The Honolulu Republican from Honolulu, Hawaii • Page 8

I i u. EIGHT ir Our Children's Iv mm PORTO RICANS FOR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS EX-GOVERNOR GENERAL DAVIS COMMENDS PLANTERS' COURSE. Migration Would Be a Great Benefit to America's West Indian Possession Prominent Army Officer a Passenger on Transport Hancock. Urigadier General George W. Davis, who was a passenger on the transport Hancock for Manila, was for one' year Military Governor of Porto Hico.

He left that island in the latter part of last month to act as Inspector-general in the Philippines on the staff of -While the Hancock was in port, General Davis put in con-, sidcrablu time, looking about tho city and visiting a near-by plantation. "I can say In a few words what I know and think about Porto Ricans as laborers in tne plantations of Hawaii." said General Davis. "The situation seems to me to be morely this: One island under the American Hag is suffering from a plethora of laborers. Another island under the same is suffering from a scarcity of laborers. I believe the transfer of Porto Ricans to Hawaii will be beneficial to the people of both islands and an improvement in the condition of the laborers who are transferred.

"The Porto Rican is especially suited to answer the nurnoso "for which he is wanted in the Hawaiian Tskinds. tie is experienced in plantation work. He knows tho climate and, is under na necessity of adapting himself to new conditions, because the- conditions hero are practically the same as exist in Porto Rico. The pooplo from that Island are quiet and peaceful by na-- hsro and will cause very little trouble tn any community. "I was in the slnnd of Potto two years.

During one year of this time, I was military governor and had a great opportunity to learn of labor Tne island contains pn million inhabitants and in area is about two-thirds the extent of the Hawaiian Islands. It is one of tho most densely populated spots in the world. iCjcontains saore people to the square mile, than any state in the Union: more than India and no country in Europe Is so crowded with people except Holland and "Two-thirds of these inhabitants are whites, that is to say members of the Caucasian race. The other third are coiored, being descendants of slaves brought from Africa. Tke wealth Porto Rico depends upon agriculture exclusively.

Trade in aofmal times amounts to $12,000,000 annually, of which is in sugar in coffee. This says nothing or a considerable trade in "The change from Spanish to American rule affected business in Porto Rico. very adversely. It disturbed completely upset aormal trade and industrial conditions. On ton of J.

this came the Ihr hurricane in 1899. ln oae.dav of all grow- Jag arops was wiped put ot existence. The past year the crops were but the ordinary yield. The coffee industry employs one-half of the laboring population and on account of these terrible calamities the laboring people are left Idle In vast hordes. Penury, want and hunger is prevalent.

A Possible Obstruction. One thing which in the way of the plan to aaake'Grover Cleve land Senator from XejrJersey is the 'Republican majority iathe Legisla Record. Strictly Business. The farmers of the West have solv ed the problem of diversified agriculture by makiag money enough in summer to operate a bank en in winter. St.

Louis Glove-Democrat An Expert Opinion. Senator Hanna announces that this is to be, a bHsiaecs -session, and Mr. Hanna is a business man who gener ally Knows what he is talking about. Baltimore Herald. Educational Note.

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B. KERR' CO. IyteL QUEEN 8TRRET "The current rate of wages where employment can be had at all is 30 cents per day American money. Yet with this rate, a very large percentage of the population is idle. "One year ago I heard the Hawaiian planters wished to obtain laboring men.

Although I am not a lawyer, I could see no legal obstacle in the way of transferring some of theidle people from Porto Rico. I also learned that the subject had been carefully considered byNthe Hawaiian planters. So when Messrs. Alexander and Armstrong of your territory came to Porto last July. I commended the plan.

I believed it would, greatly tbeneflt ttiej pvupic ui iuco. i saw me lorms of the contract which had been drawn up and they struck me as fair, equitable and just between the employer and the employed. 3Ir. resident of Hawaii, nonliving at San Juan, Porto Rico, was designated as the agent of the Hawaiian planters. He has made arrangements, I believe, with ltioO Porto Ricans to come to Hawaii.

A few have already arrived, 400 were recently started on tue journey and the rest will come along soon. Xo. I had not heard of these emigrants being cruellv treated until I reached San Francisco, and the Impression there is that the newspapers greatly exaggerated the matter. "As I said before. I consider the move an excellent idea for Porto I believe Hawaii them and Irtellicent plantation laliorersilatlPortOaRico.

wages offer- lavish aadlseoerous. "Yes. I'havefbeen prit to one of your plantations. The soil here is much more productive than that of the West Indies. The yield of cane, per acre, soems enormous and the cane is also richer In sugar." POPULAR POPULAR CONCERTS.

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