Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-29
IMMIGRATIONIS
NECESSARY HERE
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as guide to our attitude toward pre.
sent policies, and must think straight
and talk straight in order to know
just where we are. We want To work
towards statehood. and must turn our
steps In that direction
Let us r. call why the United States
annexed Hawaii II was during the
war with Spain, and In order TO have
these Islands as a protective naval
and military base The United states
is now spending millions OF dollars
on Notifications here for this protec.
tion-not for aggression but for pro.
lection. The main thought constantly
before the eyes of the 10000. 600 PEG.
pic Of the mainland. in regard 10 lila.
wall with its less than 200. 900 people.
is military security. II military Sc
curlty for 90.OOO.0OO people, and the
political privileges of $1,000 or 5000
Hawaiian voters OF this Territory will
have to be sacrificed. And in order
to maintain this security America can.
not allow the government of Hawaii
to fall into the hands OF an electorate
pr, pcnderantly of another nationality.
The great Asintlc powers. like Japan.
would desire as much as would the
United Statos to avoid the political
friction that might arise from such
condition In the interest OF a friend.
ship that has hitherto never been
broken, and that we hope will he per.
petual.
Must Re;an Political Control.
Therefore, while America will nj.
ways be glad to entertain In Hawaii
as her guests the Industrious and pros.
porous colonies that the great com.
mercial countries OF the Orient will |
ever mainiaig1at a point OF such i'm.
portance as this Territory Is destin.
cd TO be In the future traffic of the
Pacific, II cannot allow those colo
nists TO assume political control Of
the Islands. Should that ever threat
IL does seriously threaten I'M.
less Caucasian immigration Is cont.
nsed-recourse would probably be had
TO some such government as that es.
tablishod In the Panama Canal Zone
and the political privileges OF the PEG.
pie Of Hawaii would be lost
But the ambition OF every well.
wisher OF Hawaii is not to s2e II gov.
erned by Washington officials. no mat.
ter how honest and capable. bnt to
see this country progress constantly
towards broader powers Of self.goy.
and ultimate statehood. In
stead of disappearing forever from the
breeze, and surviving only rs n relic
N the glass case of some museum
he flag OF Hawaii should become the
ensign OF a sovereign state of the Ama.
lean Union. And TO accomplish this
We must maintain an immigration DO.
icy that will bring TO the country
immigrants, who will afll
ate with the Hawaiians to form ,
'ody of citizens numerous enough to
work out that higher destiny.
Effect on Wages. h
Caucasian immigration does not {
mean lower wages for tho working
'eople of Hawaii; and here every
working man, whether Hawaiian. Can.
asian, or Oriental. can cordially Join :
ands on the present immigration po- {
Icy. .u &
Eighty years ago there was the
anne agitation against immigration.
n New England. New YORK ana Penn.
ylvania. that there Is now In Hawaii
he native American workingmen on. :
osed the coming In OF laborers from
reland. At yhat time in the eastern
tates farni hand got IS. or $40 al a
,onth, day laborer rs cents to 81 y
day, and a mechanic about $3.50,
ny. The cost of clothing, furniture,
nd Of many necessarles of life wasJ g
igher than II Is now For so years. d
nee that time Immigration TO Anne. b
ca from Europe has continued, noun. q
ng higher and higher. until II has ~
cached proportions never dreamed OF II
our ancestors. What has been the g
fect on wages? They. too. have kept n
a increasing, until now .arm labor. b.
In New York state gets $25 to $50 Of
month and his board. instead of CO
10 and poorer board; day laborer OF
'ts 81 instead OF 75 cents or 81; W
I'd mechanic receives 81 and 81 u
~ instead ef $3.50. 'nRe reaSsg for. n
is Athleaa tgsp #shdSat OF Neono.
les qKs7 rise w wageP3s not due TO III
lmlg,ation hlon2, it Is True; hit !im. dI
ieration to America has made pos. ri
bic the great industries without SC
hicll such wages would be impOssl 70
@, II has been case of more neo. W
O. moro business; more business, N
oro work. more work. better wages, VI
o sec the same thing IN Hawaii, A go
horer gets more Jobs ana better pay q
Honolulu, where there are many IN
oplo than on Milan or Molokal, pe
lerQ there are few neOnIo ~