The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-20
All. I'D HiGh.haudcd Treatment Of
South STA L'b)ltrS.
Said to ZEE Pumped Down
Hundreds Or Miles from
their Homes.
EutlN \ rmcd and \ Ruinst the
Protests orthc settlers.

The following paragraph is from
the Melbourne Age, November 10,
1890:
Lately vessel from Honolulu.
the 9. O. Whitmore, landed at Villa
some 100 boys belonging TO several
of the islands, and 100 more at
Havana Harbor. These men be-
longed to the Banks Group, the ISL
and of Vanporo, and other islands
in tie north group. The boys were
put on shore with their Winchester
rifles and revolvers, and were left to
find their way as best they could to
their own homes. The settlers at
the two harbors already mentioned
protested against the proceeding,
but the captain of the vessel would
not listen to them. He said the
beach was free to all, and put the
boys on shore. The settlers fearing
that, being well armed, they might
turn brigands, disarmed hem, and
made them sign an agreement for
two years. Ii was ascertained that
these boys had been at Honolulu for
periods varying from 6 to Q years,
and that the Hawaiian Government
pretended that they had no earlier
opportunity of returning them to
their homes. A vessel from Homo
lulu called at the islands about
seven years ago, and the settlers
hope that if those proceedings are
made public pressure will be brought
to deter the Hawaiian Government
from persisting in such line of
conduct.
The following news paragraph is
from the Bendigo (Australia) Adj
vertiser, Nov. 20, 1890:
"1'HE LABOR TRAFFIC. -Intelli-
gence has been received by Mr..
3endle, the agent in Melbourne of
the Commune of Franceville, that
an American bark has landed 200
labor "boys" at Havannah Harbor
and Villa, in New Hebrides, although
they belonged to the Banks group
and other islands hundreds of miles
distant. The new corners, who were
from Honolulu, were landed fully
armed, and in spite of the protests
of the settlers. The vessel sailed
away and left them there"
His Excellency q. N. Spencer,
Minister of the Interior and Presi-
dent of the Board of immigration,
was asked by BULLETIN reporter
for information on the subject. In
reply he produced the official record
of the Whitmore's voyage, together
with the commission of the Board S
agent, the charter party, the agree
ments of the laborers as to where
they should be landed, their
acknowledgements that they had
been landed according to their de-
sires, and cognate documents.
From the record of Capt. A.
Christian, agent of the Board of I'm
migration, the following abstract is
made:
The bark G. o. Whitmore, Capt
ID. HI. Ward, sailed from this port
Friday, Aug. Is, with laborers to be
returned to the South Sea Islands.
Sept. 8 the vessel made the Isl,
and of Sandwich. On the 10th she
landed 50 native passengers in the
steam launch and long boat.
Sept. IL, sailed for Mallicollo ISL
and, reaching there the same day.
Landed 81 adults and six children
On the 18th the boats returned tc
the ship, and First Officer Thomp'
son reported orders from the autho,
rites on the island, not to land any
more people at that island. The re-
mainder of the people all consented
to be landed on the Island of Sand
witch, whence the vessel then SCI
sail.
A postscript on the margin says
"The authorities on the Island KEEP
the ships agent in custody to an
swer for these people when man
of-war arrives 20 days out"
Sept. l6 hove the ship to off thu
Island of Sandwich. Put the boat
over at a. m. with the last of tn
passengers, 20 adults and four chill
dren. On the 18th arrived at TIL
landing, but were told by the MAJ
in charge that they could land n
more people at that place.
Afterward the General Manage
for the French Company permitte
them to land on condition that the
were willing to work, and they wer
landed all well satisfied. The agen
received letter from the manage
stating terms on which he could di:
tribute natives in the New Hebride
to their homes in case the Hawaiia
Government wished TO send an
more.
Sept. Is, Capt Christian wer
ashore and was informed by tn
manager that he would send a lette
TO Port Sandwich by their steamel
TO give the ships agent iirst-cla'
passage to Sydney .and that he woul
also discharge the man who took 0
himself the responsibility of detair
/ ing the agent. Took in the boa