Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-29

The immigration question con Doc
mot 20. urp'1ius Co the problems pre-
souieT HIwp uI the practical common
Hauar used bf The ordinary successful
man u. business. inspired with a iair
degree OFF public spirit
THE difficulties cannot be solved
IE change of front every week or
ten lays, ON the part Of those looked
To- Tor leadership and on whom the
responsibility of shaping the pro-
gwm must t1Il
o. cannot bo solved by makcshifts
which put Oft to the indefinite tomor-
row what should boz done today
Tho situation now accepted by the
public ia that European immigration
assisted by funds contributed 10y In
diyIduHIs nr associations Is Illegal. lt
cannot continue.
That being the ease It is up to the
Territory to provide public funds "
European immigration for Hawaii is
not to- cease.
A Few days ago there were iudica-
tous of suIidiGration Of sentiment
ga favor ur am increased taxation to
provide this fund ct half a million,
more or less, needed to guarantee the
continuance of tine European immi-
grafton business.
Anything that calls for increased
taxes Is not OF character to arouse
| enthusiasm. There are naturally
some doubling Thomases, also open
DIRECTORS.
The last local steamer to Califor-
mia took as passengers a larger num-
her Of Portuguese families than usu-
Ial. This number became so eNagger-
utrd by common report that the Sec
rotary Of the Territory Is sponsor for
the misguided statement that there
were four hundred In the party. The
facts are given in another part OF
| this issue.
This exodus" was taken rs the
cue for those ohjc"t.Ig to increased
| taxation, and not directly Interested
| In sugar plantations, to put forward
| the claim that an amount of money
equal that proposed to be raised 10y
| taxation for the assistance of immi.
grants should he expended by the SUI
gar plantations IN higher wages tC
hold" the pu,tvgIcHc. This seems
TO be impressive. TO- Il has gained
udhcrcnts amuug interests at first
ready to he taxed. and even the Gov
crnor has been quoted Us saying that
| he docs not want tINc5 increased lOl
my purpose. Possibly the Governor
has some inside Information from the
President ON the prospects OF the fu
turc.
So far as the public knows, how
ever the scheme now contemplated Il
TO cease the European immigration
movement for a time and devote al
energies to holding the Portuguese
now here.
There Is no objection to the pro
posal to hold" the Portuguese nov
here. That should be n permancn
policy.
But II this means the abandonment
of the immigration effort. failure Il
provide money for recruiting new i'm
migrants If they are needed, II rep
rcscnts one of two things short
sightedness or confirmation of tn
old, old charge that only Japanes
are wanted, anyway.
II is not the purpose of this papc
to say what motives back the latcs
immigration tangent, but II is timcl
to point out where this suspension
of-lmmigration policy will lead.
What guarantee is there that a
advance Of wages to the Portuguese
on the plantations will hold them
None whatever in view OF the fac
that the wages they expect to get b
going away are higher than hawa
or any other community, than on
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