Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 111, 12 May 1894 Edition 02 — Japan and Hawaii. [ARTICLE]

Japan and Hawaii.

Tbe Holomta a while ago ealieil the attention t<- the fact that there eiist» an understamiine; heiween Japan an>i Hawaii iu regard to the farther imp* rtation cf Cbinese coolies to tbe>e isiands. We mentioned tbe fact : becan.se. we thonght il absard :*nd nseless for the councillors to speud their valnable time in ' li- us>ing h Chinese 5mmigration ■**'t thx t never could eome toi 'auythmg. because Japau wouUl | not allow Hawaā to re<ume the Chinese immigration. We knew what we were ta!kingabout while i our wise meu eminently res1 pectable iu their ditferent little ph:*ses of life were as ignorant i of the true state o? ad;irs as esisting between Japap and Hawaii as tbc-y are in regard to !everything pert»ining to the government of this eounln - . Tbe Hon. li. W. Iiwin arrived hert today, and we recoimuend the | members of the coancils to :»sk him if the Holohua wss uot correct when it asserted that Japan will protest agaiust Cbinese irn1 migration. Hi-> answer will be ; in the at5rmat:ve, and the Coun- | eiU e.-m theu realize that they have been treated hke a paek of fools or children by the minister | who brought in the Chiuese immigratiou act and who mu<f bave kuown that it was impossible to get auv Cbinese introduced here, never miiul what kiud o{ law was nittde. if 31r. Irwin sbouId bave j forgotten the agreement between Japan and Hawaii in this raatter —we don’t for moment believe that he has —we will refresh his memorv by juintiiig the following letter from him written to His Excelleucv Samuel Parker ■ miuister of foreign atiairs ou j Dec. 26th 1891. After mentioni iug other matters iMr. Irwin writes: “1 woukl most respeotfully eall your Excellency’s atientiou to u matter whieh hus mneh exercised the Japinese governmeut. lt was a coudition of the Emigratiou Couveution of March 6th 11'86, that, if su£Bcieut Jupanese I iaborers were obtaiuable, no more !Chinese laborers would be imported. This was solemnly promised by His late Majestv King Kalakaua aud by Preraier Gibson. Eveuts have proved conclusively that a sutBcient supply of Japancse agricultural laborers have I oeeu obtained aml ean be ob- ; tained. 8>o 1 trust hereafter tiiat uo more Chinese will be imported by either onr goverument or planters. The Japanese goverument considers it a dunger lo tneir relations with the Cuinese goverument. whieh are always verv delicate. The samo re.isoii, in my opiuion would apply to ludiau3 anu other eoolies 1 meau m the view of the Japanese' goverument. - ’ This seems plaiu | euongb, aud we expect that thel fact brought uow to the knowledge of our goverumeut wili muke theiu kiek themselves —and eaeh others —for h;*v:ng wasted imie and breath, and quarrelied over a Chiue.se bill wh.eh uever eouki gaiu any practical importauce. In the future the Couuc*liors bad better listen to the Holomia, at least us far as Japauese ati.»irs are concerned. U e are pretty well posted.