The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-14
VARYING VIEWS,

The Chinese question, the Asiatc question engages the
minds OF statesmen and OF populations all around the Pacific
Views upon vary in different places, and
tremey divergent dametrlcay opposed united
States mainland have hard and fast exclusion act against
Chinese and strong expression of feeling against the ntroduc
ono Japanese Mexico throwing her ports open to both Chi
Japanese and making special arrangements for their
transport The Philippine Islands, though of the United
States would like to modification OF the Geay act and
AsatC Federated Australia
would Asacs either Chinese Japanese Hindoo and
with any South Sea aborers Australia for the
white white mans Australia is the wachword of the
great Southern colonies The first Parliament under the new
regime has tried the subject but somewhat lamey
In Mexico the Indian population with its Spanish proclveS
essentially lazy and tfess The Government plans large works.
have been given which will bring in large to
the national the form of ROYALTIES and The labor
available however unsatisfactory and unreliable Hence the
efforts to obtain Asatcs AS to the ultimate effects policy
country like Mexico only time tell Mexican peasant
probably live cheapy Chnaman, cheap
Nv II will not he like the EXPENSIVE living Caucasian and the
Asiatic in competition.
Philippines also Chinese and the Asiatic does
hnd strong prejudice against him. The following statement
of the commercial importance OF the Chinese in that group
worthy of consideration The remarks made by the pes
dent the Chamber Of Commerce banquet given to Cover
Taft That gentleman pointed that the Chinese operate
banking institutions in Manila and daily and
three weekly newspapers They pay onefh of the slaughter
receipts of the city of Manila onerd of the market
hs OF the license onennth OF the industrial tax twohhs OF
cedula twO-sevenhs of the stamp of the
import direct in their besides than much
through the English firms Over one-ha OF the bulk OF
the goods received through the custom house for Chinese
FIRMS and they less than cent of the and
only per cent OF the fines
The house officials Chinese
nearly that they prompt receiving and paying
Tor their goods and cause less trouble to the custom officials than
other class of importers The Chinese have six boats cnga
ed in average 500 burden
While they have only few boats registered in their
which ply in the trade yet business of all of the
of any importance largely carried by Chinese merchants
The rice trade which probably the largest single article Of
in the islands, is almost wholly carried on by them
The act passed in the Australian Parliament is per-
empory its relation to the question of contract labor whether
obtained from Asac from the South Sea Islands
There be contract labor in OF the Colonies In this
direction the further than similar law for provides
that within three of the passage of the all abores
originally contract though contracts have expired
cradle hardship because all of these have become free aboers
have bought leased land and have waived their
right to passage money.
With regard free Aac immigrants the plan hit upon
keep them does effective 1t wholly
an educational test which to apply not only to Asacs but to
non-Brsh subjects OF European This requires that
immigrant above certain must be able write
ence to be prescribed by the Immigration officer other
of several specified European languages which applicant
claims understand That this will be satisfactory effective
does possible and the Australians will have find
more effective method for building antAsac barrier.
We however only the threshold of the Chinese
Aac question 1t will play the history of
the lands surrounding the Pacific and will thus time become
world question Who will settle it?
report Senate upon says that measure
ments made March and that that exceedingly dry
month 1t TACT however, that we have had extraordinarily
wet winter and that all the natural reservoirs extraordinarily
well filled The fact is that the do indicate
water indicate highest the lowest measur-
mnts wanted they should be obtained in July August and
September These the dry months and the months
at the beginning of the year
riot in the United States very little The Detroit
labore riot has absolutely political aspect 1t merely
unfortunate economic condition riot in Holland with $4,000
starving aborers and mechanics will very deal 1t
will have very strong political aspect and may
throne
Some dastardy rasas have been trying destroy the new
cup defender What the object of these despcabe rians can
be hard to- tell The building OF cup defender gives