New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-06
THE YANKEE WANING.
In Hascaii Numerically, Says GoU-
ernor Dole.

washington. Nov. 6-Ciovernor Sanford b. Dole
chief executive of the Territory of Hawaii, in his
annual report TO the Secretary of the Interior says
that the American element in the Sandwich ISL
ands is continually falling behind the Hawaiian
Portuguese Japanese and Chinese races.
This opinion is based on conditions in the schools
The American and European children in the
schools not including Portuguese and Porto
Ricans, number 1906, increase OF only IS over
the previous year, while the Hawaiian. Portuguese,
japanese and Chinese children in the schools num-
Der s2e9. an increase Of 945. The Governor says:
The prospect emphasizes the importance of Civ
good common school education. The association
school work and the recreatons of the playground
go far toward breaking down race preJu9ices; ana
ton in the future.
other references in the report TO social condi-
tons in Hawaii follows:
There are many marriages between Hawaiian
women ana White men and few between aa
classes OF marriages is Improvement. as a
ENTERPRISE Fhe Portuguese generaily ntermarTy
The same is true of the Japanese. Halfbreed Ha.
waiians, class are increasing, and the rate of
ishing.
The report says the statistics show a steady in
crease in the last three years in the production of
sugar and increase in the shipments outside the
Territory. Coffee shipments show an increase Of
10000 pounds over. the previous year. but a de-
crease of $4,000 pounds compared with the year
evitably a diminishing product both from the COM
petition of the new rice fields of Texas and Loust-
ana and the diminishing numbers of Chinese in
the Territory.
Governor Dole says that the majority Of the new
settlers on the public lands last year were white
men, and he adds:
1t is evident that the settlement of the available
lands OF the Territory by farmers owning and cur
tivating their holdings must be of gradual growth;
The large of public lands held under uneXplred
leases is one reason for this. Other reasons are
want of markets, cheap transportation ana SUM-
Gent good roads.
The report says the competition Of the chinese
and japanese in the market is formidable on the
ground Of their lower wages. rather than the quail
ity Of the mechanical performance of the men OF
those natioIalites which falls behind that OF the
Anglo Saxon as regards work not especially Oren-
tai. It recommends that a limited immigration OF
Chinese aborers to the Territory be permitted con-
ditioned upon their engaging only in agricultural,
mill and domestic work for hire during their stay,
and subject to deportation at their own expense
upon their ceasing to do so.
other recommendations for legislation are as
follows:
That the federal government assume the man
agement of Hawaiian lighthouses and the improve
meut and of Haw allan harbors. or, IN the al,
transfer OF the customs revenue received
at the ports Of entry in the Hawaiian Islands, a
portion sufficient for these purposes 10 the 1erFl-
tory of Hawaii
That the expenses incurred by the Territory in
the management of lighthouses and the improve
ment and of harbors from and after June 44r
1890 be refunded by the federal government