Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-17
'ARGONAUT'S PLAN
DEPORT JAPANESE
AND GIVE HAWAII CHINESE IN
LIMITED NUMBER FOR
PLANTATIONS.

Comment of the San Francisco
Argonaut on the situation In these
islands has attracted considerable
I attention on account OF the Argo-
/ naut having Withdrawn from its
time-honored opposition TO the Chi
nese. The leading editorial in the
Argonaut of June 10 follows:
There is no need to get excited
, over the news from Hawaii II APP
pears to be only a case of a strike OF
japanese laborers exaggerated by
the intemperance of two or three
frcnzied editors Of japanese news
papers. II Is a situation watch easi-
~ lends itself to the methods OF
yellow journalism - American as
well as japanese - laundering
louder in headlines than anywhere
ere. The japanese consul.general has
promptly disuoUed r,spp...iDnI,y u
the japanese government. although
this disclaimer was hardly necessary
under the circumstances.
The incident is significant only in
Its denomination of the unsatisfactory
state Of industry In Hawaii and further
as illustrating the tendency of the
japanese to act In cooperation and to
seek political remedies for social griev-
anccs. II all this comes to nothing
Just now, II is none the less to be re-
garded seriously. II IL n dcmonstra-
ton that the instinc; of the Pacific
Coast with respect to the Japanese is
sound one. There Is no mistake
about IT, they are not only non.assimil.
able. but In large numbers they arc
n menace TO the peace OF any coun.
try In which they may establish them
selves rs colonlsts,
II IL now clear enough that the ia
pancso are not u dependable and salts
factory labor resource even In Hawaii
where the general conditions are so
suited to them. II Is questionable II
those who are there ought To be al
lowed to remain. In view of their polit-
teal rrcsumptions and assumptions.
And upon the blsis OF this sitsation
there arises new problem In con.
ncction with the Industrial working
OF the country. The native population
Is too limited NJ the point of numbers,
even " II were individually inclined
to support the industrial operations
which have been inauglrated by Amer.
lean Initiative and capital. The effort
to get laborers from Italy and Spain
Tor the sugar plantations has failed.
Immigration from the American main
land If ont OF the question. There re-
main two. possible sources of labor
supply-the Philippine Islands and
China. The island planters. having OK.
perimenicd widely. prefer Chinese Just
as the California farmers prefer them:
ana III II were possible under the immi.
grafton laws to bring In Chinese. there
would speedily be an end to the Ha.
waiian troubles,
The planters, We are told. intend to
appeal to Congress in this connection.
and we see no reason why their appeal
should not be granted. A way has
been found to recruit the Carolina cot.
ton factories by direct importation of
European laborors under contract:
likewise license. was given to the Ha-
wa'ian planters to, experiment with
Spanish and Italian labor under simI.
lar suspension Of the Immigration
laws Laws are made not to restrain
and paralyze industry. but to promote
the general welfare. and In the case
OF Hawaii the general welfare calls
Tor labor supply which can he had
more certainly and reasonably In
emma than elsewhere. II Is. we think,
a case where the law ought to be SUM-
cicntly relaxed To allow a course urged
by many suggestions OF expedlency
and prOpripfv