The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-03

With the data before them, and
with the daily reports of the agents
and thousands of interviews with en-
ployers and others financially inter.
ested in the problem at hand, the in
vestigators prepared the following
summary of farm labor conditions in
the state
81. That the relationship existing
between the farm labor utilized at
the present time in the great indus
tries of the orchard, vineyard and
field and the industries themselves
has been developed along lines 81
an evolutionary character, and arc
practically impossible of modification
in any material degree.
o. That the problem of solving
the situation by drawing from the
present available white farm labor
supply by any known or suggested
methods of modification of the con-
ditions now obtaining in this State
will afford no practical or material
relief.
"3. That the creation of an ideal
intelligent class of white farm labor
to be drawn from all sources within
the confines OF the United States Is
practically an impossibility for the
reason that such an effort would en-
tail an entire and radical readjust-
ment of economic conditions and the
relationship that now exists between
the grower and the system of trans
portation, distribution and marketing.
"a. The perpetually of continued
development of these great and high
ly specialized forms of agricultural
activity must largely depend upon
supply of labor coming from without
the United States, and of such ma
ture and character as TO conform to
the condition resulting from the APP
plication of that labor to the agri.
cultural demands.
IS. That the transition from the
cerealgrowing period of the develop
ment of specialized agriculture in
creased the ratio of temporary help
required by the farming districts be-
yond the normal available supply
within the State during the periods
of largely increasing population.
"6. The necessity for providing
the large number of temporary en-
ployes engaged in the harvest with
during the various pc
RODS other than the harvest season
is a vital element in the solution of
farm labor problems"
OF the resident Japanese engaged
in commercial or other pursuits with
in the state the report speaks at some
length. After stating the belief that
the Japanese commercial element is
merely an incident in the problem
and the presence of the Japanese in
the cities and towns a natural result
ant of the farming element without
vital effect so far as the possibility OF
with the white man may
be considered" the report dismisses
the question with the statement:
1.-THE displacement of these people
would be accomplished without any
disturbance of the commercial acti-
witty of the white people"
The Japanese population of Call
fornia is given by the report as Al
628 on January 1, 1910, about 10 per
cent being females. OF this number
65 per cent are engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits and 10 per cent in do
nestle services of one kind or an
other.
OF the 817 Japanese children at
tending California public schools the
following table of distribution is fur
nished:
Kindergarten, l male, females;
Primary school, 269 males, 149 fe-
males; Grammar school, $50 miles, 81
females; 11igh Schools, 1877 males, 3
females Evening schools, II males,
1 female; total, 62S males, 1S9 fe-
males.
The reduction of subsistence to
science is given in the report as the
basis of successful competition by
the Japanese laborer against those
of any other races but the Chinese.
1t is stated that the average Japanese
supports himself on 20 per cent OF
his earnings or less. The average
expenditure is about 25 or 80 cents a
day and the higest figures recorded
was sixty cents. American food ar