The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-26
Joshua Brown in 1899 and the enforce.
ment by him of the federal exclusion

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 faeie evi.
dence of birth before any board of
registration of voters, and practically
establish the right of the holder to be
registered as n voter. There are then
3016 Chinese persons either naturalized
or holding birth certificates.
In 1902, 142 Chinese voted; in 1904
175; in 1906, 220; in 1905, 272. What
effect the rising generation of Chinese
viii have upon the future electorate of
y
any degree of certainty, although 'as
far as can now be seen it is safe to
presume that the Chinese with their
lesser population will take more inter.
est in the civic affairs of the Terri
tory, than viii 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
as 1869, though not in any consider
able numbers. 1t is estimated that
there are now between 10000 and 75,-
600 japanese in Hawaii, of whom GALS,
or about 26 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, distilling, contracting, draying aud
such. The Japanese have long dis.
played an aggressiveness in business.
What part the rising generation of
japanese will take in territorial poll.
tics in the future is, 10 n certain de.
gree, indefinite, but from past expe
Renee, the speaker said, il can proba
bly, be stated with more OF less aceu
raey that they will continue 10 TAX,
the same part In the community that
they have In the pnsti that il, they
will 20 greater extent. as the year'
go by, become potent factors Ia al
kinds of huenessi probably, however
NOT taking much Interest or PARTED
pating "a any extent In politics, OK
erIt lR 90 far as tbrir commercial sue
cess may be dependent on poliieal ne
ltiNlty,
The departures Of japanese durnl
the last year have far exceeded ih,
arrival, which arc nov eonhned most
lly 60 returning Japanese 90 relative
Iuf lhnse already in iho Territory, fhl
nfWnsr ~ ialaHtse puplls ln school
as beep from 1909 10 1000 % 6lid
Do 1909.
30 lapanons. alih Ne petslhls "a
eer'os " ens W 1870, haFs bep MA