The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-21

OF funds dispensed IS greatly in excess
Of the usual amount
This is owing TO the unusual number OF
new family cases. and to our sendiI,s
several people away 10 their homes.
But we are glad TO report that the
Porto Ricans whom we 50 thoroughly
discussed at our last meeting, are Civ
ing less trouble. and the negroes. of
whom We had an epide mic in October,
since they no longer frequent this office.
nor do / hear OF their begging in the
residence portion Of the city
As 10 the Porto Ricans. we had a pos
ter printed I'm the Spanish language,
which Mr.. Carter sent with an eXplana-
tory circular letter TO the plantation
managers. They were also put the
steamers bringing the laborers 20 Homo
lulu. / posted enc outside the Office
door and gave DR.. Alvarez and DIR. Siog-
gett some for posting
This poster warns the laborers OF our
vagrancy laws. our lack of free hos
pitfalls. the scarcity Of labor and the num-
Der OF idle men already here, the high
cost Of living. and the danger in going
from one plantation TO another looking
for work, since the planters have agreed
TO take no IabOrers from other planta-
tIous II they were not properly discharg
ed. II also told them 10 remain I'm the
plantation hospitals If they were sick.
where they would receive necessary at
tentIOn. free.
y circular letter treating OF aenemia.
the disease 50 prevalent among the POr
TO Ricans. has been sent by the Board Of
Health 10 the government physicians.
Those who the here sick are being cared
for I'm the Queens hospital. We feel that
the Associated Charities has done what
was in its province 70 do with these peO-
pie and Sheriff Brown can be trusted 10
do the rest This work had 10 be effec-
tually done, or who could speak of the
future?
The negroes will never be very trouble
some. There are not so many coming.
and they do not come 10 the city TO beg,
but TO find work.
There was a great deal of street beg
ging in September but l hear of very
few cases now. These beggars were
sent over and over again to this office.
do wish that the people in this city
could know that all cases sent to the
Associated Charities investigated
when 1t is possible TO do so, and are re-
Iieved if found worthy. OF course, if the
applicant gives false address. he can
not always be located. as in the case Of
the little Porto Rican girl who was final
ly haled 10 Jail and is now being cared
for by the Salvation Army people.
/ wish 10 speak of another case-a Por-
tuguese man with two little boys. That
man persisted in begging. taking his lit
tie boys with him TO work on the sym
pathy of people. / finally told him he
would be arrested II he did not go 10
work, and he said he sick and not
able to work. Much against his Will /
put him in the Queens hospital. clothed
the little boys and had them well cared
for by a good Portuguese woman. The
man would run away from the hospital
and get drink. and finally he disappeared.
faIx fhsal iff1a hnVG with him. L think
they went to Hawaii where, no doubt,
he has begged his living till this Sep
TENDER. when he came back and we had
a return of the old trouble.
Many people spoke to me about the
case. saying they had helped the man
out Of pity for the children. He was sent
To this office time and again, and finally
came. He had then pass 70 Hawaii,
given him by Governor Dole. and /
strongly advised him to use it. 1 have
not seen him since.
Another recurrent case. a Danish sail
or. an evil, hard man, who had been
troublesome two years ago. returned on
the Foong Suey. He landed, spent mis-
money in riotous living, and was finally
given twelve days on the reef, and then
started out to beg. He was sent to me
az once To make it absolutely unneces-
sary for him TO beg. ] gave him lodging
at the Sailors Home and meal tickets.
and asked Captain Bray TO find work for
him. He did get work for him on one
of the ships in the harbor at $40 per
month, which the sailor refused to do.
but went about the city asking for mon
ey and clothing. which, / am sorry to
say. he got from people who are MEM
bers Of this association. He sold the
clothes and bought drink. The last 1
saw of him he came to this Office, intox-
icated. to tell me he was to sail that day
and asking for more clothing and to-
macco. / refused to help him further, and
advised him to get TO ship without delay
or he would be arrested. i think he
went.
But the benevolence of the people of
this city makes il difficult to deal with
these cases. The appeal of a person in
need at once inspires a Honolulan 10