The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-17

partment wanted to do in the way of
enforcing the pure food laws here was
| to pay our bills and have US keep STILL
Some states were so jealous of their
states rights that they would not al
low an inspector within their borders
and he only wanted enough friction in
Hawaii to give him an excuse to come
down here. General Mackenzie, the
! chief engineer, wants the same thing.
Pierce, the First Assistant Secretary
of the Interior will come next year,
the only thing to prevent him being
that possibly the Secretary himself
will come. l hope that they will both
come.
LAS you are probably aware the
status of the Territory is now differ
ent. Instead of being under a sub.
ordinate in the Department of the In
terror it is now under Bureau of Ter
ritories and the Secretary gives it his
personal attention. found this a very
great advantage to the Territory 1
could take up a matter personally
with the Secretary and he would ring
up the particular department and 1
could see the head of the department,
coming before him in better condition,
he knowing that 1 had the Secretary
back of me in the matter.
IMMIGRATION AND SMALL. FARM
ING.
zone Of the matters of great i'm
portance taken up was that of immi-
grafton. We are very we'll off for la
Dor now. but we do not know when
the supply of Japanese will be shut off
by the Japanese government. We have
hopes, however, that the emigration
of labOrers may be permitted to con-
tinue until we get some other avenue
of supply at least. But we cannot tell
what time will bring forth. But there
are other things opening up now that
will mean a competition for the labor
supply. We are now in that period of
our development when our industries
are becoming diversified.
I'VE do not know to what extent
our pineapple and rubber industries
are going to grow, but I believe that
there is going TO be a time when they
will give our main industry now, su-
gar. hard rub and will compete with
that industry for the labor supply
These industries opening up will bring
in a resident class and will be the
means of occupying our lands with
homes. They will build up our Ter
ritory and develop US.
MUST SHOW GOOD FAITH.
Now. we must proceed in this mat
ter in good faith if we want the help
of Washington. Washington is inter-
ested now in seeing that we bring in
Europeans to populate our land and If
we proceed in good faith is disposed to
let us bring in Japanese as long as we
need them. We must recognize the
great work that has been done in
building up the sugar industry and
recognize the fact that this great in
dustry cannot be safely jeopardized.
but we must recognize also that our
work must be towards Americanizing
the Territory. Towards that end we
must work.
According to the interpretations of
the immigration law corporations can /!
not contribute towards the bringing in |
of immigrants nor can the agents of |
immigration boards deal directly with |
individuals when soliciting immlgra-
tion. but must rely altogether on gen.
eral advertising. Now it would not |
do to send a large steamship to any
country and rely on general advertis-
ing to fill it. We would get the scum |
of Europe and perhaps not enough of
them to fill the ship. The agent of |
the board of immigration must deal
with the individuals and select the
proper men for immigrants and the
board Of immigration must be permit
ted TO accept contributions from cor
porations.
ITO get this requires action on the
part of Congress, but Such action is
difficult to secure. This is the session
before the presidential elections and
there is a general indisposition to
touch certain matters and this is one
Of them. Then, too, there has been
4 special committee appointed and
there is a general indisposition to
touch any immigration question until
this committee has reported. Yet we
have great hope that We will OBJ
-ain action at this session. The Pres
dent says that he will do all he can
% help u.s. The Secretary of the In
.erior and the Secretary of Commerce ;
IND Labor have promised the same ,
hing. The Commissioner of Immigra- ,
ion, Mr.. Sargent. promises us the !
'ame thing and others have promised :
heir help. / talked over the matter !