Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-06

lose from a game that will eventual
ly put Hawaii in a governmental po-
complish this purpose 1t is not sur |
prising that a former government Of |
licidl from the Philippines should be
found a ready source Of cOndemna-
ton for the Filipino people, and thus
advance the Chinese propaganda.
As to the other features that the
discussion has brought out, the state
mont is made that it is silly to as
sumo that Japan would protest
against the admission of certain
number of Chinese to Hawaii under
special legislation: Japan did not
protest against the admission of Rus
slams therefore II would not object to
Chinese
Japan's probable attitude can only
be Judged from what she has done in
the past. japanese emigration to the
United States was checked because
the Oriental laborer was the source
of labor troubles that threatened the
friendship of the two nations. 1t is
not probable that Japan would view
with Indifference movement to al
other Oriental nation while discrim-
ination remained against the Japan
ese, any more than it allowed, with
out n vigorous protest, the segrega-
ton OF Japanese children in the pub
lie schools of San Francisco.
Russian immigration was on the
same order as that from Portugal. 1t
was in keeping with the national po-
sition that the United States wished
to populate these islands with the
! families of Il cognate race, with
workers who were eligible for cit
izcnship and possible homesteaders.
! Japan cannot of course object to the
! FilipinOs as these people are merely
passing from one part of American
| territory to another.
! The only basis on which the Fill
pinos are brought to these Islands is
that the people, Oricntals though they
be. iill n gap presumably until the
European immigration can be devel-
opcd. and, what Is more to the point
from the Presidents view of it, Sc
cure an opportunity to gain knowl-
edge of the sugar industry. To fill
this same gap with limited number
of any foreign nationality brought to
the islands under special legislation
that makes the immigrants to all in
tents contract laborers, would be alb
hOrrcnt to every American ideal that
has been developed in these islands
since the raising of the flag And 1t
would not help matters related to
the national defense.
Labor unions of the United States
the production of tariff-protected sug-
ar with specially admitted Chinese
labor than they do on special legisla-
ton to let foreign owned and foreign
manned ships into the trade of these
islands. American labor unions are
against the Oriental, whether wisely
or not and Hawaii won't make them
, change their minds.
Special Chinese legislation for the
: particular benefit of Hawaii means
p not only the irritation of an old sore
, with Japan, but a general and vigor-
Gus assault on the tariff protection
given our main product, an assault
aided by the old charge that far from
being American ut heart the Terri
tory of Hawaii Is run for the benefit
2 of the few, fattening off the earnings
2 of subject race,
Endeavors have been made in the
$ last few years to remove this clul
: from the hands of Elawaii's enemies
o by means of legislation and elfor
5 that are presumed to establish tho
!, good faith of those connected will
: the Industries of the islands for cit
: izcn labor and citizen population
@ This Chinese specialization meant
t handing a new and bigger club owe
u to the enemy, and he will be in
: splendid position to swing to lila
s waits disadvantage when the Demo
Gratis and Insurgents are revising tn
g tariff