The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-26

Merchants Association would be de-
sirable and would promote larger
tourist travel, it is after careful con-
comply with your request for a guar
antee of 1000 tons of freight per
month";
This committee believing that our So
icitation for assistance to a project
of community interest, in which you
express sympathy, and offer the opin-
ion that, for the purpose desired, your
cooperation would be effective, can
not but feel that the subject has been
dismissed by you without the due and
careful elaboration it merits; and,
therefore, the undersigned with the
conviction that our persistence will
ultimately result in better mutual
understanding of the prevailing and
future conditions in this Territory,
take the liberty of further addressing
you on the subject, and to present
some arguments, which may seem to
you to be reasonable or otherwise, but
to us, appear only logical and fair.
This committee recognizes and feels
that at present, the sugar interests are
the mainstay and support of this Ter
ritory, and that any action that would
place this interest in jeopardy would
be both ruinous and ridiculous.
The concessions asked by this COM
mittee has in no wise such a tendency.
It is simply a natural demand for re-
ciprocity by contingent, but distinct
interests, that will always exist con-
currently with any prevailing indus
try
. IL, tot rnY
resenting the material interests of
the Territory, is prepared now to as |
sert that it is matter of Indifference, |
whether or no a proper ratio of white |
is maintained here; if it |
takes the position that such popula-
ton is not requisite and necessary for |
the maintenance of good order and |
government, this committee withdraws
it's plea. We believe, that no such
can prevail among those who
constitute the Hawaiian Planters As
ISOLATION.
We feel that in the pursuit of the
one object. of securing the maximum
result in profits on sugar. equally i'm
oortant issues are becoming obscured,
and we submit. that in consideration
If past loyalty and support. freely and
,epted by your association, from the
Mercantile community, it's first modest
.equest is deserving of loyal and cor
IiaI recognition by you. Furthermore.
he time is not far distant, when
nifty of the whole white population
viu be of greater Importance to your
interests than at any previous period. {
We submit that this question of unity {
6 riy4a
re assert that for the sake of our only =
Industry. this country has been mum j
ated with an influx of Asiatic popu- z
alton that threatens to undermine its
official security. so far as the as t
endency and control of the white /
ace is concerned, and that for the pur- 7
ose of obtaining cheap labor, there c
ave been introduced here twice as 7
lany Asiatic laborers as have been
ecessary for the working Of the plan 7
atoms. and that this has resulted in
1mpetition disastrous to all but i'm
lediate sugar interests, and that, con-
euuently. the surplus labor which
umbers in the neighborhood Of So >
%. is engaged in professional me-
,anical. and mercantile pursuits. that j
a Territory Of the United States or =
any country IeSlliiidleiS oSi'ilS ~
2 citizens. There are few occupa-
ons that these aliens, imported as
antation laborers, cannot freely en- p
7, in competition with American citi- fe
rs. IT.
Your reply to our respectful solicita- CO
IN of July 23rd was in effect an alb I
pit dismissal Of the subject. as one 4
at did not concern your interests. pt
Let US reason together: This COM