The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-31
ASIATICS ON PUBLIC WORKS.

There can be doubt that is utterly wrong employ Asia
tics government work, such road making CONSTRUCTOR
kind there have been where Federal work
has gone this class OF people However what officials of the
Federal may do business What we have
to do attend to affairs and officials
Much OF the trouble lies in sub-conracts. The Government
department giving the whole contract will give it
Asiac but all the much of the work be done by Ash
alcs through the suDconacto Inc proper way to deal with
the have clause in every contract that Asatc
labor any form should be employed and this the Star under
stands is done in some departments.
The point OF view taken by the Central Committee is
Public work should the citizens and the voters, public
work should not 90 to nozens and nonvoe of class that
become citizens and but always remain
aliens German Portuguese, Frenchma, Brtisher
may not be citizen the he may be eligible for
citizenship account of his term OF residence but he give
notice OF ms intention to become czen ana would become
citizen due course Such man should be eligible for any
employment but the of the Asatc totally different and
he is certainly ineligible for territorial employment
This matter important but can be settled easily
contracts made void when Asatc labor employed upon
government work 1t one thing to that Aslatic labor shall
not be employed and it entirely another thing say that
will be void Asatc labor employed The PROPOSE
negative which can be avoided The second proposition
is negative which enforced by very serious penalty
1t long since we have had the yellow flag in the harbor
Gaelic had a of vaooid board The prompt
by Dr. Coer however show how excellent the Marine
Hospital Service 1t is likely with such medical officer
guarding the port that any contagious disease will n
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The Floods Mississippi likely seriously njue the
crops and great misery upon the poorer class OF the population
will be enaed while the weather. classes who and cult
large will find themselves very seriously crippled
The Hoods do their height and further deuc
and damage likely to be reported for several days
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The Presidents OF Guatemala and San Salvador confer
upon their differences The settlement will probably depend
upon who has the bigger and the least faith An early
telegram may tell that other president prisoner to his
colleague has been shot by the opposing Central Am
Republics VIGOROUSLY prone broken faith improved
and heightened by little murder
There an opportunity for young Hawaiian to obtain
place at Annapolis and train for officer in the navy Delegate
Kalananaole will make nominations April There is
one nomination and three aternates. There for the
preparations the examination. 1t is
to be hoped that Island boy will be successful and that the
nomination will go OF the Territory the with
Delegate WilcoX's nominee.
protest from the practical engineers against Representative
Damens bill for examining and licensing local engineers to
be expected bill itself we'll enough but it certainly bears
hardly of who protesting The bill might
easily amended to interfere with these men, but call
for examination those coming certificates upon show
ing of work might be issued to these men, Certainly egis
are ought pass which will njue throw out of
work practical Hawaiian mechanics because they are lacking in
theoretical knowledge. The bill should be carefully con-
sidered before it is passed