The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-02

as they possibly could and are endeav-
Oring to do their utmost for the full
development OF the industry, notwith.
standing that they are confronted with
hard living caused by a great advance
IN general prices. However prices ad.
vance and whatsoever be their suffer,
ing from hard living, Japanese labOrers
will never strike TO demand higher
wages under present war exigeneies.
"LaboTers with such a beautiful.
sacrificing spirit viii not be found in
the world outside of the Japanese. In
the face of such facts, the planters
need not fear the influence Of Jap
auese lAborers, especially when impor-
tation is made Of fewer than ten thou
sand returned immigrants.
The Literary Test
1.-THE immigration laws Of the Unit
Ell States put forth that. aliens who
come back to the United States after
six months from date Of their depart
ure are to pass an examination as to
their literary ability. II they fail to an
wer properly the questions given by the
immigration officials they are refused
entrance to the United States. Al
though there may be some among jap
anese reimmigrants who might fail to
pass this examination, the great maj.
GRITTY of them can read and write and
it may be reckoned that those who
fail 10 pass the examination are very
few.
"But, If Porto Ricans or Chinese are
imported, the expense of their import
tation win run to a great amount and
there win be 0 large percentage Of fall
ures to pass the examination. In case
of importation Of japanese there is
possibility Of very few such failures
and at the same time the Territory will
not have to spend a single cent, while,
on the other hand, importation Of Eu-
| ropean laborers means expanding Of
several hundred dollars per head out of
the public fund.
"Past experience proves that such
immigrants stay on the plantation only
until they save up enough money to
pay their passage to the mainland.
| Thus money was spent uselessly and
| general public was made to pay for it.
| With importation of Japanese, how
ever, what is necessary to be done is
only to suspend the application of
Root -Takahira Agreement to Hawaii
and Japanese laborers will arrive in
Hawaii paying their passage with their
own money. In this way importation
Of Japanese has a twOfold merit As
to the necessary negotiation with the
Japanese government and the manner
=" inducing reimmigrants to come to
Hawaii, there are courses to be natural
ly taken,
HWe hope that Governor Mccarthy
Mr.. Horner, the Planters Association
and the public in general will see thu
correctness of our argument and viii
start n movement to import Japanes,
reimmiJants, for there is no better
possible way to get a supply of labol
for the industry Of Hawaii"
Supply Is Ready
At the labor bureau of the Planters
Association it WAS said that This mat
ter was not new suggestion by thu
Japanese newspapers aud the probable
ity whs that no action would be takeI
on the subject
| cit is not a shortage Of labor at tn,
source of supply that ronfrOnts tn
planters" it was said owe can ge
all the Filipinos and Porto Rican labO
required II We could have the trans
portation, but there is not the trans
pOrtatiOh for them. IT is not plail
that there Is any more transportation
for these Japanrs, than there could b.
for EilipinOs The latter could b.
Drought here without any national Q
international changes in the labor sit
nation So "A lSO with the Porto Ricans