Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-26
Hawaii japanese
ARE
Urged To Be Good

The Yamato Shimbun published tho
following In its Mondays issue:
CONSULAR NOTICE TO THE JAP.
ANESE LABORERS ON THE
PLANTATIONS.
Despite the suspension by the Jap.
nnese Government of the immigration
OF japanese laborers to. the United
States In view of diplomatic relations,
there Is a large number going to Cali.
fornia or other Pacific States lmme.
diately after their arrival In Honolulu
thus deceiving the Home authorities
and being false to their declaration to
come to and 10 remain In Hawaii
Although, rs a matter OF course. II
Is natural for the laborers to be In.
clined to go to places where they
can get higher wages, yet they ought
to have great consideration for the
policy OF their own government, II Is.
probably, no exaggeratlon to affirm
that most of those who emigrate to
the mainland are beguiled by the honi.
cd words Of Interested and irresponsi.
BILE employment agencies.
In view of the present state OF af.
fairs, His Imperial Majesty's Consul.
ate General has held conferences with
NHN HEStilullpu
with the result that II has finally come
&c the conclusion to increase the wages
Of the japanese laborers on the plan.
iations throughout the Hawaiian Is.
lands from the LIST Of May, 1905.
hereby request with all the earnest.
ness In my power that the japanese
laborers may be diligent and faithful
10 their various lines of work on the
plantations and not to act contrary to
the policy Of the japanese Government
by going to the mainland, thus violat-
ing their tacit promise to the Home
Government and violating good faith
TO their employers.
April Goth, 1905.
II. !. japanese Consulate General,
Honolulu, T. II.
The following self explanatory let.
ter was addressed to the japanese Con.
sui General by the president of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association:
HAWAIIAN SUGAR PLANTERS AS.
ISOLATION.
?. o. Box 315.
Gable Address "HASP"
Honolulu, T. H., April Is, 1905.
WI MINI odito, II. i. d. VI.
Consul General, Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-I now beg leave to inform
you that for some time the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association has had
the subject of an increase of wages
to plantation laborers under consid.
Grafton.
In looking back ON the past few
years think It will be admitted that
this Association has-during all the
time when the sugar industry was SO
unprofitable-been exceedingly liberal
with its laborers, frequently paying
more than the industry could well af.
ford, and II Is still the policy Of the
Association to deal as literally with the
laborers as circumstances will admit
of. The present condition OF the sugar
market gives promise OF better returns
20 the plantations and pursuant to
the policy above outlined It Is the
intention to make an advance In wages
from the first of the coming month.
| This Association fully recognizes the
great interest you have always taken
In the welfare of the japanese in these
islands. and especially in that Of the
plantation laborers. and ] am sure
eou VIII bt pl'hN'u w htui VI thio ~
ton of the Association.
1t is greatly to be regretted that the
japanese should show such disposition
to listen to the stories of paid labor
agents and recruiters from the Pa
cific Coast and to seek employment on
the mainland. and II Is hoped that the
increase OF wages now proposed Will
Rave the effect of satisfying them with
their work and surroundings SO that
they will remain in the islands. am
sure this Association can with conf.
dence rely on your exercising your well
established influence in encouraging
the japanese to remain on the plan
tations instead of wandering off to
ether unknown countries and condi'
tons.
I have the honor to be, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
fSipne1l II NJ SWANIY