The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-19


troduce and domicise European labor
On The plantation
81 certainly DO. ana have devoted
almost my whole time and enerEy, dur.
ihg the past swo years. to the accom-
p,sshment Of a plan which viii result
In bringing and domici:lng European
labor.
al am optimistic and believe that
II the Europeans are furnished with
homes and lands OF their own. and
treated like white men. they will work
contentedly alongside OF the Japa-
nese. As To replacing the japanese.
the conditions here are simply that the
Japanese under the offer OF better
wages on the mainland are leaving our
plantations. so To that extent will they
be replaced by European laborers, but
! still believe that these islands WIZ.
for some time to come. require the SER
vices of a certain number of Japanese
field laborers.
10.-It certainly has. These Islands
are large buyers of American products
and manufactures. They furnish val
liable naval depot for the United States.
where ships of war and transports can
call and communicate by cable with
Washington for orders. Not only this.
our large internal and external COM
merce with the mainland. amounting
almost 10 $50, 100000 yearly. is carried
exclusively by American vessels: be-
sides this. the large passenger traffic
from Hawaii to the mainland, which
means an expenditure of several mil
lions in all OF the states, is carried un-
der the American flag. TO the exclusion
of vessels of all other nationalities.
Moreover these Islands afford an ex-
cellent health resort to invalids. need
ing a change of climate. and to those
desirous of escaping the rigors of the
mainland winter
11.-Hawaii should be fortified so
strongly that it would be futile for any
foreign power to attempt an attack
1t should be made the Gibraltar OF the
Pacific.
12.-The service will in my opinion,
be mutual Where Hawaii will gain
by commerce through larger number
of vessels calling here. the Panama
canal will gain through having such
port of call which will aid in the de-
velopment of commerce via the Pana-
ma canal.
13.-Certainly; the Tehuantepec rail-
road will be of advantage. 1t will re-
suit in the saving of several hundred
thousands of dollars OF freight money
per annum, besides a greater assur-
ance of our sugar reaching the Eastern
market which could not always be Sc
cured i'm shipments made by the main
land railroads. The more means of
communication with both the Atlantic
and Pacific seaboards. the more advan-
tage 1t must be for Hawaii commercial
ly.
14.-The number of tourists visiting
Hawaii is decidedly on the increase.
We are now beginning to feel the re-
suit of the promotion work begun
few years ago. and indications are
that the number of tourists visiting
Hawaii hereafter will be poportionate-
ly very much larger. Our work In this
direction is being intelligently devel-
oped and will bring results, but to
make Hawaii the only island tourist
resort of the United states. as 1t is. we
must have more and better transporta-
to secure. But this is coming and l.
look forward with confidence to the
time when we shall have tourists come
here by thousands, instead of by tens
and twenties, and there is not the least
doubt that everyone that does come
here will be a good and perpetual ad-
vertiser of Hawaii after his visit.
am looking forward to the establish
ment, before long, of a bureau for Ha-
wall interests right in Washington.
Then we should invade New York and
Chicago.
l trust that the information con-
tanned herein will be of use to you.
I have the honor to be, sir, your
obedient servant.
A. L. c. ATKINSON.
Acting Governor of Hawaii.