The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-15
ECHOES FROM
THE MOHONK
CONFERENCE
Professor Flosmer Advocates es=-portuguese or
Chinese Labor for Hawaii.-.Chinese
Minister Hopeful.
Springfield Republican 90 following
The Mohonk Conference /:

Springfield Republican Oct 90 following
the Mohonk Conference:
among the speakers and the
last evening Prof Frank A Hosmer of Amherst but lately
president of Oahu College Honolulu council
under the Hawaiian provisional government discussed Conditions
and Needs IN aWan Today Gorham D. Gilman OF Boston, for
years Honolulu
on IN Hawaii which was read by Dr. Douglas F. Brne OF Rye
Y. Hitchcock Dartmouth college, has
visited for considerable time spoke
The Situation Hawaii and Rev Dr. Doremus scudder
representative of the American missionary association in Hawaii and
editor Honolulu closing address Prof
Hosmer said in his address:
Cuba Philippines, Hawaiian
lands the Union by the free will and OF the think
ing citizens OF the and Hawaii today integral part OF the
Union regularly organized territory The United States coasine
shipping hardship that only vessels sailing under
the flag can carry or freight from one
anothea regulation adapted to the mainland of
but largely reducing for OF with the coast
present steamships passenger
The application of these
laws turning tourists from the island and dvertng trade
o British Columbia
public spirit territory that when
failed provide adequate lighthouse
the local has maintained lights at its
addition during the last four $4,000 has been
and harbor OF
The lighthouses have within the been taken over
and the service improved and
depth Of Honolulu
o the only possible habor the large
island of Hawaii still urgent need of breawater to render
shipping chamber of calls
time to take sanitary precautions
in Hawaiian ports preparatory to the opening the
With exception Portuguese supply of whom is no
available white aborr found to be untitled for tropical
field work viii stand the work in the
labor situation should be at
therefore suggests that would be OF great
of islands if the United
could amended permit the assist
Portuguese aborers from the Azores
nghborng there could be modification OF the Chi
e exclusion act permitting immigration these islands OF
agricultural abofes
restricted agricultural labor and domestic service
abores the islands cannot rival LOUISIANA
long from the market adds heavy cost of
expense The Chinese boycott
American goods public attention the dissatisfaction OF
with the exclusion laws and toucne
OF the South and merchans OF
informed on
that of the Chinese minister himself Sr
the Chinese Whe
w respectful upper classes of Chinese visiting this
country while acquescng the exclusion OF the ooe class
the Philippines willing to compromise
laborers Hawaii and that this
Incorporated proposed treaty with the United
granting of this request will
Chinese to American LABOR
and save he situation in the Hawaiian islands
Hitchcock spoke follows:
classes n course the Europeans
Americans capabilities fully those their
Europe America Their wealth obtained by close
business of manufacturing The
statistics of the
exports 1904 SO of which of
Naturally the business kindly
suggestions Washington that be paid
sugar and fosterd The of
Congress and The planters cheap labor
aboer
encq is for the Chinese of the United States forbid
the mnrtation that nationality and efforts be-
the prohibition The Hawaiian planters
titled to the privilege choosing their business The
should not discriminate against the industry In order
employ newly Chi
drawback the prosperity of all the indus
s the provision freight and cannot be carried