The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-06
JAPAN AND
.EM|GRANTS
important Reforms in
Handling the
Coolies.

H. I. j. Consul, Mkt Saito, returned
| on the Siberia from a visit to his home
government While away the subject
| of emigration had much attention and
of the reforms that will be made he
gave out the following yesterday to the
| representatives of the press:
| THE japanese government has re-
Gently made and promulgated several
| important changes and reforms in the
| matter of handling emlgrants to the
United States but more particularly
Hawaii. In doing so it is proper to
| state that the principal intention of the
Japanese government is to promote
alike the interests of the emigrant and
the employer. 1t is not necessary, how
| ever, to give undue publicity and
| exaggeration to these reforms.
! The reason is that it is too early
| to speak much about the probable eff
| feet of such change; the future must
| decide the results. 1t is to be hoped.
however that they may have a more,
or less, beneficial effect on both labor
ers and employees. The different items
in the reform are as follows:
| '.1-Referring to the emigrants going
to Hawaii: An Imin-toria-tsu-kai min,
| or immigration agent can make ar
| rangements only for passports, etc, but
| cannot arrange for the emigration.
| The 1t is not further required to sta
ton his agent in the Territory of Ha-
| waii.
2-The authorities in Japan will is
sue passports to agricultural 1aborers
only who can be acknowledged to have
real intention to labor at farming in
Hawaii. In other words the authori-
ties in Japan have the power not to
allow emigrants to these Islands who
are neither agricultural laborers nor
who have more than a vague intention
to labor on a plantation.
''3-Persons who intend to re-emi-
crate to these Islands, or who are the
relatives of residents already here, the
local authorities, knowing of no OBJ
stacles to their seeking occupation in
Hawaii, shall issue passports direct to
them without the interposition of the
1T.
''4-Certifcates of deposit for fifty
dollars will no longer be required by
| the government.
'5-As the responsibilities of the 1t
are lessened by the change the fee of
twenty yen, permitted, shall be de-
creased to ten yen.
1.-The principal effects intended by
these reforms are for the benefit of the
| laborers and the employees. The re-
duction in the fees and the abolishing
of the certificates of the banks. of fifty
dollars cash. means a saving to the
emigrants.
Intending emigrants who are recog-
nized by the authorities in Japan as
being not real agricultural laborers, or
not having real intention to work on
plantations in Hawaii, may be denied
passports by the authorities. The local
authorities may issue passports to in
tending emigrants who are recognized
as being satisfactory to seek occupa-
ton after arrival in Hawaii and such
persons as come here the second time
or those who have relatives in the is
lands"
DRESSING FOR THE PART.
In connection with this statement by
the Consul there is a human interest
story with local color. 1t shows that
the little Japanese may be called the
little willy brown boy; for he is wise.
River street is fast becoming the
Chatham street of Honolulu, if the
marts OF the secondhand clothing
dealer is an Indication. There are sew
eral such esta blishments on the street.
and one of them, just mauka of the
corner of Hotel street, seems to be
very much up to date. The proprietor
has Travelled some and knows San
Francisco and Chicago like native.
The attention of a reporter for the Ad-
vertiser was attracted to the place the
other day by series of piles of sec |
ond-hand clothing of the weight used
III Chicago in January, and of several
vintages Style seemed not to be |
factor in the selling and a Prince ALL
bert or q Tux. was all the same to the |
purchaser.
Two kimonoed Japanese We're being |
fitted with suits, shirts, collars, neck
ties and cuff links. In the case of one
of the customers the sleeves We're too
short, SO the shopkeeper heightened |
them with the dexterity of a bushel-I
man
This man he go California" rel
marked the storekeeper in answer to
question by the reporter. Just now
too much pilakea suppose quick go and
no got clothes mebbe SO no stop. Be
fore 1 had store San Francisco but the
fire burn up an I too much lose money.
My partner he buy the secondhand
and | sell 'em here to Japanese from
Japan and too much wicki wicki go
California. Suppose wear old clothes
custom-house man think long time
stop. Some man iii talk English one
year stop Hawaii then no pilakea. This
time all clothes come from Chicago,
buy cheap sell good and make money.
Mabbe so bime by 1 get another store
San Francisco then make more
money"