The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-22
STAND IN LINE
FOR LABORERS
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1 TO the lowest DloQeF, lnouSn MS. DIG
may be based on the cheapest alien
Oriental labor
! We submit. if continued, subsequent
to knowledge, such placing of Federal
| patronage is an extreme menace to
American civilization in Hawaii
The Hawaiian Legislature has gone
to the limit of the power of local Gov
| eminent to correct the evil
We ask the Federal Government to
| take similar stand.
We request, if within the bounds of
Federal law and Chief Executive pow
er, the President of the United States
to issue on order to all Departments,
having business in the Territory of
Hawaii, to stipulate in all specffica-
lions, contracts, and under all con-
ditions requiring labor that only citi-
zen, or eligible to become citizen labor
shall be employed on Federal work:
and to instruct, in case positive in
ability exists in securing skilled la
Dor only, alien unski1led labor may be
temporarily substituted under some
suitable designated authority, with au-
thorization and record for each case.
FAvoRs FIELD LABOR.
The second letter. which has to do
with the feeling of the Exchange on the
general subject of Chinese field labor
reads thus:
The Builders & Traders Exchange of
this city is an organization OF em-
ployes OF labor and dealers in mate
rails.
We take the position American civil
ization and social standards must be
sustained in all possible avenues
The entire capital of the Territory of
Hawaii is directly or indirectly in
vested in the production of sugar, or
dependent thereon
This capital cannot be destroyed or
transferred into other industries with
out extreme consequences to the popu-
lation.
The white man cannot. and could ne,
viii not labor in the cane fields.
Unskilled agricultural labor is prac- |
EicalIy abandoned to the Oriental.
An effort to induce Congress 10 gra at |
the Territory OF Hawaii the privilege |
Of importing Chinese for use as I'M
skilled field and agricultural labor on
~ for stated periods and subsequent |
would receive the endorse
nent and support of the Exchange.
Such employment betters the condi- /
ton Of the Chinese and they occupy |
4 place in commercial economy thei
white man cannot occupy.
The Oriental absolutely and intelii-
gently, embracing American civiliza-
ion, patriotism, education, social re-
Iuirements and plane of living has no
advantage over the white man in the
higher occupations.
Adherence to Oriental standards
,ives the destructive power
Eroi1T6ioo ho fro6 |
las no influence in our conclusions.
Attest. J. D. AVERY,
Secretary.
Attached to each letter is the state
nent of the fact that it was approved
~ the Exchange, which carries also
he certification of the Secretary. To II
AIRY out these conditions after each
etter was read the proper motion was
'assed and the letters made absolutely
ficial. There was no dissenting vote
n either case. II
L. E. Pinkham was appointed Com
nittee of one to secure the certified
opy of the labor law to forward to
Commissioner Sargent
An amendment to the bylaws fixing
he initiation fee at SIS until there are
90 members, and the dues at 50 quar-
er was adopted.
The Secretary was authorized to ask
very person who is preparing to build
o have a clause put in the contract,
alling for the employment of none but
itizen labor, and to keep list of all
ersons who consent to the conditions.
Chairman Pinkham, for the legisla-
I've committee, announced that the 8
our. citizen labor law had been pass
i but the plumbing and building laws
allied.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
inkham, Harris and Bowler was
AIMED to prepare and present memo
al in the name of the Exchange in
lie memory of the late S. c. Allen.