Chairman. I will not take the full time apportioned to me. but I wish at this stage of our proceedings to call the attention of members here to the fact that while we are claiming that these new possessions are to give us an outlet for our labor element. we have by our action here refused the very conservative provision offered by the gentleman from Nevada [Mr. NEWLANDS1. providing that the people in Hawaii employing labor shall gradually give preference to our people by requiring that at least 10 per cent of their employees shall be citizens. adding to this 10 per cent each year until all employees are citizens. allowing them. to take the colored people from this country to displace the ASiatics if they so desire. In opposition to this. the chairman of this committee calls attention to the fact that the peculiar conditions and kinds of work in that country may demand the employment of the Asiatics. who by the bill are denied the right of citizenship. I simply call attention to the fact that we. by our action here. are admitting that we at least hold it to be a matter of grave doubt whether we have any laborers that are adapted to the chief industries of our new possessions. Another thing I earnestly condemn.
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