The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-09-08

Mr.. EDITOR A communication which appeared
in your Journal of the LIST inst, signed J. o. C.. is
calculated to place me in an unfavorable light
before the people of these Islands. Had Mr.. J. o.
C. taken the small trouble of making a few in
Quiries of me. he would have been spared the ex-
preston of his belief, in this instance at least,
" That any European who immigrates to these
Islands for the purpose of engaging as a laborer
upon our sugar estates under our present labor
system, must, sooner or later, be surely disappoin-
ted, eUeH, if the representations made to him be
honest" He says. 1T is not difficult to see that
the immigrants by the Vim. II. Deiz must be dis
appointed early in their experience on these
islands;-that such disappointment will probably
breed disaffection and in turn a long train of evils.
the effects of which, recent experiences in the
United States plainly portray"
AS the immigrants by the W. II. Deitz came to
Honolulu nnder an agreement with me, it may be
inferred that the advertisement in the California
Democrat Germany, to which Mr.. ]. o.. c. refers,
was published by my direction, or with my
knowledge and appreciation. So far as / am con-
cerned, no greater mistake can be made, or injus-
tice done, as no representations of such a nature
were made by me to Messrs. Zeehadelaer d Co.,
nor was 1 aware that such an advertisement was
published until 1 read Mr.. ]. o. Ci.s quotation of
it in your paper. To show that the eighty and
odd immigrants whom l brought down on the
bktne w. II. Deitz were not deceived by any "out-
rageous tissue of lies, 1 here give the agreement
in full certified to by III. Fl. Ms. Consul in San
Francisco, as follows:
"This agreement. made this sIst day Of July, 1877, by and
between H. Hart Of the Hawaiian Islands, party of the first
part and the undersigned, whose names are hereto attached
parties Of the second part. Witnesseth
aThat the said parties Of the second part hereby severally
and Individually agree with the said party Of the first part. in
consideration Of being furnished their passage TO Honolulu,
ii. l., by the said party Of the first part. that they will all and
each Of them on arrival at the port Of Honolulu aforesaid, go
Of the second part hereby further agree to refund and pay the
said party Of the first part the sum Of Twenty Dollars each,
and an moneys advanced by him for their account and benefit,
which said payments are to be made out Of any first advances
at Honolulu
Witness our hands the day and year first before written.
(Here follow the signatures)
HAWAIIAN CONSULATE, July 3lst, 1877.
0Personaly appeared before me A. Zeehandelaer, Of the City
and County Of San Francisco, State Of California, known TO
AZ arent for and In their behalf Of II. Hart, that the signatures
are genuine and that the parties signed the same freely and
and for the purpose herein mentioned.
I" In witness thereof I have hereunfo affixed my hand and
Of Office the day and date above mentioned
Q-S) III. w. SEVERANCE,
"H. H. Ms. Consul"
IL seems TO me Mr.. Editor, that my effort made In good
faith. to introduce q more desirable class Of plantation labor
ers than we have heretofore received, should have SERTED
The appreciation of even Mr.. J. o. O., unless he prefers
Chinese to Europeans, and If he does, 1 do not believe he ex-
nr. G. occupies q prominent public position az = salarled ON
-er Of the Government, and the public have a right TO expect
nat his criticisms Of any effort 10 introduce a better class Of
population shall be favorable.
IN coucIusIou. / win state that all the immigrants that have
and gone to work on different plantations, 80 far have
nsde no complaint or expressed . murmuT Of Disappointment
10 lar az has reached me-. On the contrary, many have ex-
pressed their content, and are pleased with their prospects.
3. HART.