. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . ulu thosedesiring help were permitted to select their labour-ers and take them to their plantations. Eachman was allowed from twelve to fifteen dollarsa month, and each woman thirteen, a house to livein, fuel, free water and medical attendance. Thissystem gave rise to spirited opposition, and hasbeen compared to slavery as it existed in theSouthern States of America before the greatRebellion, though there was scarcely a point ofresemblance between the two systems. But therewas this to be said in its favour: The laboure
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . ulu thosedesiring help were permitted to select their labour-ers and take them to their plantations. Eachman was allowed from twelve to fifteen dollarsa month, and each woman thirteen, a house to livein, fuel, free water and medical attendance. Thissystem gave rise to spirited opposition, and hasbeen compared to slavery as it existed in theSouthern States of America before the greatRebellion, though there was scarcely a point ofresemblance between the two systems. But therewas this to be said in its favour: The labourerwas allowed to return to his country at the end ofthree years, and while here he was not to beseparated from his family. Neither was theplanter upheld in resorting to violence, and wasliable to a fine for assault. Living largely uponrice raised by himself, and under the favourablecondition of the climate, the labourer could lay bya modest sum each year if he chose. The Japan-ese consulate at Honolulu received his savings atthe rate of four per cent, interest. Frugal and. ri1111111trrTftiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiBw JAPANESE AND CONTRACT LABOUR. 149 temperate in their habits^ the Japanese could savea part of his salary to take home^ or to help himto found a home in this country if he decided toremain^ and thus many of them were only tooglad to improve the opportunity. But there wasa clause in this treaty which soon fomentedtrouble^ began to mobilise Hawaii with a trouble-some people, and led to a collision with Japan. The treaty provided that Hawaii could not pre-vent Japanese from coming to the islands as freeimmigrants in any numbers that they chose, andOriental immigration increased with startlingrapidity. In 1896 they came at the rate of athousand a month, and the adult males of thatnationality outnumbered any other race of immi-grants. The result could be readily anticipatedunless some restriction was made by the govern-ment. This was done, when the Japanese gov-ernment remonstrated,
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