The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-30

years. n Bureau 81 Information vii, be
established on Ellis Island. should he
glad TO have In that bureau display
OF the products OF your islands and
representative OF the Territory to fur
nish information"
He wanted to be able to direct Inn
migrants where they had better go as
well as to tell them they might land
II his scheme took effect he assured
them Hawaii would have tho same
chance to take an advantage OF Il az
any part OF the United States.
Mr.. Sargent told OF the great develop
ment OF the grape and wine industry
at Fredonia, N. Y, by Italians. saying
II the same kind OF people went to
Maui they would start making wine.
Anywhere on the mainland people were
always willipg to change their ioca-
tons. He met man the other day
who spoke about what q fine country
Hawaii was. but his one objection to It
was that the people talked OF nothing
but cane.
INFLUENCE ON CONGRESS.
Another thing" said Mr. Sargent.
''use your influence on Congress. You
want someone there to tell OF the
needs of the Territory. Congress must
be urged to improve your harbors and
to make bitches for the storing of
water. What you want is to have
someone right in Congress to plead
your cause and press your needs.
God never put these beautiful is
lands here but to have them become
one OF the most chosen habitations of a
prosperous and happy people"
II he was white man here. the
speaker said, he would not be discour-
aged at the association with Asiatics,
but would take Off his coat and work.
They ought to work in harmony. II
that was not the advice they liked ne
could not help It.
DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.
Mr.. Cooke rose to express his 'appre-
citation of Mr.. Sargent's address. He
agreed with his suggestions of sending
representatives to Italy and New
York. Mr.. Cooke told OF efforts of PLAN
tations in which he was interested on
Maui to get European laborers and
settlers. A fine lot of 23 Italians they
had on Spreckelsville two years ago was
coaxed of to the mainland. They were
encouraging small farms on the lands
bordering the cane planting zone, es-
pecially for the sisal industry. He
doubted II some products mentioned by
Mr.. Sargent could not be imported
cheaper than they could be raised.
Nevertheless, he considered It a duty of
tho ,,Iartara IN ipdura pnrtuut,asa hy
giving them plots of land for perma-
nent homes, to take the place OF de-
parting Asiatics.
Mr.. Atkinson, In the course of few
remarks, emphasized the Importance of
retaining the Portuguese now here. He
also made strong plea for a duty on
coffee.
Mr.. Craig stated that he had for years
been of the opinion that we could get
class of people here from Europe who
would not only make good citizens. but
good agricultural laborers. The planta-
lions should go a little beyond their
former inducements and give each im7
migrant a piece of land to cultivate. In
closing his remarks he said he hoped
the next time Mr. Sargent came here
he would see a different class of people
than he saw now.
Mr.. Sargent, responding to the re-
marks of members. asked them not to
be discouraged from previous expert
ence, and again advocated the obtaining
of rates and the issuance OF through
immigrant tickets at Palermo and
points on the mainland.