English. 15. Germans. 5. and other nationalities. 21. According to the census of this year the proportions are as follows.This was in 1896The natives have decreased to 362. the Japanese. who did not appear separately in the earlier census. are now represented by 223The reason the Japanese do not appear in the census previous to 1878 was because they were not there when we made the reciprocity treaty with Hawaii and agreed to admit her sugar free in 1876. which stimulated the industry which has peopled those islands with Asiatics and not with Americansthe Chinese have increa ed to 198. the Portuguese. another new element. have 139. the Americano have 2q. the English. 20. and the Germans 13. As a result of the policy of protecting the foreign planters pursued by this country. the American population has increased less rapidly than any of the others. and the classes that are not likely ever to purchase American goods have increased out of all proportion to the others. Now. lbt us see what kind of a population this is. . We propose to adopt or accept along with these islands its national debt of $4.000.000. One million two hundred thousand dollars of this national debt was incurred to encourage contract labor to go to the islands. Let us see what is the character of these contract laborers. This testimony which I shall read throws some light upon contract laborers:
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