Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 268, 28 August 1891 — Forecast of Future Troubles. [ARTICLE]

Forecast of Future Troubles.

From the planter's organ, the P. C. Advertiser of yesterday T we elip the following in reference to the Chinese riot at Kohala, wherein [Some of the Chinese lately here from Maeao on the ship Paetolu& assembled at the house of L. Aseu the Kohala rice planter } who was one of the decoys sent with goternment authority to invēigle unfortunates into that form of slavery known here as contract labor. tv We have it from unquestioned authority that no outbreak occurred, but that the laborers had assembled af L. Aseu's house, and ēxpressed their dteappointment in that they ean not live &s cheapiy here as was represented to them before leaving China. They get $15 per month; atter Daying a poriion of it as passage money, and as the deposit required by the Government, they do n@t have dufficient left to live u pon since rice and other food is so high. The result of and disagreement could not be learned before the steamer left." The foundation facts in the matbond - siaves were mveigled here on falee pretences. The victimBof planters greed and fraud find that they have to pay for their coming, and have deducted out of th& iWretched pitiance of $15 a month ? numerous incedental charges such ae island passages, clerical oxpensel, feeding and other items incurred, and those not incurred4jpn this bilking of human bemgs, all is charged tō tbose unfortunates un- The unfortunate Chinese arrivals will find themselves in a bad fix in any attempt to get justice in this country. Tbe cry of a hungry stomach will be tnet by Shylock pointing to the bond and to the poliee and to all the terrors whieh capitalistic law has i>rovided for hungry peons. : Butthere īe hope for these unfortunates in the promised visit of & to onr shores, īt is safe to say that Mr. Aaeu will have a lovely time of it if ever Ohineee authorities catch him in China. ~ -