The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-25
GARFIELD'S
FLYING TRIP
Continued from Page One,

for their products too low, particularly
for coffee, which is the main industry
to allow them to engage successfully
in it's cultivation, or in that of other
small crops. This unfortunate condi-
ton should not be ascribed to any
lack of effort on the part of those
whites who were formerly engaged in
diversified agriculture on a small scale
but to the differences in the needs and
customs of the two races.
Hamakua ana other districts had
formerly hundreds of acres of thrifty
coffee trees, owned and cultivated by
Anglo SaXons, but owing to the con-
ditions enumerated above, there is but
little being cultivated by these people
at present. If the coffee industry, par
ticularly, of these islands is to be put
on a paying basis and in the hands
of American citizens, it will have to
be done at Washington either by tariff,
bounty, or the admission of Chinese
agricultural laborers. In the first case
better prices would be obtained; in the
second the cost of production would
be less, while in either case this in
dustry would be made profitable one.
When Chinese were prohibited from
coming to these Islands wages for un
skilld labor increased, with the result
that many employers of skilled white
labor were compelled to fill their
places with Orientals, to partially off
set the extra wages paid to unsklled
labor. AS these Orientals were as
satisfactory for many skilled positions
as the white man, and were to be had
for lower wage, it forced many of the
white mechanics to leave the Islands.
Chinese as a rule do not aspire to the
skilled positions, but are quite con-
tent to remain in the fields. The
white man will not work in the fields,
either here or in any other tropical
country, though they are good and
willing workers in skilled and semi
skilled positions.
l am well aware, Mr.. Secretary, that
these remarks on diversified industries
and labor are hardly appropriate in an
address of welcome, yet knowing that
your visit to Hawaii is one of investi-
cation rather than pleasure, have felt
that few remarks upon conditions
here would not come amiss. And now,
in behalf of the people of Hamakua, l
invite you all to partake of their hos
pitality, and propose a toast to you,
Mr.. Garfield, and to the success and
good results which l am sure your
visit will bring about
Mr. Garfield made a fine, strong
speech in reply He spoke of the high
and responsible calling of American
citizenship and what the privileges
thereof involved. The Presidents
message to the people of Hawaii, given
first in Honolulu, with it's hope of Ill
innate statehood was repeated. The
Secretary of the Interior expressed
great pleasure at seeing many women
turn out, showing their patriotic in
terest in public affairs. He was con-
WINGED that the people of the Terri
tory of Hawaii had only to take hold
of anything to make it a success. The
labor question Of Hawaii was adverted
| to, also the land laws. Mr.. Garfield
said he did not believe that the United
States land laws should be applied, as
they stood, to the Hawaiian public
lands, as the Federal land laws were
themselves faulty. He caused much
merriment by telling of jolly good
swim the Governor and he had taken
under bridge along the road while
delayed by the broken down car.
w. o. Smith, w. G. Smith, F, B.
McStocker and A. L. c. Atkinson fol-
lowed the Secretary with brief speech
es.
The luau was over about p. m.
LOST ON THE PLAINS