The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-06
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The First Experiment
Finally Ends in
Failure.
elTHEaED Faox SLBN O. CITIES
WERE 4 ROUGH. TOUGH AID
MOST DIs1EPUTABl8
LOT.
New Orleans Pieayuns Describes
the s.Laborsrs. Whom IL Wss
Intended to Dump on Hs-
waiian Soil.
IFror. the Neg Orses.s Psesy,.e.l

teus arrived at her dock yesterday fore
noon 80 laborers, employed by . labor
agency In New York as field hands for a
sugar plantation in Honolulu were dis
embarked. but when q special train left
the city for the west there were but nine
ty-two of these supposed laborers remain
never intended 10 do r,ore than come To
New Orleans with q free passage and
Meet friends. These friends were hang
ing around the ships landing when the
Zig vessel arrived, and il did not take the
so-called contract laborer more than half
an hour TO disappear.
Some time ago representatives Of the
Honolulu Sugar Planters Association ar
ranged with New York agency for a
large number of laborers. Fully 400 of
these men. mostly Italians, were gathered
as a result of very attractive advertising
but when they arrived at the New York
wharf of the Cromwell steamer nearly ali
of the number deserted. Those who re
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the lot for those who reached the city
yesterday had evidently been collected
from the lower quarters and slums of the
big cities. They came from Boston.
Providence and New York, and many gave
strong Indications of having been closely
associated with the EXTREMIST and IN
cleanest poverty.
When the steamer reached the wharf
there were number Of officials of the
Southern Pacific line on hand to see that
they were cared for. Manager Fay, As
sistant General Passenger Agent F. s.
Decker, City Passenger Agent Abbott and
General Agent Morris of the Pullman
company We're among the representatives
who had taken the trouble to personally
direct the departure Of these men.
The laborers, with two women in the
party. wives of laborerx were Quartered
on the after deck, and a special sangway
was run for the accommodation of these
thoroughly unappreciative passengers.
Two tourist sleepers and a baggage car
were on the side track near the landing,
but before the men boarded these cars the
trouble that had been created during the
voyage by one of the number began to
show itself. A tall Swiss who had
brought to the agency eighty of the num-
Der and remained as their complete ruler
objected to every proposition made. he
began to complain Of the fare given on the
ship. The idea that such class Of pas
sengers should claim that they had been
given decomposed food by the Cromwell |
line had its comical side. and the local
railroad officials, who know, different,
laughed at the idea. The agitator saw at |
once that his movement would not stand |
substituted claim that the men were
forced to eat bareback, sailors biscuits
The steward of the ship, hearing of the |
very bold statements Of this extremely en-
argetic trouble maker. walked over to
where the cars lay and faced the men. |
He incidentally told Of the labor agitator's |
lction on the ship. During the FIRST two
lays he walked around the vessel with |
l pistol in his pocket. His actions were |
30 offensive that it became necessary for |
he steward to send for the dissatisfied |
.itizen of Switzerland and give him to |
Hearty understand that he would have to |
hide his pistol for the remainder of the |
'oyage or be placed in irons. The notice |
lad & very quietins effect, but when once /
Jack on dry land the spirit arose again.
The pile of indescribable baggage was
brown in a heap upon the wharf. and
he varied-looking laborers crowded |
around their very scant belongings while
heir leader told Of their troubles. This
mans name was John Jensen, and he
seemed very proud of the fact that he
poke six languages. although be was 70
ng thousands OF miles fer the purpose of |
working as a day laborer in the hot sun
4 sugar cane field. 80
As soon as Steward Russell had cor
ected the misssateEnent- that ths food of
lie Cromwell steamers was not fresh,
Jensen opened new line Of argument
The Italians in the party, numbering
Eighty odd, wanted to see the Italian con-
III. They wanted the contract signed at
nee. He claimed that before the men
eft New York they SER told they would
eceive three meals = day on the steam
hip. and again he began to complain. but
eeing the, ships cfscsfs near be changed
is mind. The men. be Add. were also
old they would receive 81 : day for their
lbcr. and would have but ten hours'
FORK. The contracts were not given the
hen in New York, but ~ere brought on
oard the ship BY B. r Robeys who repre
snsed the agency. These ceotEncf blanks
revided for twelve hours wofk. and the
sen would not work that long for the
mounts axreed upon
Here the railroad ofkcials stepped il
nd announced their position u . posi
I'VE manner. The consul coaA not bel
sen at the wharf, and the road did not
attend 10 hold train foe hours just to en-
bic lot Of dissatisfied man to bold NE
- consultation. which could e.sily have
cen arranged in New leyk Jensea
greed that the men should 90 % hoard
be train al least aa& travel 10 Ean Fran
isec. bur II the contrscts sweFe pot a.
anged there the men wsaId refuse to
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cry positively that food voald have b -
arnished before he depsrtsrs.. Is
Half a doaen ppiicem<a were O. lard
, keep matters quiet. and 49, blu<
pats agreed that none issshs parsy voald
.ake very desirable citiseas Il New Or
ana wllS Jenssn an Nh 81 ~
.vrexs were tellins hov they WuGDo = II