The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-02-28

Editor Advertiser: w. your
paper Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association would make
special efforts public private fill skilled labor positions
with citizens have called their labor bureau under direction
of Mr. Mead in search of work of three times
anything further than get my
registered Although stated that much in need of
work. l did not receive the least encouragement.
inquired regard the statement the Planters Asso
citation had made that they would spend $4,000 in bringing white
labor both skilled and unskd the Islands, but informed
they would spend for such but had intended
they allowed get Chinese aborers in here
spend money bringing in additional supply of
skilled Italian and Portuguese aborers.
Now that the sugar planters with all their nice
promises and statements the papers, still follow their old
putting Asac possible the places of skilled work
and compel the white mechanics leave the Islands for lack
OF work.
After all the white workingmen are driven Islands
Sugar will say white
the plantation either skilled unskled positions and
be obtained
Is that already of the plantations only the
manager is white?
To make promise and carry different things
Since the activity in the building line in the city slack
large number citizens could be obtained work the plantations
but they not given any encouragement
Now the only other place where white carpenter might
work is the Territorial Governments when called at the
Public Works informed by Assistant Superintendent
that the Government would pay the standard which is
per day to any carpenter He also stated that the
Government shop received only $3.50 day and wanted to
work for the wages may get work.
AS $500 day of eight hours the standard for
in this selfrespectng would like
work under wages and scab on his fellow workmen
The clause Territorial laws that only citizen labor shall
be employed Government jobs therefore only for the bne
fit of Portuguese and Hawaiian who demand
the going wages of journeyman carpenter.
self respecting white is therefore practically
cluded from Government jobs also
The majority the citizens the Islands have long ceased
white do their repairing work and their
work also given Asiatics white who
poys Asatcs which is still worse
Now the States when there is depression in the building
line find employment other business but
he cannot do it here.
When looking for position, which he capaby fill he will
find that these positions also mostly filled by Aa for which
have thank the misguided old who teaching them
the English language night schools otherwise that they
effectively with the whites and natives and them
out of their positions by working for smaller salaries thereby break
heretofore happy homes and untold and
starvation people Of their blood and creed May
they get their just deserves judgment day
But why should there be hard times the Islands Sugar is
higher than labor plentiful and cheap it be-
fore annexation aboundng if is not for the policy of the
planters force the white middle class off the Islands while
they themselves spend their ganed dividends the mainland
travelling Europe and employ only class of people who send
per of their earnings amounting 100000 per
mum, of the country.
Now the only chance the white mechanic will
Islands, wait for the but
there be here by taking trip through China
in Frisco.
Thanking you for the space your valuable paper adj
vance remain,
Respectfully yours,
CHAS WAGNER.