The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-11
JAPS BOUND TO
TAHITI VIA OAHU
Over a Hundred Aboard Mon
goIia Seeking New Fields for
Moneymaking.

Is Honolulu to become a clearing
house for the distribution of Japanese
from their native islands to different
parts of the world, especially to North
and South American countries9
A peculiar proposition presents itself
for the consideration of American
statesmen and the thinkers Of the gov
ernments' Of other countries in the two
great continents Joined Together by the
Panama Canal. Today, for example,
there arrived in Honolulu, per Pacific
Mail steamship Mongolia, one hundred
and twenty-five Japanese who are bound
for Tahiti.
This is the extraordinary. part of it
all-that they are bound for Tahiti.
Years ago the Japanese flooded into
the Hawaiian Islands, attracted by the
opportunities of making more money on
the Hawaiian sugar plantations than
| they could ever make on the lands
of their own country. When a limita-
| tion was marked as far as these Islands
were concerned, and they did not see
the same opportunities existing here
which existed before, they commenced
to hike for the United States mainland,
and thousands upon thousands got into
the western States. They emigrated to
| Canada, also, and then to Mexico, and
for years Peru and Chile have been re-
ceiving them in shiploads, but the fact
that they are now headed for Tahiti is
taken as a most significant sign in two
ways. First, it is likely that they are
becoming less welcome in the mainland
] United States, Canada and Mexico, and
they have already been limited as far
as coming to the Hawaiian Islands is
concerned. Second, what is there to at
tract them to Tahiti
The one hundred and twenty-five who
are aboard the Mongolia are going from
here to San Francisco, where they in
tend to transship to the Oceanic steam
ship Mariposa and be carried to Tahiti.
Will they stay in Tahiti, or will they
later find their way to AustTaliaf
! Is it an attempt on their part to get
into Australia, where for several years
the cry of "Keep out the Oriental -
has been raised7
AS far as Peru and Chile are con-
cerned, there is still room for great
numbers of Japanese to work. And
Mexico, even, is anxious to get Japa-
/ hese laborers, but in the United States
and Canada the people have begun to
find out that cheap Japanese labor is
labor that creates disturbances and is
not desirable in the long run, for the
reason that the Japanese form trusts
among themselves and hold up import
ant harvesting and other work, with the
intention of doing business on their own
account, irrespective of carrying out
labor OF other contracts.
This is the first time that Honolulu
has ever seen a bunch of Japanese pass
ing through here bound for Tahiti by
way of San Francisco, and 1t is matter
that is bound to call for the earnest
consideration and observation of those
who have the interests Of the American
public at heart.
1t is a long way around about, going
from Japan to Tahiti by way of Homo
lulu and San Francisco, and It is thif
very pains which Is taken by the emf
grants that is bound TO excite curiosity
Tahiti Is under French rule, and the
goihg OF Japanese there may be an In
dicaiion Of the fact that the japanese
are experimenting In new fields. THAI
the present bunch aboard the Mongolia
Is an experimental crowd is taken for
granted. What win come Of Il remainl
10 DO seen.