New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
EUROPEANS In HAWAII
Their Immigration TO Be Encour-
aged Rather than That of Olentals.
IFrcm The Tribune Bureau-l


Washington Nov 12-The opening OF new era
for Hawaii is believed TO be assured as result OF
the organized plan of taking European Immigrants
there in large numbers to relieve the soarcilS Oh
labor from which the islands have been sunerins
and 10 encourage the development Of small farms
hv Eh,ropean settlers The plan has the indorse-
nnent of the United States immigration ofnclais'
provided there Is violation OF the iInrnlsrauon
statutes In encouraging this inflow OF coionlsth
and President Roosevelt has heartily approved the
measures taken by the territorial officials OF Ha-
wall IN organizing a board OF Immigration conmls-
sioners and IN actively canvassins the Old World
for bona fde new settlcrs. The President oeneVes
that the resources OF the Hawaiian Islands are so
great that II properly advertised to the world there
will Inevitably be great movement toward them
80 rareons who are anxious to find home in
land Of such great promise. OF late years the lack
~ oapab1e agricultural labor in Hawaii mas poem
relt keenly, and appeals we're frequently fnaoe 10
the authorities In Washington to suggest some
means by which conditions could be Improved ana
the islands advantages could secure proper recos-
ritior This resulted last year In an act oeins
nassed bv the territorial Legislature providing 1or
the anpointrnent OF a board Of immigration comnls-
s,oners consisting of five members. VINO were 70
pss such means may be at their dlsposaI prop
sr1r 70 represent the advantages anordeo Oy r'a-
80, - arsons desiring to make their home there
IN " and who should have power TO make cohtrac's
1T .or-oods and steamship lines for securing low
ro+ae of fare for immigrants or for paying tho
nossaqe money OF desirable immigrants
Tba first concrete result OF this legislation WIN
, - ,,,oI ar Honolulu on November so Of a
t,,o7 ~ Immigrants from Madeira, numbering
ga5 men women and children VINO are oeciaieo ~
he "bealthy agricultural laborers ana VINO are
hrourht In on q steamer especially clIe' ~
the trim The new immigrants are mostly OF roi'u-
s,,AsA stock persons Of that nationahty' 1t mas Doe
So, ~, nast .xuerIencs IN Hawaii. being espe-
cieIIv suited to the climate OF the Island ana mas
ing excellent colonists. The snlpmens from No
deira was arranged by the Immigration oohi A
e,onars and It is the purpose to bring many Others
- A.. -.roa nIare and also TO encourage settlers
sror, Tta1v and Spain Another snip Is SOON 'O 20
brouqht to Honolulu With load OF innisia'
fora Nor+hern Italy II seems likely that from
10000 to 5000 new settlers VIII reach n"@-'
through the activity o! the commissionerA
r-b. ,ronortsnce Of aiding this new popuiaron 70
,b. F5avaian Islands cannot be overestinateo IN
vi.v OF the extremely complicated econoinio Aia
Industrial conditions IN this insuar oepenoehOS ot
+ba ITnitad States Unlike Porto Rico ana tne
D,r,,as uavau has no native population largo
| aDougb 70 supply the demand for workers whieA
the developed resources OF the Islands nave orea'
Not ONLY is the plantation working torce ossf-
| vhelrningly Asiatc, bit a secondary AsiatiO pcpt
Ia+on living largely the first ana supplying i.s
Daads has come into the islands, has INVADED All
| lives of industry and the two combined now FORM
/ the largest element IN the total popuIauon- A1'
complete disqualification Of the isands ana the re-
| sultins character OF the working populatlon HAS
1
hssss according as Il is considered from dnersnt
| noints OF view. Bor the employer, represented
cbiaAv bv the sugar planter, the problem IS one OF
sac,,rng a sufficient and a stable labor forcei Tor
| +ba ybits and native wage earners and small mer-
| cha,ts IN, problem is Of survival IN the race
or an increasing Irresistible and disastrous oompe-
+,+on AZ As.attcs with their lower standards OF v-
,ng. and from the point OF view OF the citizens OF
+b territoryand the people OF the United States
| -the problem is of securing working popula-
t,or with tha civic capacity necessary TO the up
| b,,1A,ry Of n self-governing American common
tTaaIth AS a result OF the exclusion Of the Chinese
~ plantations has been confined entirely 10 tne
~3Ia0aTnese These people have secured preponder-
oSca among the plantation workers which creates
sarious difficultes OF administration. renders the
nIentations liable TO great loss by strikes and 70
! q certain extent takes out of the hands OF over
s.srs end managers the control OF administrator.
! special report OF the Commissioner of Labor
| or Hawaii summarizing the conditions there says
tjIat the oyerw helmng influx OF Orientals has cre-
| stsS a situation 'meuacng alike to the interests
cLart and citizen artisan the result being a
! Sdesperate and pathetic struggle OF a few thou
| sand Caucasian working people 10 maintain their
/ standards and 20 build up typical American
| Democracy in the face OF almost overwhelming
| asiatic competition The report further lays
| strass on the political aspect OF the preponderat-
Inr Influence OF the Japanese and Chinese, calnns =
/ eJfar tfon resolution adopted by the Honolulu
| Merchants Association which protests against the
influx Of Asiatlc population on the ground that "
the island far as the ascendency and control OF
the white race is concerned This is phase or the
question which has greatly worried tho american