Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-11
\EEFE FINDS CONDITIONS IMPROVING

factors in the agreement which would
not impress one as particularly just
and equitable And as n result the
plan failed.
Small Farming Enterprises.
Regarding the small farmer, II seems
to me that he could be attracted to
seek a home on the Islands, with prop
or announcement. such as Govern.
ment control OF water supply Tor irri.
CATION purposes. the furnishing Of
seed. etc. ! am informed that from
1919 to 1853. wheat and potato crops
were grown successfully and in suill.
Client quantities not only to supply the
local market but to enable large ship
monts to be made to San Francisco,
which were adquate TO the demand of
the Pacific Coast, At the present time
sugar Is the most profitable crop, and
II Is not an easy matter to induce the
investment of capital In any other ag.
ricultural pursuit. II Is quite true
few. mostly those of limited means,
are raising pinoapples, some of whom
are doing fairly well. But this indus
try has not been developed far enough
to say that II will yield sufficiently
profitable crop to be continued COT.
fee, too. has been tried, but In nearly
every instance those Interested have
failed, or discontinued and put their
money into the more profitable bust.
ness. the raising of sugar. Rice Is al
so grown, but NOT extensively. as the
Orientals Including the F'ilipinos).
who constitute at least 80 per cent. of
the total population and are large con
sumcrs. prefer the imported to the ma.
tive product, contcnding that the for.
mcr Is more nutritious and whole
some. In fact, n great deal of the
foOdstuffs used by these people Is i'm
ported from their native countries.
Building Industry.
The building trades of Hawaii com.
plain bitterly against the employment
OF Oriental and other cheap labor in
the erection of small and ineXpen-
sivoly constructed buildings. and con.
tend that the wage paid is 80 per cent.
less than that recognized as reason.
able compensation for skilled mechan-
les In this industry: hence they are
slowly, though surely, being forced to
leave the Islands and seek employ
ment on the mainland.
Population.
The population of the Hawaiian Isl.
ands. according to the recent census,
is l9l 800.
Conclusion.
do not see how II will be possible
to AmcrlcaniZe Hawaii unless some
substantial announcement Is offered
TO Americans and desirable Euro.
pcans. II does seem to me that IL the
planters would give their earnest CO.
operation to the Territorial Immigra.
tion Board In the efforts II is putting
forth TO stimulate European immlgra-
ton, II would no doubt 20 n long way
toward solving the labor problem, In
the Islands, and at the same time
gradually would bring the standard of
wages and living more nearly into
equality with that existing on the
mainland. One OF the chief elements
of this cooperation should consist of
an Increase In wages, both on the plan.
tations and In the sugar mills: this
TO include n change from the existing
policy under which employees are not
paid for less than onc-fourth, one-half
threefourth, or a full day. to one
where they will be allowed for the
actual time worked. Improvement In
the housing accommodations, ON some
of the plantations Is very much need
ed. IL the plantation stores are to be
conducted II should be only for the
purpose of protecting the wagc.earn.
ers against exorbitant charges by in.
dependent storekeepers on the neccs-
stiles of life, and not for profit
Regarding assisted immigration to
the Islands, ! am strongly of the be.
lief that whenever, within u reason.
able time after entry. the Immigrant
Inspector In Charge at Honolulu be.
comes satisfied that aliens or others
who have been induced and assisted
to come are physically unable to per.
form the manual labor required. or arc
OF an age that units them for the
strenuous work which must be done
In connection with the sugar industry,
he should have authority to notify the
persons responsible for the bringing
OF such people that they must be re-.
turned to the country of their origin,
and all expenses accruing therefrOm
be paid by said persons
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