Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
HAWAIIAN AFT A IRIS
WHAT is SAID BY SECRETARY
A. C. L. ATKINSON.

An economic and social evolution Is I'M
naudIng i'm Hawaii according to Mr. "A
I, l. Atkinson, secretary of the territory OIL
Hawaii and president of the territorial
hoard for immigration, who is now III
Washington Mr.. Atkinson evidently is NOT
I'm sympathy with the doleful story toid py
Prince Jonah X. Kalanianoale delegate III
congress from Hawaii, who said, upon his
arrival in Victoria the other day. that Ha-
wall was In the throes of commercial disas-
tar Dire TO the fact that Chinese were not
admitted as laborers. and that the Japanese
and Portuguese were leaving the Islands IN
great numbers. The prince-deieSate Is re-
ported to have said that the remedy lay
with Congress and that the Chinese eX-
clusfon laws would have to be modified, IN
: so far as Hawaii concerned.
Mr.. Atkinson, however. is working a.ong
/ another line. and he is looking over me
ground from "A more optimistic point OF
view He is here to interest better class
of immigrants and from this country he
will go 10 Europe and advertise the adEat-
. tageS OF HAWAII from the Lana Eid Oh
England to the hacdwoods of Turkey NOT
that ~ expects To get many English imrnl-
grants or that he wants many Turkish I'M
migrants, but he wants everybody To know
all about the islands in the mii-Pacihc,
and he wants them to feel that they are
welcome any old time
The Social Evolution.
An 10 the social evolution, MIR. Atkinson
thinks the time has come to welcome the
departure of the Chinese. Japanese. Portu-
ruese and the various other 'ese's from
the Hawaiian Islands. and to extend tie
glad hand to y class of immigrants that
will make good American citizens. Per-
sonaIly Mr. Atkinson likes the Chinese and
Japanese and he does not deny them the
credit for considerable development of the
territory. but he realizes and the con-
servative business interests of the territory
realize that what the islands need IS good
citiZenship-meD. and women. too. who VIII
enter into the social and governmental or
KanizatiOn. and who Will cooperate Win
Uncle Sam TO bring Hawaii up to the conf
mercisl industrial and intellectual plane
where rest her sister territories and state $.
Consequently Mr.. Atkinson Will direct his
energies on Italy, Germany and france.
lie thinks that the people of these coua-
tries will be best adapted to the warm
climate of the Hawaiian Islands, and he
believes that in these three classes can
be found the requisites of good citizenship
In order to induce these people to leave
their respective fatheriands and try con-
illusions in new country, Mr.. Atkinson is
empowered by the territorial board to Of
fer homesteads, where the Immigrant may
locate. build his house and till the soil. He
may devote his time to cultvating the SUI
gar cane vi coief, OF ne may turn his
talents To producing the ordinary yegeta-
bles for market, Whatever he wants to do,
the immigrant will have ample opportunity
AMI the moral and substantial support or
the territorial board.
Will Not Ask Modification of Law.
In view of this. Mr.. Atkinson is not sorry
that the Chinese are leaving and he will
not join hands with the prince delegate to
urge Congress to ameliorate labor condi-
tioas in the islands by modifying the Chi
nese exclusion laws. Mr.. Atkinson Will
leave Monday for New York, where he is to
| be delegate to the convention OF the civic
federation, which begins December q. The
Federation probably will devote consider
| able time to a discussion OF the Immigration
problems affecting all the states and ter
ritoriea under this government AMI Mr..