The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-30

Government
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we're more Japanese children in the
public schools Of Hawaii, than there
were children Of Hawaiian and Of
Part Hawaiian parentage taken to.
gether.
Therefore it is practically certain
that without continued Caucasian inn
migration Asiatics will soon crowd both
Hawaiians and whites out Of Hawaii.
They are not to be blamed for this;
and the prediction is not made in an
unfriendly spirit toward them. We
are simply reasoning calmly about the
| political future of the Territory, as a
guide to our attitude toward present
| policies, and must think straight and
talk straight in order to know just
where we are. We want to work to-
wards statehood, and must turn our
steps in that direction
Why Annexation.
Let us recall why the United States
annexed Hawaii. 1t was during the
war with Spain, and in order to have
these Islands as protective naval and
military base. The United States is
now spending millions of dollars on
Notifications here for this protection
not for aggression but for protection.
The main thought constantly before
the eyes of the 90,OO0,00O people of
the mainland, in regard to Hawaii with
its less than 100000 people, is military
security. If military security for co.
100000 people, and the political priv
! leges of $4,000 or 10000 Hawaiian vot-
ers of this Territory ever come into
| conflict, then the rights of the voters
of this Territory will have to be
sacrificed. And in order to main tain
| this security America can not allow
| the government of Hawaii to fall into
the hands of an electorate preponder-
antly of another nationality. The great
Asiatic powers, like Japan, would de-
sire as much as would the United States
/ to avoid the political friction that
might arise from such a condition in
the interest of friendship that has
| hitherto never been broken, and that
we hope will be perpetual.
Must Retain Political Control.
Therefore, while America will always
be glad to entertain in Hawaii as her
guests the industrious and prosperous
colonies that the great commercial coun-
tries of the Orient will ever maintain
at point of such importance as this
Territory is destined to be in the future
| traffic of the Pacific, it can not allow
! those colonies to assume political con.
| troll of the Islands. Should that ever
threaten-and it does seriously threaten
unless Caucasian immigration is con.
tinued-recourse would probably be
had to some such government as that
established in the Panama Canal Zone,
and the political privileges of the people
of Hawaii would be lost.
But the ambition of every wellwisher
of Hawaii is not to see it governed by
Washington officials, no matter how
honest and capable, but to see this coun-
try progress constantly towards broader
powers of selfgovcrnment and ultimate
statehood. Instead of disappearing for
ever from the breeze and surviving only
ms a relic in the glass case of. some
museum, the flag of Hawaii should be-
come the ensign of a sovereign State of
the American Union. And to accom-
plish this we must maintain an immi,
grafton policy that win bring TO the
country Caucasian immigrants, who will
affiliate with the Hawaiians TO form n
body Of citizens numerous enough to
work out that higher destiny.
Effect on Wages.
Caucasian immigration does not mean
lower wages for the working people of
Hawaii; and here every workinpman.
whether Hawaiian, Caucasian or Ori,
entail, can cordially join hands on the
present immigration policy
Eighty years ago there was the same
agitation against immigration in New
England, New York and Pennsylvania
that there is now in Hawaii Pie ma
tive American workingman opposed the
| On IN. loha A.
that time in the eastern States farm
hand got So or $40 month, a day
laborer 75 cents to 81 day, and 4
, mechanic about $3.50 day. The cost
of clothing, furniture and of many nee
essaries of life was higher than it i,
now. For eighty years since that tim,
, immigration TO America from Europe
has continued, mounting higher anC
: higher, until it has reached proportion,
never dreamed of by our ancestors
= What has been the effect on wages
= They, too, have kept on increasing
until now farm lahoreT in New York
, State gets S25 to $50 a month and hi,
: board, instead of $40 and poorer board
T. day laborer gets 50, instead of n
: cents or 81, and a mechanic receives
81 and 50 n day instead of Sl50. The
reason for this is clear to a student OF
economics. The rise in wages is moi
due to immigration alone ii is true
+, hut immigration to- America has made
-, possible the great industries withou:
, which such wages would be impossible
II has been a case of more people, more
business; more business, more work
more work, better wages. We see thu
, same thing in Hawaii A laborer get,
/, more jobs and better pay in Honolulu
, where there are many peoule. than or
Niihau or Molokai, where there are few
people.
New System Beneficial.
We must distinguish, however, be-
tween government immigration. that
brings in settlers with families. and
privately encouraged immigration, that
brings in laborers alone. II was a greai
step in advance, in Hawaii. when the
Territory began to substitute govern
: ment immigration for private labor i'm
lportationi and II would be lamentabl,
) step backward 10 return 10 the old sys
tenn. / do not believe there is weight
in the argument that Hawaii alread,
lhas enough lnboTers The census Of