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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
2
A polemic criticizing the Hawaiian legislature for being controlled by planter interests. The author argues bayonets and minority rule have shaped government, oppressing non supporters, with focus on plantation wealth, cheap labor, and monopolistic behavior. Names and dates not fully provided in readable text.
The piece attacks planters for seeking higher taxes and cheap labor through imports. It laments labor importation as a tool of class privilege, noting thousands of laborers on plantations and the moral outrage of thumbprint passport-like rules targeting Japanese and Chinese residents. It warns such measures serve planter interests, degrade residents, and threaten public safety rhetoric.
Citizens receive a promotion promising two silk dress patterns or one silk shirt and twelve handkerchiefs as a reward for holding the most tickets. Each dollar cash purchase earns a ticket, with no gambling or guessing involved. Tickets must be kept and presented July 1 at the store for the prize.
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