
not personally friendly and were also
unpopular on account of the number of
criminals who accompanied them. Be
fore their arrival doors and windows Of
private residences in the islands We're
seldom locked and property could be
left about uncared for with perfect Sc
curity, Despite their small number rela
tive TO the entire population they have
contributed a large proportion to the in
mates of the prison in the islands
Comparatively few southern negroes
have been taken to the islands. 1t was
found that the men would not stay en-
the plantations. but drifted into the
towns. where they found employment.
There were also strong social reasons for
not taking negroes to the islands. The
color line between the HawaHans and the
Caucasians has been very loosely drawn
The schools. churches and society OF
Hawaii are open to both alike and many
of the leading American and European
residents have intermarried with the ma
tIves. who are not racially allied with
the negro, though approaching him In
color. Thus for political and social rea-
sons Hawaii public sentiment considers 1t
undesirable that an element be added to
the population that would be certain in
time to disturb the existing happy CON
ditions and to create or emphasize preju-
dices which are thought to he unneces-
sary at this time.
Influx Of Japanese.
So 1t has come about that the Hawaiian
planters have been compelled to look prin-
cipally to Japan for their labor supply.
and the japanese are going into the
islands in constantly increasing numbers.
The japanese had at first the same ten
dency that the Chinese have shown to
remain for few years and then return
10 Japan with the money that they have
saved. OF late years however, they eX-
hibt more and more a tendency to be-
come permanent settlers in the islands.
They are also bringing over a larger pro-
ppItlpH VI Japanese women HnO lnFn
children are attending the Hawaiian
schools along with white and Hawaiian
children and are thus being brought UP
amid surroundings and with ideas that
would make them practically aliens #
they should return to Japan.
The japanese make fairly good panta-
ton laborers, though some of the plan
ters would prefer Chinese. The China
man is usually the more steady and re-
liable. but the less energetic laborer OF
the Two, and is preferred for irrigation
and cane cutting. The Japanese has
greater physical strength, and is the bet.
ter man for loading or for general roust-
about work in the mill. He is more
cleanly about his person and tidy about
his surroundings and adopts more readily
all the superficial tokens OF Caucasian
civiliza ton. He wears European clothing.
carries a watch and seeks most eagerly
for variety In life. He is constantly visit
ing new places and trying his hand at