The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-26
+, The Kanaka
/, deportation


raa policy labor supply
inorced in interview published
by the Advertiser this morning. Leybourn Davidson seeming
y OF affairs who returning Scotland from Australia I'm
der the white Australia" policy, $500 Ponesans var
during the thirty forty years. all dpoed their
native islands Immediately after the end this year So drastic is
the deportation it employ any
the Poneans after the last day of the year. shelter them
though it is physical mpossbly depor them all
practically within several months.
The drastic features Of this have appealed large
Of the people OF Australia and vigorous agitation favor of
modification the law and amoraon rgor
going for time Among the hardshps which work.
has been pointed out that there considerable number of Poly
nesans who have been long Australia they entirely
epaaed themselves from their native islands, have children
IN AuS VINO know nothing OF the islands OF their parents nav
i and Ponans have acquired property Austria
liza which they will have sacrifice if they deported Further
shown that to send back large numbers Of Poneans to OF
the small islands drive them and Others starvation there
not food supplies of the islands sufficient for
siderable influx of people In
married from another island between the people of which,
all is insisted that orcby these people
them back barbasm in most after they have learned APP
So effective has been this agitation that Royal Commission
appointed investigate and take testimony and report the
port takes up two separate lines OF inquiry The first the
sbit of carrying the sugar industry without the black labor
is euphemsca called Of these 68oo kanakas On this sub
ect the commission reports that the northern
districts which the tropical districts
but that sufficient supply Of white labor be secured carry
the ndut South degrees OF south latitude the commission
believes there will be serious difficulty experienced North that
there be- though the commission believes the situation be
relieved number
carried out regard better living for abore better
conditions Of labor facilities Of living,
lands small holdings shall be made available aborers
ether words better conditions living the labor
to small holdings for himself and his family.
The other branch the inquiry the kanakas themselves
and the possibilities and conditions of humany the
deportation problem On this the commission recommends certain
exemptions the operation of the deportation The classes
be exempted Those introduced Australia prior Sepe
Der 1879; those age suffering bodily nfrmiy that
would them from earning living their native islands,
married islands different their married
isnde those having offspring educated in the State
schools; the of eod of easehod for which they
received compensation the REIMBURSEMENT the unexped
portion and those resident
twenty Australia These recommendations of the
objections urged against the deportation 1t also recommended
that the British residents of the islands groups whittier
Ponesans be deported inform the chiefs there of the
Of their people from Australia and them provide
food supply by additional paintings. 1t also recommended that
there be dpored each island group first only such number
be without disturbing the food supply and other economic
conditions and that others be rapidly conditions will permit
Provision for caring the kanakas after the of this
until they can be deported is also recommended
The exemptions proposed by the commission will reduce the
Der be depod from about $500 about 1000 For almost all
OF these there the hands of the five pounds each
deducted from their when first introduced into Australia for
the paying their passage back their original homes
AS Mr. Davidson said is these people who have been raising the
Queensland crop sugar They accustomed work
plantations and have acquired sufficient habits of adnes
dustry be valuable plantation laborers.