The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-30


A. L. c. Atkinson. the Acting Gov
ernor in his capacity of Secretary %
Hawaii and as such ex officio president
of the Board Of Immigration created
by the Legislature OF 1905. had already
received Commissioner Sargent when
e. d. Tenney, Jos. p. Cooke. J. H.
Craig and John ]. Garden, members of
the board, entered a few minutes after
four o'clock.
MIR. ATKINsoN'S INTRODUCTION.
President Atkinson stated that he
had called the meeting to tell Mr.. Sar-
gent under what law they were or
ganized, and as they would work I'M
der the Federal Bureau of Immigration,
to inform him of their intention to car
ry out ideas held in this country fer
a long time.
1--WE want to get white laborers into
Hawaii" Mr.. Atkinson proceeded.
This is not new country. We have
spent a great many thousands of dol
lars in trying to get people into the
country 1t is hoped that We may
benefit by past experience.
providing for this board is good, but,
as only a small appropriation has been
-rnade. / take 1t we are entitled to go
round and raise money for assisting inn
migration. No private corporation or
Individual can assist immigration, but
[ believe a.public body can. We wish'
Mr.. Sargent. to get your assistance.
Our plantations, which have been de-
pending on coolie labor, have got down
to the idea that we have to get citi-
zen labor as backbone to this coun-
try"
MR.. SARGENT'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Sargent spoke in substance as
follows: Governor Atkinson and Cen
tlemen Commissioners: / wish to ex-
press my appreciation of the opportun-
ity of appearing before you, because
doubt IL there is anyone in the employ
of the Government who takes deeper
interest in the matter of immigration
than myself.
when 1 was anere two years ago I
was impressed with the belief that here
was beautiful country for people to
live in. Evidence of the interest the
Bureau of immigration has since TAX
en- in these islands is seen in the fact
that we have erected station which
Is thoroughly equipped for receiving
aliens at this port. This has been done
at cost of about 100000, and on the
, fourth of July we shall begin to do
business in the new station, which is
la credit to the country and to this port
II told some of you two years ago
that I had no doubt you could get a
good class of immigration If you went
the right way about it. 1 differed with
some of you about having all Asiatics,
as l believed that there was an OPEN
! Ing here for a thrifty class of Europe
ans. called attention at that time
to the provisions of Section 4 which
had been overlooked, and 1 suggested
to gentlemen that ] should not any
more overlook it,"
ASSISTED IMMIGRATION.
y Mr.. Sargent here read from the I'm
migration Act the section just mention
ed. which forbids assisted immigration
and advertising for immigrants with
inducements of any kind. Then he read
Section 6, which provides that such
prohibition shall not be applicable to
states and territories. IT suggested at
that time" the Commissioner observed,
that the Territory could advertise on
, the mainland or in any foreign coun-
: try for people to come here as settlers
and laborers.
your Legislature has seen At to pro-
! vide for an immigration Commission.
This Commission can lay before the
people of any country the opportunities
for employment or settlement in this
Territory. That is within the meaning
I of the law.
T, IT believe that II this Commission
should see fit to exert it's influence,
either on the mainland or in Europe.
there would be found aliens who could
be induced to come here and become
good citizens of this Territory and of
the Nation.
OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
IT saw evidence. especially on Maui,
of what can be done II you can get
the right kind of people to go up there
and take up land along that mountain
slope, and find a market for their prod
ucts-not sugar cane, though cane Is
the great commodity here now, but the
day is coming when you should be pre-
pared for something else. You need to
! lay foundation so that II at any time
cane should fail you would have sub
stantial agricultural community.
II believe that ii you today should
select from your Commission one of
your best men-not necessarily the
most familiar with your sugar industry,
but with the general capabilities Of
your country for settlement-and send
him to Europe. especially to Italy. he
would have no difficulty in procuring a
, desirable class of immigrants
NOT STILETTO wIELDERS.
FOR some time there has been an
| oAfart IN tIa ma inl a nd To attract Ital-