The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-10

interest them do think they even Indifferent to
such policy The Land Act of 1895 through the first
interest and that Act distinctly of the policy
under consideration and materially facilities of ac
quirng public lands by large cuvaors by of lease
/ or purchase
live question pressing upon the controlling proprietors
the sugar plantations at the time whether for the
obtaining labor and building up in their plantations labor force
they shall adopt the policy in relation
lands There is understood be available labor of high
from Europe reasonable nducement of land fee simple
offered.
Although this proposition should inviting on grounds
than that of direct business results let look this
ground which probably almost which the plant
ers will consider it.
There many the sugar plantations
which situated of character substantially
unavailable for the agricultural of such enterprises They
comprise side hill land small guches rocky places
conveniently situated Much of such odds and
cptabe the homeseeker connection with the steady
for his work which would be of his nducemnt There
also generally extensive used paage for which there
is less need now than formerly which cut tor the
would certainly fulfill important purpose than furnishing
pastuage by corporations
fee simple others leaseod Both kinds could be for this
land the government under its long established policy of land
ement would without doubt make the
If plan should be carried labor of reliable
would be obtained Immediately; would be provd
ed for the future the children of the settlers even though having
the benefit of public Schools would naturally after leaving
school, the kind occupation their fathers had followed and
would seek the home Without doubt few of these would
be ambitious learn trades would be lost the ordinary work
of the fields Others would be restless and would wander from
place another leave the islands for the chances
low the occupation of their fathers and be drawn their
childhoods home.
Can anyone doubt that this plan had been followed with the
Portuguese thirty the condition of the plan
atons regard labor the present would have been
less precarious than it is?
charged by that the planters are afflicted with the
for landed possessions with subservent enany the
shape of laborers living This opinion in view of the
fact that nearly all of the plantations owned by corporations is
unenabe The reluctance with the ownership of of
the lands is based purely business grounds which
in brief that the existence of private and perhaps independent
andholde within the plantation limits might tend the decad
of the corporation authority and control to degree that
would be preudcial affairs While doubtless
would arise from such conditions would be
slight in comparison with the benefit resulting herefrom?
The pressing danger that unless something effective
accomplished the lines above indicated and all other possible
the and healthy growth of
nifty of American European elements shall lose
opportunity and shall be compelled in few witness
the of control and public sentiment steadily moving
hands into those of Oriental citizens born here and
graduating from schools yearly increasing numbers most
credible addition of the territory but without the
hereditary inuons necessary for the political
and social management of local affairs.