The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-12
The Board Of
Immigration

ducon succncy traced the
labor and immigration problems of these Islands ever since the time
agricultural the country development
which made the supply Of native Hawaiian labor inadequate to meet
This period half century. During that the
brought here from various parts Of the world are estimated bv the
report Approximately 10000 and the Of bringing them here
There is thorough discussion of the relations Of immigration to
creating immigration purpose bring
ing hither class of immigrants which would eventually give the Ter
r;tory substantial and worthy citizenship.
Among some of the other striking paragraphs in this report are
Hawaii country that invites very voluntary immigration
Of white isolated transportation expensive and the
extent Of the country not great enough to attract much attention
create any extensive immigration Europe Without
artificial stimulus the influx Of any settlers other than japanese would
be very small.
In the past consideration given supplying the
plantations with needed labor and too little attention obtain
ing permanent aborng population population while Independent
far homes and property concerned would be dependent
upon the prosperity OF the country their employers
In all countries, except there abong popua
of profit sharing domcng immigrant aborcrs
being favored the effort being made provide the laborer with
ONE that he will easily give up, make him other than
tenant at the will of the employer.
There believe that such system be naugmated
in the Hawaiian Islands, providing that the cooperation the plant
interests obtained for labor conditions concerned
,ey certainly pleasant than usually other
tries There the certainty Of regular empoymen school adyan
ges better and abundnt and the general standard y
ing and civilization is higher than other tropical and smropca
countries
Even under the present plantation system has been found pos
be by many plantations that their lands allow the aborers the
use OF Ve sides and bottom lands and general common Tor pas
Planters possessing this advantage find comparatively easy
TO retain all such abOrers on their plantations
The sugar industry OF Hawaii the predomnang influence and
the various immigration schemes carried past have
and to large the b. conducted with the idea
OF supplying aboes work the plantations But that
may again be realized should be the purpose
and future immigration settle the immigrants the land per
lnanent working population In other words, domcle them
by domicing the aboer the giving him allowing
him to purchase piece OF land which he home On
which he raise fruit and vegetables for his maintain
domestic fowls and animals and with which he
gather around him few uNurs and conyenenes; home which
can retreat and be his place where he live and
where his family live without being subject the possibility Of
oposeon without days notice place where he be indie
cndnt instead OF dependent heng subject absolutely the
orders of another man.
mat Hawai- has been the wrong track very evident that
We are behndhand shown the efforts already made by other
tries TO induce immigration and the which held
grants to become permanent seatcrs in such countries
The greatest sugar competitor OF aWai,-Cuba-is i'm
for sufficient supply OF labor harvest its crop. Many years
ago the slavery system OF Cuba abolished and unsettled dis
rhed state existed there for many such existed here
d degree after the adjustment contract labor I'm Cuba pact
cay all cane cultivation is conducted profit sharing basis under
what rs known as the Loona system Under this system while the
plantation IN the main owns the land cultivated the aborc
with t plantation for period OF cultivate hc land sell
thc poduo To- the plantation thus having direct land
and crop and the prosperity of the industry