The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-25

plantations is organized under over
seers and foremen and the cost of every
thing is as carefully estimated as in
one of your great American factories. ="
How do you get along with your la
bor?" L asked.
1--WE are doing very WELL" said the
Governor. But we should be far bet
ter satisfied if the people here would
not insist upon the same labor laws for
US as are the United States. The
conditions are different, and what is
good for one place is not good for an
other This will be found to be the
case sooner or later as to the most of
our outlying colonies. White men can
not do the every day labor of the trop-
les and our conditions are such that la
Dor of certain classes is best performed
by Chinese. We should like to have a
limited number of Chinese. We want
enough to develop the islands to their
fullest capacity, and no more The
number should be limited, and when the
supply falls off through death or inn
migration We should have the right to
import others to take their places. AS
it is now we can import Japanese, but
no Chinese, and We have now about
$4,000 Japanese in the islands. They
do not make as good laborers as the
Chinese. They are not so reliable, nor
do they make as good citizens"
10 you have labor unions among
your celestials?"
mot in the sense that the word is
used in the United States" said Gov
ernor Carter. THE japanese always
so together. They may be said to have
one great union of their own. The Chi
nese have their organization, but these
are more like social clubs than our
trades unions. There are now and
then strikes among the people of both
races, but We have on the whole, fewer
labor troubles than you"
rs there any chance for the poor
white man in Hawaii"
Not much for the common laborer"
replied Governor Carter. 1.-THE Jap
anese and the Chinese will work more
cheaply than he and almost equally as
well. Indeed, the white man can't
work as well in the tropics as either
the Chinamah or japanese. We use
white men for our superintendent and
clerks, We do not want them to do
the hard work"
What are the chances for young
Americans in the Hawaiian Islands,
Governor"
There are opportunities for young
Americans everywhere" was the reply,
land there will ALWAYS be places for
the right men in our islands. Neverthe-
less it must be remembered that the
country is about as we'll taken up as
is any part of the United States. The
islands have been settled for many
years, and the opportunities of a new
and rapidly developing country are
lacking, We prefer to have a few high
priced good men rather than many poor
men to do our work, and the wages,
are, 1 think, higher than in the United
States OVerseers and foremen are now
receiving SEQ and upward each month.
Sugar boilers and engineers 500 ana
upward, while the plantation carpen-
fers and DlaeksmitlIs are paid from $50
to 500. All the high-priced men on the
sugar Plantations have their houses
and frowOod furnished. There Is good
demand for necht p'cs In Honolulu, but
even there the .GDanese and Chinese
compete. As % clerks and boOlIkeepers
they are easily gotten and the wages
are not much higher than in the United
States"
How about men with money? Are
there many opportunities for good in
vestments?"
Yes; but the conditions are not .nr
different from those OF other part Of
the United States. II takes large ca D
ital 10 operate a sugar plantation and
the best Of the sugar lands are taken
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