Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-21
THE pr .NcB OF KNOCKERS.

iItSUHldDly MI. luWlSNOH lf'lS HlSH
], gratifed that the representatives of
labor have failed to endorse the pro.
posal that in lieu of their being placed
in control of the skilled and semi.
skilled labor of the sugar plantations
a limited number of Chinese be allow
ed to enter the Territory Tor labor in
the fields. All the glory there is in
this accomplishment is handed over
TO Thurston and his knoCker campaign
without protest. He should have all
that Is coming to him Through his
paper he has done his utmost to in.
lure the main industry of the Territory
without n single compensating benefit
10 any minor industry or anything
else. He Is entitled to all the honors
coming to Prince of Knockers.
1t is especially worthy of note that
the representatives of labor did not
refuse to endorse the recommendations
OF the so.called Pinkham Commission
because of any failure to represent or
alleged Misrepresentation of the small
farmers. Their objection is based on
the natural opposition of organized la.
Dor to the Chinese, in other words
that branch of the Asiatic race that
can be kept out
Thurston's utterly false small
farm" cry served only to feed the
flame of opposition to the plantation
interests, furnish rallying ground
for knockers and thus blockade efforts
10 eliminate the serious features of the
labor situation. Every dishonorable
means was used to misrepresent the
facts stated in and the purpose of the
Pinkham Commission report.
That's all Thurston has done through
his paper and he Is entitled to full
credit for the continuation of policy
that has never been anything but de-
tructive of united action.
His paper has claimed at various
times TO represent the business men
Of the islands only to misrepresent
them and retard every progressive in.
terest Of the Territory. Called to an
accounting, as he was by the state
iion Trustees and vigorously spanked
for his misrepresentation of work
done for the general welfare Of all in
dustries he tries to make out that his
vicious campaign has been vindiCatcd
Dishonest in dealing with the original
proposition it were impossible that any
degree OF integrity should be shown
by the thoroughly whipped child.
The failure of the Labor Council to
authorize their representatives to sign
the report Of their Investigations is
a greater misfortune to the citizen Ia
Dor interests of Hawaii than the plan
tations. These interests should co
operate that the welfare of the whole
Territory might be served If, how
ever, such a program Is impossible
then alien labor stands ready to stCr
in and the time Is far distant when
all the Aslatic labor will be excluded
from American Territory. Thu veneer
OF Japan will be SO thick that II will
steadily approach the now threatened
position Of displacing the basic wood
That's the pity of 1t.
A representative of the labor mer
has informed the Bulletin that actor
taken by the local body in any way
favorable to Chinese labor would be I;
violation of the oath of allegiance &c
the Federation of Labor. With thii
view of 1t, naturally members would
hesitate to vote for Chinese regardless
OF what seemed the best for Hawaii
BY referring the matter to President
Gompers II is certain that the details
of the Investigations OF the Pinkham
Commission will be gone over care
fully and intelligently. There will bt
none of the Thurston method of con
demning the work and the conclusions
before making any personal investiga
ton. Gompers will act as the broad
public spirited man as he Is.
Gompers Is an American, not q
Enocker.
Locally the business men of the Ter
Titory are called upon to view the in
furious work done by the Prince OF
Knockers, Thurston's Advertiser
Isn't 1t lovely? Should not Thurstor
be proud that he has lent the aid OF