The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-29
HAWAII CAN GET
CITIZEN LABOR
COMMISSIONER SARGENT AID
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.

Frank p. Sargent, Commissioner Of
immigration, yesterday afternoon adj
dressed the new Territorial Board Of
immigration. Sargent thought that thu
Territory should easily be able to get
plenty of citizen labor, or laborers who
would become citizens. In introducing
Sargent to the Board, Acting Cover
nor Atkinson said that Hawaii wanted
to get white laborers, and that the
Board wished to get the commission
er's assistance. Sargent said i'm part
when l was here two years ago l
was impressed with the belief that here
was a beautiful country for people to
live in. Evidence of the interest the
Bureau of immigration has since talk
en- in these islands is seen in the fact
that we have erected a station which
is thoroughly equipped for receiving
aliens at this port. This has been done
at a cost of about 100000, and on the
fourth of July we shall begin to 10
business in the new station, which is
credit to the country and to this port.
Il told some of you two years ago
that / had no doubt you could get a
good class of immigration if you went
the right way about it. l differed with
some of you about having all Asiatics,
as 1 believed that there was an OPEN
ing here for a thrifty class of Europe
ans. 1 called attention at that time
to the provisions of Section 4 which
had been overlooked, and 1 suggested
to gentlemen that 1 should not any
more overlook it."
Mr. Sargent read from the Immigra-
Act a
which forbids assisted immigration
and advertising for immigrants with
inducements of any kind. Then he read
Section 6, which provides that such
prohibition shall not be applicable 70
states and territories. Il suggested Mt
that time" the Commissioner observed,
that the Territory could advertise on
the mainland or in any foreign coun-
try for people to come here as settlers
and laborers.
your Legislature has seen fit to pro-
vide for an immigration Commiss. on.
This Commission can lay before the
people of any country the opportunities
for employment or settlement in this
Territory. That is within the meaning
Of the law.
Il believe that if this Commission
should see fit to exert it's influence.
either on the mainland or in Europe,
there would be found aliens who could
be induced to come here and become
good citizens of this Territory and of
the Nation.
Il believe that if you today should
select from your Commission one of
your best men-nOt necessarily the
most familiar with your sugar indus
try, but with the general capabilities
of your country for settlement-and
send him to Europe, especially to TIA
ly, he would have no difficulty in pro-
curing a desirable class of immigrants.
Il noticed you decreased your popu-
lation within the last week about 1000.
l understand about 500 are leaving in
the Stanley Dollar and certainly 800
left in the Alameda. This is going TO
make show, taking away people You
are depending on for your labor.
so far as the United States inm,-
grafton service is concerned, we stand
ready to do everything we can to get
migration to come here instead of the
mainland. The talk there now was
about restricting, instead of encourage
ing immigration. 1t would be great
relief to divert some of the aliens to
these islands. I sometimes wish. since
coming here, that we could have turn
ed one of those vessels with 22OO people
away to Honolulu"