Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-30
What 0lMSTED SAID
new YORK POST TAKES
Up STOCKADE AFFAIR
Foul Disgrace to the American Flag
Floating Over the Ameri-
can Territory Of
Hawaii.
Especial of n. Y. Evening Post. |

Especial of N. Y Evening Post.l
Washington. Sept. 9.-victor II.
Olmsted, a special agent of the Bureau
Of Labor, submitted report of his in
vestigatiou of the Hawaiian stockade.
which forms SO large part of the con-
troversy over Judge Humphreys. 1t
may now be made public. This report
was referred to the Attorney General.
and upon 1t he notified the Dole gov
eminent that the place must be closed.
Mr.. Olmsted said:
within a mile of the center Of the
city of Honolulu a system Of slavery
more absolute and despotic than ever
existed in the United States is In exist
ence. with the full knowledge and con-
sent of the Territorial authorities. and
under their Official control and protec-
ton. II is a legalized institution for
female prostitution, the unhappy in
mates Of which are held in the most
hopeless bondage, subject to barter and
sale. under the complete control and
disposition of their owners.
1.-The slave pen occupies about two
acres Of ground. surrounded by a
board fence about twelve feet high
Within this enclosure are five one
story buildings, each about $50 feet
long and "a feet wide. OF light frame
construction, and standing parallel
about 90 feet apart, the spaces between
them constituting the thoroughfares
within the stockade. These buildings
are each divided into two parts by a
partition running lengthwise. and
these longitudinal sections are sub
divided into rooms OF about 10 to IL
feet. which are paved with concrete
and scantily furnished.
THE buildings are owned by ia
panese company, which rents them to
the slave owners for sli each per
month. the annual income thus de-
rived amounting to about $45, 5000 per
year. Each slave owner pays rent for
two to dozen or more rooms, In addi-
ton to which he has to stand the ex-
pense OF feeding and clothing his prop
erty and the regular charges OF the
health officers. The inmates
of this moral pesthouse gain nothing
from their occupation beyond bare
subsistence; they are allowed to re-
tain no money whatever but are re-
quired to promptly turn all receipts
over to their masters. But
where master owns several slaves. he
Is frequently unable to make current
collections, and, in order that he may
not lose anything. the miserable crea-
lures are brought together after
o'clock a. m. In room within the
stockade specially provided for the pur-
pose, and are there required to hand
over to their owners any moneys not
previously collected.
ANY attempt at characterization or
revolt Is promptly and severely dealt
with. the brutality with which the poor
women are treated occasionally reach
ing such lengths as to call for expostu-
lation by the policeman detailed there
Once In a while. but very rarely, a
master Is arrested. when his treatment
has been particularly inhuman: but II
Is extremely seldom that he Is punish
ed, the victim Of his brutality and the
witnesses thereof being In such com.
plete subjugation, and in terror of their
masters and of their subsequent treat.
ment, that they cannot be induced to
testify against him. The slaves are
domiciled In other sections OF the city
by their masters. who closely guard
them and bring them In herds to the
stockade every evening about o'clock
II by reason of sickness or advancing
age one Is unable to meet her own