The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29

OF HAWAII
More Porto Ricans to
Arrive.
OTHER LABOR SOURCES
Wilcox ard His PIans--PearI Harbor
May be Opened --Gear at
Washington.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dec. 1.-THE
supply OF labor for the plantations
OF Hawaii will be ample or nearly so
by spring II the plans which have
been matured and are now working
toward fulfilment by George f. Bald
win. the representative of the Planters
Association. do not miscarry. Mr..
Baldwin. who has his headquarters in
New York. spends much OF his time
In consultation with the heads Of the
department OF immigration here. and
with those high In the Treasury De-
partment. Mr.. Baldwin has assured
the authorities that he has determin-
ed To have nothing to do with the
attempts to run In immigrants. and
has established such relations that
there will be no suspicion OF his con
nivance with smuggling laborers. This
was shown in the case of the Bark
Swallow case, where the captain Is
now held under large bonds for the
landing "a nearly fifty Portuguese la
borers at a point near New Bedford
recently. Mr.. Baldwin is securing
many Portuguese laborers from
among the millhands In that vicinity,
but be was not suspected of trying to
land these men, who got away SO soon
thAs they have not been epPrehended
as jet.
The last shipment-that Of the Por-
60 Ricans by way OF San Francisco.
and that OF a trainload of Portuguese
from Vancouver-was arranged by
him, and he has his plans made for
the sending of two more shipments
from the same ports. leaving for Ha-
waii about December 9th. In both
eases there will be larger bodies OF
men than were sent by the steamers
sailing December 18th. The class OF
workers now being collected for SER
vice there Is good. according to Mr.
Baldwin. men who have been accus-
toned 10 labor in cane ields. and
they will therefore be accustomed tC
the class OF work they will meet when
they reach the plantations Of the Isl
ands. The Porto Ricans may b'
classed according 20 the views helC
by many persons have met here, a:
La somewhat doubtful quantity in th'
social community. They are not ac
eustomed TO the conditions which OBJ
tain In the Islands. They do not IL
their own country work the yea
through as they will do In Hawaii
: but work for the crop with periot
OF idleness, when they give full reii
fn
gambling. The latter may be classe
as their ruling passions. and they in
dulge them to the full whenever the
' get hold of any money. They are no
a cleanly people. and will need a 10
q OF teaching before they are up to tn
!. progressive level that they must al
: tain soon after coming into contaC
with the working people Of the Is
a ands.
' There will be. however, no DANCE
r that there may not come TO the Island
plenty OF men who have known har
work in tropical heat, for the outloo
n for thousands OF Portuguese Is backe
by the prospect that before the en-
- of the year there will be an infiu
OF Italians direct from their ow
n. country. bound to the Islands. L
or reason OF certain publications whiC
mr. have been made In the leading Ne
York Italian paper. II Diario. the
= has arisen a strong inclination on q
part OF the Italians In their ov
" country to try their fortunes In q
- Pacific The government has tak'
SO much interest In the moveme
that there has been asked a repo
ou from the consul general at New 1OI
er and the italian expert, Rossi. has be-
.,a called home by the government
~ place the facts before the people
We the best light. Within the past mont
according TO cables. the applicatio
- OF hundreds OF Italians TO leave the
homes for Hawaii. have been refuse
ID and this Is taken to mean that the
will be no permits 20 immigrants un
the government Is satisfied that the
are conditions In Hawaii which W
:. make the establishment OF an tall
It colony there possible under conditio
favorable TO the emigrants. Once {
- assurances which Rossi said befc
leaving New York he was ready
riye are communicated TO the Cover
ek ment. there may be expected an q
Dr. nouncement OF the starting for Haw
ay OF large bodies OF the peasants OF
mt south OF Italy. One good feature
IN thia proposed Kind of immigration
yd. that there will be n process OF cho
Of ing men In preparing for the sendl
on 10 tho Pacific OF these workers. I
I'd. men will be chosen from among
ne applicants who come from the alrea
,re overcrowded farming cOmmuniti
and thua there will be "a small a D