Nuhou, Volume I, Number 18, 3 March 1874 — Immigration [ARTICLE]

Immigration

! īs oceupying/he largo<t 1 c>f ntt<entiun. ' in even okl aml popu!ous S(aU s of Ainerlca : j and how mueh more"shou!d this matter be the paramount question with a weak aiu! depopulated country like Hawau. īn our old 1 home of South Carolina, we |see that the I main topic of interest in ils riewspapeTs I> ! increase of people, and everyw'liere they are Iforminc: ?ocieties to snduce the laborin£ for!e?gner to enter their country and become a jcitizeni and to pīomote this object they have formed 41 īmmigration aid $ocietie- M in |about every country of the''Stato, who*e ! object is not only to induce the intendinL, ! emigrant to enter their Statc;; bnt a? the of Dec. 95th last ! remarks, their ainv will be to t4 »give a>surance !to the immigrant that he will be w^leome^^

jnm] rared for upon his arriva'i |n our mid#t. j The prcsor.t nieans o*. procurii|g j tlirough the agancie> J now en£aged iu this .iiuponum duty, woul! sccui io bc amply jsuflicient for that puvposo. ImU iWn au |absoiute neoessity for l>cttcr arrv\ngetnetib jiu regard lo the reoeptton ]>f iinmigratits I upon thoU' arrival. Tho i* i\atujuily su<picious upen roac!upg a slrange jplace surrounded by new a(id unfaturuar |flices. Should he meet wjUU a kiudly weleome, aod find an orgat\iA\tioa teady to afford him every fa<ility, it ]wilt ctoato a good impress\ot\ oi\ lus mind jthat *\ i!l not I bc casi!y eīlaee.l. H coutKlev.co \v;ī* bc !seoured at onee, and this w'!! 1 go very far jtowards fixing h's status ;-J a contented HaboreTand sett!er" * * * • Ourpoopte ! have boen and \vritin : ;- abont immifgratio\\ for manv yoars, and k-nivo!y any- ' thing ha- \vn .\ccomplished | Thc tinio has | *rrived when these droani< c\jn Teatiio<t,

must pi working n^. According tu lina and Hawaii arc qunt; wants and public discussions» Both cpuiJu , īiave been sufifering decline th6ugh fropi difierent causes ; both have had tlieir governments and l€gislation ōccupied for |ome time with other interests besides the most vital ones, as affecting the life of both States; | both have been and are burdened with.profit- j less &ireaucracy, %oih have two races to; harmonize, and both feel the pressing need of| more people. And South Carolina has to! rouse up and work for 'her own salvation .ia 1 the midst of rich and prosperous America, so' mueh the more must we,'poor ahd isolated as> I we are do so. No doubt if we go forth into xhe world with our heart in the work, w r ays will be opened for us, through whieh wili flow; the..frēsh blood and blessing we so muehj ■need. 1 ■ ! We cannot doubt but thatour. new Minis- j ter of Foreign Aoairs, who took sucii an | active and intelligent part in the formation | ot our Hawaiian Immigration Society,' T ; is fuljy aJive to the importance of our great! question of increase of people and conse-! quent supply of kbor. This may be too j early a period for any immediate action, but I we speak now io show that we have nof abated one jot of our ardent devotiou to the subject of immigration for the benefit of our industrial interests, and in order to plaee tlie | independence of the country upon an endur- j ing basis. ~ j