Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26
ORIENTAL POPULATION
HELD TO BE ALARMING
Delegate Kuhio and Others
Talk Before House
Committee,

4 the discussion before the House Com
| mittee on immigration and NATURAL.
Zation over the Dillingham; immigra.
| ton bill. In an effort to secure an eN.
! ception from the working of the liter.
acy test, applicable to Hawaii, Dele
! gate Kuhio, George Mex. Mcclellan,
| w. w. Goodale and others appeared
before the committee and the reports
of the hearing are extremely interest
ing. Il
In his statement, Delegate Kuhio
said:
"This effort of Hawaii to secure eau.
casian immigration has the approval
of every Federal officer and member
OF Congress who has ever visited the
islands. Its continuation Is not asked
! as a means of securing cheaper labor;
We seek instead the right to continue
securing the highcr.priced Caucasian
labor TO offset our Asiatic population
by class of agricultural Caucasians
who will become useful American cit.
liens.
I'VE advance the following argument
1 and special reasons why the amend
ment asked for should be allowed.
"The census of 1910 showed the pop
ulatiou of the Territory Of Hawaii to
be 1871 ,909. or these. 1904 were Jap
ancse and q ga Chinese. There were
25,537 children attending school, out
of which 1918 were Japanese and 2Sj5
Chinese. The number of American
citizens In the Territory, as shown by
said census including citizens from
the mainland and outlying possessions
was 9S, l57. Of these, 1889 were Jap.
anesc and 1885 Chinese. a total Of 81
0Si Orientals, constituting about one
fourth of the total citizen population.
Japanese immigration.
"ln the year 1900 the census showed
1926 Chinese and 4S77 Japanese citi.
zens of the Territory, constituting
then about one.eighth of the citizen
population, so that the advance In the
number of Oriental citizens from one.
eighth to one.fourth of the entire citi.
zen population has taken place In the
space of ten years. The census Of
1910 also shows that of the females
in the Territory of Hawaii 29,4l7 were
Orientals, the only prolific non.Asiatic
race. TO wit, the Latin race, showing
l0,730 females. The significance Of
these figures becomes more apparent
when YOU take into consideration the
fact that the white races other than
the Latin race does not begin to be as
prolific as the Oriental, and that the
Hawaiian race, including even those
of mixed Hawaiian blood, are at q
standstill II not actually retrograding.
in numbers. The situation as to an
increase in population by reproduc.
ton, therefore, stands as follows: "a.
S9l females, Japanese, very prolific;
1856 females, Chinese. very prolific;
l0.730 females of the Latin race. very
prolifc 1925 females of the white
race, other than Latins. fairly prolific;
1862 females of the Hawaiian race,
nOnprolfc. Total of all females, GS,.
SO
Moreover, while the open admission
of AsiatiCs into Hawaii is about over,
the Japanese Government continues to
allow very considerable number OF
young japanese females. to enter the
Territory of Hawaii, who almost In
variably come to marry some young
japanese already In the Territory,
which marriages are consummated
Immediately upon the arrival of the
women from Japan, without the par.
ties to the contract ever having seen
each other before these women being
generally known as picture brides,
from the fact that they are often Sc.
lccted by japanese in the Territory
from photographs that are forwarded
from Japan for that purpose. This
system results in multiplying the Jap.
anese population much faster in Ha.
wall than one would infer from n
statement merely of the number of
Japanese still coming to- Hawaii.
In
grant our amendment without touch.
ing upon the issue thus raised between
Governor Frear and myself, under
which ! oppose his reappointment !
do not ask you to consider that con
test or give 1t another thought or in,
vestlgate II In any way, for after all
there Is no divided sentiment in Ha.
wai as to the necessity of getting this
amendment through that we are now
asking for The planters, the non.
planting element, the Governor, and
all OF MS are In accord, and ! do not
wish to intrude into this matter these
public differences between myself aud
the Governor, however vital | cOnsid
er them; but If you get to the point
whore YOU are think of turning down
the amendment asked for, then
''l h'H'lS b'b you W lhhe UP lne rec
ord involved in my present controver.
sy with Governor Frear and give It
Your careful consideration before your
final decision Is arrived at and the
vote of the committee taken upon the
proposed amendment; and for that
purpose, and for no other, ask that
the records of this contest, as contain.
ed In the office of the Secretary of
the Interior, containing an elaborate
discussion of present conditions in
Hawaii, be sent for and thoroughly
considered, IT, as ] say. you are think.
ing Of denying a request on our part
which, vital as II is TO us, is still more
vital to the American people at large.
Some Questions Asked.
Al another hearing, Chairman John
l.. I'urnctt said
81 agree with you there, that the