Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-21

Gentlemen, this Report, as originally drawn, used much
stronger language the japanese situation in these Islands
and probably expressed your sentiments forciby.
We but regard the international relations between the
United States and JAPAN and language should be such the
Administration will not be embarrassed.
This Report deals with deeper question than the special
grievances of you have which may effect the special
trade trades that you state have been nfrnged upon
This Report will have influence the policy of the United
States toward its tropical possessions.
The discussions the platform, in Legislative halls and in
the press relative the principle rights and conditions in out
living possessions have proceeded the assumption the factors
necessary of existence in tropical country SINH
lar to those of the temperate mainland
1t has been assumed that in the Hawaiian Islands there
equal variety of cpoymcnts corresponding to those of the
Mainland, that if commercial legislative disturbance af
fccts industries the others will he in normal state
and that displaced labor easily adjust itself by change of
employment
This is most falacou premise be applied either in argu'
mcnt or fact to the Hawaiian Islands
1t is wrong Gentlemen for you entertain such representa-
tions.
Few if any you have visited every portion of these Isl
and hence from personal observation you unable Judge
1t for this very purpose invited to send your
representatives this Committee This Committee has proven
you that the Hawaiian Islands have minerals forests
fuel which base manufactures, bers which
base textile manufactures. If had isolated are
could not compete in the markets of the world
The misleading part of all this public discussion is that be-
experimcntaly raise products in almost
every instance complete commercial estimates based past
and present facts to the products given Without these
there can be no sound progress
1t is unwisc, foolhary and disastrous send per-
fcctly equipped ship into mid-ocoan without Il compass.
You have present but ship-sugar-and everyone
knows it.
Let the muny disagree throw overheard the extant
and compass and question if the ship does not wreck itself
and the whole passenger list suffer and perish.
There few this world who care nothing for money
or ease and while cannot the of Gentleman whom
profoundly respect may with proprety, in my Ian
suage, repeat the of conversation as follows:
If ina
OF the Islands and knowledge of conditions particularly the sem
e and artificial position of the Hawaiian Sugar Industry
although believe in the family and homes in my power
today to replace all the labor the Sugar Plantations with
families in their little homes, should fear to do it. I
should fear might commit sin toward humanity for should
sugar fail the want and suffering would be appalling for the
country is not in position present supply its food
81 desire those here homes raise their LARGE
families and furnish labor for the Plantations and industries
deprecae educating children into discomfort hope other
steady conened white labor may be secured but it can only be
secured gradually.
know OF no available agricultural continental white labor
oo"naoe believe some desirable white labor might be OBJ
tanned from the Island possessions of Portugal These TI
are about our only present resource
Some OF the laboring dnounce the Plantations fnor
cay 1t has been shown YOU and your President went over
every hgne carefully and critically that S6O574 63
invested IN equPping the Plantations $4s went to
skilled labor the products of skilled labor and citizen labor
Your President certify that for over half the time tho
Plantations have been in existence organized thew have
paid dividends stockholders they have not failed how
ever, to pay their employees
WIN boom and shortage of sugar. the Plantations will
make large sums of money Then will extreme depes-
sion Labor could not have better tic readust its rea
tions. "
The main question before the supply of Labor and the
OF the balance of power the Islands, for not
only local reasons but national reasons including national de-
Tense.
The present situation came about gradually and was reached
without realization on the part of nearly all if entire
community
At our meeting July your Committee discussed the qucs
ton OF japanese aggression and preponderance listened to
your remarks and finally put this question:
In view OF our distant and isolated position relates to
Europe and the immediate demands Of the situation what
nationality be secured to this exigency and Offset
promptly and without disaster the preponderance of the Jap
anese z"
One of your most intelligent and welinor,ned members
rcpled: