The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-12
INTOXICATED BY CREDIT
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nlcANB,
Never Had Credit rll rhey Oamo TO
LahaIna aud Then They Played Il Go
the Ldmll

ltAllAlNAi MAUI January ~ Ihr
Porto Nluanh reuenllN hruunht " this
country hre .reauptplN W9rhlhA nn the
plantation VI the plUnupr Mill oUmpnny
hi llahAlnH Hnd the mHln fault they
have W lnd Win their situation lH that
they du not know what WnuoH they nrp
Getting ManHner ilArhhhuHun uf the
plantation doesn't know, nor does the
i'lnnlnrH' AHHuuatlpn for Agent iialdi
WIN who engaged lhem has not yut ru-
ported.
Careful Inquiry amona the newly ar
rived lHhQrelH BeeinH 20 Indicate that
ARHilt iiHdWlnl IN dealing Win some
uf The Porto illoane, either offered
thnlli innin than no WAS authorized ~,
or failed ~ make them thoroughly un.
lrtptand Tho rather complicated terms,
Must uf the Porto llluana say HAT
hpfnle they LETT hume hey we're offer
ed no cents y day for their labor IA Tia
Planters AsHn1Atl0n w Ofiuf them Rlb
u month fQr The lrHl year, 90 for lhe
second Ahd glI zoe Tie third, with ~
| side nifWf W dollar n month extra
| W lhgY stayed The three years This lH
| an ultimate 0fef 0f about M cents n
Day fdr wnrlflnR days which may eSa
| plhln ihelr p0HHeHel0n NJ The Idea lhat
| lhet we're ~ rel h1 neniH They are
| 40 lHiiufHnli linlnlulliHnnl lot nnd some
0f lliein made lha long irlp ~ Hawaii
without having had any rate Uf wages
iained Nv them M Hll
w lhplr Old homes nearly all he mon
| WhU rHtne hnfp frOH Uncle SANS West
! lnllnn lHlHhd wore ~ WORK, brentinH
tuot ~ Vh plantations f0f 10 cents
Y aaR a rev feaalyed = dollar a.
| 1iS Whal tempted them Nv come ~
| llhWhll whHi ~ some oaHeH ~ Hdpa
| lhln ul0mlHe maj lheY would nuke
| more" ana IN others hn understand
! ms lllHl iheY would mako w cents H
! dhk The wage lbey feuHiVe M lahaa
| lhh W lnoteased nv free lodgings, free
| futl hU0 ifpn medical Attendance 1'liBy
| p9l1 fgr lheHg NJ home
Thp Star representative VINO visited
| lGheet plantation last Thurs1hy, N
| lpfyleWed nearly all NJ lhe VI men from
| pUrlD 1900, Wl0 were M work, Their
stories differed ~ SONS details, bll w
| he man lhek Hl covered about he
same pDlhlH end every GHe ~ The labs
gfefH AeeH ~ answer ~ questions eNa
| pressed Aatlsfaotl0U WIN Tie WORK ana
| ilfg IN fihWBll only Ills mind Waa biifa
deDed Wlih worry about fiin No cunts
d d1g one man GbIp6ied ~ tlie water
| subDlB, gD0lhef SAID lbe homes were
| 100 faf ffDiH lhe hHpbn NJ labor one
] complained NJ lack VI beds ana slll
hbOlhef HluftHufed lhhl 4 limit ~ his
! credit ~ llabalHa stgre prevented hin
| IIVH HtlllUH bHVHbH nDuHhHUlN SUD
! pllesl N hDDeBfs, however, lhat on hfa
HylIR ~ LahAigh ana being lDld ~ The
abiaslhe fAei lhal lbey bAd credit ~
n sl0t9 The WGflhg Immigrants pro-
tte1ed w 0fdef many uhW0bted lukus
fipg,
TIE P0H0 i1oaHs landed NJ Labalna
! Without my belongings whatsoever,
Ghe elOthae lbeg wore, winch IN many
ehHeB had been given ~ them III Nav
Orleans, we're 6ll they had, IN Ills
condition lhey aHteted dWelilBR places
hDHOlulpiH bare ~ furniture ana every
lhl1g else, JaDs, Chinese aBd POrus
RUeBe have hlWhEB brought some
DlhnhbtBj pots hHd pans AiId few
Ottef absolute bbgbssitles, bat these
! hntsstflphen people GAfDe, AfiAF be-
ihk "eblleed Nv False representations"
hWay from liie l6b1 tliat developed
UielF Unparalleled poverty, Without the
WhefeWltbal ~ eet their nekt meal Of
mhhh ~ plaee w sleep beneath roofs
DfgYided f0r lhem,
Tbat almost thrilling news tbat they
ma credit NJ n store naturally ofeAted
~ sensation among the Porto iuoans,
whose condition WHB evidence llat nj
nome UbbH ma neither Ghsh nor Nfbdit.
| Thtk DihHhd n multitude ~ Ofdhfs fGr
DhddlHkj COOKING utensils, fOGd, elGi HHd
some ~ them vent w liie limit Nv on
deilne trunks furniture ana cigars IN
bueh oasbH their ofedil failed ~ last
lbeW fOf fODd hnd they went ~ The
hiHnHRef. ana WaBted ~ Know WY they
cDudHl buy more beans on tieh fTht
henefm result WhB n return ~ tbe iuKu.
fiW ~ De- bought again when earned,