The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-03

viz, in 1881 and 1882. The table Is as follows:
z...'..'.'..'... 4o4Soo IS8S........'. 546889
IS73.............. $4,000 444427
.3I3339 IS9o..............4553o2
.227,49S 1S9I.............5 0o3I9
IO99SO lS92.,. O23OS4
1917. '........'... I49Sa IS93,.......,... 5o297
1873. I3S40O I4467
1879. 1890 1896. 27Q048
1880. .457,257 343267
.Oo943I 1897 23o832
1882. 788992 1898 ............22922
1888. .6O2322 1899. ...........3II7
1854 5IS,592 1900 .44S 572
395,34O 1901 4o79Io
1886 3342o3 64S743
1857 .......,....... 10000
OF the total arrivals 1902 446369 males and 1894
females the males thus exceeding the number OF females
three and hall times. 1t is amusing the observer to look
through these figures and then call to mind the arguments
which used to be put forward against the annexation of these ISL
ands There used be the gaves fears expressed certain
journals otherwise well informed public men as
effect that population would have upon the of the United
States 10 have read their writings and have heard their
en one would have imagined that our little population 15o-
going pemeae every the Union and oVerturn
the best political calculations And yet all the time the tide OF
immigration pouring in from quarter to half million OF
people annually ignorant Of laws ignorant of language
ignorant OF Our customs and in many cases actively hostile to Our
cherished ideals
immigrants changed very materially in the
last half century and the last decades In earlier years
British Isles Germany used contribute the bulk OF
immigrants; two-trd OF them from Italy, Aus
raungary and Russia Italy sent 1885 persons winch was
far from four times the number decade and half
1887 and times the number coming from that
country 1885, AS compared with the preceding year there
increase OF 279 From Austria Hungary there during
last year I7909 immigrants increase OF $500 as
compared preceding and total more than tour
large year 1887. Russia contributed
o747 increase $4,000 the preceding
and half times number arriving
1887 The quota the British has fallen off notably
decade and halt has that from Ger
many Inning ramon decrease wnle
Japan very increase
preceding year.
O the wnoe number of immigrants admitted about
write, the number in
one-ha unaer fourteen years The aliens
land numbered 4974 OF whom
paupers. VI Others 7O9
barred Oh account o. uSeaSe contract aDorero ana e as
-ollVlcts. ..,
any country great than States,
grants coming from the sources wcn e do might be root OF
tOuDIe, country ready
people, and they 80
generation or SO good Alecal Even the Anarchist Den
his mind against existing institutions,
worst traits after the third generation, and becomes law
ABIDING CITIZEN lover OF law ana supporter OF order we have
OF this without end but there bitter ananne
atonsts $4,000 people
Hawaiian could have absolutely no effect upon the body polite
the United States, people would
possible, stop immigration altogether Grip
pie It, as to reduce to a minimum.
The great expressed leveed Aac races but
there strong undercuent dislike European
which present up bulk the immigrants Is latter
not loudly expressed but there the The
regarded danger and and the Geay exclusion
the effect OF keeping the Chinese section ont If is not
absolutely prohbory, very marked effect The
Japanese the other hand has practically namme-
ed and the number of immigrants from this has
very considerable 10 the immigration ignorant
and in vicious from Europe and check
immigration OF the bright and active from Japan
the great problems
The matter OF intense interest that labor
carry on our production of sugar We have field labor
among ourselves and must import labor go under The
best form OF labor and the least Objectionable from point
view Chinese labor and that exactly what the main of
people who give attention to the subject most object and
have been most successful in making objection The
caonal test bill aimed keeping the ignorant population
OF Europe and the Japanese But have Chinese
need japanese Our representatives Washington engaged in
fighting the educational test BILL and bringing every argument
possible to bear against in committee
Our solution good but solution which
will not present itself with any chance of before these
whose views control legislation this subject NAV argue
that the fear of Chinese competition unreasonable but the fear
has cystaized into prejudice The subject of immigration is
the only cloud upon our otherwise bright horizon in this opening
II the year 1903