The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-25
JAPANESE AND
CHINESE CITIZENS
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the immigration problems of the Ter
ritory, which teemed with statistics,
showing the remarkable increase, for
instance, of foreign school children Of
the numerous nationalities residing
here. In opening his address he said
that Hawaii was a new country in
1852 with its population of about TO-
900 and its undeveloped industries. 1t
now has an estimated population of
$4,000, and its exports alone aggre-
gate $40,000,000 annually. This has
been due mainly to immigration. The
first board of immigration was organ
lied under an act passed December 30,
1864. which continued until the trans
fer of sovereignty. It's duties were
chiefly concerned with the immigra-
ton of agricultural laborers. In 1898
Chinese exclusion acts, patterned after
those of the United States, were passed
and commissioner of immigration APP
pointed Hereunder. The functions
prescribed under this act were con-
tinued until the arrival in Hawaii of
Joshua Brown in 1899 and the enforce
ment by him of the federal exclusion
acts.
Chinese Citizens.
The speaker told of the first Chinese
brought here in August, 1851, by Cap
tain Cass of the bark Thetis, $50
coolies being engaged for five years at
So per month, in addition to passage,
food, clothing and house. He said that
there are two sources from which the
Hawaiian Chinese citizen is drawn
naturalization, of which there are 731
outstanding, and birth. In the secre-
tary's office the records show that to
November, 1909, 2235 birth certificates
have been issued to such children
| These certificates are prima facie evi-
dence of birth before any board of
registration of voters, and practically
establish the right of the holder to be
registered as a voter There are then
| 3O16 Chinese persons either naturalized
or holding birth certificates.
! In 1902, 142 Chinese voted; in 1904
| IFS; in 1906, 220; in 1908, 272. What
| effect the rising generation of Chinese
will have upon the future electorate OF
| the country, can not be foretold with
any degree of certainty, although as
| far as can now be seen it is safe tC
presume that the Chinese with their
| lesser population will take more inter
est in the civic affairs of the Terri
tory, than will the Japanese, who con
stitute now about One-half of the en-
tire population of the Territory. The
| Chinese, as a rule, have proved them
| selves conservative voters.
japanese Citizens.
japanese came tc Hawaii as early
|
| able numbers. 1t is estimated that
there are now between 10000 and 49,
| 900 japanese in Hawaii of whom GALS
| or about % per cent. of the entire
school population are attending school
Approximately $4,000 japanese are en-
| gagged in pursuits other than planta-
ton. excluding therefrom the women,
the unemployed and the children.
In the last few years, the speaker
| continued, the japanese have begun to
| engage extensively in many lines of
| business. There are now several in
| corporated companies under japanese
control for engaging in fishing, pine
| apple canning, macaroni manufactur-
| ing. diStiiling, contracting drawing and
such. The japanese have long dis
| played an aggressiveness in business.
What part the rising generation of
japanese will take in territorial poll
| ties in the future is, to certain de-
| gree, indefinite. but from past expe-
rience, the speaker said, it can proba-
| bly, be stated with more or less accu-
racy that they will continue to take
the same part in the community that
they have in the past; that is, they
Will to a greater extent. as the year,
/ go by, become potent factors in all
kinds of business; probably, however
not taking much interest or partiei
pating TO any extent in politics, ex
eept in so far as their commercial sue
cess may be dependent on political ac
tivitv.
The departures of japanese during
the last year have far exceeded the
arrivals. which are now confined most
" 10 returning japanese or relative:
of those already in the Territory. tn,
increase Of japanese pupils in schools
has been from 1852. in 1900, 10 GALS
| in 1909
| No japanese. with the possible ex
ceptlon of one or two. have been nat
uralized either under the kingdom o.
the republic.
In concluding with figures concern
ing Portuguese and Spanish. the Gov
| ernor said that the official family il